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The Big Valley: Season 1, Episode 22The Death Merchant (23 Feb. 1966)Everyone except Heath extends a warm welcome to an aging cowboy who killed Tom Barkley's murderer-a result of the Barkley-Railroad War.The man it turns out is friend to no one,he enjoys ... See full summary » Director:Bernard McEveety |
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| Lee Majors | ... | ||
| Linda Evans | ... | ||
| Barbara Stanwyck | ... |
Victoria Barkley
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| James Whitmore | ... | ||
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Steve Whittaker | ... |
Joe Craddock
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Napoleon Whiting | ... | |
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Pepe Hern | ... |
Pedro
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Michael Harris | ... |
Sheriff
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| Jim McMullan | ... |
Frank Craddock
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Everyone except Heath extends a warm welcome to an aging cowboy who killed Tom Barkley's murderer-a result of the Barkley-Railroad War.The man it turns out is friend to no one,he enjoys range wars and will sell his services as a killer to either side-and he's looking for work! Written by Anonymous
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This is one of the few "good" episodes of what is basically a mediocre -- sometimes downright idiotic -- soap opera.
As a (unproduced) screenwriter, I am mightily impressed with Jay Simms' excellent script. There's an outstanding scene in which Royal Dano delivers a magnificent "verbal drubbing" that appears to capture the vocabulary and speech patterns of 19th-century Western language. Simms must have had direct contact with people who spoke this way. It's not something that can be learned from a Western-vocabulary book (of which I have a pile).
But the show is Whitmore's. His performance convinces us that Random really is an immoral, nutcase mercenary -- not just an actor spouting lines. This is one of the few "Big Valley" episodes worth watching (for something other than laughs).