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Gunsmoke: Season 5, Episode 10

The Boots (14 Nov. 1959)

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Onetime gunman Zeno Smith faces an unenviable choice. If he does not help would-be gambler Hank Fergus rob Mr. Jonas's general store, Fergus will tell 12-year old orphan Tommy the full ... See full summary »

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Onetime gunman Zeno Smith faces an unenviable choice. If he does not help would-be gambler Hank Fergus rob Mr. Jonas's general store, Fergus will tell 12-year old orphan Tommy the full story of how Zeno's descent into deprivation and alcoholism dates to the day he backed down from facing Fergus in a gunfight. Written by Sam Spear

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A Gunfighter Loses his Nerve
19 November 2012 | by (Claremont,USA) – See all my reviews

Gunfighter Zeno (Larch) suddenly loses his nerve in a showdown with a leering upstart Fergus (Pierce) and turns to the whiskey bottle for comfort. Trouble is that, in the meantime, he's got a 12-year old boy Tommy (Eyer) to take care of. Mostly Zeno's a hopeless wreck so Tommy doesn't have much chance of getting the boots he wants so badly, that is, until Zeno falls in with Fergus to rob a Dodge City store.

Larch is always a strong screen presence (looking a little like Arness) so watching him go from tough guy gunfighter to alcoholic weakling is quite a transition. Little Eyer specialized in tear-jerking parts and is not out of place here. The story itself is nothing special, but done in the usual effective Gunsmoke style.
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