Vengeance: Part 2 (9 Oct. 1967)
"Gunsmoke" Vengeance: Part 2 (original title)

Fast on the draw, Bob Johnson continues to give into the temptation to use his gun to extract revenge through self defense, until even he crosses the line into murder.

Director:

Richard C. Sarafian

Writer:

Calvin Clements Sr.

Stars:

James Arness, Milburn Stone, Amanda Blake

Cast

Episode cast overview:
James Arness	...	Matt Dillon
Milburn Stone	...	Doc
Amanda Blake	...	Kitty
Ken Curtis	...	Festus
James Stacy	...	Bob Johnson
John Ireland	...	Parker
Kim Darby	...	Angel
Buck Taylor	...	Leonard Parker
Paul Fix	...	Sloan
James Anderson	...	Hiller
Royal Dano	...	Rory Luken
Victor French	...	Eben Luken
Morgan Woodward	...	Zack Johnson

Storyline

Fast on the draw, Bob Johnson continues to give into the temptation to use his gun to extract revenge through self defense, until even he crosses the line into murder.

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 October 1967 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Bad ending to a decent story

The first part of this story was pretty good, but then it goes overboard. Brad Johnson (James Stacy) goes to Parkertown to fight Mr. Parker (John Ireland). In spite of the fact that about ten of Mr. Parker's goons have guns and rifles on Stacy, he shoots several of them and jumps off his horse to get behind a barn. Eventually all the gun hands are killed, and some ride away to avoid Stacy. Only Clint Eastwood could do something like this.

The one remaining gun hand is hiding in the town bar with Mr. Parker, and he shoots Parker in the back and robs him. Parker then shoots Stacy, and finally Dillon and Uncle Festus arrive to count the dead bodies. Nobody notices that Parker has been robbed, and even though Stacy has been shot, he gets accused of murder because Parker had been shot in the back. The robber shows up in Dodge City without the money, and claims he saw Stacy back-shoot Parker. So we get ready for the trial, and for Dillon to help prove the Stacy is innocent.

This second part of the story really plods along very slowly and it is very boring. The fact that the robber/killer is wearing the kind of polyester toupee that he must have bought at K-Mart only adds to the lack of credibility of not just that character, but the whole second part. The action sequences were not very well done. They were trying for the spark of a Clint Eastwood, but James Stacy just lacked the charisma. He was too slick and sexy, and not very menacing or dangerous looking. I did not buy him as the character he played, and the fact that the rest of the supporting cast in Part II were lame did not help the story any. The story itself was forgettable at best.