A Snare for Murder (22 Nov. 1958)

Paladin becomes entangled with two paranoid miners and a missing Sharps Buffalo rifle.

Director:

Buzz Kulik

Writers:

Russell S. Hughes, Don Ingalls,

Stars:

Richard Boone, Harry Morgan, Harry Bartell

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Richard Boone	...	Paladin
Harry Morgan	...	Fred Braus
Harry Bartell	...	Nick Talbot
Ron Hagerthy	...	Joe Martin
Natalie Norwick	...	Amy Martin
Joel Ashley	...	Jack Martin

Storyline

Paladin becomes entangled with two paranoid miners and a missing Sharps Buffalo rifle.

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 November 1958 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), Filmaster Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

26 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Who's Got the Rifle

The episode starts off slowly but develops into a pretty good little mystery. Who's taking potshots at crusty old miners Braus and Talbot (Morgan and Bartell). It's got to be somebody with a rifle. However, only the Martin family down the road has one. Besides, the kid's (Hagerthy) a hothead, while his wife is (Norwick) plain mean. For 500 bucks in gold, Paladin's got to figure it out before one of the shots lands.

Good to see those two fugitives from Dragnet, Morgan and Bartell, playing off one another. Morgan was so good at being grouchy, as he is here. The entry's nothing special but does have pretty good suspense.