Paladin's suspicions are aroused after his tailor dies inside his own goldmine.Paladin's suspicions are aroused after his tailor dies inside his own goldmine.Paladin's suspicions are aroused after his tailor dies inside his own goldmine.
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Robert J. Wilke
- Casey Bryan
- (as Robert Wilke)
Bob Steele
- Jockey
- (as Robert Steele)
Duke Fishman
- Miner
- (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
- Miner
- (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
- Reed
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe music that introduces this episode's second act would later be used as the theme for the "Have Gun - Will Travel" radio series. It concluded each audio episode in addition to being played during the opening narration that came just after Paladin's dramatic introductory quote. (The quotation itself was accompanied by the equally dramatic trademark music used at the beginning of each TV show.)
- GoofsWhen the dynamite with a long fuse is tossed near Paladin inside the mine, he scrambles to escape with the woman in the mine cart when all he had to do was pull the fuse to prevent an explosion.
Rebuttal: But then Paladin would have had to fight through Bryan's accomplices, and also possibly face murder charges as Bryan's body would have shown evidence of deadly assault. Bryan's death due to an apparently simple mining accident was the superior course of action.
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High-Grading, Fraud, & Murder
Paladin's tailor gets murdered at his own gold mine, and his daughter is over her head dealing with the mine managers, Robert Wilke and Robert Steele. They may have killed her father, so they could steal the mine away.
Paladin comes to town to play a random drifter and work at the mine, so he can find out what is going on. He starts the episode by facing down Chris Alcaide. Then he starts working at the mine, and discovers that the managers are selling mining time at $25 per person, per day. The miners keep all the best ore, and turn in the worst ore, which is "company grade."
Paladin exposes the fraud, and has to take out Robert Steele in a gunfight. Then he still has to explain it to Susan Cabot, and she doesn't believe that Wilkes is a bad guy (apparently she never watched him on TV!!??).
Eventually Paladin saves the day, and Wilkes meets his maker. This episode has a good story. The conflict between Paladin and Cabot, because she has no trust in him, is good drama.
Paladin comes to town to play a random drifter and work at the mine, so he can find out what is going on. He starts the episode by facing down Chris Alcaide. Then he starts working at the mine, and discovers that the managers are selling mining time at $25 per person, per day. The miners keep all the best ore, and turn in the worst ore, which is "company grade."
Paladin exposes the fraud, and has to take out Robert Steele in a gunfight. Then he still has to explain it to Susan Cabot, and she doesn't believe that Wilkes is a bad guy (apparently she never watched him on TV!!??).
Eventually Paladin saves the day, and Wilkes meets his maker. This episode has a good story. The conflict between Paladin and Cabot, because she has no trust in him, is good drama.
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- Johnny_West
- Feb 11, 2024
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- Runtime26 minutes
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