Three Bells to Perdido (14 Sep. 1957)

Paladin seeks the job of seizing a rancher's son-in-law at Perdido, an isolated Mexican city of outlaws run by outlaws for outlaws.

Director:

Andrew V. McLaglen

Writers:

Herb Meadow, Sam Rolfe,

Stars:

Richard Boone, Janice Rule, Jack Lord

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Richard Boone	...	Paladin
Janice Rule	...	Nancy Reed Enderby
Jack Lord	...	Dave Enderby
Judson Pratt	...	Mayor O'Brien
Harry Shannon	...	Jesse Reed
Francis McDonald	...	Gotch (as Francis MacDonald)
Kam Tong	...	Hey Boy
Chris Drake	...	Dark Youth (as Christian Drake)
Theodore Marcuse	...	Bartender (as Ted Marcuse)
Martin Garralaga	...	Peon
Gene Roth	...	Cheating Gambler

Storyline

Paladin seeks the job of seizing a rancher's son-in-law at Perdido, an isolated Mexican city of outlaws run by outlaws for outlaws.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1957 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Lone Pine, 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

Did You Know?

Trivia

Paladin states that his revolver has a trigger pull weight of 1 oz. Most trigger pull is classified in pounds with anything under 2 lbs being classified as too light and dangerous, this would mean that just barely touching the trigger on his gun would cause it to fire.

User Reviews

First, but Far from the Best

Apparently (IMDB) this is the first episode of the series, though not necessarily the first produced. Nonetheless, many defining hallmarks are already present—the refined ladies man in San Francisco contrasted with the black-clad gun for hire.

This initial entry is average, at best. Old man Reed hires Paladin to bring back his back- shooting son-in-law Dave who's fled to a Mexican town with old man's daughter. As the cowardly boisterous Dave, Jack Lord is nothing like Hawaii Five-O's sane and sober Steve McGarrett. In fact, Lord does very well in a bad guy part. Too bad, the fine actress Janice Rule is largely wasted in a one-dimensional role as the daughter.

Note the backlot scenes with their phony boulders. Happily, the producers would use more locations as the series became successful. Probably the most memorable part of this initial entry is Jack Lord as he's seldom seen.