Law of the Plainsman (TV Series) Passenger to Mescalero (1959) User Reviews

Sometimes the money just ain't worth it!

[mitchrmp · 10/10 · 29 December 2010]

If I were Sam, I'd be saying this because he certainly got underpaid for what he went through! First of all, you could see the stagecoach hijacking from a mile away. On a Western, anytime there is a log blocking the road it's a sure sign that the stagecoach will soon be under siege, and it was no different this time.

So Sam has four passengers and a prisoner to deal with, as well as a group of outlaws. Whew, but that was a lot of responsibility! And I must say that the way they got out of this one was a total surprise to me. Thank goodness for women in this one! I'd say that in some ways, the women were braver and stronger in this episode than the men...But that's just my opinion!

Passenger to Mescalero

[Prismark10 · 6/10 · 21 December 2023]

Deputy Marshal Sam Buckhart has got notorious outlaw Johnny Q (Brian G Hutton) in custody. He gunned down several people during a robbery.

Now sentenced to jail for 15 years. Buckhart needs to deliver Johnny Q to jail in Mescalero.

They both join passengers in a stagecoach. Only Johnny Q's has his gang members to mount a rescue.

When the stagecoach is held up, Buckhart discovers he needs to protect four of the passengers. One of them wants to same himself at all costs.

Maybe Buckhart needs to find a way to get help or contrive to draw out Johnny Q's friends.

At least there is a clever ruse pulled by Buckhart although for a moment it seems everyone were going to be betrayed.

This could easily be a story used in shows like Stagecoach West, also made by Four Star Television.