Stampede (17 Nov. 1957)

Bret & new character Dandy Jim join a gold rush to even a score with Cadiz, a crooked gambler who cleaned them out. Cadiz's brawler Battling Krueger is taking on all comers, and en route ... See full summary »

Director:

Abner Biberman

Writer:

Gerald Drayson Adams

Stars:

James Garner, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Pamela Duncan

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
James Garner	...	Bret Maverick
Efrem Zimbalist Jr.	...	Dandy Jim Buckley
Pamela Duncan	...	Coral Stacey
Joan Shawlee	...	Madame Pompey
Chris Alcaide	...	Tony Cadiz
Mike Lane	...	Noah Perkins
Pat Comiskey	...	Battling Krueger
Rand Brooks	...	Jack Blair
Marshall Bradford	...	Marshal Hunt
Jim Hayward	...	Miner
Mark Tapscott	...	Deputy

Storyline

Bret & new character Dandy Jim join a gold rush to even a score with Cadiz, a crooked gambler who cleaned them out. Cadiz's brawler Battling Krueger is taking on all comers, and en route Bret crashes into a possible challenger, eco-warrior/mountain man Noah, complete with a pet skunk.

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Plot Keywords:

pet skunk | bare chested male | thrown overboard | jail break | robbery | 

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Genres:

Action | Western | Adventure | Comedy

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 November 1957 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 22, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 49 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Bret Maverick: Aw, cheer up, Buckley. We still have $2000 apiece and a clear conscience.

User Reviews

Shows the Series' Potential

This is the first entry having the look and feel of the classic series. Instead of a drifter in cotton shirt, Bret's a dude gambler the entire time. What's more, he's more laid back, showing the easy charm that defined the character. The plot too is vintage. Bret teams up with a shifty other dude Dandy Jim Buckley in an effort to grab $40,000 in stolen money and get revenge on rival gambler Cadiz who tried to drown Bret. In a sparkling performance, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Buckley, matches Bret charm for charm. But the trouble is he lacks any sense of ethics short of killing, so Bret has to watch his back the whole time he tries to outwit the clever Cadiz. It sounds complicated, but makes for a number of slyly amusing situations. Then too, add man- mountain Mike Lane as a backwoods innocent and frontier tree-hugger, along with boisterous saloon-keeper (read brothel madam) Joan Shawlee, and you come up with an assorted mix of colorful characters, all bouncing off one another in entertaining fashion. My one complaint-- Bret should have used a trick in the prize fight sequence. It's played too straight to go with the rest of the entry. Nonetheless, this one shows why the series was able to separate itself from the rest of the TV pack.