Night of the Wolf (14 Sep. 1966)

The Monroes set out to build their cabin, but a couple of wolfers cause trouble when they decide to steal the family's money. Clayt goes after them, and so does Major Mapoy and his men.

Director:

Tom Gries

Writers:

Harold Gast, Milt Rosen (creator)

Stars:

Michael Anderson Jr., Barbara Hershey, Keith Schultz

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Michael Anderson Jr.	...	Clayt Monroe
Barbara Hershey	...	Kathy Monroe
Keith Schultz	...	Jefferson Monroe
Kevin Schultz	...	Fennimore Monroe
Tammy Locke	...	Amy Monroe
Liam Sullivan	...	Major Mapoy
Ron Soble	...	Dirty Jim
Ben Johnson	...	Sleeve
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Bakalyan	...	Grac
James Gammon	...	Stennis
James Westmoreland	...	Ruel Jaxon

Storyline

The Monroes set out to build their cabin, but a couple of wolfers cause trouble when they decide to steal the family's money. Clayt goes after them, and so does Major Mapoy and his men.

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 September 1966 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Qualis Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Major Mapoy: Haven't you learned yet? You will not last in this country, Mr. Monroe.
Clayt Monroe: It'll take more than wolves to scare me off.
Major Mapoy: You're sentimental. I realize of course that your father discovered this valley ten years ago before I was here, and that your parents died bringing you children out; but this is open range, unsurveyed. Don't you think it is rather fool-hardy of you to uh... squat on it?
Clayt Monroe: I'll take my chances.
Major Mapoy: The wolves, Mr. Monroe. The wolves of all kinds wait in the brush for innocents just ...

User Reviews

Building of the cabin

Having just arrived on the land, Clayt and Kathy must know find a way to build their cabin. Clayt begins the thought process but before he can get started Jim takes off in frustration. But his return is welcomed because of what he brought back. Another obstacle - bigger than Jim's - are the wolvers that are bringing trouble to the people in the area. They still Clay's money, which really makes Clayt mad.

Major Mapoy's personality shows through this episode as well. He likes the Monroes, but he doesn't like them. He wants to help them, but he doesn't want to help him. I find myself liking the major in spite of himself.

But Clayt is turning out not to be as bad as the Major first thought he was. Clayt knows how to hold his own and helps capture the wolvers. The gives him a lot of brownie points with the Major. Even Mr. Jackson earns a thank you from Clayt.

In the end, the family gets their cabin built and Amy even makes a sign to hang on the walls. Finally, they have a door with a real lock and a nice cabin to live in. But out there in the big bad world, there's a lot of things just waiting to hurt Clayt's family. He has a lot of responsibility, only being eighteen, and he must make sure he keeps his family safe.