Sour Annie (8 May 1960)

Sour Annie Tatum, an experienced female prospector, agrees to help Kelly, Flip and their men capture wild horses in exchange for a free ride into town. Annie is thrown from her horse during... See full summary »

Director:

William Witney

Writer:

B.L. James

Stars:

William Bendix, Doug McClure, Mercedes McCambridge

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
William Bendix	...	Frederick Thomas 'Fred' Kelly
Doug McClure	...	Frank 'Flip' Flippen
Mercedes McCambridge	...	Sour Annie Tatum
Richard Devon	...	Harlan Deal
Slim Pickens	...	Vince Allard
Irving Bacon	...	Storekeeper
Andrew Prine	...	Hank Paulson
Joe Yrigoyen	...	Stage Driver

Storyline

Sour Annie Tatum, an experienced female prospector, agrees to help Kelly, Flip and their men capture wild horses in exchange for a free ride into town. Annie is thrown from her horse during the roundup and badly, if not mortally injured. Flip and Harlan, one of the wranglers, agree to stay with the old sourdough until she dies, but the wrangler, knocks Flip unconscious, steals Annie's gold, guns, and horses, leaving the young stagecoach driver and old prospector alone and defenseless in the desert.

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Plot Keywords:

sunburn | desert | dust storm | horse stampede | fools gold | 

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Genres:

Western | Adventure | Action

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 May 1960 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Overland Stage-Bilben Productions, Stagecoach Productions, National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 49 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

[although badly injured, Annie announces that she is ready to travel]
Frank 'Flip' Flippen: Annie, I've never seen the like. You're supposed to be dead.
Sour Annie Tatum: Yep. Well, fellow once told me that I was half bear and half devil. I guess maybe he was right.

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