Crossing at White Feather (7 Dec. 1965)

Rowdy hires a drunk to lead the herd across a dangerous river. The man is afraid, fakes an injury, and tries to sell a third of Rowdy's herd to a conman. Rowdy helps the young son to cope with his father by talking about his own father.

Director:

Richard Whorf

Writer:

Robert Bloomfield

Stars:

Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Clint Eastwood	...	Rowdy Yates
Paul Brinegar	...	Wishbone
Steve Raines	...	Jim Quince
Raymond St. Jacques	...	Simon Blake
Albert Dekker	...	Jonas Bolt
Johnny Crawford	...	Aaron Bolt
Barry Atwater	...	Sam Clayton (as G.B. Atwater)
David Watson	...	Ian Cabot

Storyline

A rattler spooks trail-guide Jonas who falls over a cliff as does Rowdy trying to rescue him. Jonas' son Aaron throws a rope to save Rowdy, not his father, because Jonas has become an embarrassing slacker. Jonas fakes injuries from the fall to weasel out of leading the herd across a dangerous river, which Rowdy dares to cross, rather than venture a pothole-ridden mountain pass urged by Jonas. When Rowdy finds a blotto Jonas malingering with liquor stashed under his bedroll, he fires both father and son. Back home Aaron eloquently prophesies that Rowdy will need them to forge the river quicksand. Jonas bolts onto a bender, proving he's neither saint, nor Nephite, selling a third of Rowdy's herd to a conman. Childless Rowdy's Oedipal abandonment issues surface via his brotherly concern over Jonas' motherless son when Rowdy describes his own history to Aaron which is similar. Aaron tries to find a crossing but has to be rescued from quicksand while the Sheriff arrives wanting one third ...

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 December 1965 (USA)

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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Last show of the series.

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