Incident Near Gloomy River (17 Mar. 1961)

A dry water hole forces Rowdy and Dan Fletcher who knows the area to investigate. A dam has temporally cutoff the water adding to the feud between Cal Fletcher and Frank Travis. Dan's return ignites Cal's hatred for Dan and love for Flora.

Director:

R.G. Springsteen

Writer:

John Dunkel

Stars:

Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Sheb Wooley

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Eric Fleming	...	Gil Favor
Clint Eastwood	...	Rowdy Yates
Sheb Wooley	...	Pete Nolan
Paul Brinegar	...	Wishbone
James Murdock	...	Mushy (credit only)
Steve Raines	...	Jim Quince (credit only)
Rocky Shahan	...	Joe Scarlet (credit only)
John Cassavetes	...	Cal Fletcher
John Ericson	...	Dan Fletcher
Leif Erickson	...	Frank Travis
Rosemary DeCamp	...	Ma Fletcher (as Rosemary de Camp)
Anne Helm	...	Flora Travis

Storyline

Pete discovers a waterhole has gone dry overnight. Dan Fletcher from the area tells Favor a spring feeds it from above that never goes dry. Rowdy and Dan are sent to investigate. As they approach Dan's childhood home, they are fired on by Cal Fletcher, Dan's brother. The family house burned down the night before. Cal tells Dan Frank Travis has built a dam above to drive the Fletchers off their farm. At the Travis home Frank tells them water should flow again in a couple of days and he is sorry about the Fletcher home but he will release the water now. Cal tries to kill Dan with a falling rock but instead Rowdy's ankle is sprained. They take him into the Travis home where Frank's beautiful daughter Flora tends to Rowdy. When Favor and Wishbone arrive to treat Rowdy, Rowdy asks Favor if they can stay a couple days so the men can help rebuild the Fletcher home. Favor agrees but tension builds between Cal and Dan along with Frank and Flora. Ma Fletcher is forced to tell Frank that Cal is ...

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 March 1961 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

52 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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