Incident of the Coyote Weed (20 Mar. 1959)

A band of Mexican bandits send a spy to join the cattle drive and poison the drovers with coyote weed so they can swoop in and steal the herd.

Director:

Jesse Hibbs

Writer:

David Lang

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
Steve Raines	...	Jim Quince
Rocky Shahan	...	Joe Scarlet
Rick Jason	...	Rivera
Buzz Martin	...	Roy Evans
James Gavin	...	Grady
Kem Dibbs	...	Porter
Garry Walberg	...	Finch
Jorge Moreno	...	Sanchez

Storyline

One of the young cowboys happens upon a man hung upside down, burned, and branded with an "S". The wrangler Rivera who recently joined the drive tells them it is the mark of bandit Sanchez who controls the area with a heavy hand. The young cowboy later spots Rivera gathering seeds. When the young cowboy asks Rowdy about the seeds, he is told they are coyote weed which is poison to men and cattle. The men are nervous about Sanchez and during a problem with the cattle stampeding, Favor is forced to allow the young cowboy be killed to save the herd as Rowdy protests. Rivera poisons the men's food and signals Sanchez. Wishbone finds an antidote to the poison and Rowdy catches Rivera with the poison. Rivera escapes as Sanchez attacks and Rowdy is forced to leave Favor to handle Rivera to save the men and herd.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 March 1959 (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:

51 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This was the first episode filmed at MGM Studios.

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Quotes

Gil Favor: Pushin' cattle up the Sedalia Trail's a thousand miles of aching bones and deep madness. You lose a lot of men. Some men never make it. Sometimes you don't rightly think a man was ever born who could. Well, men fool you sometimes, especially on a cattle drive. I ought to know. My name's Gil Favor, trail boss.

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