Rawhide (TV Series) Six Weeks to Bent Fork (1965) User Reviews

This is pure Clint

[wisdomnow2000 · 10/10 · 20 July 2012]

I have watched many episodes of Rawhide and while Clint is good, you could see him getting better as the years went by. This episode is pure Clint Eastwood. Six Weeks to Bent Fork is by far the best written and directed and acted episode, by all actors in the episode, especially Clint. It's as if this episode was written specifically for him. Don't miss it, the end scene is pure classic Western. Raymond St. Jacques deals a good hand in this one also, and of course Wish is Wish. Clint is pure Clint! You can see how comfortable Clint is in the lead role after taking over for Eric Fleming. I miss Eric, but Clint took over for the final season, as far as I know, and went on to stardom. Clint is as smooth as ice in this episode. If you're a Clint Eastwood fan, this is a must see and must collect!

Clint Eastwood comes into his own

[Paul_in_NJ · 30 August 2018]

If you thought Rawhide would suffer after the departure of Eric Fleming, this episode will help change your mind.

The character of Rowdy Yates, who in previous seasons was often used as a foil for Gil Favor's sharp tongue, moves past his role as and impulsive and none-too-swift kid, is now the trail boss, and begins to show us where the inspiration for Clint Eastwood's later characters would come from. No longer indecisive, but rather determined and steely-eyed, this episode foreshadows his spaghetti Western characters in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "The Outlaw Josey Wales".

As another reviewer put it, "the end scene is pure classic Western" -- and pure Clint Eastwood. Don't miss it!