The Long Count (5 Jan. 1962)

Rowdy and Pete run into problems crossing a ranch owned by a lady with a rough foreman. In the nearby town the men find Clay Forrester working as a marshal taking the census. He wrangles Favor's men to work for him on it and his scheme.

Director:

Jesse Hibbs

Writer:

Albert Aley

Stars:

Eric Fleming, Clint Eastwood, Sheb Wooley

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
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
Robert Cabal	...	Hey Soos
Bethel Leslie	...	Martha Hastings
Charles H. Gray	...	Clay Forrester (as Charles Gray)
Kevin Hagen	...	Jess Cain
Harry Shannon	...	Sheriff Blanton
Robert Cornthwaite	...	Martin Gedwell
Milton Frome	...	Mr. Frazer
Cheerio Meredith	...	Little Old Woman

Storyline

The men run into trouble crossing a private ranch until Favor smooths over the issue with beautiful Martha Hastings, the owner. Rowdy has an instant distaste for her foreman, Jess Cain but he is smitten with Martha. After escorting a census taker Cain run off the ranch to town, they find their old buddy Clay Forrester there as marshal in charge of taking the census. The sharpy Forrester wants to hire Gil's drovers as census takers, so Gil knows Forrester has a scheme planned. Three outlaws are holed up on the ranch the drive is bedded down on. Hastings and Cain have their good cop/bad cop routine down to a bar T. The extra pay attracts Wishbone and Pete, while Rowdy hones in on the widow rancher. Forester angles to grab the $15,000 bounty for the outlaws for himself, using the cowhands as low-paid muscle. However, Cain is a bit too smart for Forrester. He takes Rowdy hostage forcing Forrester to let the outlaws escape. Unknown to Forrester, Wishbone sent Hey Soos after the local ...

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

5 January 1962 (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:

50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

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