Billy the Kid (10 Feb. 1967)

Landing in 1881 New Mexico in the middle of a jailbreak of Billy the Kid, to defend Tony Doug shoots at Billy who escapes swearing to hunt down Doug. According to their research back at the... See full summary »

Director:

Nathan Juran

Writers:

Irwin Allen (creator), William Welch

Stars:

James Darren, Robert Colbert, Whit Bissell

Cast

Episode credited cast:
James Darren	...	Dr. Tony Newman
Robert Colbert	...	Dr. Doug Phillips
Whit Bissell	...	Lt. Gen. Heywood Kirk
John Zaremba	...	Dr. Raymond Swain
Lee Meriwether	...	Dr. Ann MacGregor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Allen Case	...	Pat Garrett
Phil Chambers	...	Marshall
John Crawford	...	John Poe
Pitt Herbert	...	Tom McKinney
Harry Lauter	...	Wilson
Robert Walker Jr.	...	Billy the Kid (as Robert Walker)

Storyline

Landing in 1881 New Mexico in the middle of a jailbreak of Billy the Kid, to defend Tony Doug shoots at Billy who escapes swearing to hunt down Doug. According to their research back at the Time Tunel, two unknown strangers were killed by him on that date.

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Plot Keywords:

lost in time

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Genres:

Action | Sci-Fi

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 1967 (USA)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Studios - 10201 Pico Blvd., Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Irwin Allen Productions, Kent Productions, 20th Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode takes place in Lincoln, New Mexico Territory on April 23, 1881.

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Connections

Version of Young Guns (1988)

User Reviews

Unreasonable Town

Doug and Tony are transported to Pride of Lincoln County, New Mexico, in April 1881, in the middle of a shootout. They run to the sheriff's office and find that Billy the Kid is in jail and the gunners that are shooting belong to his gang. The outlaws break in the jail to release Billy the Kid that shoots the sheriff in cold blood, but out of the blue, Doug shoots Billy to save Tony and he dominates the situation. They escape but the buckle on belt has saved Billy's life and he promises to hunt down and kill Doug alone. However, Tony and Doug subdue Billy in an abandoned ranch; then Tony heads back to Lincoln to bring Pat Garrett, but he is mistaken as Billy the Kid by the Pat's deputy. The population decides to hang Tony, and when Pat Garrett arrives, he asks his deputy to provoke a stampede to save Tony. Meanwhile Billy's gang comes to the ranch and releases Billy the Kid.

"Billy the Kid" is a good episode of "The Time Tunnel". Robert Colbert has one of his best performances in this series, and Doug seems to be a real cowboy. Tony has an unreasonable behavior when he arrives in Pride of Lincoln County alone trying to find Pat Garrett. The edition of the excerpts from stock footages is very well done in this episode. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "O Túnel do Tempo" ("The Time Tunnel")