Say Goodbye to All That (23 Jan. 1963)

A bear brings to the surface the lack of respect a father has for his son. When the father is paralyzed in a fight with Trampas, he goads the son into fighting a duel with Trampas for revenge. Trampas doesn't want it but can't ignore it.

Director:

William Witney

Writers:

Al C. Ward, Owen Wister (novel)

Stars:

James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
James Drury	...	The Virginian
Lee J. Cobb	...	Judge Henry Garth (credit only)
Doug McClure	...	Trampas
Gary Clarke	...	Steve Hill
Fabian	...	Martin Beldon
Roberta Shore	...	Betsy Garth
Charles McGraw	...	Big John Beldon
Royal Dano	...	Faraway MacPhail
Robert Brubaker	...	Charlie Trent
Roy Engel	...	Barney Wilkins
Paul Langton	...	Bartlett
Robert Christopher	...	Rick
James Beck	...	Hank
John Bryant	...	Doc Spaulding
Howard Wright	...	Coozie

Storyline

A massive renown bear known as Moses once confronted Big John Beldon but survived. Moses kills Trampas' horse at Shiloh followed by a ranch hand during roundup. Big John has the attitude that Beldons should be second to no one and tries to prove it in a fight with Trampas when Trampas dances with his son Martin's fiancé. The fight goes from fists to guns and Big John is paralyzed from the waist down as a result. He goads Martin into issuing a challenge to Trampas for revenge. In the meantime Trampas and Martin with the aid of old Faraway eventually track Moses into a cave where it takes Trampas and Martin together to kill the bear. After the roundup is completed, everyone is waiting to see Martin and Trampas settle the score.

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 1963 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revue Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Big roundup

Woolly depiction of a big early spring roundup, with its frosty nip in the air and warm communal spirit, makes some lumpy plotting and flawed acting easy to forgive. Pop star Fabian is likable but lightweight as a sensitive youth trying to reconcile his own ideas about manhood with his father's expectations, and familiar film noir tough guy Charles McGraw overdraws his aggression as the combative parent. McClure is on the mark with his responses though; painful regret over the outcome of one shooting and acute apprehension over the prospects for another. Royal Dano, one of the most skilled actors to regularly turn up during the golden age of TV westerns, plays a sage old hand who joins Fabian and McClure on a perilous bear hunt.