That Saunders Woman (30 Mar. 1966)

Della Saunders arrives in Medicine Bow to start a new career as a seamstress after twelve years in prison. Her friend from the past in Medicine Bow is John Ballinger, an attorney. Her past ... See full summary »

Director:

William Hale

Writers:

Don Brinkley (teleplay), Edward DeBlasio (story),

Stars:

James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure

Cast

Episode cast overview:
James Drury	...	The Virginian
Lee J. Cobb	...	Judge Henry Garth
Doug McClure	...	Trampas
Clu Gulager	...	Emmett Ryker
Randy Boone	...	Randy Benton
Diane Roter	...	Jennifer Sommers
Sheree North	...	Della Saunders
Liam Sullivan	...	John Ballinger
Stuart Anderson	...	Billy Conklin
Douglas Henderson	...	Jenkins
Stephen Roberts	...	Alfred Krebs
Tol Avery	...	Willard Arlington Rutledge
Stuart Randall	...	Judge Franklin
Victoria Albright	...	Diane Ballinger
Gail Bonney	...	Mrs. Henderson

Storyline

Della Saunders arrives in Medicine Bow to start a new career as a seamstress after twelve years in prison. Her friend from the past in Medicine Bow is John Ballinger, an attorney. Her past comes back to haunt her when a well respected local businessman recognizes her and uses her background to cover up suspect business dealings. Her and John Ballinger's past connections are revealed when she is accused of murder again.

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Plot Keywords:

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 March 1966 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 34, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

User Reviews

Plothole after plot hole after plot hole

Every once in a while it is expected and accepted that we will find plot holes in any given episode of any given TV series.........some are minor and some can be major but it is rare that an entire story in an episode is based on one after another to the point that if they were removed there would be no story at all.

In this case, this story is the perfect storm of a poor writer, a poor teleplay and incredibly poor direction.

While i don't care to waste my time describing the almost comically absurd "courtroom" trial which had absolutely no relation to American constitutional law..........as an example I give you the fact that we are never told HOW Krebs the crooked businessman is killed, simply that he has been murdered....as if it were completely unimportant even though there is an arrest and trial for that murder....astonishing!

As well, it appears that the writers made the choice to have every major character act completely out of character, which I found to be an irritant rather a than useful element........in actuality giving the appearance that they did not know anything about the characters to begin with...........which would not surprise me in the least.

It is fortunate that Edward DeBlasio was able to make a living apparently as a producer because judging by his other works he certainly was no writer and it seems this fact was not lost on the people he worked for.

All in all, a great example of "let's just crank out any old buffalo chips and see if they'll swallow it".