West (28 Nov. 1962)

Trampas becomes involved with 3 good old fun loving guys. The four of them meet up with a gang of real bad guys. When Trampas and friends volunteer to go after the bad guys they get an awakening from the townsfolk.

Director:

Douglas Heyes

Writers:

Irwin Blacker (story), Douglas Heyes,

Stars:

James Drury, Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure

Cast

Episode cast overview:
James Drury	...	The Virginian
Lee J. Cobb	...	Judge Henry Garth (credit only)
Doug McClure	...	Trampas
Gary Clarke	...	Steve Hill (credit only)
Steve Cochran	...	Jamie Dobbs
Claude Akins	...	Lump
Allen Case	...	Sheriff Blade
James Brown	...	Lucky
Russell Thorson	...	Sheriff Stan Evans
Richard Reeves	...	Munsy
Raymond Guth	...	Klotz
William D. Gordon	...	Blench (as William Gordon)
James Anderson	...	Otie
Hal Hopper	...	Joe
Leo Gordon	...	Jack Scratch

Storyline

An older Shiloh ranch hand, Jamie Dobbs, enjoyed the easy times of the early west and involves Trampas in his attempts to revive that era resulting in bar brawls and jail for them. His old friends Lump and Lucky arrive in Medicine Bow wanting Jamie to go with them to hunt wild cattle in Arizona to fund their plans to travel further west and live in the style of the old west without a care. Trampas decides to join them but the group is held up by Jack Scratch and his gang in the southwest. When the local law and bank tell the group they can't help the men or provide them with supplies to capture the outlaw gang, Jamie and Lump take matters into their own hands and steal the supplies from the town. Although they successfully capture the gang and kill Jack Scratch, the local sheriff and townspeople try to arrest the men even after Trampas tries to explain the men had good intentions. Jamie, Lump, and Lucky, however, do not understand and cannot adapt to the modern concepts resulting in ...

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 November 1962 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revue Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

73 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The Virginian narrates at the beginning that the year is 1897.

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Goofs

In the prior episode "It Tolls for Thee", which aired only one week earlier, the year as shown when the Virginian writes a receipt is 1884. In this episode, the Virginian narrates at the opening that the year is 1897. This a gap of 13 years but none of the characters have aged and Judge Garth still owns Shiloh.

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