The Old Man Charvanaugh Story (18 Feb. 1959)

Flint escorts a wagon, leaving the train, to their new home. When they meet an old man with a wagon load of uncured buffalo skins he's trying to sell, they invite him along as he appears friendly enough. But Flint feels he's too friendly.

Director:

Virgil W. Vogel

Writer:

Arthur Browne Jr.

Stars:

Ward Bond, Robert Horton, J. Carrol Naish

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Ward Bond	...	Major Seth Adams
Robert Horton	...	Flint McCullough
J. Carrol Naish	...	Old Man Charvanaugh
Frank McGrath	...	Charlie Wooster
Terry Wilson	...	Bill Hawks
Dorothy Green	...	Helen Lerner
Bernadette Withers	...	Sybil Lerner
Ricky Klein	...	Duane Lerner
L.Q. Jones	...	Squirrel Charvanaugh
Mickey Finn	...	Sump Charvanaugh
Jeff Daley	...	Tucknis Charvanaugh
Quintin Sondergaard	...	Josh Charvanaugh
Kelly Thordsen	...	Mr.
Fern Barry	...	Mrs.

Storyline

As Flint is about to take Mrs. Lerner and her two children to her husband, the train is met by Old Man Charvanaugh with what appears to be a wagon load of smelly uncured buffalo hides he wants to sell. Later, when Flint and the Lerners camp, Charvanaugh appears saying he is headed in their direction. After eating with them and playing music on his concertina he plays a particular song, a signal for his four sons to came out of the hollowed out wagon of hides to take Flint and the Lerners prisoners. After severely beating Flint and taking their shoes, the Charvanaughs leave them stranded. Flint leads them back toward the train but they collapse. Adams and Hawks find them when they go looking for Flint who is late. Once feeling better Flint goes alone to stop the old man and his sons. He catches up with them at a farm house where they are preparing to do the same thing to a husband and his wife. Flint tries to restrain the four sons but one breaks loose putting Flint and the couple in a...

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Genres:

Drama | Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 February 1959 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Revue Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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