Tolliver Bender (13 Feb. 1960)

To net a thousand-dollar reward, Josh saves Tolliver Bend from a hanging so he can testify in a nearby trial. Double-crosses are immediately hatched by those who want Tolliver dead and by those who want the money.

Director:

George Blair

Stars:

Steve McQueen, Wright King, Douglas Fowley

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Steve McQueen	...	Josh Randall
Wright King	...	Jason Nichols
Douglas Fowley	...	Tolliver Bender
John Carradine	...	Amos McKenna
Kenneth Becker	...	Tully Bickford (as Ken Becker)
Joseph V. Perry	...	Flint Bickford (as Joe Perry)
Gloria Talbott	...	Adelaide Bender

Storyline

To net a thousand-dollar reward, Josh saves Tolliver Bend from a hanging so he can testify in a nearby trial. Double-crosses are immediately hatched by those who want Tolliver dead and by those who want the money.

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Plot Keywords:

hanging | white suit | boy sidekick | bushwhacked | coffee thrown in face | 

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 February 1960 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four Star Productions, Malcolm Enterprises, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 25 min (DVD)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Adelaide Bender: You got a name?
Josh Randall: Josh.
Adelaide Bender: My name's Addie. I knew a fella named Josh once. His real name was Joshua. It's a Good Book name, isn't it?
Josh Randall: [Nods affirmatively] Mm-hmm.
Adelaide Bender: Only this fella, he wasn't so good. He was wild!

User Reviews

Just Hanging Out

Boy, more people are about to be hanged (including Josh, at one point), then they get out of it, then others have the noose around them and then don't, etc. It's back-and-forth, enough to give anyone a stiff neck. There is a lot of material packed in this half-hour TV episode, both in words and action.

We see greed, family betrayal and loyalty, sacrifice for friends, good guys turned bad and bad guys turned good. In other words, another interesting episode.

It helped, too, to have a couple of well-known actors help out, such as John Carradine ("Amos McKenna") with that famous baritone voice and deep face. We also have Gloria Talbott ("Adelaide Bender") a name you may not recognize but a face you will as she was seen regularly on TV during the 1950s and 1960s.

Meanwhile, Wright King as "Jason " is still hanging around, hoping to be Josh's sidekick. This is the third week in a row for him.