I agree with others who find this an odd episode. This was the third episode of the first season so why give the majority of screen time to Edward Andrews? Did someone owe him? I was nine so the clear rip-off of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre was lost on me. And no offense to my dad and other adults in my G.I. community, the concept of an homage wouldn't register as such. I am not being a snob or disparaging my dad, but most of these guys worked in the mills and these guys weren't film buffs. I would really like to know what the thinking was of the producers, other than a cheap script rewrite.
The real novelty for me was seeing Edward Andrews in the Bogart role of Duncan (Fred C. Dobbs) as I'm more accustomed to seeing him in fluff roles. And he did OK in this role; but the show is Cheyenne, not Duncan.
I almost feel it redundant to go over plot as today you sort of expect people to know The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, but in case: three men are brought together to pull gold out of a mine. As their respective bounty grows larger, they become increasing suspicious of one another. One of their group becomes so mesmerized by the gold that he loses all perspective on life, and loses his. Eventually all the gold is lost, and the survivors can laugh at the irony fate has given them.
Worth a watch. I guess it's a reminder that we all don't share the same cultural background even if it is assumed we do.
The real novelty for me was seeing Edward Andrews in the Bogart role of Duncan (Fred C. Dobbs) as I'm more accustomed to seeing him in fluff roles. And he did OK in this role; but the show is Cheyenne, not Duncan.
I almost feel it redundant to go over plot as today you sort of expect people to know The Treasure of the Sierra Madre, but in case: three men are brought together to pull gold out of a mine. As their respective bounty grows larger, they become increasing suspicious of one another. One of their group becomes so mesmerized by the gold that he loses all perspective on life, and loses his. Eventually all the gold is lost, and the survivors can laugh at the irony fate has given them.
Worth a watch. I guess it's a reminder that we all don't share the same cultural background even if it is assumed we do.