They called in action director Jack Starrett... who directed a bevy of biker flicks, SLAUGHTER'S BIG RIPOFF, and later RACE WITH THE DEVIL and played the helicopter riding redneck cop in FIRST BLOOD... for this episode about an important horse race that could free a disgruntled prefect, and a blacksmith's human son, the latter who illegally rode a horse to save Galen from a scorpion bite.
And it's up to Virdon to ride against Urko's best rider - and his life's at risk since Urko has his henchman ready to gun him down before he wins or after he loses...
With the exception of Morgan Woodward as the blacksmith, some overacting occurs between the gorillas and Woodward's son, who seems like a cameo player in a CHIPS episode and isn't as effective as an intrepid youngster played by ANIMAL HOUSE villain, MALIBU BEACH hero and the guy who competes with Fonzie when he jumped the shark on HAPPY DAYS, James Daughton, but the race's climactic action pulls it all through.
And it's up to Virdon to ride against Urko's best rider - and his life's at risk since Urko has his henchman ready to gun him down before he wins or after he loses...
With the exception of Morgan Woodward as the blacksmith, some overacting occurs between the gorillas and Woodward's son, who seems like a cameo player in a CHIPS episode and isn't as effective as an intrepid youngster played by ANIMAL HOUSE villain, MALIBU BEACH hero and the guy who competes with Fonzie when he jumped the shark on HAPPY DAYS, James Daughton, but the race's climactic action pulls it all through.