S1.E8

A Fistful of Diamonds

Name: A Fistful of Diamonds
Genre: Western
Released: 1971-03-04
Duration: 50 min
Rating: 8.1
Cast: Pete Duel, Ben Murphy, John McGiver

Episode aired Mar 4, 1971
50m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

106

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Western

A crooked banker robs his own bank to cover his embezzlement and pins the crime on Heyes and Curry. In order to clear their name, they'll con the banker into investing in a fake diamond mine... Read allA crooked banker robs his own bank to cover his embezzlement and pins the crime on Heyes and Curry. In order to clear their name, they'll con the banker into investing in a fake diamond mine that is too good to be true.A crooked banker robs his own bank to cover his embezzlement and pins the crime on Heyes and Curry. In order to clear their name, they'll con the banker into investing in a fake diamond mine that is too good to be true.

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IMDb RATING

8.1/10

106

YOUR RATING

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Trivia
The plot element of someone robbing a bank and trying to make it look like it was done by Heyes and Curry would be used again in a second season story (where the two unfortunate impersonators will be killed for their trouble). Reusing plots will become a familiar thing on this show, as Roy Huggins would not only reused plots from this show, but even from his old show Maverick.

Quotes
August Binford: Who are you?
Hannibal Heyes: Mr. Binford, don't you recognize your own descriptions? I'm Hannibal Heyes and he's Kid Curry.
Jed 'Kid' Curry: And we don't rob banks any more.
Hannibal Heyes: And when we were robbing banks, we didn't kill people. Now you've put us into terrible trouble, Mr. Binford. We were doing our best to get an amnesty and you tore it all apart.
Jed 'Kid' Curry: And we wanted that amnesty real bad.

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9/10

One of my favorite episodes ~

One of the most prolific character actors of the 1960s - and one of my favorites, John McGiver, graces this episode along with one of the most underrated pieces of eye candy ever, Michelle Carey. (Her little-girl, dumb-bunny voice grates upon one's ears, though. Beware.) Sam Jaffe makes another appearance as Soapy Saunders, a more likable rogue the likes of whom you'll never see (seen two episodes previously, in The Great Shell Game).

The boys are put in a bind when a crooked banker kills his manager for discovering his embezzlement, then feigns innocence by putting the crime on Heyes and Curry. Understandably, they are not happy about this turn of events and cook up a plan to clear their names. He's been being a sugar daddy to Miss Jamison (Carey) and can't resist a sure thing when the boys provide him with one.

Let's just say, Mr. Binford (McGiver) makes this episode entertaining!