The Day They Hanged Kid Curry 

The second and last 90-minute episode (the third show filmed for the second season) finds Heyes visiting wealthy con artist Silky O'Sullivan at his San Francisco mansion -- only to find out... See full summary »

Director:

Barry Shear

Writers:

Glen A. Larson (created by), Glen A. Larson (teleplay)

Stars:

Pete Duel, Ben Murphy, Robert Morse

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Pete Duel	...	Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith)
Ben Murphy	...	Jed 'Kid' Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones)
Robert Morse	...	Fred Philpotts
Walter Brennan	...	Silky O'Sullivan
Slim Pickens	...	Sheriff Whittaker
Belinda Montgomery	...	Penny Roach
Henry Jones	...	Judge
Earl Holliman	...	Wheat
Dennis Fimple	...	Kyle
Mickey Shaughnessy	...	Deputy Hollis
Paul Fix	...	Tom Hansen
Frank Maxwell	...	Defense Attorney
Vaughn Taylor	...	Willis
Dennis Rucker	...	2nd Deputy
Amzie Strickland	...	Miss Buckley

Storyline

The second and last 90-minute episode (the third show filmed for the second season) finds Heyes visiting wealthy con artist Silky O'Sullivan at his San Francisco mansion -- only to find out that Kid Curry is on trial for murder in Colorado. Heyes rushes to the town and thinks he sees Curry in the dock -- until the real Curry cheerfully waves at him. The man on trial is an impostor; what's more, he never committed the murder he's accused of. Curry loves the idea of "dying" and going off the wanted list, but Heyes reminds him -- and the impostor -- that this will leave Heyes up a certain creek without a paddle. The impostor apologizes but won't back down. Just before the impostor is due to be hanged, Heyes shouts out that Curry's "grandmother" (Silky Sullivan in drag) is coming on the next train to say goodbye. The judge agrees to stay the execution, and soon enough "Grandma Curry" arrives. The disguise is enough to fool the not-too-bright sheriff's deputy in charge of the prisoner, but...

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 36, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions,Universal Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

75 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Actors Paul Fix and Henry Jones, who played a mystery writer and a supposedly dim-witted maintenance man respectively in The Bad Seed (1956), reunite 15 years later, here with Jones' character upped quite a few notches; he plays a judge, to Fix's lawyer role.

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