The Last Letter

Actor William Pullman plays what at first looks like an opportunist named Alex, in the old West, who decides to deliver mail for fees. He quickly shows he is a human monster, charging fees that would be worse than outrageous even by standards of 150 years later. It's a ridiculous story as told, because the prices he charges the miners is so high that there is no miner who would possibly decide not to do the business himself. ' Eventually, another man does come by and rivals the business of Alex. Pullman plays it as though he's nonchalant, but that's ridiculous for a human monster. In fact, if this really was a true story as these stories are supposed to be, then the reality would be that Pullman was using strong arm tactics and had a mob helping him. This story is too obviously contrived to make :Pullman look like something else, but it gives itself away. Clint Eastwood has a strong role here as a man who doesn't use the mail service, and has no money. The story indicates that Pullman has pity on him, but even if this was true, it would be "crocodile tear pity". Believing that Pullman was anything but a monster is something no savvy person could ever swallow. This is one of the poorest and most contrived episodes of an otherwise good TV anthology series.