Series star Andrew Duggan is front and center in this episode. I've always felt this enjoyable series might have had a longer life with a movie star presence in the lead ala Stanwyck in The Big Valley. Duggan, however, carries this final episode of the first season quite well. Joseph Campanella and Beverly Garland lend fine support in their guest star roles.
3 Reviews
Actually A Very Good Episode
richardfuller-9297328 January 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Even Bonanza has its bad episodes, and Lancer was a show that ran for two years, had too much of a similar setup to Bonanza, Big Valley or even High Chaparral, as well as westerns were definitely on the way out by the late sixties. I'm watching episodes now for the first time, having heard of the show before, Andrew Duggan is the performer I'm most familiar with, so new what to expect there, as well as I'm aware of the fate of James Stacy (even saw the skiing movie he did with Lee Majors), but this episode in which Lancer has no money or ID, so must make his way in the criminal town, was very good, mainly for the other performers, especially Campanella. When he threw Lancer out of the building, I was thinking, oh, here's someone he's going to go after later on, definitely.
Noah Beery Jr made a suitable sidekick of sorts (rather apparent how he ended up on Rockford Files, watching him here) and Beverly Garland was not in cahoots with Campanella, but had no way to escape him or his town.
Tayback was Tayback, so you knew what you were getting there. Definitely Campanella and Beery who brought it all home.
Very good episode. Was going to give it a nine, but changed my mind. As far as tv westerns go, it was really one of the best.
Tayback was Tayback, so you knew what you were getting there. Definitely Campanella and Beery who brought it all home.
Very good episode. Was going to give it a nine, but changed my mind. As far as tv westerns go, it was really one of the best.
small wonder
sandcrab27727 January 2021
Guest stars waylay andrew duggan at a town named blessing because the entire place is run by crooks but as usual duggan's sons james stacey and wayne maunder arrive in the nick of time to bail him out of trouble ... joseph campanella, noah beery jr, beverly garland, vic tayback and charles dierkop guest as the bad guys
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