Bart gets involved with a mysterious woman, Daisy Harris, who wants him to act as her bodyguard, no questions asked.Bart gets involved with a mysterious woman, Daisy Harris, who wants him to act as her bodyguard, no questions asked.Bart gets involved with a mysterious woman, Daisy Harris, who wants him to act as her bodyguard, no questions asked.
- Mitchell
- (as Norman Frederic)
- Snopes
- (as Terrry DeMarney)
- Fred Carter
- (as Alfred Hopson)
- Poker Player
- (uncredited)
- Fred Adams
- (uncredited)
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Man Reading Newspaper
- (uncredited)
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAlthough he gets top billing, James Garner only has a brief cameo appearing in the opening and closing scenes. This is the sole time Garner had a cameo in an episode featuring Kelly whereas four Garner episodes had Kelly cameos.
- GoofsLawyer Fillipe announces to the stagecoach driver that Mr and Mrs Haskell (Bart and Daisy Harris) will be going all the way to Laramie with them. But, the stage is actually going to La Mesa, New Mexico which is close to Las Cruces, not Wyoming. The scenery also looks to be New Mexico. And the empty grave of John Haskell is in La Mesa New Mexico.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Bart Maverick: Well, here we are. And about time, too.
Bret Maverick: If we take the north trail, we ought to be in Clayton in about four days.
Bart Maverick: Ugh, Clayton? If we take the south trail, we'll be in Santa Fe tomorrow. They tell me th... Oh, I remember now. Adelaide. She lives in Clayton.
Bret Maverick: She does? That's quite a coincidence, isn't it?
Bart Maverick: Uh-huh. Well, you give her my best.
Bret Maverick: You sure you don't want to come to Clayton with me?
Bart Maverick: Not even if she has a sister.
Bret Maverick: Well, remember what Pappy told us: "Never hold a kicker..."
Bart Maverick: "... Never draw to an inside straight."
This early episode is an entertaining blend of action, intrigue, and typical Maverick hokum. Crowley is excellent as the coyly conniving Daisy, in what would become a series trademark —the slippery femme fatale. Her scenes with Bart amount to little gems of tongue-in-cheek. Note too the adult innuendo, unusual for 50's TV. Also, the byplay among stagecoach passengers is cleverly amusing and an insight into ranching and barbed wire.
One seldom noted reason for the series success is Warner Bros. big library of stock footage. Generally, footage of this kind was unaffordable for modestly budgeted TV shows prior to big studios getting into little screen production. Warner Bros., I believe, was the first of these movie-TV studios. Here, their stock footage of big southwestern vistas and the Indian attack adds lots of color and action, making the 60-minutes look more expensive and grander than it is. All in all, this is the kind of episode that won the series a large, loyal following.
(In passing—note Garner's bookend cameo appearances that really have nothing to do with the story. I expect this was to establish Bart as Bret's brother. After all, this was only Bart's (Kelly) second appearance in the series.)
- dougdoepke
- Jan 11, 2011
Details
- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1