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Ben Casey: Imagine a Long Bright Corridor (1962)
Dynamite episode
I'm watching this episode some 60 years after it was first shown. This episode is full of outstanding features - plenty of some of the best stars of the day, great acting, great story, great dialogue, even action and good makeup.
Four Star Playhouse: Henry and the Psychopathic Horse (1955)
Vaguely reminiscent of 'The Big Country'
A silly little episode, yet one that was typical for those days, so I could accept it for its 1955 light-hearted entertainment value. Many elements of the story reminded me of the excellent 1958 western epic film, "The Big Country," starring Gregory Peck, Jean Simmons, Charleston Heston, Chuck Connors, Carroll Baker, Charles Bickford, Burl Ives and Alfonzo Bedoya. For example, the stars in both stories were "dudes" from the east who went west to get their fiancées. Both had their courage questioned when they were challenged to ride the unridable horse. Both raised the ire of their fiancées for appearing to be cowards. Even the scenes of both stars' encounters with the untamed horse were similar - David Niven with ranch-hand Andy (Eddy Waller) and Gregory Peck with Ranch-hand Ramon (Alfonzo Bedoya). There were so many similarities, it made me wonder ...