I have seen Mitch Vogel in a couple of episodes of Bonanza and he was always a fresh faced good looking kid and Jack Elam is his scruffy boozer self in this one. The trained crow is fantantic in this and I love crows. The story is a interesting blend of personalities,troubled lives and relationships. John is a troubled loner with a crow,while Jamie is a guest of the Cartwrights. Jamie tries hard to be decent,honest and a friend to John but they are both very different and things don't work out well between them. I was touched and had tears in my eyes in the end but felt robbed that I didn't see the crow show up later.
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The old scalawag
bkoganbing8 March 2016
Warning: Spoilers
Young Mitch Vogel who's been taken in by the Cartwrights a few episodes back has still got a lot to learn about the adult world. So when drifter Jack Elam comes around he reminds him a lot of his father who was an itinerant rainmaker. Elam has a trained crow and that's part of his shtick.
Lorne Greene is a bit bemused by Elam he is a charming old scalawag, but only up to a point. As for Elam he's looking to freeload off the Cartwrights and with Vogel interested in him and the crow he might have a meal ticket for a while.
Elam who started out as a straight out psychotic villain in his career discovered a real gift for comedy in the 60s. This is not a straight comic part, but he does give us a few amusing moments.
Of course Elam does exit, we know because he did not become a Bonanza regular. That's a pity because Jack Elam was always good in comedy or as the deepest dyed villain.
Lorne Greene is a bit bemused by Elam he is a charming old scalawag, but only up to a point. As for Elam he's looking to freeload off the Cartwrights and with Vogel interested in him and the crow he might have a meal ticket for a while.
Elam who started out as a straight out psychotic villain in his career discovered a real gift for comedy in the 60s. This is not a straight comic part, but he does give us a few amusing moments.
Of course Elam does exit, we know because he did not become a Bonanza regular. That's a pity because Jack Elam was always good in comedy or as the deepest dyed villain.
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