Under the wise parenting of Ben Cartwright one would expect Little Joe not to
get trapped in a stupid game of machismo as demonstrated here. Michael
Landon gets goaded into a fight with veteran gunslinger George Montgomery.
Goosing up the tension with his bookmaking operation is a slimy character
played by Robert Ellenstein.
This is a theme in several westerns on both the big and small screen. The western A Gunfight with Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash probably expresses what the Montgomery character is feeling.
Montgomery has some good scenes with saloon girl Joan Staley. It's like he is running on empty the way that Gregory Peck was in The Gunfighter.
Good guest star turns from Montgomery, Ellenstein and Staley.
This is a theme in several westerns on both the big and small screen. The western A Gunfight with Kirk Douglas and Johnny Cash probably expresses what the Montgomery character is feeling.
Montgomery has some good scenes with saloon girl Joan Staley. It's like he is running on empty the way that Gregory Peck was in The Gunfighter.
Good guest star turns from Montgomery, Ellenstein and Staley.
