User Reviews

Average episode with at least one special feature. Two crooked gamblers try to bribe Matt. Instead, he runs them out of town. Angered, the gamblers hire gunman Toque (Conway) to take out the troublesome marshal. What they don't know is that the gunman and Matt are old friends, that is, before Toque developed a hatred for lawmen. So what will happen now.

I like the way a chance happening on the street alters the outcome. That seems more like real life where random events sometimes count heavily. Such imaginative details typify many of the early entries and help distinguish the series from its many competitors of that day.

Conway certainly looks the part in his flat black hat and moody demeanor; at the same time, the gamblers are appropriately obnoxious. However, I wasn't as affected by the climax as circumstances would, I think, warrant. I suspect it's because there doesn't seem much warmth between the two old friends, thus diminishing the impact.

This episode begins when two shady characters, Ben Corden and Harry Duggan, comes into Dodge to set up a gambling table and want to bribe Marshal Dillon into looking the other way. Needless to say it is not long before Marshal Dillon throws the two out-of-town but they vow to return.

Sometime later, the two are at the Lady Gay and have hired a gunman, Toque Morlan, to intimidate Matt into leaving town. But it turns out that Matt and Toque use to be friends. However Torque has disdain for lawmen from a matter that happened in Silver City when he knew Matt. So now he cares not for the law and wants Matt to either leave town or there will be a gunfight.

The only real problem was that for old friends it did not seemed that Matt and Toque were even on talking terms. Perhaps if they had made the two friends emotion more warm then the story would have more interest. It was not like friends seeing each other but long time enemies. Anyway the story did keep the viewers mildly interested enough to keep watching but it seemed like the story never really gelled. Nice watch.

Ben Corder and Harry Duggan are a couple of professional gamblers who are operating at the Long Branch saloon where they proceed to play a crooked game.

When they are found out they attempt to bribe Marshal Dillon for protection. But Dillon won't have any part of their crooked dealings and, with that, gives them 24 hours to clear out of Dodge.

In the meantime Corder hires ace gunslinger, Toque Morlan to threaten Dillon in hopes of getting him to cooperate with them.

Anyway - It looks like it's gonna be a serious showdown between the marshal and the ornery culprits.