Pursued by Marshal Matt Dillon, a Mexican bandit seeks sanctuary with his twin brother, a priest.Pursued by Marshal Matt Dillon, a Mexican bandit seeks sanctuary with his twin brother, a priest.Pursued by Marshal Matt Dillon, a Mexican bandit seeks sanctuary with his twin brother, a priest.
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Ben Frommer
- Bartender
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- William Kelley
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- John Meston(uncredited)
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Father Herando Cantrell: How dare you attempt to coerce me.
Heraclio Cantrell: How dare you attempt to bluff me.
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A Different Take on a Classic Tale
Heraclio Cantrell is a despicable crook. He poses as a priest to rob a gold shipment being transported by mule and guarded by U. S. Marshal Bones Cunningham. Heraclio uses his priestly façade to get close and then shoots the Marshal and steals the gold. He then travels to the church where his twin brother, Father Hernando Cantrell, is the priest.
Marshal Matt Dillon is dispatched to the area to investigate. He speaks with Marshal Cunningham before he dies from the gunshot wound and learns the perpetrator was the Padre at a mission parish. Matt travels on to the mission and discovers the unique situation with the twin brothers. He also learns that Heraclio had planned to join the priesthood earlier in life, but ultimately chose a life of crime instead. This obviously allowed the outlaw to act convincingly as a priest.
The situation is further complicated when Heraclio seeks sanctuary at the mission. He promises his brother he will offer a confession, but he must first prepare his heart. Both Father Hernando and Marshal Dillon are skeptical, but the Padre wants to give his brother every opportunity to receive absolution for his sins.
Anthony Zerbe plays the parts of both Heraclio and Hernando. Zerbe guest starred in three different Gunsmoke episodes, and in each he either played characters that were neither fully villainous nor virtuous, or -- as in this episode -- two characters that look alike but one is a villain, and one aspires to be benevolent.
At its root, this is a classic tale of good versus evil with the two forces played by a single person, which adds significant interest to the situation. Zerbe's performance (performances?) is clearly the attraction here. The conflict between the brothers is wrapped in the story of Matt Dillon trying to see a killer is brought to justice. The conclusion to the story is more than a little disquieting and leaves some question as to the outcome.
This is the second episode in a row that takes place outside of Dodge City, although there is a short scene at the end with Matt and Doc Adams together, presumably in Dodge. Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, and Buck Taylor are all absent once again.
I agree with other reviews that praise Zerbe's work in this episode. However, I do not rate this episode as highly as other reviewers, because the plot strikes me as a classic tale that was more or less "shoehorned" into a Gunsmoke episode. There is nothing about this episode that requires anything about Gunsmoke to be involved. The final scene with Matt and Doc discussing the story is odd. It appears it was tacked on to try to offer closure, but it leaves a lot of questions unanswered.
Marshal Matt Dillon is dispatched to the area to investigate. He speaks with Marshal Cunningham before he dies from the gunshot wound and learns the perpetrator was the Padre at a mission parish. Matt travels on to the mission and discovers the unique situation with the twin brothers. He also learns that Heraclio had planned to join the priesthood earlier in life, but ultimately chose a life of crime instead. This obviously allowed the outlaw to act convincingly as a priest.
The situation is further complicated when Heraclio seeks sanctuary at the mission. He promises his brother he will offer a confession, but he must first prepare his heart. Both Father Hernando and Marshal Dillon are skeptical, but the Padre wants to give his brother every opportunity to receive absolution for his sins.
Anthony Zerbe plays the parts of both Heraclio and Hernando. Zerbe guest starred in three different Gunsmoke episodes, and in each he either played characters that were neither fully villainous nor virtuous, or -- as in this episode -- two characters that look alike but one is a villain, and one aspires to be benevolent.
At its root, this is a classic tale of good versus evil with the two forces played by a single person, which adds significant interest to the situation. Zerbe's performance (performances?) is clearly the attraction here. The conflict between the brothers is wrapped in the story of Matt Dillon trying to see a killer is brought to justice. The conclusion to the story is more than a little disquieting and leaves some question as to the outcome.
This is the second episode in a row that takes place outside of Dodge City, although there is a short scene at the end with Matt and Doc Adams together, presumably in Dodge. Amanda Blake, Ken Curtis, and Buck Taylor are all absent once again.
I agree with other reviews that praise Zerbe's work in this episode. However, I do not rate this episode as highly as other reviewers, because the plot strikes me as a classic tale that was more or less "shoehorned" into a Gunsmoke episode. There is nothing about this episode that requires anything about Gunsmoke to be involved. The final scene with Matt and Doc discussing the story is odd. It appears it was tacked on to try to offer closure, but it leaves a lot of questions unanswered.
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- Jul 19, 2021
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