This is one of the better episodes of the later season episodes. Mainly because of the strong Supporting Cast, including Harry Morgan.
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Strong supporting cast
jdcoates22 March 2019
Who knew the big S.O.B. could act?
dadofjjp_jkp4 October 2019
One of the gems of Have Gun-Will Travel was its generosity with underrated guest stars. Herman Wilke played countless Western villains. But in this episode he got the chance to act, and act he did.
Not to take anything away from Harry Morgan's performance, but he had many more roles with meat in them in his career than Wilke did.
(My headine is a quote of what John Ford is alleged to have said after seeing John Wayne in Howard Hawks' "Red River.")
Not to take anything away from Harry Morgan's performance, but he had many more roles with meat in them in his career than Wilke did.
(My headine is a quote of what John Ford is alleged to have said after seeing John Wayne in Howard Hawks' "Red River.")
Well-acted, suspenseful, but a little illogical.
rms125a10 March 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Paladin and Sheriff Ernie Backwater wound and capture a somewhat sadistic and very dangerous mass murderer called Will Tybee (well-played by Robert J. Wilke) who has killed seven innocent men (two of whom the killer claims to have liked) in a quest for the man who killed his son.
Paladin and Backwater, bringing Tybee to be hanged, show him surprising deference and respect , even though they could have killed him off after capturing him. They drop their defenses and behave so irresponsibly that the escaped convict naturally (but briefly) escapes in a somewhat harrowing barbershop scene that even I, for one, predicted. I mean there is a barber with a very sharp razor!!
Paladin and Backwater let Tybee get a shave (which he does not even really need), which almost gets the barber killed as a hostage by Tybee who forces the sheriff and Paladin to disarm. The latter is left with only a very small and seemingly unsatisfactory pistol to bring down the now very well-armed sociopath.
Paladin and Backwater, bringing Tybee to be hanged, show him surprising deference and respect , even though they could have killed him off after capturing him. They drop their defenses and behave so irresponsibly that the escaped convict naturally (but briefly) escapes in a somewhat harrowing barbershop scene that even I, for one, predicted. I mean there is a barber with a very sharp razor!!
Paladin and Backwater let Tybee get a shave (which he does not even really need), which almost gets the barber killed as a hostage by Tybee who forces the sheriff and Paladin to disarm. The latter is left with only a very small and seemingly unsatisfactory pistol to bring down the now very well-armed sociopath.
Suicide By Gunfighter?
lexyladyjax30 August 2011
Warning: Spoilers
. HopperA fascinating relationship develops between Paladin and the outlaw while returning him for justice. Harry Morgan returns, this time as Sheriff Ernie Backwater. Harry Morgan looks exactly the same no matter what he appears in or when it was shot.
Paladin needs a holiday from the posh Hotel Carlton and busy crowded San Francisco. A note from Sheriff Backwater invites Paladin to join him in the mountains for fishing, hunting and general guy-type outdoor fun. This turns out to be a ruse. Paladin goes on an extended chase after an outlaw who turns out not so bad after all. Or not. A change is as good as a rest, they say.
Rare in this episode is a nod toward the slow recovery there would be from a gunshot injury. Two weeks later Paladin still can't raise the arm of his wounded shoulder. As true wounds usually come with nerve damage, it's nice to see pain and stiffness after a gun battle.
There are important philosophical questions raised: what would you be tempted to do in the position of the outlaw? Richard Boone flexes his massive acting muscles: no word is spoken but Paladin's complicated feelings toward Tyree are clearly communicated on screen. Interesting direction by Jerry Hopper. Hopper later directed Boone in the debacle the film debacle of 'Madron.'
A question remains: was a tiny part of Tyree's motivation at the end suicide by gunfighter?
Paladin needs a holiday from the posh Hotel Carlton and busy crowded San Francisco. A note from Sheriff Backwater invites Paladin to join him in the mountains for fishing, hunting and general guy-type outdoor fun. This turns out to be a ruse. Paladin goes on an extended chase after an outlaw who turns out not so bad after all. Or not. A change is as good as a rest, they say.
Rare in this episode is a nod toward the slow recovery there would be from a gunshot injury. Two weeks later Paladin still can't raise the arm of his wounded shoulder. As true wounds usually come with nerve damage, it's nice to see pain and stiffness after a gun battle.
There are important philosophical questions raised: what would you be tempted to do in the position of the outlaw? Richard Boone flexes his massive acting muscles: no word is spoken but Paladin's complicated feelings toward Tyree are clearly communicated on screen. Interesting direction by Jerry Hopper. Hopper later directed Boone in the debacle the film debacle of 'Madron.'
A question remains: was a tiny part of Tyree's motivation at the end suicide by gunfighter?
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