Bret wins a camel in a card game, and it helps him out against a crooked card player.Bret wins a camel in a card game, and it helps him out against a crooked card player.Bret wins a camel in a card game, and it helps him out against a crooked card player.
Tyler MacDuff
- Drake
- (as Tyler Mac Duff)
Earle Hodgins
- Johnson
- (as Earl Hodgins)
George Barrows
- Poker Player
- (uncredited)
George Bell
- Deputy
- (uncredited)
Joe Brooks
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Fred Carson
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Adrian Crossett
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Luis Delgado
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Clem Fuller
- Buyer Rejecting Fatima
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
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Did you know
- TriviaThe sow's title card at the episode' end is unique to the series; instead of featuring the drawing of Maverick on a horse, it's Maverick, riding... Fatima, the camel.
- GoofsThe episode refers to the camel as a "full-blooded Arabian mount", but the camel used in the episode is a Bactrian (two-hump) camel, which lives in Central Asia, not the one-hump dromedary whose range includes the Arabian peninsula.
- Quotes
Brimmer: I'm tapped out, Maverick. I'd like to make you a business proposition. I'll give you the chance to buy a full-blooded Arabian mount for two hundred dollars.
Bret Maverick: Imported Arabian?
Brimmer: Absolutely.
Bret Maverick: If he's all you say he is, it ought to be a bargain.
Brimmer: It's a she. And I'll stand behind every word.
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Some Good Touches Before Going Conventional
Bret wins a camel in a poker game run by a crooked casino owner. Trouble ensues when Bret wins big money from the owner despite efforts to cheat him. Now Bret's got to face a hired gun and figure out what to do with a camel.
Fans of the series can spot classic Maverick touches in the first half, before the entry reverts to a more scenic but conventional chase sequence. This early episode (1957) shows how the producers haven't yet settled on the tongue-in-cheek that separated the series from the pack. Nonetheless, the 60-minutes remains a pretty good combination of wit and action.
(In passing— For some reason IMDb doesn't credit Vasquez Rocks, northeast of LA, as the extensively used location site.)
Fans of the series can spot classic Maverick touches in the first half, before the entry reverts to a more scenic but conventional chase sequence. This early episode (1957) shows how the producers haven't yet settled on the tongue-in-cheek that separated the series from the pack. Nonetheless, the 60-minutes remains a pretty good combination of wit and action.
(In passing— For some reason IMDb doesn't credit Vasquez Rocks, northeast of LA, as the extensively used location site.)
- dougdoepke
- Dec 15, 2011
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- Runtime1 hour
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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