"Danger Point" is a very good First Season Episode, but a notch or two below the other 1st Season shows. The plot is overly complex for the 25 minute Episode frame, and is necessarily rushed to fit the time element. The story is very involved with twists and turns, so close attention is required to stay in tune with the otherwise very good story. This story is also very serious and mature for the young audience of SKY KING, involving murder, fraud, kidnapping, threats, and more, although the excellent scripting allows even the younger audience to follow the action well. Most modern viewers would feel that this story is a bit heavy and mature for the same audience that the ROY ROGERS Show was aimed at. On the other hand, SKY KING's more mature stories easily engaged adults more effectively than ROY ROGERS. It seems that ROY ROGERS scripts were aimed at the younger end of the Saturday Morning TV audience, while SKY KING scripts were aimed at the older end of that audience, up to the adults watching. "Danger Point" does not disappoint as the story is well told and produced, even if the complex tale is a bit too ambitious for the 25 minute Episode format! Season 1 is a superb season overall, and "Danger Point" fits in well with the other stories.
Watch for Mickey Simpson, another character actor with unknown name, whose face was familiar to millions of TV and Movie viewers. Simpson was active from the late silent movie era in 1921 up to 1966. At 6 ft 6 inches tall, the large framed Simpson was often cast in thug, bad guy or heavy roles in the many Westerns, Crime and Police dramas. He was a member of the "John Ford Stock Company", appearing in nine films for the legendary director.