Kitty, en route from Owl Flats to Dodge City by buckboard, is kidnapped by Apache war priest, Gregorio, an escaped cavalry prisoner.Kitty, en route from Owl Flats to Dodge City by buckboard, is kidnapped by Apache war priest, Gregorio, an escaped cavalry prisoner.Kitty, en route from Owl Flats to Dodge City by buckboard, is kidnapped by Apache war priest, Gregorio, an escaped cavalry prisoner.
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Buck Taylor
- Newly
- (credit only)
Vince Deadrick Sr.
- 1st Trooper
- (as Vincent Deadrick)
Raven Grey Eagle
- Indian
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Noel
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- GoofsWhen Gregorio unhooks Miss Kitty's horse from the wagon and leads it up towards Miss Kitty, the horse still has a full harness on it. Moments later he turns to mount the horse and all the harness is gone. He never had time to have removed it.
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Appallingly Bad
An Apache named Gregorio is injured but manages to escape from the U. S. Calvary. A Calvary Sergeant named Emmet Holly is pursuing Gregorio, primarily as a matter of personal pride. Kitty Russell, who is traveling from Owl Flats to Dodge City by buckboard, has the misfortune of running across Gregorio during his flight, and Gregorio takes her and her horse captive.
Sgt. Holly eventually catches up to the pair. He drinks constantly. He is bigoted toward Gregorio and abusive toward Kitty.
Forrest Tucker plays Sgt. Holly. Anyone that has seen Tucker in the series F-Troop is going to find Tucker's Sgt. Holly a slightly more sinister, less funny, alcoholic version of his Sgt. O'Rourke character from that series. Tucker was a fine actor who could play a wide range of character types. I am sure he delivered what the writer and director wanted here, but it is unpleasant.
I have no idea why Richard Anderson was cast in the role of Gregorio. Anderson was an excellent character actor, and he appeared in all manner of television shows and films in a lengthy career that spanned from the 1950s well into the 1990s. He is horribly miscast in this story. He is not at all convincing as an Apache warrior.
John Crawford, who had just appeared in the "Ring of Darkness" episode a few installments earlier in the season, plays Amos Strange.
This is the first Gunsmoke episode in some time where the Kitty Russell character is prominently featured. Unfortunately, Amanda Blake is asked to play the same outraged captive she has played countless times over the course of the series.
I am frankly surprised at some of the positive reviews for this episode. There is nothing about this episode to make it worth recommending. Tucker's character is extremely unlikable. A loudmouth, obnoxious, abusive drunk is not my idea of a funny or endearing character. The casting of Anderson as an Apache is a big mistake. The entire story is poorly written and uninteresting. Even the story resolution is a bit perplexing. This easily ranks as one of the worst episodes of the series.
Sgt. Holly eventually catches up to the pair. He drinks constantly. He is bigoted toward Gregorio and abusive toward Kitty.
Forrest Tucker plays Sgt. Holly. Anyone that has seen Tucker in the series F-Troop is going to find Tucker's Sgt. Holly a slightly more sinister, less funny, alcoholic version of his Sgt. O'Rourke character from that series. Tucker was a fine actor who could play a wide range of character types. I am sure he delivered what the writer and director wanted here, but it is unpleasant.
I have no idea why Richard Anderson was cast in the role of Gregorio. Anderson was an excellent character actor, and he appeared in all manner of television shows and films in a lengthy career that spanned from the 1950s well into the 1990s. He is horribly miscast in this story. He is not at all convincing as an Apache warrior.
John Crawford, who had just appeared in the "Ring of Darkness" episode a few installments earlier in the season, plays Amos Strange.
This is the first Gunsmoke episode in some time where the Kitty Russell character is prominently featured. Unfortunately, Amanda Blake is asked to play the same outraged captive she has played countless times over the course of the series.
I am frankly surprised at some of the positive reviews for this episode. There is nothing about this episode to make it worth recommending. Tucker's character is extremely unlikable. A loudmouth, obnoxious, abusive drunk is not my idea of a funny or endearing character. The casting of Anderson as an Apache is a big mistake. The entire story is poorly written and uninteresting. Even the story resolution is a bit perplexing. This easily ranks as one of the worst episodes of the series.
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- wdavidreynolds
- Jun 21, 2021
Details
- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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