A woman newly widowed is powerfully attracted to Quint, but when he gently turns her down, she vows to make him pay for scorning a white woman.A woman newly widowed is powerfully attracted to Quint, but when he gently turns her down, she vows to make him pay for scorning a white woman.A woman newly widowed is powerfully attracted to Quint, but when he gently turns her down, she vows to make him pay for scorning a white woman.
Mary LaRoche
- Willa
- (as Mary La Roche)
John Barton
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Chet Brandenburg
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Duke Fishman
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Frank Hagney
- Barfly Getting Sheriff
- (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
- Joe
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Noel
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Charles Perry
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Kathleen Hite
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- John Meston(uncredited)
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- TriviaThe actors, Don Keefer and Catherine McLeod, who played Nally and Lizzie were husband and wife in real life.
- GoofsMatt has been to Hays City many times before, bringing prisoners to stand trial, for executions, and for other business. Yet after a fight in the saloon, he asks someone where the sheriff's office is.
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SUPERB IN EVERY WAY
Except for the cutesy title, writer Kathleen Hite returns to top form with this excellent script.
Yes, this is one of those 50-minute shows that feels like a feature film, filled with great characters, dialogue---and structured in a way that progresses from beginning to end in a VERY compelling way. Things are a tad leisurely during the burial and dinner scene near the beginning, but that's a minor flaw.
Mary La Roche is fabulous as the tragic, weary woman of the plains, who has just lost her entire family to an unnamed illness. She's very effective in every scene she appears in....as is the entire cast.
The great Ben Johnson is also wonderful--and the writer's interweaving of his character throughout the plot is masterful-- no other way to put it. It's also fun to see the wacky Don Keefer, who brings to life the role of Nally in his own uniquely distinctive way; being turned into a Jack-in-the-Box in the Twilight Zone's "It's a Good Life" is a tough act to follow, but Mr. Keefer really shines here in this crude, despicable role.
YES, I suppose I can understand the lament of other comments here on the repetitive theme of the racial prejudice against Quint--but that's the way things were in real life. I also understand the dismay of the commentator who cites Quint's tendency to attack the very people in Dodge who respect, admire and support him. But the VERY LAST EXCHANGE between Quint and Matt very neatly puts this issue in perspective: Quint has a PROBLEM, which he acknowledges. Hes' a REAL person, which is one of the major strengths of this episode (and the series in general). Great ending.
The musical score is a CBC library job, but it's much better than some other recent episodes. There are three cues that really caught my attention:
1.) at 15:20-- the two Harmonicas (probably over-dubbed); very bare, austere and "desolate", perfectly complimenting the emptiness of Willa's new existence.
2.) at 25:30-- the lilting Harmonica solo with syncopated PIZZICATO strings; really delightful, especially as an underscore to the emotional "uplift" for Willa at that moment.
3.) at 42:30-- the poignant musical cue enters at JUST the right moment in the dialogue, as Willa once again refers to her age and faded beauty.
Another STRONG ENTRY in Gunsmoke's 8th Season. LR
PS-- Quint uses the same floppy prop deer (dead) that Chester had in "Tell Chester"
Yes, this is one of those 50-minute shows that feels like a feature film, filled with great characters, dialogue---and structured in a way that progresses from beginning to end in a VERY compelling way. Things are a tad leisurely during the burial and dinner scene near the beginning, but that's a minor flaw.
Mary La Roche is fabulous as the tragic, weary woman of the plains, who has just lost her entire family to an unnamed illness. She's very effective in every scene she appears in....as is the entire cast.
The great Ben Johnson is also wonderful--and the writer's interweaving of his character throughout the plot is masterful-- no other way to put it. It's also fun to see the wacky Don Keefer, who brings to life the role of Nally in his own uniquely distinctive way; being turned into a Jack-in-the-Box in the Twilight Zone's "It's a Good Life" is a tough act to follow, but Mr. Keefer really shines here in this crude, despicable role.
YES, I suppose I can understand the lament of other comments here on the repetitive theme of the racial prejudice against Quint--but that's the way things were in real life. I also understand the dismay of the commentator who cites Quint's tendency to attack the very people in Dodge who respect, admire and support him. But the VERY LAST EXCHANGE between Quint and Matt very neatly puts this issue in perspective: Quint has a PROBLEM, which he acknowledges. Hes' a REAL person, which is one of the major strengths of this episode (and the series in general). Great ending.
The musical score is a CBC library job, but it's much better than some other recent episodes. There are three cues that really caught my attention:
1.) at 15:20-- the two Harmonicas (probably over-dubbed); very bare, austere and "desolate", perfectly complimenting the emptiness of Willa's new existence.
2.) at 25:30-- the lilting Harmonica solo with syncopated PIZZICATO strings; really delightful, especially as an underscore to the emotional "uplift" for Willa at that moment.
3.) at 42:30-- the poignant musical cue enters at JUST the right moment in the dialogue, as Willa once again refers to her age and faded beauty.
Another STRONG ENTRY in Gunsmoke's 8th Season. LR
PS-- Quint uses the same floppy prop deer (dead) that Chester had in "Tell Chester"
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