Bret falls for yet another pretty face, who convinces him to help her to save her father's property in the town of Lonesome.Bret falls for yet another pretty face, who convinces him to help her to save her father's property in the town of Lonesome.Bret falls for yet another pretty face, who convinces him to help her to save her father's property in the town of Lonesome.
Oscar Blank
- Poker Game Spectator
- (uncredited)
Steve Carruthers
- Hotel Guest
- (uncredited)
Roydon Clark
- Deputy
- (uncredited)
Slim Gaut
- Poker Player
- (uncredited)
Creighton Hale
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Jack Kelly
- Bart Maverick
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Donald Kerr
- Poker Player
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is a rewrite of an episode of the radio program "Adventures of Philip Marlowe" , also entitled "The Lonesome Reunion". It aired 12 Feb 1949 and starred occasional Maverick (1957) guest star Gerald Mohr.
- GoofsInto the show about 10 minutes the stagecoach overturns and while the cast is getting out, the wheels are still spinning. As they slow down you can notice they are spinning in opposite directions. That's not something that can happen.
- Quotes
[Bret is caught leaning over the body of a man with a knife sticking out of back]
Flora: Nice goin', handsome.
Bret Maverick: I didn't do this.
Flora: No. He committed suicide.
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Gaining Speed
At this point in its progression, the series is beginning to hit stride. Bret has developed into a tongue-in-cheek character whose humorous foibles allow the writers to create many more entertaining situations than if he were the usual infallible good-guy. In short, it's okay to make him the butt of the humor. His dignity depends on quick wits and charm, not on a fast-draw. For example, note how the kid in the chair beats Bret at his own negotiating game, or how Bret gets flattened by the sagging bed springs, or how he crawls around the floor to retrieve a hat box. He even eyes a woman's dress to escape the hotel but decides it's too small!
Now these sorts of embarrassments were never seen in other Westerns of the day. Much too undignified for the macho heroes. Yet they are precisely the sort of humorous snags that distinguish this series and make Bret so engaging. Note also, the failure with the jailhouse keys-- another cliché debunked. On the other hand, the episode's plot does little to advance the light-hearted spirit, while the melodramatic climax suggests the writers have still not figured out how to avoid the usual shoot-out cliché. That , I think, would come in time.
Now these sorts of embarrassments were never seen in other Westerns of the day. Much too undignified for the macho heroes. Yet they are precisely the sort of humorous snags that distinguish this series and make Bret so engaging. Note also, the failure with the jailhouse keys-- another cliché debunked. On the other hand, the episode's plot does little to advance the light-hearted spirit, while the melodramatic climax suggests the writers have still not figured out how to avoid the usual shoot-out cliché. That , I think, would come in time.
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- dougdoepke
- Aug 14, 2008
Details
- Runtime1 hour
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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