James Garner (1928-2014) is definitely one of my very favorite Hollywood actors of yesteryear whose heyday spanned from approx. 1958-1974.
I've regularly found Garner to have a very likable screen-presence that I could always count on to be free of any pretentiousness and any forced and unwanted character glitches that could easily be labeled as "putting-in-a-hammy-performance".
And, yes, here in TV's "Maverick" (1957-1962) Garner, once again, did not disappoint me with his often charming and decidedly "tongue-in-cheek" character portrayal of Bret Maverick, the law-abiding gambler of the Old West who was also pretty fast on the draw of a gun, too. (whenever the occasion called for it)
Teamed up with his equally skilled brother, Bart - Together the no-nonsense Maverick boys traveled from town to town dealing out cards, flirting with all of the pretty girls, and seeing to it that no dishonest hombres ever showed their mean and ornery faces around the poker table ever again.
I've regularly found Garner to have a very likable screen-presence that I could always count on to be free of any pretentiousness and any forced and unwanted character glitches that could easily be labeled as "putting-in-a-hammy-performance".
And, yes, here in TV's "Maverick" (1957-1962) Garner, once again, did not disappoint me with his often charming and decidedly "tongue-in-cheek" character portrayal of Bret Maverick, the law-abiding gambler of the Old West who was also pretty fast on the draw of a gun, too. (whenever the occasion called for it)
Teamed up with his equally skilled brother, Bart - Together the no-nonsense Maverick boys traveled from town to town dealing out cards, flirting with all of the pretty girls, and seeing to it that no dishonest hombres ever showed their mean and ornery faces around the poker table ever again.