The Bounty Hunter
- Episode aired Mar 7, 1958
- 30m
IMDb RATING
8.1/10
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Hoby teams up with a bounty hunter named Josh Randall to locate a philandering husband.Hoby teams up with a bounty hunter named Josh Randall to locate a philandering husband.Hoby teams up with a bounty hunter named Josh Randall to locate a philandering husband.
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George N. Neise
- Nate Phillips
- (as George Neise)
Barbra Fuller
- Mrs. Phillips
- (as Barbara Fuller)
Bill Clark
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
James Griffith
- Felix
- (uncredited)
Herman Hack
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Kenneth MacDonald
- Sheriff
- (uncredited)
Ed Prentiss
- Narrator
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
George Sowards
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Herb Vigran
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
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- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode was the pilot for Steve McQueen's TV series Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958).
- Quotes
Narrator: Sometimes he ran into people like that. They had the wrong idea, but it didn't pay to try and put them straight. Bounty hunting wasn't too bad a way to live. You got to see a lot of the country. You met a lot of people and it was better than digging in the dirt or standing on his feet all day back of a bank counter. It was a living and now and then a good one. His income came from finding lost brothers and runaway husbands. Josh liked the life and it seemed to like him.
Featured review
Steve McQueen rose to national stardom thanks to his ground-breaking TV series, Wanted : Dead or Alive. In this episode of Trackdown, we are first introduced his Josh Randall, the Bounty Hunter. On the strength of this appearance , McQueen went on to embody the essence of cool and remains today a legend among movie stars.
Josh Randall was probably the first realistic character on TV, western or otherwise. McQueen here nailed down the strong,driven, good-natured tough guy that he went on to play in so many great films.
The series Trackdown was average at best, but produced a classic TV character, series and legendary movie star. Not bad for such a short run series.
See this one to discover McQueen in the role that brought him to screen prominence!
Josh Randall was probably the first realistic character on TV, western or otherwise. McQueen here nailed down the strong,driven, good-natured tough guy that he went on to play in so many great films.
The series Trackdown was average at best, but produced a classic TV character, series and legendary movie star. Not bad for such a short run series.
See this one to discover McQueen in the role that brought him to screen prominence!
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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