"The Mission" kicked off a three part storyline, the first episodes of BRANDED to be shot in color, later incorporated into a feature film for overseas distribution titled "Broken Saber." Kamala Devi (then Mrs. Chuck Connors) guest stars as Jason McCord's old flame Laurette Lansing, interrupting his latest inquiry into Bitter Creek to invite him to Washington D.C. to meet her father, Senator Lansing (Macdonald Carey). Legendary scene stealer John Carradine debuts as Jason's grandfather, General Joshua McCord (a total of five episodes), who discusses the circumstances of his grandson's court martial, making the correct assumption that the late commander was unfit for the position, and proud that Jason preferred that the name McCord be sullied rather than a respected soldier whose final days were not his best. The Senator's offer for Jason involves reneging on a treaty with the Apaches, which he steadfastly refuses to do, warning of certain massacre if such a thing took place. On his way out a sudden attack is foiled by the Secret Service, escorting Jason to an audience with President Ulysses S. Grant (William Bryant, repeating the same role he played on producer Andrew J. Fenady's prior series THE REBEL), who presents McCord with an even more dangerous proposition than Senator Lansing's, one that would surely brand him a traitor as well as a coward...to be continued.
2 Reviews
Lots of twists
mitchrmp10 February 2011
Warning: Spoilers
This starts out with a woman getting off a stage coach. This woman happens to be Chuck Connor's second wife, Kamala Devi, so it's no wonder the on-screen kisses were so believable. She had come into town to tell Jason that her father had a job for her.
Jason goes to Washington and gets mad at the job Senator Lansing had for him since it could hurt the reputation of a fine Captain. Then he is beaten up when he gets outside. Secret Service men rescue him from that, order him to the white house, and he finds himself in front of the President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, who proceeds to tell him the mission he wants to send Jason on would deem him not only a coward, but also a traitor!
Talk about one twisted story!
Jason goes to Washington and gets mad at the job Senator Lansing had for him since it could hurt the reputation of a fine Captain. Then he is beaten up when he gets outside. Secret Service men rescue him from that, order him to the white house, and he finds himself in front of the President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, who proceeds to tell him the mission he wants to send Jason on would deem him not only a coward, but also a traitor!
Talk about one twisted story!
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