On November 8, 1958, New York jeweler Harry Winston donated the famous Hope Diamond to the Smithsonian Institution, he chose the U. S. Post Office. That story was in the news all over the world.
A few months later this "Drop to Drink" episode had the same story, except that bandits would try to hijack the mail in order to steal the diamond. It was up to Randall to save the mails, which also included blessed Holy Water from the River Jordan.
The cast of good guys included veteran actors Willis Bouchey (Perry Mason, Westerns), Dabbs Greer (Westerns), and Kenneth MacDonald (Three Stooges shorts, lots of Westerns).
The bad guys were John Cliff (Three Stooges, Westerns) and Joe Maross. Maross was the vile astronuat that abused the tiny aliens on the Twilight Zone episode "The Little People." He usually played sneaky, mean, backstabbing, insecure, or paranoid characters.
Cliff and Maross are out to steal the $20,000.00 diamond that is being sent by mail. $20,000 in 1870 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $473,780.15 today.
Randall does a great job as the honest man trying to save the mail, and the life of the mail carrier. Maross does a great job pretending to be a good guy, and then cracking Randolph's skull with a rock when he turns his back on Maross.
Lots of offbeat action, not just gunplay. Randolph faces several character-building moments that make the story even more memorable.
A few months later this "Drop to Drink" episode had the same story, except that bandits would try to hijack the mail in order to steal the diamond. It was up to Randall to save the mails, which also included blessed Holy Water from the River Jordan.
The cast of good guys included veteran actors Willis Bouchey (Perry Mason, Westerns), Dabbs Greer (Westerns), and Kenneth MacDonald (Three Stooges shorts, lots of Westerns).
The bad guys were John Cliff (Three Stooges, Westerns) and Joe Maross. Maross was the vile astronuat that abused the tiny aliens on the Twilight Zone episode "The Little People." He usually played sneaky, mean, backstabbing, insecure, or paranoid characters.
Cliff and Maross are out to steal the $20,000.00 diamond that is being sent by mail. $20,000 in 1870 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $473,780.15 today.
Randall does a great job as the honest man trying to save the mail, and the life of the mail carrier. Maross does a great job pretending to be a good guy, and then cracking Randolph's skull with a rock when he turns his back on Maross.
Lots of offbeat action, not just gunplay. Randolph faces several character-building moments that make the story even more memorable.