When a young pregnant woman seeks Kitty's aid in escaping from the child's father, the two women take the stagecoach from Dodge and meet with greater danger.When a young pregnant woman seeks Kitty's aid in escaping from the child's father, the two women take the stagecoach from Dodge and meet with greater danger.When a young pregnant woman seeks Kitty's aid in escaping from the child's father, the two women take the stagecoach from Dodge and meet with greater danger.
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Larry J. Blake
- Man
- (as Larry Blake)
Loren Brown
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Gary Epper
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Bert Madrid
- Stage Baggage Clerk
- (uncredited)
Glenn Strange
- Sam
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Kathleen Hite
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- John Meston(uncredited)
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- GoofsRight after the two killers say they might have to kill Kitty and Hope, the scene changes to the room where Kitty is listening at the door. The shadow of the camera is seen on the wall as it closes in on Kitty. Cut back to the men for a few seconds, then back to Kitty and the shadow is still there.
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Amanda Blake's Acting Cannot Redeem Script Deficiencies
Hope Farmer is a young, 18-year-old woman who finds herself in a tough situation. She left home for a man named Ed in the hopes she and Ed would marry, but Ed is not interested in marriage. To make matters worse, Hope is pregnant. When the couple arrive in Dodge City, Hope goes to Kitty Russell for help.
12 years earlier, Hope's mother worked for Kitty at the Long Branch Saloon. Hope was a little girl at the time, but Kitty remembers her and shows great compassion for Hope's situation. Kitty agrees to escort Hope to her mother.
Unfortunately, the stagecoach carrying Kitty and Hope is attacked by a pair of thieves. The stagecoach overturns and ejects Kitty, Hope, and a male passenger. The male passenger and the driver are both killed, and the bandits assume Kitty and Hope are dead. They take the contents of the stagecoach strongbox and the cash from Miss Kitty's handbag and ride off.
Miraculously, Kitty is not badly hurt. While Hope is injured, she is able to walk. Kitty and Hope set out looking for any help they can find. When they eventually arrive at a way station, they discover it is operated by Specter, who the viewer can see is one of the two thieves. Kitty didn't get a look at Specter after the accident, but she got a clear look at his partner, Furnas. When Furnas arrives at the way station, Kitty recognizes him and realizes Specter and Furnas are the thieves.
This situation establishes the primary plot point of the episode. Hope is injured, and she and Kitty are held prisoner at the way station with Specter and Furnas.
The clear point of this episode is to show how tough and resilient Kitty Russell could be. Amanda Blake was definitely capable of carrying an episode, as she proved numerous times over the run of Gunsmoke. If not for her strong performance in this story, the episode would have been a disaster.
Jack Elam was a versatile actor, and he is fine here as the slimy Specter character, but Betty Conner is stuck with a poorly written role as the seemingly helpless Hope. Joe Conley, who plays Carl, the stagecoach driver, was best known as Ike Godsey on The Waltons. (There are many connections between The Waltons and Gunsmoke, including writers, directors, and actors.)
This isn't one of the better Kathleen Hite scripts. There are plot elements that don't make much sense: What happened to Ed, Hope's male companion? He apparently did not even care enough to protest Hope leaving him. What was the point to the odd scene with Festus, Quint, and Carl? I guess it was supposed to inject humor, but it seems out of place. Why did the bandits just assume the women were dead? Kitty found a gun, why won't she use it? The plot also bogs down and plods along at times.
12 years earlier, Hope's mother worked for Kitty at the Long Branch Saloon. Hope was a little girl at the time, but Kitty remembers her and shows great compassion for Hope's situation. Kitty agrees to escort Hope to her mother.
Unfortunately, the stagecoach carrying Kitty and Hope is attacked by a pair of thieves. The stagecoach overturns and ejects Kitty, Hope, and a male passenger. The male passenger and the driver are both killed, and the bandits assume Kitty and Hope are dead. They take the contents of the stagecoach strongbox and the cash from Miss Kitty's handbag and ride off.
Miraculously, Kitty is not badly hurt. While Hope is injured, she is able to walk. Kitty and Hope set out looking for any help they can find. When they eventually arrive at a way station, they discover it is operated by Specter, who the viewer can see is one of the two thieves. Kitty didn't get a look at Specter after the accident, but she got a clear look at his partner, Furnas. When Furnas arrives at the way station, Kitty recognizes him and realizes Specter and Furnas are the thieves.
This situation establishes the primary plot point of the episode. Hope is injured, and she and Kitty are held prisoner at the way station with Specter and Furnas.
The clear point of this episode is to show how tough and resilient Kitty Russell could be. Amanda Blake was definitely capable of carrying an episode, as she proved numerous times over the run of Gunsmoke. If not for her strong performance in this story, the episode would have been a disaster.
Jack Elam was a versatile actor, and he is fine here as the slimy Specter character, but Betty Conner is stuck with a poorly written role as the seemingly helpless Hope. Joe Conley, who plays Carl, the stagecoach driver, was best known as Ike Godsey on The Waltons. (There are many connections between The Waltons and Gunsmoke, including writers, directors, and actors.)
This isn't one of the better Kathleen Hite scripts. There are plot elements that don't make much sense: What happened to Ed, Hope's male companion? He apparently did not even care enough to protest Hope leaving him. What was the point to the odd scene with Festus, Quint, and Carl? I guess it was supposed to inject humor, but it seems out of place. Why did the bandits just assume the women were dead? Kitty found a gun, why won't she use it? The plot also bogs down and plods along at times.
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- Dec 20, 2020
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- Stage 3, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA(Dodge City Western Street)
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- Runtime1 hour
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- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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