First aired on July 14 1956
First watch this on July 14th 1923
69 years later!
Dennis Weaver's character of Chester take Center Stage in this story. Once again showing Weaver's exceptional acting skills Chester, in this story, has a penpal relationship with a girl named Ann on the mail order bride platform. Theater's letters are so filled emotion and intensity, that Ann falls in love with him because of his words! She wants to see a picture of him. But Chester being shy and scared at the same time, sends one of Marshall Dillon instead! This makes Ann pack up her comfortable Philadelphia home and come straight to the wild West Dodge City immediately! What Chester doesn't know is that Ann also sent a fake/catfish pic to him!(one of her better looking sister) Once finally reunited the truth comes out but after talking it out they realize that they truly love each other despite the deception if the pics. But what Chester doesn't know is that Ann is only 17yrs old and her running away from hime caused her mother to have a heart attack! So the family hired a Pinkerton detective to find and bring Ann back home.
After some serious soul searching, Chester has a talk with Ann and convinces her to go back home with the detective, thus eliminating their engagement and marriage.
A truly warm and endearing sad episode.
Dennis Weaver's character of Chester take Center Stage in this story. Once again showing Weaver's exceptional acting skills Chester, in this story, has a penpal relationship with a girl named Ann on the mail order bride platform. Theater's letters are so filled emotion and intensity, that Ann falls in love with him because of his words! She wants to see a picture of him. But Chester being shy and scared at the same time, sends one of Marshall Dillon instead! This makes Ann pack up her comfortable Philadelphia home and come straight to the wild West Dodge City immediately! What Chester doesn't know is that Ann also sent a fake/catfish pic to him!(one of her better looking sister) Once finally reunited the truth comes out but after talking it out they realize that they truly love each other despite the deception if the pics. But what Chester doesn't know is that Ann is only 17yrs old and her running away from hime caused her mother to have a heart attack! So the family hired a Pinkerton detective to find and bring Ann back home.
After some serious soul searching, Chester has a talk with Ann and convinces her to go back home with the detective, thus eliminating their engagement and marriage.
A truly warm and endearing sad episode.