Cade's County (TV Series) Company Town (1971) User Reviews

I owe my soul to the company store

[bkoganbing · 6/10 · 18 February 2021]

As Tennessee Ernie Ford sang in 16 Tons in a town like the one depicted here one owes one soul to the company store and everything else to the company as well. In this episode the company is mine owner Will Geer and he runs his little hamlet with an iron hand.

In fact the way he runs his mine is the reason we need OSHA which was created around the time this episode of Cade's County was broadcast.

A young miner is bailed out of jail and disappears. When Glenn Ford goes to look for him in Geer's town he gets into a real jackpot. The fact he's county sheriff doesn't faze Geer or any of the ones who are his special enforcers.

Geer who's real politics were most left wing gives capitalism one bad name in this story. Tolerating this sort of stuff it should have a bad name.

Strong episode

[searchanddestroy-1 · 17 March 2015]

One again, I know I repeat myself, this episode begins very well, in an exciting manner. It would look like an INVADERS opening sequence. You really don't know what is it about. In a sort of old western town, a man is almost lynched by a mysterious mob, a silent mob, all worn in black clothes and helmets, actually like coal miners. Creepy and weird at the most. Thrilling. You seem brought into the TWILIGHT ZONE atmosphere. Of course, the rest of the story is more normal. Nothing eerie any more. Everything is here rational, the usual search for a missing man, the man we saw in the opening scene. It remains a good story, solid script. Directed by an English director - Bob Day - who finished his career for the US TV industry. A efficient yes man film maker; no soul but always good piece of work.