An old flame of Matt's comes to town, but her presence in Dodge may be motivated by more than sentiment.An old flame of Matt's comes to town, but her presence in Dodge may be motivated by more than sentiment.An old flame of Matt's comes to town, but her presence in Dodge may be motivated by more than sentiment.
Chuck Webster
- Sheriff Benson
- (as Charles Webster)
Budd Knapp
- Mr. Botkin
- (as Wilfrid Knapp)
George Huggins
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Charles King
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Bert Rumsey
- Bartender
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMatt Dillon (James Arness) and Cara (Jorja Curtright) talk about St Louis "busting at the seams" (referring to it being so big). In the era of this series, the 1870s, Saint Louis Missouri had a population over 310,000 and was the 4th largest city in the United States.
- GoofsIn the early part of the show, when Matt asks Kitty for help with Cara, Kitty's mole on her upper right cheek is covered up, as to appear it's non-existent. Later on, her mole reappears.
- Crazy creditsHoward Culver's character, as proprietor of the Dodge House hotel, is listed in the credits as Mr. Uzzel; however, the character's name is never spoken.
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Old Flames Ain't What They Used to Be
Unconvincing drama of lost love that simply fails to gel. An old flame of Matt's, named Cara, comes to town, apparently to rekindle Matt's affections. She's grown rather hard-bitten, however, so Matt is on guard. Then Dillon learns that a notorious bank robber named Tolliver is headed Dodge's way, and is known to send ahead a woman to scout the town. Now Matt's really on guard.
The savvy viewer can see the ending of this entry coming from a mile away. Perhaps the half-hour's best scene is where Amanda Blake as Kitty shows her subtle acting skills with Arness. Dressed in something that looks like a discarded pile of frilly lace, she can barely conceal her distaste for Matt's interest in another woman. Worse, Dillon wants Kitty to take in Cara and show her the ropes at the Long Branch. It's a little gem for Blake who maintains a delicately proper edge through-out. Also, note how delicately the script implies that Cara is a "fallen woman" whose virtue was cast aside once Matt left her. This is typical 1950's innuendo which avoided such plain-spoken words as "prostitute" at all costs. All in all, a familiar road, rather poorly done.
The savvy viewer can see the ending of this entry coming from a mile away. Perhaps the half-hour's best scene is where Amanda Blake as Kitty shows her subtle acting skills with Arness. Dressed in something that looks like a discarded pile of frilly lace, she can barely conceal her distaste for Matt's interest in another woman. Worse, Dillon wants Kitty to take in Cara and show her the ropes at the Long Branch. It's a little gem for Blake who maintains a delicately proper edge through-out. Also, note how delicately the script implies that Cara is a "fallen woman" whose virtue was cast aside once Matt left her. This is typical 1950's innuendo which avoided such plain-spoken words as "prostitute" at all costs. All in all, a familiar road, rather poorly done.
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- dougdoepke
- Aug 24, 2007
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3
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