A man named Mordain (radio star Harry Bartell) has had the judge and the sheriff who arrested his son and had him hanged shot and killed by a mysterious gunman. Now Palladin figures he'll be after him since he brought Mordain's son in. Rather than wait for the gunman to come after him, Palladin decides to go to town and meet him head on. Only he doesn't know which of the three men around Mordain is the killer.
Pretty good, tough episode directed by Ida Lupino. It features the fetching Pamela Lincoln as Mary (she was in the infamous "The Tingler"). sadly, Lincoln only did a handful of roles before taking twenty years off before reappearing in "Tootsie" then vanishing completely. John Anderson is solid as Dunne, but Bartell doesn't seem angry enough as the man who so desperately wants revenge.
Watching on DVD also allows us to see a huge problem in the episode: in a gun battle with Dunne, Dunne clearly has the drop on Palladin. Our hero should be dead. All he has to do is pull the trigger. But no, Palladin is allowed to draw his weapon and shoot Dunne instead. It looked that way at regular speed, at slo-mo its almost laughable how badly Palladin is outdrawn. Also, the stunt Boone is again clearly seen in the fight scene with Huston (Dan Megowan). A little editing could have fixed both these problems.
Nevertheless, a fairly good action packed episode.
Pretty good, tough episode directed by Ida Lupino. It features the fetching Pamela Lincoln as Mary (she was in the infamous "The Tingler"). sadly, Lincoln only did a handful of roles before taking twenty years off before reappearing in "Tootsie" then vanishing completely. John Anderson is solid as Dunne, but Bartell doesn't seem angry enough as the man who so desperately wants revenge.
Watching on DVD also allows us to see a huge problem in the episode: in a gun battle with Dunne, Dunne clearly has the drop on Palladin. Our hero should be dead. All he has to do is pull the trigger. But no, Palladin is allowed to draw his weapon and shoot Dunne instead. It looked that way at regular speed, at slo-mo its almost laughable how badly Palladin is outdrawn. Also, the stunt Boone is again clearly seen in the fight scene with Huston (Dan Megowan). A little editing could have fixed both these problems.
Nevertheless, a fairly good action packed episode.