Paladin's suspicions are aroused after his tailor dies inside his own goldmine.Paladin's suspicions are aroused after his tailor dies inside his own goldmine.Paladin's suspicions are aroused after his tailor dies inside his own goldmine.
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Robert J. Wilke
- Casey Bryan
- (as Robert Wilke)
Bob Steele
- Jockey
- (as Robert Steele)
Duke Fishman
- Miner
- (uncredited)
Jack Perrin
- Miner
- (uncredited)
Jack Stoney
- Reed
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe music that introduces this episode's second act would later be used as the theme for the "Have Gun - Will Travel" radio series. It concluded each audio episode in addition to being played during the opening narration that came just after Paladin's dramatic introductory quote. (The quotation itself was accompanied by the equally dramatic trademark music used at the beginning of each TV show.)
- GoofsWhen the dynamite with a long fuse is tossed near Paladin inside the mine, he scrambles to escape with the woman in the mine cart when all he had to do was pull the fuse to prevent an explosion.
Rebuttal: But then Paladin would have had to fight through Bryan's accomplices, and also possibly face murder charges as Bryan's body would have shown evidence of deadly assault. Bryan's death due to an apparently simple mining accident was the superior course of action.
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A Very Real Problem
As a gesture of respect, Paladin goes undercover to find out why an operating gold mine is going broke. Producers of this early episode were wise to hire a bunch of extras and outfit Bronson Canyon cave (beloved by 50's sci-fi fans) with the trappings of a working mine, all of which lend an air of authenticity. It's an average episode but with an unusual theme—miners stealing precious ore from their employer ("high-grading"). As reviewer zsenorsock notes, it's good to see bantam-weight Bob Steele pick up a payday, and prove again that you don't have to be big to be a convincing tough guy. He and Boone play off one another well. All in all, it's a well-produced half-hour, with the ore car rattling down the rails at episode's end.
Actually my real reason for commenting is personal. Growing up in an historic Colorado mining town (Cripple Creek), I heard tales of high-grading during boom times, and how high-graders could easily disappear, supposedly to the bottom of one of the thousand-foot or more mine shafts that dotted the area. So, the theme of this HGWT deals with a very real problem with the old-style pick-and-shovel gold mines, and is the only Western I know to do so.
Actually my real reason for commenting is personal. Growing up in an historic Colorado mining town (Cripple Creek), I heard tales of high-grading during boom times, and how high-graders could easily disappear, supposedly to the bottom of one of the thousand-foot or more mine shafts that dotted the area. So, the theme of this HGWT deals with a very real problem with the old-style pick-and-shovel gold mines, and is the only Western I know to do so.
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- dougdoepke
- Feb 1, 2010
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