The Deputy - Season 1 Episode 16 Backfire
Con Marlowe makes a violent escape from a work-gang at the Arizona Territorial Prison. He heads for Silver City where his wife, Peg, awaits him and where he can find Marshal Lamson, the man he blames for sending him to prison. During an encounter between the two in Peg's hotel room, Marlowe strikes a match to light a cigar and Lamson, thinking Marlowe's drawing his gun, shoots him dead. The bullet strikes Marlowe in the back and when word of this spreads, townspeople turn against Lamson. Marlowe's widow vows to avenge her husband and sends for two gunfighters, Fred Sooley and Len Harbin. Sooley figures this isn't his fight and leaves town but Harbin challenges Lamson in the hotel dining room. Deputy McCord arrives on the scene, Harbin draws his gun to shoot Lamson, and McCord shoots Harbin dead, the bullet entering the gunfighter's back. The townspeople in the dining room agree McCord's actions were justified and McCord uses this incident to prompt the townspeople to reexamine their at
Year: 1961
Genre: Western
Country:
Studio: NBC
Director: Roland Kibbee, Norman Lear
Cast: Henry Fonda, Wallace Ford, Read Morgan
Crew:
First Air Date: Sep 12, 1959
Last Air date: Jul 01, 1961
Season: 2 Season
Episode: 76 Episode
Runtime: 30 minutes
IMDb: 6.20/10 by 4.00 users
Popularity: 28.614
Language: English
Keyword : 19th century
Episode
Badge For A Day (The Deputy)
The Wild Wind
Back To Glory
Shadow Of The Noose
Powder Keg
Like Father
Proof Of Guilt
The Johnny Shanks Story
Focus Of Doom
The Big Four
The Next Bullet
The Deal
Land Greed
Man Of Peace
The Orphans
Backfire
Hang The Law
Silent Gun
The Hidden Motive
Lawman's Blood
The Return Of Simon Fry
Queen Bea
The Two Faces Of Bob Claxton
Lady With A Mission
The Border Between
Final Payment
Dark Reward
Marked For Bounty
The Truly Yours
A Time To Sow
The Last Gunfight
Chain Of Action
The Lucifer Urge
Palace Of Chance
The X Game
The Stand-Off
Trail Of Darkness
The Choice
Ma Mack