Despite a well written script, the casting was "below average."
The stable owner, Henry Komac, states he was born in 1913, which makes him 59 or 60 when this episode aired. However, he acts like he's in his late '70s. Why not cast someone older?
Then there's the scruffy grifter, Mr. Hobbs's, who appears to be in his mid-60s, yet viewers are supposed to believe that he just fathered a newborn, and his wife is a very young & pretty "20 something." Why not cast either an older women or younger man?
Lastly, there's the mineshaft "hippy-chick." Who is far too clean & glamorous to be hiding out/living in the hills and an abandoned mine.
Jack Webb was known for fast-paced shooting schedules but it's obvious that casting, at least in this episode, suffered as a result.
The stable owner, Henry Komac, states he was born in 1913, which makes him 59 or 60 when this episode aired. However, he acts like he's in his late '70s. Why not cast someone older?
Then there's the scruffy grifter, Mr. Hobbs's, who appears to be in his mid-60s, yet viewers are supposed to believe that he just fathered a newborn, and his wife is a very young & pretty "20 something." Why not cast either an older women or younger man?
Lastly, there's the mineshaft "hippy-chick." Who is far too clean & glamorous to be hiding out/living in the hills and an abandoned mine.
Jack Webb was known for fast-paced shooting schedules but it's obvious that casting, at least in this episode, suffered as a result.
