It's New York society meets Billy the Kid in the wild West, a far way from Park Avenue in this comedy western episode of the anthology series Stage 7. Having gone from featured performer in MGM "A" films, Angela Lansbury was in a slump, and it would take a decade to bring her genuine fame through the Broadway stage. But in between came a string of programmers and appearances on T.V. shows like this, and some of them are pretty good.
Starting off in New York where Lansbury meets westerner Dick Foran, it quickly moves out west when she becomes his bride. She's got a lot to learn, and in this period version of "The Egg and I", she's as green as Claudette was, yet also a bit of "Green Acres" Eva Gabor as well. Handsome Hugh O'Brien is Billy the Kid, interrupting her bath and later teaching her how to shoot, all while Foran is out on a posse hunting for him! This is entertaining, if forced, and doesn't really have a conclusion. Lansbury's enthusiasm makes this fun, and O'Brian is a treat to look at.
Starting off in New York where Lansbury meets westerner Dick Foran, it quickly moves out west when she becomes his bride. She's got a lot to learn, and in this period version of "The Egg and I", she's as green as Claudette was, yet also a bit of "Green Acres" Eva Gabor as well. Handsome Hugh O'Brien is Billy the Kid, interrupting her bath and later teaching her how to shoot, all while Foran is out on a posse hunting for him! This is entertaining, if forced, and doesn't really have a conclusion. Lansbury's enthusiasm makes this fun, and O'Brian is a treat to look at.
