THE WESTERNER "Mrs. Kennedy"1960
This is the fourth episode of the short run western series, THE WESTERNER. The series starred Brian Keith as a wandering cow-hand travelling the southwest United States. Of note here is the creator and producer, Sam Peckinpah. Peckinpah is of course known as the writer and director of, THE WILD BUNCH. This series only ran for 13 episodes in the fall of 1960.
Keith is offered a job helping out on a beat up ranch. The ranch is owned by Paul Richards and his wife Jean Allison. In the mix here is also the uncle of Allison, Wendell Holmes.
The ranch is really nothing to shout about and Allison had enough of the hard life. She wishes to return to her rich family out east. The uncle, Holmes is also flush with several saddle bags full of 20 dollar gold Double Eagles. Keith and Holmes had met on the trail and Keith had saved Holmes from a robbery attempt. He had offered to see that his kin, Allison gave Keith a job when they made the ranch.
It does not take long and the woman of the ranch, Allison, is making moves on the rugged Keith. Keith is not sure he should take her up on the offer, but what the hell. The two are soon at it in a handy hay pile. Allison will do anything to get away from her loser husband, Richards.
Needless to say this soon leads to violence, Richards kills the uncle for his gold, then goes after Keith. Keith is forced to defend himself and Richards is soon ready for a hole in the ground. Allison is still more than happy to swap spit with Keith after the bloodletting. Keith decides that perhaps Miss Allison is not the prize catch she first appeared to be. He mounts up and heads off.
The episode was written by series creator, Sam Peckinpah and John Dunkel. The director was Bernard Kowalski.
This is the fourth episode of the short run western series, THE WESTERNER. The series starred Brian Keith as a wandering cow-hand travelling the southwest United States. Of note here is the creator and producer, Sam Peckinpah. Peckinpah is of course known as the writer and director of, THE WILD BUNCH. This series only ran for 13 episodes in the fall of 1960.
Keith is offered a job helping out on a beat up ranch. The ranch is owned by Paul Richards and his wife Jean Allison. In the mix here is also the uncle of Allison, Wendell Holmes.
The ranch is really nothing to shout about and Allison had enough of the hard life. She wishes to return to her rich family out east. The uncle, Holmes is also flush with several saddle bags full of 20 dollar gold Double Eagles. Keith and Holmes had met on the trail and Keith had saved Holmes from a robbery attempt. He had offered to see that his kin, Allison gave Keith a job when they made the ranch.
It does not take long and the woman of the ranch, Allison, is making moves on the rugged Keith. Keith is not sure he should take her up on the offer, but what the hell. The two are soon at it in a handy hay pile. Allison will do anything to get away from her loser husband, Richards.
Needless to say this soon leads to violence, Richards kills the uncle for his gold, then goes after Keith. Keith is forced to defend himself and Richards is soon ready for a hole in the ground. Allison is still more than happy to swap spit with Keith after the bloodletting. Keith decides that perhaps Miss Allison is not the prize catch she first appeared to be. He mounts up and heads off.
The episode was written by series creator, Sam Peckinpah and John Dunkel. The director was Bernard Kowalski.
