Bonanza - Episode 58 - Cutthroat Junction - Jed Trask has been with the Sierra Mail & Stage Lines for many years. When a group of gunmen in the town of Latigo cuts off delivery of the goods and mail, he goes after those responsible.
Cutthroat Junction
Director: Dick Moder
Writer: Nat Tanchuck
Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 18 March 1961 USA
Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
The Cartwrights accompany freight-company troubleshooter Ted Trask (Robert Lansing) to the far from peaceful community of Cut Throat Junction. Trask has been hired to round up a gang of thieves, and has been given a full and free hand to accomplish his goal. But when he is abruptly fired in the middle of his assignment, the disgruntled Trask joins the thieves in their efforts to prevent vital supplies from reaching Virginia City. Written by rottentomatoes.com
Reviews:
"Two things came to mind watching this Bonanza episode. I had an experience similar to Robert Lansing's in this episode. Lansing plays a troubleshooter for stagecoach line that is having problems making deliveries to Virginia City. He gets results, but he's not squeamish about what he has to do. All four Cartwrights go with him to a small town run by outlaws who've been preying on the line with various holdups and they're headquartered in this town of Latigo. Lansing gets wounded, but the outlaw leader Dick Wessel leaves town.
Then Lansing gets fired, a little back channel office politics. As fanatical as he was in his service to the stagecoach line he now looks to destroy it. I too was almost fired for what I thought was unjust circumstances or at least it was something my agency went overboard with. I kept my job, but I know how Lansing felt.
There's also this rather ridiculous film I did a review on that came out from Warner Brothers in the 30s. Oil For The Lamps Of China where Pat O'Brien is I think rather ridiculously devoted to his company as he toils away in the nether reaches of China.
Lansing is fine and he has a devoted wife just as Pat O'Brien had in Josephine Hutchinson in the aforementioned film. She is played by Shirley Ballard and she scores well in the role.
I really felt Lansing's pain here." Written by bkoganbing on IMDb.com
"This was a good episode about how a good man can go bad. I loved the main guest character in this - have seen him play similar good/bad characters before. A man works hard cleaning up a place. He puts all his money, blood, sweat and tears then suddenly he's fired. What's he to do? The decision this man made wasn't the best one, but perhaps it was the only one his broken heart could do.
In the end, he was pure evil. Countless people had to die before this evilness ended. Ben and his sons were blinded by the facts.
A very good episode!
Dead: Many" Written by mitchrmp on IMDb.com
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