A real treat, mind over guns! A rare thing to see in Westerns. Many thanks and all the best. Paul.68, retired teacher and fan of Westerns in which justice prevails.
I worked at a full service gas station in 1979 in Belair, next to Beverly Hills. Big stars came in often. Lloyd Bridges, was the absolute nicest man. Very fit, extremely personable and chatty, so very down to earth and would talk to you about his latest projects! The real deal. Sam Elliott, he is another good guy!
"Hi, Dennis. Well, 1) how proud you must feel to be Michael Caffey's son and 2) what a great credit on his credits' sheet is 'The Silent Gun.' Also, it airing the very first season of the iconic "ABC Movie of the Week." He handles gun fights, stand-offs / showdowns, poker games, scenic rides, man-woman, cattle drive scenes all capably well. "Those magnificent locations -- most notably, at the very end -- that long, 'love story,' 'happy ending' wagon ride with Lloyd and Susan going through miles of gorgeous southern California scenery -- were surely familiar to him from his "Combat!" episodes -- Thousand Oaks, Newberry Park, Agoura [and over the decades, nearly all developed]. The direct, overhead shadows lead us to discern this was filmed in the summer of 1968. Guessing you'd be out of school, how many days did you visit the set and what did you observe? "If, by any chance, you have your dad's work files how WONDERFUL it would be for you to look for and share vital information. Such as, telling the YouyTube Universe's 'The Silent Gun' page the beginning and concluding dates filmed, days exterior / days interior; the west San Fernando Valley, etc. specific locations. IMO Paramount's western streets were dressed favorably and realistically for "The Silent Gun." {ed. - yeah, I'm quite the western fan!] The full grown trees are a big help. IMO it looked better in this TV movie than it did on "Bonanza" episodes where it 'stands in' for Virginia City. . . He did alright casting the little blonde girl Lloyd nearly blew away when she went looking for her precious penny (which I'm guessing she's so desperate for because she wants to put it in the church offering plate). Did he think Paramount TV was a good employer? . . . Did saloon girl Barbara Rhodes impress you -- at 14 -- as having an incredibly voluptuous figure to accompany her pretty face and nice smile? She certainly looked that way amassing all those credits while a contract player at Universal in the mid - late '60s. . . . Susan Howard was no slouch either, in those tan, ultra-tight corduroy pants. But, personally, I didn't care for that wig. She's pretty and it wasn't flattering to her. "Did you and all your family accompany your dad to the cast and crew screening and / or the wrap party? Who were you especially interested to see, whether actors or crew?" Thanks, Dennis! This will be great to know -- after half a century of 'wondering.'"
Rare to see an actor who can actually ride a horse. Always tell when the horse is trotting. Lloyd was an excellent rider, and one of the best actors of the era.
You're amazing getting all these old ABC Movie of the Week flicks. At this point, they're pretty much all online. The one that I'd like to see most which isn't up is the 1969 comedy Three's a Crowd, starring Larry Hagman. Seems like it would be a typically frothy MOTW comedy, and I actually enjoy those.
An enjoyable movie. Thanks for posting. Lloyd Bridges always enjoyable. Also John Beck. Although Pernell Roberts was good, I would have Robert Middleton as the town baddie. He was always excellent as suave villain.
@@HartmutJagerArt From things I have read thru the years, he was very argumentative with everyone and was never satisfied with the parts he was assigned. To ME…….his acting always appeared stiff, instead of natural. Guess we will never know for sure.
I guess I'm getting old, and technology has outpaced me. The caption came to place commercial here, and I didn't know how. Any show with a horse in it is a good show, and I saw many a fine horse in this film.
That's funny. I feel the same way. I love westerns and I especially have a great love for horses. I enjoy the horses as much as I do the actors and actresses. I often think I would have been one hell of a gunfighter. Although I would have carried as many six shooters as I could carry and I sure as hell wouldn't just leaving on the dead bodies or laying around the prairie. I'd scarfed up as many as I could get my hands on and I sure as hell wouldn't go anywhere without plenty of ammo. Just kills me when there is a big gun battle and the victors just ride away and leave a bunch of Colt pistols and Winchesters just laying around. Who does that. Also, throwing away a perfectly good canteen when it's out of water is so damned ridiculous it pisses me off. What the hell do they think they'll put the water in at the next water hole or stream. Just total nonsense. I've only seen one or two westerns where people behaved like they had some sense.....i.e. scarfed up as much as they could carry. Yelp, think I would of made one hell of a Huckleberry gun toten dude.
I would like to know how them poor farmers and small ranch operators, etc, can gamble away over 2 grand at the poker table. There must have been a fair amount of money in everyman's pockets even way back in the 1800s.
Pernell Roberts left Bonanza because it wasn't "sophisticated" enough for his acting talents. Four years later he's featured in this made-for-TV 'oater'. Methinks Roberts thought he'd become a megastar going solo....and fell on his face.
Pernell Roberts fell on his face? What a ludicrous comment. After Bonanza, he did some excellent stage work , incl. 'Cookoo's Nest'. He did film, tv movies, and countless guest appearances. Oh, he also played the title character in TRAPPER JOHN M.D., which ran 7 years. Me thinks you fell on your face with your lack of film knowledge.
Where did I say P. Roberts was a megastar? YOU MADE THAT INANE PERCEPTION. How do you know what he thought? YOU said he fell on his face. I say he did anything but that. An actor who had success on stage, film and t.v. was a successful actor. What are your standards? He left a type-casting role to branch out, as any true actor will.
