Season 9 • Episode 24
LatestAfter stopping in the town of Jump-Up to see an old girlfriend, Tate is cheated in a card game by a gambler, and then framed by town boss John Timothy Driscoll and his son for killing the man, and forced into a hard labor camp.
The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.
Acting
Doug McClure's Trampas invented the charming rogue template.
Cinematography
Grand Teton backdrops that make suffering look gorgeous.
Production
Four different ranch owners, zero explanation given. Chaos.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Doug McClure's Trampas was killed in the original novel. The show kept him alive because test audiences swooned. Hollywood's first retcon?
This was NBC's first 90-minute Western, paving the way for prestige TV's long-form obsession. You're welcome, Breaking Bad.
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