Stuart whitman plays marshal jim crown on the cimarron strip ... he's definitely a good western marshal that will take on all comers and tough as nails ... john saxton plays the outlaw along with psycho henry silva ... well, it beats watching cheyenne or other lame westerns of the era
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One motley posse
bkoganbing7 April 2020
This first episode of Cimarron Strip though not its pilot, has Marshal Stuart
Whitman tracking down Henry Silva and his gang. This is one ruthless bunch
and Silva can't even trust any of them. One of hem in fact betrays him good
and proper.
Whrn Percy Herbert is wounded and Whitman sends Randy Boone with him back to Cimarron, Whitman is left with a most unreliable John Saxon, an unstable character who only wants the bounty. In fact he causes Whitman to lose an opportunity to bag the whole gang. In a similar Rooster Cogburn missed an opportunity to capture Ludky Ned Pepper in True Grit.
Even with the motley posse he has Whitman has success though not quite what he wanted. This was a good beginning to a good if short lived series.
Whrn Percy Herbert is wounded and Whitman sends Randy Boone with him back to Cimarron, Whitman is left with a most unreliable John Saxon, an unstable character who only wants the bounty. In fact he causes Whitman to lose an opportunity to bag the whole gang. In a similar Rooster Cogburn missed an opportunity to capture Ludky Ned Pepper in True Grit.
Even with the motley posse he has Whitman has success though not quite what he wanted. This was a good beginning to a good if short lived series.
This didn't hook me.
planktonrules21 March 2022
"Journey to a Hanging" is the first episode of the short-lived TV series "Cimarron Strip". And, as a first episode, it's not especially successful. After all, the show SHOULD hook you...getting you to watch more...and "Journey to a Hanging" doesn't.
The story begins with two men being arrested by the Sheriff (Stuart Whitman). One was a drunk with a strong tendency to overact (John Saxon) and hte other is a member of a gang that has been mostly unsuccessful is robbing and terrorizing the territory. However, instead of rescuing the gang member, the gang shows up and its cold-hearted leader (Henry Silva) kills him to keep him from talking. The rest of the show concerns the Sheriff and a very motley posse chasing the gang to bring them to justice.
The story suffers in two ways. First, it's pretty familiar stuff. Second, there are some examples of overacting that can't be ignored. Overall, not a bad show but one that should have been much better as a premier episode.
By the way, after watching a few more episodes, I realized that the fourth aired episode was actually the first episode!!! In other words, someone CHOSE to air "Journey to a Hanging" first, even though it was weak AND skipped all the introductory stuff you see in episode 4. So, my advice is see episode 4 first...it will make a whole lot more sense that way!!
The story begins with two men being arrested by the Sheriff (Stuart Whitman). One was a drunk with a strong tendency to overact (John Saxon) and hte other is a member of a gang that has been mostly unsuccessful is robbing and terrorizing the territory. However, instead of rescuing the gang member, the gang shows up and its cold-hearted leader (Henry Silva) kills him to keep him from talking. The rest of the show concerns the Sheriff and a very motley posse chasing the gang to bring them to justice.
The story suffers in two ways. First, it's pretty familiar stuff. Second, there are some examples of overacting that can't be ignored. Overall, not a bad show but one that should have been much better as a premier episode.
By the way, after watching a few more episodes, I realized that the fourth aired episode was actually the first episode!!! In other words, someone CHOSE to air "Journey to a Hanging" first, even though it was weak AND skipped all the introductory stuff you see in episode 4. So, my advice is see episode 4 first...it will make a whole lot more sense that way!!
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