The Virginian (TV Series) The Challenge (1966) User Reviews

Amnesia

[bkoganbing · 6/10 · 2 October 2020]

Trampas certainly must have neared and endeared himself t the Granger family because John Granger took time off from the ranch to personally look for Trampas when the stagecoach he was supposed to arrive on doesn't show up in Medicine Bow.

The coach was robbed and all killed save for Doug McClure who was left with a concussion and a case of amnesia. He wanders in to the farm family of Dan Duryea and his kids Barbara Anderson and Michael Burns who take him in and tend to him.

Duryea who has played some of the nastiest villains out there is a good guy for a change. Still he's not quite sure of McClure. But his kids like and trust him.

Nice episode and a chance to see a nice Dan Duryea for a change.

Recycled Story

[junebug1701 · 10 October 2021]

This episode is basically recycled from "Smile of a Dragon" which was number 22 back in season 2. In both scripts Trampus is injured in a stagecoach robbery and suffers a concussion. He stumbles around and picks up a fancy white handled revolver that belonged to the main robber. He wanders around until found and cared for by a pretty girl and her father. Meanwhile the sheriff and his posse are convinced that Trampus is guilty and track him down.

McClure's burden

[pfors-647-501497 · 6/10 · 19 August 2013]

Doug McClure had strong enough presence to carry an episode virtually alone when he had to, and in this frayed drama, lazily stitched together from remnants of old plots, he has to. Trampas' bold, problem-solving approach to his amnesia is convincing. That can't be said of storied slinky heavy Dan Duryea, looking about a mile out of his element as a moralistic small rancher, frosted blonde Barbara Anderson as his frustrated daughter and aging child actor Michael Burns as his dunderheaded son. Despite these and other shortcomings, the episode is watchable. Credit belongs to the efficient traffic management of journeyman director Don McDougall and the pearly cinematography of Enzo Martinelli.

looks like an ironside episode in wyoming

[sandcrab277 · 5/10 · 11 September 2020]

Don galloway and barbara anderson guest star along with dan durya in a western cops and robbers plot, mcclure is wearing that same blue shirt he has worn in every episode ... its not as watchable because the lack of action ... the young michael burns is as irritating as every other role he's played ... bing russell plays the bad guy and tries to implicate mcclure in the stage hold up