JOHNNY RINGO "Cave-in" 1960
JOHNNY RINGO was a western series that ran for 38 episodes during 1959-60. The series starred Don Durant as the title character with Karen Sharpe, Mark Goddard and Terence De Marney as series regulars. The series follows Durant, (Ringo) a former gunfighter who decides to go straight. He becomes the Sheriff in the small town of Velardi in the Arizona Territory. The series was one of several (Rifleman, Wanted Dead or Alive, Shotgun Slade etc) with a "gimmick gun". Durant carries a special LeMat revolver equipped with a shotgun barrel under the six gun barrel.
This episode is the 38th and last episode of the series.
In this episode, Robert Culp guest stars. Culp is a famous fast gun that Sheriff Durant knew from years before. The two had been friends back in Durant's wild days. Following Culp is a trio of gun-hands out to collect a $1000 bounty on the man.
Needless to say this leads to a whole slew of events including a spirited gun fight, and a cave-in at an old mine. Deputy Goddard ends up being the hero of the day, arriving just in time to put paid to the gun-hawks, and rescue Culp and Durant from the old mine.
All and all this is a pretty good episode imo. Culp never put in a bad performance in anything if one asks me. Culp had just finished a three year run on the excellent western series, TRACKDOWN. The series ran for 71 episodes between 1957 and 1959.
JOHNNY RINGO was a western series that ran for 38 episodes during 1959-60. The series starred Don Durant as the title character with Karen Sharpe, Mark Goddard and Terence De Marney as series regulars. The series follows Durant, (Ringo) a former gunfighter who decides to go straight. He becomes the Sheriff in the small town of Velardi in the Arizona Territory. The series was one of several (Rifleman, Wanted Dead or Alive, Shotgun Slade etc) with a "gimmick gun". Durant carries a special LeMat revolver equipped with a shotgun barrel under the six gun barrel.
This episode is the 38th and last episode of the series.
In this episode, Robert Culp guest stars. Culp is a famous fast gun that Sheriff Durant knew from years before. The two had been friends back in Durant's wild days. Following Culp is a trio of gun-hands out to collect a $1000 bounty on the man.
Needless to say this leads to a whole slew of events including a spirited gun fight, and a cave-in at an old mine. Deputy Goddard ends up being the hero of the day, arriving just in time to put paid to the gun-hawks, and rescue Culp and Durant from the old mine.
All and all this is a pretty good episode imo. Culp never put in a bad performance in anything if one asks me. Culp had just finished a three year run on the excellent western series, TRACKDOWN. The series ran for 71 episodes between 1957 and 1959.
