A café owner's grudge against motorcyclists leads to the accidental death of a Highway Patrol officer.A café owner's grudge against motorcyclists leads to the accidental death of a Highway Patrol officer.A café owner's grudge against motorcyclists leads to the accidental death of a Highway Patrol officer.
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- TriviaClint Eastwood's second TV appearance.
- GoofsFinal shot shows motorcycle officer starting his bike. Instead of starting the bike in neutral, he left the bike in gear causing it to lurch forward when he kicks down on the starter lever.
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Mrs. Sills: Suppose that officer dies - what happens to the truck driver?
Dan Mathews: Well, if Officer Anders dies, the truck driver's gonna face a manslaughter charge.
Bernie Sills: Well, that ain't fair. It's those two men on motorcycles who ought to be punished. They come zoomin' into town just achin' to start trouble. Last year, just eight months ago, fifty of 'em swooped down on this place. Scarin' kids to death, breakin' up our property. Run my wife down and broke her hip, that's what they did - she hasn't been able to walk right since! And that wasn't enough for those punks. Oh, no. No, they gotta come back lookin' for more trouble!
Two bikers played by John Compton and a young Clint Eastwood arrive in town and go to the local hash house for some breakfast. Because a biker gang had been there before and trashed the town and crippled his wife Paula Houston, owner Jack Edwards orders them off the place and uses a shotgun as a convincer. Houston calls the Highway Patrol and the responding officer is killed in a collision with a truck.
It was an interesting episode especially after Broderick Crawford hears from both Compton and Eastwood and gets their side. Throws a different light on the events and how Crawford has to proceed.
For all you Clint Eastwood fans a chance to see him in his early days before he became an icon.
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- Oct 10, 2017
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- Runtime30 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1