A young man is very unwelcoming to the young Indian bride his father brings home.A young man is very unwelcoming to the young Indian bride his father brings home.A young man is very unwelcoming to the young Indian bride his father brings home.
Jet McDonald
- Sal
- (as Jet MacDonald)
Jimmie Booth
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Bill Borzage
- Accordionist
- (uncredited)
Rudy Bowman
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
John Breen
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
George Ford
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Anne Howard
- Townswoman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- John Dunkel
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- John Meston(uncredited)
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A Story of a Very Disturbed Young Man
Season 7, Episode 7 continues its familiar theme of stories with women as essential story elements. In this case, the woman is an Arapaho, Natacea, wonderfully portrayed by Vitina Marcus. I remember Marcus mostly from her appearance as Athena, "the woman from the green dimension" from Lost In Space.
The story involves Hardy Tate - played by John Dehner, who appeared in nearly every television program that aired in the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s - and his son, Cully. Following the death of his wife, Hardy spends a lot of time at The Long Branch drinking and acting in a manner that greatly embarrasses the dour Cully, played by another frequent Gunsmoke guest and familiar character actor of the time, Paul Carr. When Hardy suddenly returns from a trip with Natacea, his new bride, in tow, Cully is none too pleased.
It doesn't help matters when other men in Dodge City see Cully with his new stepmother, and begin to tease and bully him. Bill Craig, played by another character actor veteran, Bob Hastings, repeatedly tries to goad Cully into a gunfight by calling him "squaw man."
This tragic story unfolds as the petulant, stubborn, angry Cully refuses to accept his father's marriage to Natacea. It is obvious Cully's problems go far beyond his disapproval of his father's choice of mate. Cully is a disturbed, frustrated individual, and his father is so focused on his own needs and so out of touch with Cully, he fails to see just how disturbed Cully is and the developing problems that will arise from Cully's actions until it is too late.
There are some great performances all around, but Carr really stands out.
The story involves Hardy Tate - played by John Dehner, who appeared in nearly every television program that aired in the late 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s - and his son, Cully. Following the death of his wife, Hardy spends a lot of time at The Long Branch drinking and acting in a manner that greatly embarrasses the dour Cully, played by another frequent Gunsmoke guest and familiar character actor of the time, Paul Carr. When Hardy suddenly returns from a trip with Natacea, his new bride, in tow, Cully is none too pleased.
It doesn't help matters when other men in Dodge City see Cully with his new stepmother, and begin to tease and bully him. Bill Craig, played by another character actor veteran, Bob Hastings, repeatedly tries to goad Cully into a gunfight by calling him "squaw man."
This tragic story unfolds as the petulant, stubborn, angry Cully refuses to accept his father's marriage to Natacea. It is obvious Cully's problems go far beyond his disapproval of his father's choice of mate. Cully is a disturbed, frustrated individual, and his father is so focused on his own needs and so out of touch with Cully, he fails to see just how disturbed Cully is and the developing problems that will arise from Cully's actions until it is too late.
There are some great performances all around, but Carr really stands out.
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- wdavidreynolds
- Aug 14, 2020
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- Stage 5 & Stage 6, Paramount Sunset Lot, 5800 Sunset Blvd, Los Angeles, California, USA(Dodge City Western Street)
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- 1.33 : 1
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