Every old time radio show I enjoyed was marred by the presence of Virginia Gregg: Richard Diamond, Dragnet, Boston blackie, and now this one. Marrying into powerful Hollywood families has it's perks!
Marred? I’ve always liked her. (This is before listening to this episode.) I know Jack Webb used her heavily in Dragnet, both in the radio series and then in all the TV shows, and I believe they were good friends. Seems like she was in every other one of the ‘60’s TV Dragnets and was a good character actor. I remember her in the movie “Spencer’s Mountain” with Henry Fonda, and in “The D.I.” which makes sense as that was Webb again. In radio I’m sure she was also in a few of the hundreds of Gunsmoke radio shows. I didn’t know she was related to a Hollywood famous family though. (?) FYI just googled her obit, says she died in Encino of lung cancer when she was only 70. No mention of her family.
I certainly would have written a different ending to this episode-. Yep. I’m fully aware I’m a complete romantic and wish everyone could have their sweetheart/hero for over 50 blessed years of marriage as we’ve had.
it was actually a perfect ending - Ponset falls in love with Myra, and proposes marriage. Myra, after thinking it over, appears to accept, but then tells Britt she has heard that Sheriff Jennings of Eagle Falls has asked for his help, and Britt admits that he feels obligated to go. Myra tells Britt to go and not come back, telling him some adventure will always call him, and he will always go, or regret not going. Britt goes, resuming his wanderings, but not before revealing to the audience that he knows he was *not* needed in Eagle Falls, and knows Myra knows that, too. The moment comes across as a moment of supreme self-realization by Britt that he always will be a wanderer.
Love this series. Thank you!
Thanks for uploading these! This series is one of my favorites I’ve found of the old time western radio shows
There is something about 26:52 on and knowing it was the end of the series and all the great work Jimmy had in front of him. Such a great series.
Every old time radio show I enjoyed was marred by the presence of Virginia Gregg: Richard Diamond, Dragnet, Boston blackie, and now this one. Marrying into powerful Hollywood families has it's perks!
Marred? I’ve always liked her. (This is before listening to this episode.) I know Jack Webb used her heavily in Dragnet, both in the radio series and then in all the TV shows, and I believe they were good friends. Seems like she was in every other one of the ‘60’s TV Dragnets and was a good character actor. I remember her in the movie “Spencer’s Mountain” with Henry Fonda, and in “The D.I.” which makes sense as that was Webb again.
In radio I’m sure she was also in a few of the hundreds of Gunsmoke radio shows.
I didn’t know she was related to a Hollywood famous family though. (?) FYI just googled her obit, says she died in Encino of lung cancer when she was only 70. No mention of her family.
I certainly would have written a different ending to this episode-. Yep. I’m fully aware I’m a complete romantic and wish everyone could have their sweetheart/hero for over 50 blessed years of marriage as we’ve had.
it was actually a perfect ending - Ponset falls in love with Myra, and proposes marriage. Myra, after thinking it over, appears to accept, but then tells Britt she has heard that Sheriff Jennings of Eagle Falls has asked for his help, and Britt admits that he feels obligated to go. Myra tells Britt to go and not come back, telling him some adventure will always call him, and he will always go, or regret not going. Britt goes, resuming his wanderings, but not before revealing to the audience that he knows he was *not* needed in Eagle Falls, and knows Myra knows that, too. The moment comes across as a moment of supreme self-realization by Britt that he always will be a wanderer.
The final episode of the series.
Karl Weber's "DOCTOR SIXGUN" replaced it the following week.