S2.E10

Stopover in a Western Town

Name: Stopover in a Western Town
Genre: Western
Released: 1963-11-27
Duration: 1 h 15 min
Rating: 7.6
Cast: Lee J. Cobb, Doug McClure, Gary Clarke

Episode aired Nov 27, 1963
TV-PG
1h 15m

IMDb RATING

7.6/10

104

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James Drury and Joan Freeman in The Virginian (1962)

Western

A cowboy becomes infatuated with an eastern society girl he meets on a train. Against The Virginian's advice he courts the spoiled girl but is forced to turn to rustling to pay for it. In th... Read allA cowboy becomes infatuated with an eastern society girl he meets on a train. Against The Virginian's advice he courts the spoiled girl but is forced to turn to rustling to pay for it. In the end she learns the serious cost of her actions.A cowboy becomes infatuated with an eastern society girl he meets on a train. Against The Virginian's advice he courts the spoiled girl but is forced to turn to rustling to pay for it. In the end she learns the serious cost of her actions.

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IMDb RATING

7.6/10

104

YOUR RATING

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10birdgoog

Check it out!

Love this episode for a lot of reasons. One reason is the premise that this random chick thinks that SHE is the one who could "put a ring in (his) nose" of OUR VIRGINIAN! An absolute joy watching him put her in her place! Another good reason is i see that Warren Oates is for once playing a good guy! Kinda heroic even! ... Here's a reason! One great extra benefit of watching lots of westerns is that we get to see lots of famous actors just as they're starting out! Wasn't Dick York wonderful as Jeff?! And the ending! COOL such a very VIRGINIAN finale! Ok but no spoilers bc i despise them soo just lemme say: imho it's a thoroughly terrific episode, yinz should check it out!

7bkoganbing

What he did for love

Dick York as a cowhand and Joan Freeman as a visiting society girl co-star in this Virginian episode where Freeman willfully sets in motion a series of events that cause tragedy. There is in fact an ongoing rustling problem and Shiloh neighbor Robert F. Simon is all for lynching them on the spot when found.

Freeman is a flirt and York falls hard for her. She also tries her ways on James Drury, but The Virginian is way too smart.

Some elements of the plot of the original Owen Wister novel are in this episode. Warren Oates has a small role in this story.

This one is one of the best from the second season.

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Trivia
Warren Oates, who plays Shiloh ranch hand Corbie, appeared in the Sam Peckinpah film Ride the High Country (1962), along with series star James Drury. In that film, the pair portrayed two of the five Hammond Brothers who are the movie's antagonists. Each of the other three Hammonds also appeared on "The Virginian ": John Davis Chandler in 1 episode, John Anderson in several roles over the years, and L.Q. Jones in a recurring role as Belden for several seasons.

Oates and Jones were also favorite actors of director Peckinpah who cast both men in numerous films he helmed.

Goofs
When Jeff is given his invitation to the dance that night he is seen opening the envelope. However, in the shot before then the envelope is already opened.