S4.E15

The Earl Packer Story

Name: The Earl Packer Story
Genre: Western
Released: 1961-01-04
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 8.2
Cast: Robert Horton, John McIntire, Ernest Borgnine

Episode aired Jan 4, 1961
TV-PG
1h

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

101

YOUR RATING

Western

Wounded Bill Strode arrives in camp looking for Flint. Strode, who saved Flint's life in Abilene, asks Flint to help him get to Fort Kearny. Flint learns the itchy Strode is being hunted by ... Read allWounded Bill Strode arrives in camp looking for Flint. Strode, who saved Flint's life in Abilene, asks Flint to help him get to Fort Kearny. Flint learns the itchy Strode is being hunted by bounty hunter Earl Packer and Strode has changed.Wounded Bill Strode arrives in camp looking for Flint. Strode, who saved Flint's life in Abilene, asks Flint to help him get to Fort Kearny. Flint learns the itchy Strode is being hunted by bounty hunter Earl Packer and Strode has changed.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

101

YOUR RATING

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Hefty Bounty

The Wagon Train meets up with Edward Binns a former sheriff who several years back saved Flint McCullough's life. Now Binns is asking for Horton's help. He's wounded and he has to make his destination in ten days to go east. But people are after him, in particular a nasty bounty hunter Ernest Borgnine. After Horton and Binns leave Borgnine's around soon enough asking about Binns.

Borgnine is one evil nasty man, but Binns isn't exactly forthcoming with the truth either. This former sheriff is indeed a wanted man with a hefty bounty on him. Stuck in a mountain cabin with snow and a winter wind, a lot of truth gets told between all three of them.

Although Borgnine is the bigger star and has the title role I think the episode really belongs to Edward Binns who has a much showier role as a lawman who's lost his moral compass. In any event it's a good episode.

Trivia
Wagon Train Tracker: Mostly a Flint McCullough side adventure, but the train is shown early and reference is made to being in vicinity of "Silver City" - most logical one is in Nevada. That and depicted terrain would place the train on east slope of the Sierra Nevadas, moving westward on the California Trail.

Goofs
The character played by Ernest Borgnine, Packer, is stabbed in the upper back on the right side.

Later, it's evident that he has no hole in his shirt nor blood on his shirt. And it is the same shirt. He also is able to move that arm without problems in a fight.

Quotes
Flint McCullough: I've never seen you nervous.
Sheriff Bill Strode: Just that I wouldn't want anybody to come sneaking up.
Flint McCullough: Somebody looking for you?
Sheriff Bill Strode: A lot of people would like to get Bill Strode.
Flint McCullough: True. But how? I never saw you draw faster.