S3.E1

The Trial

Name: The Trial
Genre: Western
Released: 1960-09-21
Duration: 25 min
Rating: 7.7
Cast: Steve McQueen, Paul Burke, James Coburn

Episode aired Sep 21, 1960
Approved
25m

IMDb RATING

7.7/10

145

YOUR RATING

Steve McQueen and Paul Burke in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)

Western

Josh expects a $400 bounty for bringing in Daniel Trenner but finds his prisoner stolen from him by the sheriff. Four ex-army personnel want to stage an illegal mock trial accusing their for... Read allJosh expects a $400 bounty for bringing in Daniel Trenner but finds his prisoner stolen from him by the sheriff. Four ex-army personnel want to stage an illegal mock trial accusing their former lieutenant of dereliction of duty.Josh expects a $400 bounty for bringing in Daniel Trenner but finds his prisoner stolen from him by the sheriff. Four ex-army personnel want to stage an illegal mock trial accusing their former lieutenant of dereliction of duty.

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IMDb RATING

7.7/10

145

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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10sparky-32987

Coburn and McQueen...... Say no more.....

Big screen quality entertainment..... I did notice Steve McQueen's outfit seems to be made of polyester..... Not sure if cowboys had that material then....

9ccthemovieman-1

New Opening But Same Great Show

The first "surprise" of this new season - the third and last of "Wanted: Dead Or Alive" - is the new opening. It's very dramatic, very cool and a lot better than the old one which we saw the first two years of this great old TV western.

Otherwise, things look the same as far as the great acting, good direction and lighting and varied-and-interesting stories. They are also intelligent stories; they don't insult you with dumb or clichéd stories. You are never quite sure how things will wind up, and this story is a perfect example of it.

We also get two well-known guest stars in this opening-week episode: Paul Burke, who went on to star in TV's "The Naked City," and James Coburn, who turned out to be a famous actor on the big screen. A couple of years after this episode was filmed, series star Steve McQueen and Coburn were together on the war flick, "The Great Escape." By then, McQueen was now a movie star, as well.

This is a very good opening show, with a very satisfying ending that will put a smile on your face, and it almost makes me feel bad it's the last season but, hey, McQueen was entitled to go on to bigger and better things!

Trivia
Steve McQueen and James Coburn also appear together in The Magnificent Seven (1960) premiering the same year. They would also co-star later in The Great Escape (1963).

Goofs
When describing his unit, the Lt. on trial states he was with the 3rd Minnesota infantry reserves during the civil war. The reserves weren't created until 1908.