"Josh Randall" (series star Steve McQueen) is in a bind.
An old childhood best friend, "John Haywood," is in jail and is likely to be hanged. He appeals to Josh for help but Randall tells him the sheriff - another old friend - is an honest man, and questions his old pal John whether he is telling the truth. "John"(Tom Drake) is really laying a guilt-trip on Josh, too, reminding him that he once saved his life, blah, blah, blah. Before you know it, ol' John, the guy in the cell, grabs Josh, takes his gun and goes on the lamb.
Josh feels like a fool. "The guy took me like an amateur," he tells the sheriff, apologizing for being careless.
Now Josh is after the escapee. A shocker happens later which changes Josh's course. I won't say what it is, but this was a good hard-edged story, more like the kind I saw in the first season of this great western TV series.
This was a good one.
An old childhood best friend, "John Haywood," is in jail and is likely to be hanged. He appeals to Josh for help but Randall tells him the sheriff - another old friend - is an honest man, and questions his old pal John whether he is telling the truth. "John"(Tom Drake) is really laying a guilt-trip on Josh, too, reminding him that he once saved his life, blah, blah, blah. Before you know it, ol' John, the guy in the cell, grabs Josh, takes his gun and goes on the lamb.
Josh feels like a fool. "The guy took me like an amateur," he tells the sheriff, apologizing for being careless.
Now Josh is after the escapee. A shocker happens later which changes Josh's course. I won't say what it is, but this was a good hard-edged story, more like the kind I saw in the first season of this great western TV series.
This was a good one.
