An orphaned Indian boy latches on to a cowboy in need of work and the two of them find all doors closed to them in Dodge.An orphaned Indian boy latches on to a cowboy in need of work and the two of them find all doors closed to them in Dodge.An orphaned Indian boy latches on to a cowboy in need of work and the two of them find all doors closed to them in Dodge.
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Bill Zuckert
- Enoch
- (as William Zuckert)
Noble 'Kid' Chissell
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Walt Davis
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Pete Kellett
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
- Director
- Writers
- Kathleen Hite
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- John Meston(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe characters Jud and Wonder returned in a sequel to this one that aired on December 18, 1967, Wonder (1967). They are, however, played by different actors, Richard Mulligan and Tony Davis, respectively.
- ConnectionsRemade as Gunsmoke: Wonder (1967)
Featured review
Kindness overcomes Evil
Jud Sorell is played by Ron Hayes, who is usually a villain. In this episode, he is a very nice guy who is robbed of his poker winnings by three nasty cowboys. Later on, an Indian child finds Sorell after his family and tribe have been massacred. Sorell lets the little boy tag along, and the boy won't leave.
As Sorell gets to Dodge City, he encounters hatred and racism because the little Indian boy is with him, and people imagine that Sorell is a "Squaw Man" and the boy is his own child. Considering that Marshall Dillon always had a positive relationship with the Indian tribes and that Quint Asper was Dillon's friend, I find it hard to believe that in a small town like Dodge there was always so much hatred against Indians.
You would think that Dillon's position and philosophy about the Indians would have some influence on Dodge, but apparently it never did, as there were numerous episodes about racism against Indians. by contrast, considering that Gunsmoke is set in the post-Civil-War era, there is only one episode that I can think of that dealt with racism against other minorities.
Bottom line is that Sorell has to deal with racism and the three cowboy thugs who beat him up at the beginning of the episode, and then come to Dodge and decide that they want to kill him too. Everything bad happens to Sorell and the Indian boy, and Marshall Dillon is not much help.
This episode is all about Ron Hayes, who always seemed like he should have had a more impressive acting career, but never did. Hayes does a great job as a nice guy, which is in great contrast to his previous roles. Edmundo Vargas plays the little Indian boy, and while he is a cute kid, he does not do much and says very little.
Killing them with kindness is the moral of this story. This story was remade a few years later as "Wonder" (season 13, episode 14) with Richard Mulligan in the role of Sorell.
As Sorell gets to Dodge City, he encounters hatred and racism because the little Indian boy is with him, and people imagine that Sorell is a "Squaw Man" and the boy is his own child. Considering that Marshall Dillon always had a positive relationship with the Indian tribes and that Quint Asper was Dillon's friend, I find it hard to believe that in a small town like Dodge there was always so much hatred against Indians.
You would think that Dillon's position and philosophy about the Indians would have some influence on Dodge, but apparently it never did, as there were numerous episodes about racism against Indians. by contrast, considering that Gunsmoke is set in the post-Civil-War era, there is only one episode that I can think of that dealt with racism against other minorities.
Bottom line is that Sorell has to deal with racism and the three cowboy thugs who beat him up at the beginning of the episode, and then come to Dodge and decide that they want to kill him too. Everything bad happens to Sorell and the Indian boy, and Marshall Dillon is not much help.
This episode is all about Ron Hayes, who always seemed like he should have had a more impressive acting career, but never did. Hayes does a great job as a nice guy, which is in great contrast to his previous roles. Edmundo Vargas plays the little Indian boy, and while he is a cute kid, he does not do much and says very little.
Killing them with kindness is the moral of this story. This story was remade a few years later as "Wonder" (season 13, episode 14) with Richard Mulligan in the role of Sorell.
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- Johnny_West
- Mar 1, 2020
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