"Ironside" A Game of Showdown (TV Episode 1973) Poster

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(1973)

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Fishing for Murder
bkoganbing31 December 2013
This Ironside episode finds Raymond Burr and Don Galloway off in the Ironside vehicle taking a little R&R in Nevada heading for a fishing vacation. They run into a murder of a lawyer at a club run by gambler Robert Webber. The guy charged with the murder is Don Hammer whose house they left after asking direction and the lawyer is Webber's attorney.

Webber's the kind of guy who has to have an attorney at the ready on speed dial if that had been invented in 1973. He's the guy you know did it and it will be a pleasure to nail him. In fact courtesy of Raymond Burr he's nailed a couple of ways.

In fact this guy is so loathed that the local sheriff Scott Brady welcomes Burr's participation in the investigation. Usually local cops aren't crazy about outsiders, but in this case Brady just wants to get Webber.

In fact Webber a truly amoral and malevolent sort of being is the kind of villain you love to hate. He really makes this Ironside episode enjoyable.
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9/10
Whenever Ironside goes fishing you know there will be a murder!
TopekaBob25 March 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Whenever an episode starts off with Ironside in the van heading on a vacation of any sort, you know you're in for a treat - be it a murder or something else!

In this case it's Robert Webber he and Don Galloway nail. As another review points out, Webber is excellent as the evil lodge owner and gambler and it's fun to watch Raymond Burr take him down in poker!

A fun element in the episode is seeing Cheryl Ladd (here billed as Cheryl Steppenmoor) as Gwen. Ladd was of course famous for being one of the Charlie's Angels.

Back to Webber: One of the most prolific actors in TV history, and also appeared in classic movies such as 12 Angry Men and The Dirty Dozen. Look for him too in episodes of Thriller and Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
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