Maverick: High Card Hangs
Episode score
8.4
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High Card Hangs
- 32.
- Season: 2
- Episode: 5
- First Aired: 10/19/1958
- Prod Code: 289088
Bart Maverick and two others are charged with murder. The town's citizens demand a confession from one of the three men, or else all three men will face the hangman's noose. After a draw of the cards, Bart falsely confesses to the murder, but help from his friend Dandy Jim Buckley exonerates him from the crime. Add a recap »
- Writers:
- Ralph BernardTom W. Blackburn
- Director:
- Richard L. Bare
- Stars:
- Jack Kelly (Bart Maverick)
- Recurring Role:
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr. (Dandy Jim Buckley)
- Guest Star:
- Ben Sheridan (Bald Bill King)
- Martin Landau (Mike Manning)
- Charles Fredericks (Joe Hayes)
- Frank Ferguson (Genessee Jones)
- Lilyan Chauvin (Frenchie Sue Shipley)
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- This episode takes place in 1875. edit »
- In this episode it's revealed that Dandy Jim Buckley's middle name is Aloysius. edit »
- Martin Landau would go onto win an Emmy for his performance as Rollin Hand on Mission: Impossible. edit »
- The script for this episode would be used again as an episode of the 1959-60 Warner Brothers series The Alaskans entitled Odd Man Hangs. edit »
- In this episode, we notice a difference in Dandy Jim Buckley's relationship with the Maverick brothers. He was frequently adversarial with Bret but here he's loyal and friendly with Bart. edit »
- Buckley: Someone once said, "Money isn't everything." Can't imagine who it could have been. edit »
- Bart: You'll never make a great fugitive, Dandy. When you take cover, take real cover. edit »
- Bart: Dandy, I've seen you sell Confederate bonds to Yankee bankers. edit »
- Bart: One hanging's enough for one murder. edit »
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High Card Hangs
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