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Maverick: High Card Hangs

Episode score 8.4 Great

High Card Hangs

  • 32.
  • Season: 2
  • Episode: 5
  • First Aired: 10/19/1958
  • Prod Code: 289088

EPISODE OVERVIEW

1 Review | 11 Votes

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)
  • 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 »
Show Score 7.9 great
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