The Thimblerigger

Season 2, Episode 21, Aired
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A strange man, who is a thimblerigger, shows up at the Bird Cage Saloon one night and promises to ruin a man with his game.
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  • Highly entertaining episode with guest stars Gerald Mohr and DeForest Kelley carrying the story. Good story, nice twist in the end.

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    By Wood200, Jan 27, 2006 Report Abuse
    This highly entertaining and well-written half-hour episode is well worth watching. For Star Trek fans, of special interest is the black-hat baddie performance of DeForest Kelley (Dr McCoy in Star Trek) in one of his many pre-Trek TV Western roles. His Southern American drawl is used to good effect here and is relevant to the storyline.
    Another excellent performance comes from Gerald Mohr as The Thimblerigger, the mysterious tall, dark and handsome stranger who appears in The Birdcage with a story to tell with a twist in the tail.
    Regulars John Forrest and Peggie Castle entertain, too, Peggie with a pleasing song "I Like a Gambling Man" at the start of the episode.
    In all, one of the best of the series!moreless

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    • Lilly Merrill (to Marshall Dan Troop, referring to the appearance of The Thimblerigger in her bar): He's sitting there like white death. (The Thimblerigger was dressed all in white.) Edit

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