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The Brazen Bell

Episode Number: 5    Season Num: 1    First Aired: October 17, 1962    Prod Code: n/a
A new school teacher, Arthur Lilley (George C. Scott), and his uppity wife (Anne Meacham) come to Medicine Bow. Arthur is a well-educated man and his wife believes the job beneath him but Arthur sees himself as a coward, thinking he was responsible for the deaths of several students in a fire at his former school in Vermont. When two murderers escape from prison and take as hostages the teacher, his wife and the school children including Betsy Garth, Arthur's mettle meets the supreme test.

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Writer: Roland Kibbee
Director: James Sheldon
Star: Doug McClure (Trampas),  James Drury (The Virginian),  Gary Clarke (Steve Hill [1-2]),  Diane Roter (Jennifer Sommers),  Lee J. Cobb (Judge Henry Garth [1-4]),  Roberta Shore (Betsy Garth [1-3])
Recurring Role: Pippa Scott (Molly (Wood)),  Royal Dano (Molder),  Ross Elliott (The Sheriff)
Guest Star: George C. Scott (Arthur Lilley),  Anne Meacham (Mrs. Sarah Lilley),  John Davis Chandler (Dog),  Robert J. Stevenson (Torson),  Kay Stewart (Mrs. Harper),  Justin Smith (Lemmiker),  Walter Mathews (Mr. Harper),  Lester Maxwell (Davey),  Rick Murray (Luke)

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The title of this episode is not given in the opening credits or sequences as was characteristic of these earliest entries. (edit)
Henry Garth reveals in this episode that he served as a Judge despite the fact he had no legal training or schooling. (edit)
This episode was released in a theatrical version in some countries outside the USA such as Australia. (edit)
All the regulars appear in this episode and semi-regulars Pippa Scott (as newspaper editor Molly Wood) and Ross Elliott (as the Sheriff) also appear. (edit)

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