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1965 - THE VIRGINIAN: Show Me A Hero
Writer: Frank Chase
Dir.: Leon Benson
Music: Percy Faith
Trampas: Doug McClure
Frank Colter: Richard Beymer
Sheriff Ben Tolliver: Douglas V. Fowley
Keith Bentley: Leonard Nimoy
Sarah Bentley: Sue Randall
Bart Devlin: Mort Mills
Mitch Conway: Lee Petterson
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Successfully Trampas stops a horse which goes astray in wild gallop while
pulling a wagon. In the attempt Trampas' horse is hurt and needs a rest
and medical care. He is invited to stay in a little village by the man
he has just helped, Frank Colter, and welcomed by the lawyer of the town,
Keith Bentley. While Frank calls him the best lawyer in town Keith adds: "The only lawyer". Though Trampas does not really want to stay, he needs
to wait for his horse to get better.
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During the days of his stay he
learns that more and more people are leaving because of the tough living
conditions and that a certain mister Leeland wants to take over the town.
He has paid for grounds and wants a big sum of money or the people have
to leave. Leeland has sent some men under the lead of Mitch Convey to
enforce his plans.
In the saloon Keith reads the paper to the people. All want to give in to
Leeland's demands except Frank. But when he asks his wife, she too does
not want him to risk his life. All agree to give in and they sign the paper.
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oon the sad mood turns into astonishment: Keith, his wife and
little child come into town on their wagon. Both look devastated. When
they come in, all people gather around the wagon and listen to him:
Convey and his men have burnt their house in spite of the fact that
he had told them that all have signed. "To give a reminder" they have
destroyed all their possessions. Now Keith is to tell them that they'll
be in town at 5 and no one should be outside on the street.
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Still shattered Keith, the lawyer who has been against violence all the
time, now asks Frank: "Do you still want to fight? I'll be with you."
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And the people agree: They do not want to be ordered to stay off their
own street.
They get their guns and build a blockade across the street.
When Convay and his men arrive Trampas, who once was a friend of his,
tries to talk him out of violent action: Many of his people will die.
First determined, then seeing the men positioned all around him,
Convey prefers to stay alive and leaves. Leeland shall handle this
on his own, he says.
Frank thanks Trampas, the families are relieved about the peaceful
outcome of the dispute and the townspeople are willing to help Keith
rebuilding his house.
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