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Episode Information |
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| Title: | War of the Silver Kings |
| Episode #: | 01x01 |
| Original Airdate: | Sunday September 22nd, 1957 |
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Episode Summary |
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In the series premiere, gambler Bret Maverick gets involved in a feud between competing silver mine owners in the town of Echo Springs.
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Episode Notes |
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Leo Gordon makes his first of five appearances on the show as Big Mike McComb.
| Earlier in his career, Edmund Lowe had co-starred with Bela Lugosi in the 1932 cult classic horror film White Zombies.
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Episode Quotes |
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King: What's your profession, Mr. Maverick?
Bret: Grass inspector.
| Bret: I just hate to be second best, Mr. King.
| Bret: Mike, there's two things a gentleman doesn't discuss: the ladies he's known and poker.
| Stoller: (to Bret) Vengeance is a poor reason for doing anything.
| Bret: (about King) He still cheats the way some men drink--because they have to.
| Thayer: You're too decent, Bret. You'll never make it in this town. You're a lamb among wolves.
Bret: That your trouble?
Thayer: Part of it.
| Thayer: (to Bret) Law's been around as long as human nature. Neither of 'em change very much.
| McComb: You gotta get outta this town.
Bret: I tried. They got the place surrounded.
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Analysis |
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This series premiere is decent enough even if it's quite a bit different from the show that Maverick would eventually become. For one thing the humor and parody that made the show stand out from other Westerns of the time is missing here. War of the Silver Kings plays it straight and though it's not a classic episode, it's at least interesting enough to keep one watching and wanting to see more of the series.
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