Daws senior played by Martin Balsam!! , He of "A thousand Clowns"," After the Fox", Catch 22, "The Bedford Incident". This and "Hombre" are the only two westerns he ever did and he was awful in this one. His attempt at some kind of western accent sounds like west Bronx. The sheriff was great, underplayed to perfection.
i don't know; why did he always have to play such bad guys on the big screen....did they offer him a lotta money to play bad guys....in a lot of his movies? thye shoulda gave him a chance to show more of what he could do; and they never let him realise his real potential on the big screen; i belive he could play masterful good guys in movie releases..he did so on tv; why not big movies? probably jealousy--cause they felt he only fit a certain category.....stereotyping....
@melollylolly / I think that being a big guy with an intimidating stare he was a natural as the 'heavy' in films. Jack Palance, who was really a nice guy, suffered the same fate of being relegated to playing bad guy roles. He just looked scary. Ditto for Lee Marvin. On the other hand guys like Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart had the classic all-American "good guy" image and looked out of place doing anything else.
@melollylolly This is true. He really got to explore more of his acting depth on television, first with two seasons on "Medic" as Dr. Konrad Styner, then with Paladin, and finally with "The Richard Boone Show" anthology series in which he and a small repertory group performed various stories.
to fred 5399--i still say paladin is the greatest--and what's wrong with being thoughtful--and he aint slow he's a fast draw with a gun and he has class too we
need guys like him on tv today instead of the usual watered down stupid crap we are being fed
Harry Julian Fink, the writer of this episode, wrote the screenplay for Dirty Harry, along with his wife, R. M. Fink, I believe. One of my favorite shows growing up. Very cerebral, even poetic.
I have Loved and watched PALADIN since it was on Television and in my opinion this is The BEST Episode i have ever seen...TOTAL TILT, KILLER Thankyou, jdF ABQ,NM USA
Although Richard Boone overacted, and was highly dramatic, such as William Shatner, Boone was highly intelligent, and it came across loud and clear. The scripts were excellent, with quality actors like Martin Balsam, and others. Eminem is just plain wrong for this part. Too short, too fat, and too unbelievable. Cast James Franco, and you'll be on the right track, and several hundred million dollars.
Paladin was the link between the old corny Westerns, and Clint Eastwood's "Man With No Name". Martin Balsam was great in this, and Buzz Kulick directed. Balsam worked with Hitchcock, and was on one Twilight Zone episode. Kulick directed some Twilight Zones. CBS earned its name as "The Tiffinay Network".
Richard boone as paladin is the perfect man, I agree. They don't have the right actor to play this kind of character anymore. Pitt? Farrell? Affleck? Snipes? Leo? Damon? They're all babies compared to him.
I am completely and truly in love with "PALADIN". I hve the disc sets for the first 3 seasons. OMG. this character is the "PERFECT" man..in every sense of the word!!!
This was a thinking-man's western. Not just your regular shoot-em up cowboys and Indians crap they fed us all like bitter Kool Aid. And you're Sullivan: They damn sure as Hell don't make 'em like this anymore. Not then, not even now. Not even on film. perhaps only Clint Eastwood and that's about it. Great TV show.
You are so right. Thanks very much to the person who posted this. The complex chracterisation, moral issues, superb script and acting by Boone show how weak a lot of today's shows are in comparison.
i get a kick out of people that pick on accents people moved around and came from different countrys reguarly in this time period as now
SuperBigblue2 7 months ago
Daws senior played by Martin Balsam!! , He of "A thousand Clowns"," After the Fox", Catch 22, "The Bedford Incident". This and "Hombre" are the only two westerns he ever did and he was awful in this one. His attempt at some kind of western accent sounds like west Bronx. The sheriff was great, underplayed to perfection.
joshweiss01 8 months ago
the best western ever thanks
gwengoad 10 months ago
If he's so good with a gun,why couldn't he just wound that kid,instead of killing him?
4MaryAnna 1 year ago
@4MaryAnna Your grasp of reality is loose. No one is that good. No one can beat physics.
grimmorrigan 1 year ago
That's a lot of show in 30 minutes.
Flirri 1 year ago
Hey, the brother looks like a real young Charles Bronson.
strandwolf 1 year ago
One of the finest cowboy shows on T. V.
Chesterbarnes1 1 year ago
i don't know; why did he always have to play such bad guys on the big screen....did they offer him a lotta money to play bad guys....in a lot of his movies? thye shoulda gave him a chance to show more of what he could do; and they never let him realise his real potential on the big screen; i belive he could play masterful good guys in movie releases..he did so on tv; why not big movies? probably jealousy--cause they felt he only fit a certain category.....stereotyping....
melollylolly 2 years ago
@melollylolly / I think that being a big guy with an intimidating stare he was a natural as the 'heavy' in films. Jack Palance, who was really a nice guy, suffered the same fate of being relegated to playing bad guy roles. He just looked scary. Ditto for Lee Marvin. On the other hand guys like Henry Fonda and Jimmy Stewart had the classic all-American "good guy" image and looked out of place doing anything else.
JackKangaroo1 1 year ago
@melollylolly This is true. He really got to explore more of his acting depth on television, first with two seasons on "Medic" as Dr. Konrad Styner, then with Paladin, and finally with "The Richard Boone Show" anthology series in which he and a small repertory group performed various stories.
actionsub 1 year ago
he had a sensous mouth--and the thin villian's mustache he wore made this evident.
melollylolly 2 years ago
Great Post.....
GKLCVP 2 years ago
i never liked to see him play bad guys on the big screen--i liked him playing good guys
melollylolly 2 years ago
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melollylolly 2 years ago
maybe hugh jackman could play paladin-if he lose the british accent
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melollylolly 2 years ago
to fred 5399--i still say paladin is the greatest--and what's wrong with being thoughtful--and he aint slow he's a fast draw with a gun and he has class too we
need guys like him on tv today instead of the usual watered down stupid crap we are being fed
melollylolly 2 years ago
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melollylolly 2 years ago
to jd banfield--you got any more paladin--post will you please
melollylolly 2 years ago
good show
melollylolly 2 years ago
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melollylolly 2 years ago
that does it.....i'm gett'in on ebay and see if I can by some episodes
inkey2 2 years ago
I have not seen a Paladin episode since i was about 6 years old. I never realized how good an actor Boone was
inkey2 2 years ago
Harry Julian Fink, the writer of this episode, wrote the screenplay for Dirty Harry, along with his wife, R. M. Fink, I believe. One of my favorite shows growing up. Very cerebral, even poetic.
nixthetiger 2 years ago
I have Loved and watched PALADIN since it was on Television and in my opinion this is The BEST Episode i have ever seen...TOTAL TILT, KILLER Thankyou, jdF ABQ,NM USA
flightning1 2 years ago
Although Richard Boone overacted, and was highly dramatic, such as William Shatner, Boone was highly intelligent, and it came across loud and clear. The scripts were excellent, with quality actors like Martin Balsam, and others. Eminem is just plain wrong for this part. Too short, too fat, and too unbelievable. Cast James Franco, and you'll be on the right track, and several hundred million dollars.
sheriffKane 2 years ago
LOL...LOL...LOL....are you serious? Eminem playing Paladin. No way.
inkey2 2 years ago
you mean fuck no
fred5399 2 years ago
One of my favorite shows when I was a kid. The black and white gives it much more drama then colour would.
flagwaving 2 years ago
Paladin was the link between the old corny Westerns, and Clint Eastwood's "Man With No Name". Martin Balsam was great in this, and Buzz Kulick directed. Balsam worked with Hitchcock, and was on one Twilight Zone episode. Kulick directed some Twilight Zones. CBS earned its name as "The Tiffinay Network".
Teflon65 3 years ago
Richard boone as paladin is the perfect man, I agree. They don't have the right actor to play this kind of character anymore. Pitt? Farrell? Affleck? Snipes? Leo? Damon? They're all babies compared to him.
ShapeshiftingSally 3 years ago
The guy with his arm in a sling! It's Pete Menzies from "Touch Of Evil!"
telebob59 3 years ago
Rest in Peace Richard Boone. You were one rough and tumble looking gunfighter
shirazhound 3 years ago
i love it i love it! such a great show...im surprise theres such a great show in the 50s
doggiestyle247 3 years ago 2
Thanks for the movie.
gwbushthePoS 4 years ago
I am completely and truly in love with "PALADIN". I hve the disc sets for the first 3 seasons. OMG. this character is the "PERFECT" man..in every sense of the word!!!
eulina00 4 years ago
Deadly, articulate, noble and anything but politically correct.
The older brother just never learned.
Brazosman 4 years ago 9
They don't make em better than this. Simply the greatest western of them all. Thanks for posting.
dansullivan9026 4 years ago 7
This was a thinking-man's western. Not just your regular shoot-em up cowboys and Indians crap they fed us all like bitter Kool Aid. And you're Sullivan: They damn sure as Hell don't make 'em like this anymore. Not then, not even now. Not even on film. perhaps only Clint Eastwood and that's about it. Great TV show.
solord 3 years ago
You are so right. Thanks very much to the person who posted this. The complex chracterisation, moral issues, superb script and acting by Boone show how weak a lot of today's shows are in comparison.
wellershill 3 years ago 2