This is a fine episode.
While not going into the plot, Victoria is at the apex of her 'look' dressed in black and appearing at the hotel room confronting a notorious hired killer.
She is magnificent while writing him a check and mentioning that there is nothing that can be done for men like him: 'the dead'....as she states.
Stanwyck was over 60 here and she was never more attractive in her life (in my opinion, she was one of those rarities - like Dinah Shore, for instance - who grew far more beautiful with age.
With her youthful lithe figure and her gorgeous mane of silvery-white hair and a remarkable complextion: she's a stunning woman for 61.
Barbara had such a great presence in episodes like this: no actress of her era could remotely touch her in this show - certainly not the likes of Joan of Crawford or even Bette Davis - they'd have been laughed off the screen.
The graciousness coupled with a (genuinely) gutsy quality made Victoria so real: nothing phoney about this character or actress: she is merely superb!
The man who plays the gunman is superb and this is the kind of episodes that we baby boomer relished watching: a good storyline combined with acting excellence makes for a super-duper time in Jolly old Stockton (or anywhere else, for that matter!)
Boy Howdy!
While not going into the plot, Victoria is at the apex of her 'look' dressed in black and appearing at the hotel room confronting a notorious hired killer.
She is magnificent while writing him a check and mentioning that there is nothing that can be done for men like him: 'the dead'....as she states.
Stanwyck was over 60 here and she was never more attractive in her life (in my opinion, she was one of those rarities - like Dinah Shore, for instance - who grew far more beautiful with age.
With her youthful lithe figure and her gorgeous mane of silvery-white hair and a remarkable complextion: she's a stunning woman for 61.
Barbara had such a great presence in episodes like this: no actress of her era could remotely touch her in this show - certainly not the likes of Joan of Crawford or even Bette Davis - they'd have been laughed off the screen.
The graciousness coupled with a (genuinely) gutsy quality made Victoria so real: nothing phoney about this character or actress: she is merely superb!
The man who plays the gunman is superb and this is the kind of episodes that we baby boomer relished watching: a good storyline combined with acting excellence makes for a super-duper time in Jolly old Stockton (or anywhere else, for that matter!)
Boy Howdy!
