A homesteader hires a man to make the appearance of a scandal with his wife so that he can blackmail his wife's wealthy father.A homesteader hires a man to make the appearance of a scandal with his wife so that he can blackmail his wife's wealthy father.A homesteader hires a man to make the appearance of a scandal with his wife so that he can blackmail his wife's wealthy father.
Jimmie Booth
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Danny Borzage
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
John Breen
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Russell Custer
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Cactus Mack
- Barfly
- (uncredited)
Harry Mayo
- Townsman
- (uncredited)
Mathew McCue
- Joe
- (uncredited)
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- John Meston(uncredited)
- Norman MacDonnell(uncredited)
- Charles Marquis Warren(uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaAccording to The Gunsmoke Compendium by the Barabas' , Bill Windom said the crew was very concerned about showing horse dung on tv. Also, he got so into character that in a scene with Chester, Bill had his character get an axe handle and take a swipe at Chester and the scene stayed. Bill liked to always do something in his scenes and, when all he did was sit in one scene, he asked if he could kick a dog or something and the director said to just stick to the script.
- GoofsAs Doc and Chester come out of the billiards hall and are standing in front of the doors, a shadow of the boom mic moves back and forth at the top right of the screen.
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Sordid Tale of Gold-Digging and Abusive Husband
William Windom had a the perfect face to portray phonies and weasels, and he often did. Windom appeared on Gunsmoke three times. He had a very long movie and television acting career, spanning from 1949 to 2006. In this episode Windom portrays the incredibly nasty Lee Sharkey.
Sharkey married Nina for her father's money, but her Pa refused to give her any. So Windom has become increasingly verbally abusive to Nina, and threatens to beat her also. Windom had a talent for portraying sleazy characters, and he really delivers a convincing performance as the scum of the earth.
Windom wants to humiliate his wife in the eyes of her father, and get a divorce after her father pays him blackmail. Windom's plan is to pay another man to seduce his wife. Windom thinks her father will pay him to keep it quiet. However, considering that the threats would have to be by mail or telegram to her father, it seems kind of hard to pull off such a swindle.
Windom pays John Garza $250.00 to seduce his wife. Garza is played by Ron Foster, who appeared on Gunsmoke three times. Foster comes out to the farm pretending to be a hired hand, and his job is to seduce Nina. Lois Nettleton played Nina Sharkey, the lonely and abused wife. Ms. Nettleton only appeared on Gunsmoke twice, but she had a very long and successful career, from 1953 to 2006.
Nettleton delivers a very subtle, yet powerful performance as a demure, loyal wife whose heart is broken, and who is tired of being treated like a sub-human. When Garza gets hired to seduce Nina, he sees how awful her husband treats her, and he feels compassion for her. That compassion turns into love.
The main flaw with this story is that both Nina and Garza lack any common sense. Whether or not Windom deserved for her to leave him, they both knew that he was an evil, immoral, and vindictive man. Their smart move would have been to put everything that they could carry on a wagon, and drive off to another state, without telling anyone. But since John "Never a Happy Ending" Meston wrote this, Nina and Garza took the path that guaranteed somebody would die.
When Windom finds out that Garza is not going to help him set Nina up so that he can blackmail her father, he is furious. Even more so when Garza and Nina tell Windom that they are in love, and want to get married. Windom frantically tries to figure out a way to get even, as anyone could have predicted. Windom plays his role of sleazeball really well. Windom hires Johnny Seven to kill Garza. Seven was on Gunsmoke twice. He later played Inspector Reese on Ironside (1968-1975).
The rest of the story is typical John Meston. Only the strong survive!
Sharkey married Nina for her father's money, but her Pa refused to give her any. So Windom has become increasingly verbally abusive to Nina, and threatens to beat her also. Windom had a talent for portraying sleazy characters, and he really delivers a convincing performance as the scum of the earth.
Windom wants to humiliate his wife in the eyes of her father, and get a divorce after her father pays him blackmail. Windom's plan is to pay another man to seduce his wife. Windom thinks her father will pay him to keep it quiet. However, considering that the threats would have to be by mail or telegram to her father, it seems kind of hard to pull off such a swindle.
Windom pays John Garza $250.00 to seduce his wife. Garza is played by Ron Foster, who appeared on Gunsmoke three times. Foster comes out to the farm pretending to be a hired hand, and his job is to seduce Nina. Lois Nettleton played Nina Sharkey, the lonely and abused wife. Ms. Nettleton only appeared on Gunsmoke twice, but she had a very long and successful career, from 1953 to 2006.
Nettleton delivers a very subtle, yet powerful performance as a demure, loyal wife whose heart is broken, and who is tired of being treated like a sub-human. When Garza gets hired to seduce Nina, he sees how awful her husband treats her, and he feels compassion for her. That compassion turns into love.
The main flaw with this story is that both Nina and Garza lack any common sense. Whether or not Windom deserved for her to leave him, they both knew that he was an evil, immoral, and vindictive man. Their smart move would have been to put everything that they could carry on a wagon, and drive off to another state, without telling anyone. But since John "Never a Happy Ending" Meston wrote this, Nina and Garza took the path that guaranteed somebody would die.
When Windom finds out that Garza is not going to help him set Nina up so that he can blackmail her father, he is furious. Even more so when Garza and Nina tell Windom that they are in love, and want to get married. Windom frantically tries to figure out a way to get even, as anyone could have predicted. Windom plays his role of sleazeball really well. Windom hires Johnny Seven to kill Garza. Seven was on Gunsmoke twice. He later played Inspector Reese on Ironside (1968-1975).
The rest of the story is typical John Meston. Only the strong survive!
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