William Joyce stars as Travis Perkins, an awkward and gawky teacher from back east who dreams of being a feared gunman, so he calls himself Laredo. Paladin is hired by Cynthia Palmer (Eleanor Audley) to back up the town sheriff and put an end to the violence that's bringing ruin to the town. Paladin devises a way to do so and give Perkins his day in the sun.
Joyce is pretty god for the role of the awkward and gawky teacher because well, he tends to come off gawky and awkward. He's less convincing in scenes where he's supposed to be a tough gunman, despite the fact he's a big, handsome guy in the Cooper mold. It might have been more convincing if they'd cast someone like a Charles Bronson and a James Colburn and then had them play fumble fingered and awkward instead.
Sue Randall plays the local schoolmarm that Perkins ends up falling for. She's cute, but the real draw of this comic episode is seeing Boone's portrayal of a drunken, "wild" cowboy, ready to tear up the town. That alone makes this episode worth a look.
Joyce is pretty god for the role of the awkward and gawky teacher because well, he tends to come off gawky and awkward. He's less convincing in scenes where he's supposed to be a tough gunman, despite the fact he's a big, handsome guy in the Cooper mold. It might have been more convincing if they'd cast someone like a Charles Bronson and a James Colburn and then had them play fumble fingered and awkward instead.
Sue Randall plays the local schoolmarm that Perkins ends up falling for. She's cute, but the real draw of this comic episode is seeing Boone's portrayal of a drunken, "wild" cowboy, ready to tear up the town. That alone makes this episode worth a look.
