A young German sailor sets out to find his father and kill him.A young German sailor sets out to find his father and kill him.A young German sailor sets out to find his father and kill him.
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Lars Passgård
- Eric
- (as Lars Passgaard)
Willy Kaufman
- Ship's Cook
- (as Willy Kaufmann)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis episode marks the last appearance of Buz Murdock. Because many shows are broadcast out of their filming order, it is very likely this one was filmed before several of the "Buz-less" episodes that preceded it. A strong clue is the seemingly out of place reappearance of the older Corvette.
- GoofsEric signed on as a deck hand because he can't afford passage to America. He's not seen his father for at least 18 years presumably having spent those years in Germany. He falls asleep after dinner and has a dream. In that dream he shouts out, in English, "Where is my father!" Highly unlikely a person would dream in a language he has not used intensively.
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Weak Pivotal Performance
The plot never really gels, mainly because central actor Passgard (Eric) can't seem to work up the fire needed for his vengeful character. Seems German born Eric jumps ship into the US in order to kill his American father whom he blames for the death of his mother. His dad Ralph (Whitmore) was a GI in Germany after the war and fathered Eric soon after which the teen-age mother died tragically. Now Ralph owns a prosperous vegetable farm where Eric is headed after being befriended by Buz and Tod. So how will the vengeful mission play out.
Much of narrative focuses on Eric, but his rather bland close-ups fail to inject the type emotion that will light a fire under the plot. In short, conflict fails to move from script to performance. Then too, Kearney's quick embrace of Eric and away from new husband Ralph doesn't make much sense except as plot contrivance. Still, the series' trademark location filming comes through with wide-open fields and run-down bunkhouses. I wish the story dwelt more on life among the pickers and seedy conditions. Anyway, I'm not surprised that Passgard's role here appears to be his only American appearance (IMDB), after which he filled out a career in Europe. Perhaps it was a language difficulty here, but whatever the reason, the episode fails to gel.
Much of narrative focuses on Eric, but his rather bland close-ups fail to inject the type emotion that will light a fire under the plot. In short, conflict fails to move from script to performance. Then too, Kearney's quick embrace of Eric and away from new husband Ralph doesn't make much sense except as plot contrivance. Still, the series' trademark location filming comes through with wide-open fields and run-down bunkhouses. I wish the story dwelt more on life among the pickers and seedy conditions. Anyway, I'm not surprised that Passgard's role here appears to be his only American appearance (IMDB), after which he filled out a career in Europe. Perhaps it was a language difficulty here, but whatever the reason, the episode fails to gel.
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- dougdoepke
- Dec 29, 2017
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- Runtime50 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
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