For Charles Bickford and his farewell performance he went out with one of the
finest episodes in the history of The Virginian. It deals with the pernicious and
systemic discrimination against Asian immigrants in the western part of the USA.
Shiloh's Chinese cook Aki Aleong wants to leave to open a restaurant in Medicine Bow. But town clerk and Justice pf the Peace Robert Ellenstein won't give him a license.
A most ambitious attorney Lloyd Bochner hopes to ride anti-Asian feeling to public office and represents Ellenstein and the town. Bickford gets down ob his luck alcoholic attorney Edmond O'Brien to represent Aki Aleong.
Bochner who is always a hateful villain and Ellenstein is a weak reed who goes with the flow. Bickford has to keep propping up O'Brien. All the guest stars have their moments.
O'Brien climaxes things with a beautiful and eloquent speech before the United States Supreme Court. Some of his best moments as an actor.
This a truly worthwhile episode where O'Brien makes such phrases 'dur process' and 'equal protection mean something.
Shiloh's Chinese cook Aki Aleong wants to leave to open a restaurant in Medicine Bow. But town clerk and Justice pf the Peace Robert Ellenstein won't give him a license.
A most ambitious attorney Lloyd Bochner hopes to ride anti-Asian feeling to public office and represents Ellenstein and the town. Bickford gets down ob his luck alcoholic attorney Edmond O'Brien to represent Aki Aleong.
Bochner who is always a hateful villain and Ellenstein is a weak reed who goes with the flow. Bickford has to keep propping up O'Brien. All the guest stars have their moments.
O'Brien climaxes things with a beautiful and eloquent speech before the United States Supreme Court. Some of his best moments as an actor.
This a truly worthwhile episode where O'Brien makes such phrases 'dur process' and 'equal protection mean something.