"The Virginian" The Best Man (TV Episode 1970) Poster

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(1970)

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5/10
R&R in old Mexico
bkoganbing7 October 2017
In this Virginian story Doug McClure is taking a little R&R down in old Mexico and he's got a traveling companion in James Farentino. The place they're vacationing in is a town run by Desi Arnaz known to one and all as El Jefe. The Grand Poohbah in charge of everything.

Arnaz has a lovely daughter in Susan Miranda and she's got both Farentino and one of her father's men Mario Alcalde panting hot and heavy for her. Trampas tries to stay clear, but if he's not careful Doug McClure might just wind up with the girl.

Accent is on the comedy here as these two lunkheads just might get someone killed trying to prove who's more macho in this comic testosterone driven story.
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3/10
the doug mcclure hours
sandcrab27719 December 2020
Doug mcclure has gone through 8 seasons of this series wearing the same smelly blue shirt and this episode he is stinking up the border town with james farentino and desi arnez ... this show has gravitated so far from the original story lines its no longer recognizable
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7/10
Desi was entertaining as El Jefe
MikeNTxs1 February 2024
This was a surprisingly decent episode, even if it did play like a sitcom. I had to force myself to ignore the "spaghetti Western-esque" music score by David Shire. I'm sure he was only doing as he was told.

I thought Desi Arnaz was remarkably good as El Jefe, although I wasn't sure if he was acting as if he was always a little drunk or actually was. Maybe that's a compliment. It's too bad he didn't do more Westerns or try other dramatic roles.

Susana Miranda plays a lovely young Teresa. Sadly, she only has 5 credits on IMDb.

The remaining supporting players all do decent jobs in their roles, doing the best they can with what they're given.
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9/10
Choices
hans-amstel-67-13748531 May 2011
Warning: Spoilers
Starts with gunfire in the valley as Trampas and Pick practice fast draw on bottles.

Trampas is invited to be best man at Pick's wedding but later finds out Pick has not asked Teresa yet!

Teresa has a beau Cristobal who asked her first and is watching Pick in action. A meal with the family makes for interesting eye contact.

The next day Trampas makes a mess of a fast draw after Teresa's suitors cut the rope.

Pick gets Trampas to offer an engagement ring which is returned but makes Teresa happy she has 2 suitors. Will romeo Pick make a mess of their visit?
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