Cimarron Strip/The Judgment

The Judgment
Season 1, Episode 15
Airdate	January 4, 1968
Production Number	0716
Written by	Dan Ullman
Directed by	Robert Butler
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Cimarron Strip — Season One

Guest Starring: James Stacy (Joe Bravo), Burr De Benning (Emmet Lloyd), Leonard Stone (Judge Samuel Gilroy), Don Keefer (Bolt), G.D. Spradlin (Kermin)

Co-Starring: Charles Dierkop (Smitty), Solomon Sturges (Sandy), Kip Whitman (Jerry), John Orchard (Limey Pine), David Bailey (Arthur), James Chandler (Wirt), John Silo (Jeweler), Lincoln Demyan (Marshal Stoner), Renny McEvoy (Merchant), I. Stanford Jolley (Bellew), Tom Sutton (Tom), Walter Scott (Walter), Fred Lerner (Fred), Tony Epper (Marko)

Plot Overview

The town of Hardesty 40 miles west of Cimarron City. When trail boss Joe Bravo and his six men cannot furnish proper identification, the bank refuses to cash a $500 check. The men take over the bank and discover that the open vault contains $100,000 in cash. Lloyd Emmet wants to steal the money, but Joe fires him and removes only $500.

Later, Marshal Jim Crown arrests the celebrating group, and Joe turns out to be an old friend of his. When Judge Gilroy holds court the next day, Joe is not on trial. Crown has given him the job of deputy sheriff of Hardesty, under Francis who wants the job of Marshal to prove himself, for the duration of the other cowboys' sentence which is 90 days hard labour, a sentence that outrages Crown.

Emmet has met up with three robbers and plots with them to rob the bank.

When the judge learns that the missing prisoner has become deputy sheriff of Hardesty, he releases the other five cowboys, hoping they'll travel to Hardesty and cause trouble. Emmet hopes to recruit the released cowboys. Hardesty's outraged citizenry waits to see how Joe Bravo will handle the troublemakers in his new capacity as deputy sheriff.

Trivia

Behind the Scenes

Kip Whitman is the younger brother of Stuart Whitman.

Quotes

• Dulcey "Alright, if you beieve that what you're putting him through can make another Jim Crown, then I approve"