Cimarron Strip/Whitey

Whitey
Season 1, Episode 7
Airdate	October 19, 1967
Production Number	0711
Written by	Dan Ullman
Directed by	Herschel Daugherty
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Cimarron Strip — Season One

Guest Starring: Peter Kastner (Whitey), John Anderson (Arn Tinker).

Co-Starring: James Almanzar (Rosario), Michael Mikler (Beau Tinker), Fred Coby (Ramey), Glen Vernon (Carpenter), Meg Wyllie (Miss Becker), Paul Sorensen (Freight Agent), Russ Bender (Mort), Robert B. Williams (Sheriff Macklin), Jack Braddock (Bartender), Zack Banks (Gus), Bobby E. Clark (Messenger), Robert J. Folkerson (Posse member).

Plot Overview

Three men rob the Cimarron Railway station and are pusued by Crown and a posse. One of the gang, Whitey, is captured when his horse becomes lame with a nail in it's hoof.

Whitey, a nineteen-year-old member of Arn Tinker's outlaw gang, is tricked by Marshal Crown into revealing the plans for Tinker's next robbery of a mine payroll at Grand Valley. Crown then gathers all the neighboring lawmen together for an ambush, but Arn Tinker has given Whitey false information and he robs a bank in the neighboring town of Shade's Wells instead.

When he returns to Cimarron City, he discovers Whitey has escaped from jail and kidnapped Dulcey The boy hides Dulcey in a lonely cabin and proceeds to carry out a plan of revenge against Tinker for setting him up to be captured by Crown . Seemingly by accident, Whitey reveals to Tinker that a U.S. Mint train is coming through Cimarron City on it's way to New Orleans.

Tinker comes to town disguised, and Whitey turns him in to Marshal Crown. Whitey promises to return Dulcey as soon as Tinker is tried and hanged for the murders he's committed. Crown then makes a deal with Arn Tinker, afraid Whitey will not return Dulcy, Crown contacts Beau Tinker Arn's brother, who promises to locate Whitey in return for Arn's release.

A story of double cross after double cross with Dulcey's life at stake with Crown having to trust one liar after another.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Whitey never having a girlfriend falls for Dulcey and wants to marry her even though he is convinced Dulcey and Crown are in love with each other.

Characters

Dulcey is nearly 19 years old.

Trivia

Allusions and References

The story mentions the US Mint at New Orleans, Lousiana. This was the only branch mint operating in 1888. It opened in 1838, closed with the other branches in 1861 (opening of the Civil War) and was the only one to reopen in 1879. A second branch opened in Carson City, Nevada in 1870, but was closed between 1885-1889, finally closing in 1893.