![]() They also fixed it so that I own 50% of the series. When they fixed it so I only had to star in six full episodes, I liked that even better. We looked at a lot of ideas but when I first saw the pilot script for ‘The Deputy’ I figured this was the one I wanted to do. It’s their job to put a buck in the bank for me. ![]() My agents sort of talked me into doing television. Fonda told TV GUIDE on 1/23/60 and 6/18/60, “Being able to do plays on Broadway and films in Hollywood is like having your cake and eating it too. The gimmick wore thin, so with episode #29, “The Truly Yours”, after outlaws burn down McCord’s store, he quits resisting and elects to become a full-time deputy.įonda’s part-time involvement with the series was devised so he could be lured into a TV series while still maintaining a position on Broadway. Fonda brought to TV the same determined authority he’d displayed in films like “My Darling Clementine” and “Fort Apache”.Īlthough Fonda usually did a voice-over narration at the beginning and end of each episode and appeared in brief dialogue scenes, the real star of the Saturday night 9-9:30 (ET) 30 minute b/w NBC series was relative newcomer Allen Case as often reluctant deputy Clay McCord, otherwise employed as a general storekeeper with his sister Fran (Betty Lou Keim) in Silver City, AZ, (actually the Universal backlot).įonda actually only “carried the mail” in six of the 39 1st season episodes (which began September 12, ‘59) and 13 of the 37 second season episodes (which ended July 1, 1961).ĭespite his adversity to violence, storekeeper McCord (Case) is an expert with a gun and, for that reason, Marshal Fry (Fonda) often tricks or drafts McCord into assisting him when the Marshal is not around. ![]() Network TV on Saturday night in ‘59-‘61 was a banner night for western fans with “Bonanza”, “Wanted Dead or Alive”, “Have Gun Will Travel”, “Tall Man”, “Gunsmoke”-and “The Deputy” which brought distinguished film star Henry Fonda to the small screen as Simon Fry, Chief Marshal for the Arizona Territory in 1880. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |