1.09 CLIENT: NORTHRUP
Four Star Production No. 6718
March 14 1959

NBC Sat (rebroadcast Jul 11 1959)
Written by John McGreevey
Directed by David Lowell Rich
Director of Photography: Chas E. Burke

Starring: Peter Breck (as Clay Culhane)

 

Guest Cast:
John Larch ............ Ty Northrup
Anne Barton ...........Louise Northrup
Charles Arnt .......... Burnett
Lane Bradford ....... Cobb
Harry O. Tyler ....... Steve
Chuck Hayward ..... Fields
Bud Osborne ......... Driver

 

Recurring Cast

Russell Johnson (as Marshall Gib Scott)

Anna Lisa (as Nora Travers)  

 

  

 
Synopsis:

Outlaw Ty Northrup and his wife arrive in Latigo. He is a corrupt ex-lawman recently released from prison. In a fit of rage, Marshal Scott orders them out of town. Gib was involved with a young women killed during a heist pulled by Northup and his men. Mrs. Northrup is having a difficult pregnancy and unable to travel. Clay & Nora convince Gib to allow them to stay until the woman is well enough to travel. Nora is especially upset with Gib's bad behavior toward the Northup's. Ty takes odd jobs in town but is desperate for money and when his past associates show up, Gib is furious with the coincidence. Does Northup resort to his past ways and prove the Marshal right? Will Gib resort to revenge and forget his oath? How can Clay mediate the situation and still stay friends with Gib?

 

  

 Special Guest Star:

 John Larch

John Larch was born on October 14, 1914 in Salem, Massachusetts. He began in films in 1954 and was best known for western and action films. He was an old friend of Clint Eastwood’s and appeared in such Eastwood films and Dirty Harry and Play Misty for Me. He was also seen in many television programs such as Bonanza and The Rifleman. He is probably best remembered as Billy Mumy’s father in the Twilight Zone episode It’s a Good Life in 1961. Mr. Larch died on October 16, 2005 and is buried at Mt. Sinai Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California.                                                     

 Biography by 1262Mac