1.07 CLIENT: ROBINSON
Four Star Production No.6714
Feb. 21 1959 NBC Sat
Written by Jack Jacobs
Directed by John Florea

Director of Photography: Chas E. Burke

Starring: Peter Breck (as Clay Culhane)
Russell Johnson (as Marshal 'Gib' Scott)

 

Guest Cast:
Robert Blake ........... Wayne Robinson
John Dehner ............. Aaron Robinson
Bing Russell .............. Ken Wilson

Ralph Votrian ........... Billy Griggs
Raymond Bailey ....... Walter Griggs
Henry O. Tyler ......... Steve

James Parnell ........... Kelly

John Hackett ............ Sam

Synopsis:

Teenager Wayne Robinson celebrates his birthday by having his first whiskey at the saloon with his friends; trouble is, Wayne's Uncle strictly forbids the boy from drinking on religious grounds. A brawl breaks out in the saloon because a bully teases Wayne about his beliefs.  When damages occur in the saloon, Uncle Aaron punishes Wayne by whipping him viciously in the streets. Later, the bully shows up dead and Gib arrests Wayne for murder. Can Clay clear Wayne or will he be hanged for murder?

 

 

Special Guest Stars:  

 

Robert Blake

Michael James Vijencio Gubitosi was born September 18, 1933 in Nutley NJ. His father came to the US from Italy and his mother was Italian as well. "Mickey," his parents, brother James and sister Jovanni moved to Los Angeles CA in 1938, where the children began working as movie extras.

From 1939-1944 he played in 40 of MGM’s Our Gang shorts as Mickey and was credited as Mickey Gubitosi. In 1944 he began playing an Indian boy "Little Beaver" in the Red Ryder western series at Republic Pictures, and credited as Bobby Blake. He appeared in 23 of the movies until 1947. He can seen as the boy selling lottery tickets in director John Huston's masterpiece Treasure of Sierra Madre (1948). As he grew up, he rarely was off-screen and continued to act in a wide variety of projects. After a stint in the US Army from 1954-1956, he continued his acting career. Blake's big break was the portrayal of real-life murderer Perry Smith in the critically acclaimed docudrama In Cold Blood (1967). In Cold Blood is widely regarded as his best performance on film. His also starred in the fascinating drama Tell Them Willie Boy is Here (1969).

In 1975 he began his big TV role as Tony Baretta on Baretta and won an Emmy for that role. His personal life was filled with many problems including drugs over the years. He was married to his first wife Sondra in 1961 and had 2 children, Noah and Delinah. He and Sondra divorced in 1983. He met his second wife, former Memphian Bonnie Lee Bakley in 1999 and had 1 child Rose. Bonnie was murdered in 2001 and Robert was arrested for the murder in 2002. In 2005 he was found not guilty of the murder.  Since this controversy Blake has retired from show business. -biography by 1262Mac & Blondie

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Bing Russell

Bing’ is best known as Deputy Clem Foster on Bonanza, but played a variety of roles on various 60s TV westerns such as Bonanza, Gunsmoke and The Big Valley. He was equally adept at playing a sheriff or a outlaw. Bing can also be seen in many bit parts in legendary westerns such as John Sturges’ Last Train From Gun Hill (1959), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Howard Hawks’ Rio Bravo (1959). Bing also starred in the Joel McCrea western Cattle Empire (1958) in which the actor had a supporting role.  His last role was in the Warren Beatty film Dick Tracy (1990). He was the father of actor Kurt Russell and encouraged his son to pursue acting and took the youngster to many film sets. Bing and Kurt were huge Elvis fans since Kurt worked with the King on the film It Happened At the Worlds Fair (1963). Bing would later play Vernon Presley to Kurt’s Elvis in the 1979 TV movie Elvis.

Bing is best known as the owner of the Portland Mavericks Baseball Club. He kept a 30 man roster because he believed the players had one last year coming to them. He felt that “it wasn’t important that they win, but to have fun.” Bing died April 8, 2003 of cancer in Thousand Oaks. -biography by 1262Mac & Blondie

*He can also be seen in the Black Saddle episode: The Long Rider