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Before a notorious outlaw was sent to prison, he captured lawman Grant Lyle and used a blacksmith's hammer and anvil to ceremoniously crush Lyle's hands. The hands are now frozen claws encased permanently in black gloves. Lyle learns that the outlaw is set to get out of jail, and schemes to kill him in a gunfight. At first Lyle tries to train his son to be a surrogate killer, but Matt interferes and the son balks. Lyle then commissions Newly to make a "fanning" gun, a triggerless weapon that can be cocked and fired by pushing the hammer back and letting it fall onto the firing pin. You can't hit the broad side of a barn when you're fanning a gun, but Lyle tries to teach himself to shoot the weapon anyway. When the stage containing the convict reaches Dodge, he thinks he's ready.

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    • Author: Zbr
    Season 14 starts out with a bang as we get a story about how life can be sad plus also ironic. And anytime an episode has the lovely Charlotte (Considine) Stewart playing a part, you usually know that the offering will be pleasant to the eye.

    The main character in this episode is a former lawman and friend of Marshal Dillon, Grant Lyle (Morgan Woodward). Years ago he was intentional disabled when an outlaw named Hoxy took a hammer to his hands making both useless. Today he wears black gloves over the hands which are more of a claw than working part of his body. Grant's son, Jeffrey Lyle (Robert Pine), is a sheriff in a nearby town that is known for his quick draw.

    The two Lyle men come riding into Dodge City because the outlaw Hoxy is being released from prison and is due in Dodge in a few days on the stage. Grant wants his son to avenge the injury to his hands by getting into a gunfight with the bandit and kill him. Grant has been planning this moment for a very long time. he has made his son as good and quick as any in the state and now he feels like his revenge will be forthcoming.

    The young Lyle does not have the taste of blood that his father has and the thought of killing a man makes him sick. When he comes across an old girlfriend, Iris, that decide to marry. Leaving his crippled father to take the revenge on his own.

    Grant gets Newly to modify a gun for him that will fire when the handle is pulled back. the gun is very inaccurate. But with the stage due to arrive, Grant long plan is ready for his revenge but all his planning may be for naught.

    Morgan Woodward is excellent as the crippled man that appears his only duty in life is to take revenge. The story was good, the acting was nice and the tension was high. A good watch.

    Note- In this episode they show Ma Smalley's boarding house right next to the Dodge House (Hotel). It has always been located outside the main area right before going out of town in a two story house.
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    • Author: Fordregelv
    While this episode is well written and directed, the performances of Robert Pine and Morgan Woodward make it something very, very special. Pine has never been better and truly shines in his role. However, Morgan Woodward gives what is nothing less than the performance of a lifetime. One can feel his obsessive hatred, his soul burning passionate lust for revenge, and his overwhelming rage. The depth of emotion he shows seems to come from his very being and the ultimately explosive fracture of his psyche is unlike anything the actor has ever had the opportunity to show. His range is amazing and Woodward creates a character who is real to us and from whom we cannot look away. This is a performance for the ages and some of the finest acting in the history of episodic television. You will never forget Morgan Woodward's incredibly breathtaking work in this tremendous Gunsmoke.
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    James Arness James Arness - Matt Dillon
    Milburn Stone Milburn Stone - Doc
    Amanda Blake Amanda Blake - Kitty
    Ken Curtis Ken Curtis - Festus
    Morgan Woodward Morgan Woodward - Grant Lyle
    Robert Pine Robert Pine - Jeffrey Lyle
    Charlotte Stewart Charlotte Stewart - Iris (as Charlotte Considine)
    Buck Taylor Buck Taylor - Newly
    Sam Melville Sam Melville - Jack Garvin
    Ken Mayer Ken Mayer - Tuttle
    Joe De Santis Joe De Santis - Hoxy
    James Nusser James Nusser - Louie Pheeters
    Glenn Strange Glenn Strange - Sam
    Lew Palter Lew Palter - Hillman
    Mills Watson Mills Watson - Drover
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