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THE REBEL "Judgment" 1959

This is the second episode of the 1959-61 western series, THE REBEL. The series ran for 76 episodes and starred Nick Adams as a former Confederate soldier who wanders the west.

Johnny Yuma, played by Nick Adams, is attacked by a man on the run from the law. The man, Bob Steele, clobbers Adams and makes a grab for Adams' horse. Adam's does not like this idea and soon has the man down and covered. Now a posse led by J. Pat O'Malley arrives. They cuff Steele and return him to jail. O'Malley happens to be the local judge and tells Adams he needs to come and testify.

Adams is more than happy to help when he sees the free room he gets at the local hotel. He is in the middle of the first good wash up he has had in a while, when Sue Randall enters. She is the daughter of Bob Steele and tells Adams that her father is being framed.

Adams does not believe this and tells her to blow. His opinion changes rather swiftly when Steele is put on trial inside the hour. The charges are assault, trespassing and horse theft. The jury takes all of 30 seconds to come back with a guilty verdict. Adams smells a rat here but is not sure how he can help. Steele is to be hanged the next morning.

Adams does some digging around looking for a reason why the judge pushed the trial so quickly. It all comes down to some forged documents O'Malley has that say he now owns Steele's farm. It turns out that the Army wants to build a post on the land making the property worth good cash.

Adams forces the judge, at gunpoint, to fess up on his foul deed in front of the townsfolk. O'Malley is now grabbed up and tossed in jail while Steele is released.

A quick and to the point episode that was directed by Irvin Kershner. Kershner was best known for the feature films, , STAKEOUT ON DOPE STREET, HOODLUM PRIEST, FACE IN THE RAIN, THE FLIM-FLAM MAN, RETURN OF A MAN CALLED HORSE, THE EYES OF LAURA MARS and of course, STAR WARS: EPISODE V- THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK.

B-Western film star, Bob Steele was on screen and television from 1920 till 1973. The man was in over 200 films as well as about 100 TV episodes. I recall him from his 64 episode run on the 60's comedy, F-TROOP.

Of note is Steele's father, Robert Bradury was a director of numerous b-films. Bradury directed John Wayne in 13 films, second only to John Ford.

Johnny Cash sings the title song, JOHNNY YUMA.

Episode 2, "Judgment," begins with a stranger, Will Randall (Bob Steele), unsuccessfully trying to steal Johnny Yuma's horse, claiming to have been railroaded by a crooked judge (J. Pat O'Malley) leading a posse in pursuit of him. The judge claims that the man's late wife had sold him their property because she was ashamed of Will for being a 'bluebelly' in a town full of confederates. Will's pretty daughter (Sue Randall) tries to convince Johnny to help her father, first with money, then with kisses. Surprised that the trial is set one hour after the fugitive's capture, Johnny testifies that Will had attempted to make off with his horse, resulting in a guilty verdict, followed by the judge's sentence, to be hanged the following morning. Cast against type, J. Pat O'Malley would return for "Panic," while longtime Western veteran Bob Steele truly shines (returning for "In Memoriam").