Wednesday, February 22, 2023

“The Man at Gantt’s Place” by Steve Frazee

 


“You may be right,” Cameron said vaguely. “But I thought I'd look the ranches over and see what I could stir up. I sort of like this country.”

“Huh! It ain't much.”

 Cameron gave him a grave look. “Maybe you've lived too close to it to see it's good points, Lew.”

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This coming of age, awakening to adulthood tale moves swiftly and, possibly, by the numbers but. it still has its charms.

It plays as a solidly written episode of a mature 50’s Western TV series.

Not a rafter-shaker, but homiletic charm has its own wiles.

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