Guns of Diablo Starring Charles Bronson

 

Is it television or is it a theatrically released film?

The is answer is…Both.

ABC ran the television show The Travels of Jamie McPheeters starring a young Kurt Rusell, Charles Bronson co-starred as wagon master Linc Murdock.

In 1965, Bronson’s star was rising so the final episode was re-cut and assembled for theatrical release.

It has the feel of episodic television and leans more to the romantic than the action side of things.

Bronson, is, well, Bronson…virile and believable.

He does have one notable moment of fisticuffs where he is attempting to walk away from a fight, then changes his mind.

There are also a couple of surprisingly adult scenes between Bronson and Susan Oliver that raised my eyebrow asking, “This was on TV in 1964?”

Not a must-see, but this Bronson fan enjoyed it.

For further viewing, dig up on YouTube Kurt Russell discussing the time he gave Charles Bronson the gift of a skateboard.