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1964TV Episode
ActionDramaWar
8.3
IMDB Rating
135 votes

Sgt. Saunders' squad blames his bad treatment of likable new member Trenton on his foul mood caused by a letter he has just received but actually Saunders believes Trenton is a coward who fakes injuries to avoid battle.

Director
Bernard McEveety
Writers
N/A
Stars
Rick Jason, Vic Morrow, Jack Hogan
Release Date
February 4, 1964
Language
English
💬 6
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Rick Jason
Rick Jason
as Lt. Hanley
Vic Morrow
Vic Morrow
as Sgt. Saunders
Jack Hogan
Jack Hogan
as Kirby
Pierre Jalbert
Pierre Jalbert
as Caje
👤
Dick Peabody
as Littlejohn
Conlan Carter
Conlan Carter
as Doc
Tom Lowell
Tom Lowell
as Billy Nelson
👤
Ray Fulmer
as Holmes
👤
Fred Harris II
as Smitty
👤
Ed Deemer
as German #1

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Selmur Productions, ABC Television Network

🎯 Categories

ActionDramaWar

⭐ Featured Review

Excellent work by Vic and James Best
by lor_2023-07-24

"A different mood for this segment. Beginning with Vic receiving a letter that devastates him, causing his men to wonder about him in general -they don't know much about him. James Best arrives as a new trooper, fresh from hospital, but in his sullen mood Vic has no time for him. Vic is assigned to capture a German for interrogation, and immediately Best turns out to be unable to walk, with Vic sizing him up as a coward. After a while the men become alarmed by the change in Vic's demeanor, with the show's suspense now centered around what the letter was about that so concerned o..."

📖 Synopsis

Sgt. Saunders' squad blames his bad treatment of likable new member Trenton on his foul mood caused by a letter he has just received but actually Saunders believes Trenton is a coward who fakes injuries to avoid battle.