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A top professional baseball player joins the squad and becomes a liability when he freezes up during combat, and a member is shot.
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"Tab Hunter guest stars and gives a dramatic performance, trying to escape his handsome leading man image from so many movies. He's a star baseball pitcher who got drafted and ends up in Vic's squad. No USO tour or special privileges for him. In an encounter Tab is a coward, and it's clear he's not going to pass muster. Predictability of the script makes this less than scintillating -it takes a lot more than star power to overcome the corniness of such a familiar story line, replete with mucho sentimentality when beloved squad member Billy is severely injured (and Tab&apos..."
💡 Did You Know?
The ruined, burned-out town of Avranches and the "winery" at the end of the episode were actually outbuildings on the ranch of cowboy star Gene Autry. The estate, comprising several hundred acres, had suffered a devastating fire; many buildings were badly damaged or destroyed and many trees and much acreage were burned. Director Burt Kennedy heard about it and made arrangements to shoot this episode at the various fire-damaged sites on the ranch, as a change from the standard French village set on the MGM lot that was usually used for such purposes.
📖 Synopsis
A top professional baseball player joins the squad and becomes a liability when he freezes up during combat, and a member is shot.