Best Man for the Job
Western
Buck unknowingly hires a group of Army deserters at the same time an Army patrol stops at High Chaparral documenting fights with the Apaches. When a troop takes high level Apache hostages, Cochise attacks returning the favor.
Director
William F. Claxton
Writers
N/A
Stars
Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Mark Slade
Release Date
September 24, 1967
Language
English
Country
United States
🎭 Top Cast
Leif Erickson
as Big John Cannon
Cameron Mitchell
as Buck Cannon
Mark Slade
as Billy Blue Cannon
Henry Darrow
as Manolito Montoya
Linda Cristal
as Victoria Cannon
Warren Stevens
as Capt. Thomas Dabney
Don Collier
as Sam Butler
Rodolfo Acosta
as Vaquero
Bob Hoy
as Joe Butler
Roberto Contreras
as Pedro
🎬 Technical Specs
Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA
Production
Xanadu Productions Inc., NBC Productions, NBC Productions
🏷️ Keywords
u.s. cavalryapache indiancochiseprisoner exchangedragged by a horse
🎯 Categories
Western
💡 Did You Know?
Mark Slade who plays Billy blue Cannon in this episode also played Seaman Jimmy "Red" Smith in the feature film Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961 James Welch Henderson Arkansas April 6, 2025
📖 Synopsis
Buck unknowingly hires a group of Army deserters at the same time an Army patrol stops at High Chaparral documenting fights with the Apaches. When a troop takes high level Apache hostages, Cochise attacks returning the favor.