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The Lieutenant

The Lieutenant

1970TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0m
Western
7.6
IMDB Rating
71 votes

A young Army officer who is an old friend of the Cannons is sent to arrest a neighbor for desertion during the civil war. However, when Blue tries to help him, the incident literally blows up when the officer uses excessive force.

Director
William Wiard
Writers
N/A
Stars
Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Mark Slade
Release Date
February 27, 1970
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Leif Erickson
Leif Erickson
as Big John Cannon
Cameron Mitchell
Cameron Mitchell
as Buck Cannon
Mark Slade
Mark Slade
as Billy Blue Cannon
Henry Darrow
Henry Darrow
as Manolito Montoya
Linda Cristal
Linda Cristal
as Victoria Cannon
Robert Pine
Robert Pine
as Lt. Jason Adams
Donald Moffat
Donald Moffat
as Henry Simmons
Renne Jarrett
Renne Jarrett
as Martha Simmons
Bob Hoy
Bob Hoy
as Joe Butler
Roberto Contreras
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

🎯 Categories

Western

⭐ Featured Review

Very silly
by tlbedman2020-08-05
2/10

"An episode where hardly any of the decisions of the main characters made any sense at all. I was laughing most of the way through it at how idiotic the plot line became...."

💡 Did You Know?

Renne Jarrett who played Martha Simmons in this episode also played in the 1979 series B. J. and the Bear as Debbi Hastings and the episode run for the money James Welch Anderson Arkansas April 27, 2025

📖 Synopsis

A young Army officer who is an old friend of the Cannons is sent to arrest a neighbor for desertion during the civil war. However, when Blue tries to help him, the incident literally blows up when the officer uses excessive force.