Hail the conquering zero! Clueless "war hero" Captain Wilton Parmenter takes command of Fort Courage.Hail the conquering zero! Clueless "war hero" Captain Wilton Parmenter takes command of Fort Courage.Hail the conquering zero! Clueless "war hero" Captain Wilton Parmenter takes command of Fort Courage.
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- Chief Wild Eagle
- (as Frank de Kova)
- Indian
- (uncredited)
- Indian
- (uncredited)
- Trooper
- (uncredited)
- Trooper Vanderbilt
- (uncredited)
- Announcer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Indian
- (uncredited)
- Trooper Franklin
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe intro for the remainder of the first season featured scenes from this episode
- GoofsWhen Capt. Parmenter asks why Reveille is three hours later than it was when he was back east, Sgt. O'Rourke responds by saying it's the difference in the time zones. There were no time zones in the Civil War era as there was no need for them, since communities kept their own local time. It wasn't until the advent of transcontinental railroads, and the need to maintain a standard regulated time across the U.S., that time zones were instituted in the late 1880s.
- Quotes
Sgt. Morgan O'Rourke: [O'Rourke and Agarn are meeting with Chief Wild Eagle] Wild Eagle, my brother.
Chief Wild Eagle: You some brother. The still is still busted. How you expect Hekawi make firewater?
Cpl. Randolph Agarn: We'll get you a new coil and when we do, stop holding out liquor for the tribe. Indians aren't supposed to drink alcohol.
Chief Wild Eagle: Who says so?
Cpl. Randolph Agarn: Everybody.
Chief Wild Eagle: That's just nasty rumor spread by sister-in-law Sparkling Water! She one big bluenosed red skin!
For a debut episode, this is pretty action-packed. The energy level is high, and the actors are all in top form, delivering one zinger after another. One has to assume that there will be more time for plot & character development in subsequent episodes. But this is good fun from a very un-P. C. age. One highlight was in seeing veteran Edward Everett Horton as a dopey Hekawi medicine man. The lovely Melody Patterson is also a real highlight as feisty trading post operator "Wrangler Jane". And James Hampton is a hoot as the bugler, Hannibal Dobbs.
All in all, this was pleasingly irreverent and a good jumping-off point for further shenanigans.
Seven out of 10.
- Hey_Sweden
- Jul 21, 2023
Details
- Runtime30 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1