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With Henry Fonda, Allen Case, Wallace Ford, Betty Lou Keim. Marshal Simon Fry tricks Clay McCord, a young storekeeper into taking a wagon full of supplies to remote town knowing that the groceries are expected by the notorious Gentry gang who the lawman hopes to capture.
"The Deputy" Badge for a Day (TV Episode 1959) cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
The Deputy is an American Western television series starring Henry Fonda and Allen Case that aired on NBC from 1959 to 1961. Fonda portrayed Chief Marshal Simon Fry of the Arizona Territory and Case played Deputy Clay McCord, a storekeeper who tried to avoid using a gun.
In this episode, the first of the series, Marshall Fry (Fonda) is hunting a gang of train robbers. The gang, led by the always villainous Robert Wilke, killed several people during the robbery. Fonda pays a call on store owner, Clay McCord (Case) who Fonda considers the best gun in the territory.
Watch The Deputy - S1:E1 Badge for a Day (1959) Online for Free | The Roku Channel | Roku. Fry tricks a shopkeeper into helping trap train robbers.
In the premiere episode, titled "The Deputy," Fry selects Silver City, Arizona, as the spot to head off two men he suspects of carrying supplies to a holdup gang led by Ace Gentry (Robert J. Wilke).
Fry knows that McCord is a crack shot with nerves of steel. He also knows that McCord would never have accepted a deputy's badge since he has a younger sister and brother to support.
