Photo Opportunity #73: Dapper Days – Clint in Incident on the Road Back

Photo Opportunity #73: Dapper Days – Clint in Incident on the Road Back

For our May Photo Opportunity I thought we’d travel back to the Rawhide years and a rare chance to feature Clint as Rowdy – rarely seen out of his usual costume attire. Clint’s dress was rather dapper in the 1961 episode “Incident on the Road Back” (aired on February 24th). 

"Incident on the Road Back" was the sixteenth episode of the third season, and features the drovers Gil Favor and his crew as they gather for the next drive. The episode is regarded as something of a slow starter, which included a lengthy discussion about hangovers, followed by slapstick comedy and a prank by Gil Favor. However, the story picks up with Gil Favor's arrest for horse stealing, leading to a series of events involving the sheriff's wife and a mysterious plot involving the $50,000 he is carrying. The episode was directed by George Templeton. The Director went on to work on 33 episodes of Rawhide and work on the Elvis Presley western movie, Charro! (1969).