Same Plot, Different Title!
Hmmmmmmm. . . Anyone notice that S1/E38 (16 Jun. 1959: The Canvas Bullet) and S4/E6 (24 Oct. 1962: Five Cranks for Winter... Ten Cranks for Spring) are the exact same plot, but produced under different titles and using different character names?
S4 Synopsis: Former contender Johnny Meigs, eking out a living after a brain injury, pleads to go back in the ring, to get money to send his unknowing wife Kathy to compete in a floral show in Baltimore. Crooked boxing manager Gus Slate lines up an elderly, alcoholic physician to give Meigs a passing physical. (Everything is identical to the S1 plot--boxer with 'timebomb' head risks it all to acquire money for wife to attend flower show in Baltimore.)
S1 Couple:
Harry Guardino ...Johnny Mills
Diane Ladd ...Kathie Mills
S4 Couple:
Shirley Knight ...Kathy Meigs
Robert Duvall ...Johnny Meigs
Any idea as to WHY this was done?
At any rate, I love this show (treated myself to the complete box set (under $50-Amazon) for the holidays). "Cut-the-Cord" in October from my horrible, overpriced cable company and couldn't be happier! Between Netflix, Amazon Prime, YouTube, SmartTV/streaming and my own video collection, I'm saving HUNDREDS of dollars in money--and the lack of aggravation is PRICELESS!
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