Shorty Jack Hammer Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) My wife bought me a DVD set for Christmas of a western series from the mid 50's called Stories of the Century starring Big Jim Davis as railroad detective Matt Clark. In each episode Matt somehow becomes involved in a rollicking and feisty adventure with various notorious outlaws and villains of the old west. The validity of the facts are of course in question but it's a pretty entertaining show to say the least. I have only watched a few of the episodes so far but what's rather strange is that sprinkled amongst the episodes of the first disc are episodes of he show Judge Roy Bean. No mention of it on the contents or cover so I'm not sure if it's some kind of hidden bonus or a big mistake haha. Oh well fun to watch anyways. Edit- on closer examination it does indicate that there are a few "Judge Roy Bean" episodes intermixed in the first and second DVD's although still strange it seems since they are two different series. Maybe that's the way it played back when it was first run? Edited January 1, 2017 by Shorty Jack Hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo Creek Law Dog Posted January 1, 2017 Share Posted January 1, 2017 I have that set. The series covers about a 20 year period and did you notice that his costume never changes. And, in episodes that take place prior to 1873, he is packing a Colt '73 with bullets in the belt loops. Still fun to watch though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorty Jack Hammer Posted January 1, 2017 Author Share Posted January 1, 2017 (edited) I have that set. The series covers about a 20 year period and did you notice that his costume never changes. And, in episodes that take place prior to 1873, he is packing a Colt '73 with bullets in the belt loops. Still fun to watch though.Haha, yeah he never ages either. I think there is even supposed to be an episode that takes place in the early 1900's so it probably a span of 40 years. I was really chuckling at his clothing, guns, leather in the Quantrill episode when he was "Matt Clark Railroad Detective and Union Spy" all about 10 years early at least. It is fun though, and I like how they have fictional adventure with a real life character then at the end of the episode explain what eventually actually happened to them. Edited January 1, 2017 by Shorty Jack Hammer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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