Scalplock (TV Movie 1966)

Scalplock: Directed by James Goldstone. With Dale Robertson, Sandra Smith, Todd Armstrong, James Westerfield. A frontier gambler wins a railroad in a card game, and must keep it going despite attempts to take it away from him.

“Scalplock was a TV western that Dale Robertson starred in that turned out to be a pilot for his Iron Horse series that ran for two seasons. Not as successful for Robertson as Tales Of Wells Fargo it still has its devoted fans.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eRobertson is playing a character and playing it well of the type that James Garner was normally cast in. Heu0026#39;s a frontier gambler who won a railroad and a ton of cash in the highest stakes poker game he was ever in. Beat a full house aces over tens with 4 queens. The man has guts and nerve and the pilot shows him trying to complete the railroad from Buffalo Pass to Scalplock.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eHeu0026#39;ll need all the nerve he can summon as he tries to best Lloyd Bochner who was originally going to buy the BP,Su0026amp;D as it is always referred. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eReturning for the series run is young Bob Random who plays a young telegrapher who leaves his job because heu0026#39;s enthralled with Robertsonu0026#39;s nerve and charm.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eScalplock is a good western for Dale Robertson. Hopefully the Iron Horse is available on DVD or YouTube. u0026#39;”