The Texan The Smiling Loser (Season 1, Episode 34)
TV Episode | 30 min | Western

The Texan

The Smiling Loser (Season 1, Episode 34)

TV Episode | 30 min | Western

An actor/cardsharp who cleaned out two men at poker is set up as the fall guy by a crooked express agent and his cohorts when Longley is ambushed and the payroll he is delivering stolen.

Director

Robert Gordon

Writer

Jerry D. Lewis

Cinematographer

Paul Ivano

Editor

Harry Harris (as Harry Harris Jr.)

Casting Director

Kerwin Coughlin

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Edit Released

Updated May 25, 1959

Release date

May 25, 1959 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award.

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Cast	+ Add Cast
10 cast members

Name	Known for
Rory Calhoun Bill Longley Bill Longley See fewer	Motel Hell (1980)
Eddie Quillan Slick Parker Slick Parker See fewer	Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)
Rusty Lane W.J. Morgan W.J. Morgan See fewer	Johnny Tremain (1957)
Harry Lauter Sheriff Tom Gray Sheriff Tom Gray See fewer	Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
John Vivyan George Nolan George Nolan See fewer	Studio One (1948)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan Pete Nolan Pete Nolan See fewer	Beyond the Time Barrier (1960)
John McKee Ranch Hand Ranch Hand See fewer	Cape Fear (1962)
John Barton Bartender (uncredited) Bartender (uncredited) See fewer
Willie Bloom Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Rudy Doucette Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Gremlins (1984)