I think it goes without saying that had dentist-turned-actor, Edgar Buchanan (1903-1979) not played the title character of Judge Roy Bean, then, this low-budget TV Western from the mid-1950s wouldn't have been half as entertaining to watch as it inevitably was.Set in the 1880s - Judge Roy Bean is a very determined man who brings his own trademark-style of fair and honest law-enforcement to the crime-riddled territory in and around the small town of Langtry (which is located in south-western Texas).
A pleasant enough little series with the great Edgar Buchanan giving the Judge Roy Bean character a lighter folksy touch. Produced by Western star Russell Hayden at Pioneertown of which he was one of the founders, and residents.
Ever since Walter Brennan played Judge Roy Bean in The Westerner, the judge has held a peculiar fascination for the western fan. As Brennan did him, he wasn't exactly a hero, but it got Brennan his third Academy Award.
Edgar Buchanan, a former dentist, went on to become a mainstay of western films/TV for decades. Long before he became famous as "Uncle Joe" on Petticoat Junction, he starred in this excellent series.
