Maverick: Dade City Dodge (1961) Reviews

Although Jack Kelly was the sole star of Maverick as the tongue-in-cheek western series entered its fifth and final season, he continued to share on-screen billing with James Garner--who, despite having left the series at the end of Season Three, was still being represented by reruns of his best episodes. Only thirteen new episodes were shot for Season Five, all starring Kelly as frontier gambler Bart Maverick. In the opener, Bart is cheated out of $5000 by suave con artist Pearly Gates (Mike Road). Likewise swindled by Gates is his partner in crime Marla (Kathleen Crowley), who's out for blood after Pearly jilts her at the altar. Thus, Marla teams with Bart to track Pearly down and make him pay for his sins...presuming, of course, that he won't able to sweet-talk his way out of his predicament, as he has done on so many previous occasions. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi