Maverick: The Rivals (1959)
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Synopsis of Maverick: The Rivals
In another of scriptwriter Marion Hargrove's "westernizations" of classic literary material, this episode is based on 18th century British playwright Richard Brinsley Sheridan's drawing-room comedy "The Rivals". In the original 1775 play, two young men, Jack Absolute and Ensign Beverly, exchange identities so that the wealthier Jack can win the heart of heroine Lydia Languish, who would otherwise reject him because of his wealth. In the Maverick version, Bret Maverick (James Garner is the "Beverly" counterpart, trading places with British playboy Jack Vandergelt (played by future Maverick costar Roger Moore), who pines for the beautiful Lydia Linley (Pat Crowley). The supporting cast includes Neil Hamilton (Batman's "Commissioner Gordon") as Jack's irascible father, who shows up at precisely the wrong time; Barbara Jo Allen (aka "Vera Vague" of radio fame) as language-mangling Mrs. Mallaver, the Maverick equivalent of the original play's imperishable Mrs. Malaprop; and Dan Tobin as Mrs. Mallaver's would-be suitor Lucius Benson ("Lucius O'Trigger" in the Sheridan play). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast of Maverick: The Rivals
- Pat Crowley - Lydia Linley
- Sandra Gould - Lucy
- Roger Moore - Jack Vandergelt III
- Chet Stratton - Desk Clerk
- Barbara Jo Allen - Mrs. Mallaver
- Robert Carson - Hotel Manager
- Stanley Farrar - Doctor
- Neil Hamilton - Brig. Gen. Archibald Vandergelt
- Ed Nelson - Classmate
- Dan Tobin - Lucius Benson
- William Allyn - Livingston
- Rand Brooks - Second
- Director(s):
- Leslie Martinson
- Writer(s):
- Marion Hargrove
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