Tom Bower Movies

Assigned to a story about a famous wing-walker (a daredevil who climbs out on the wing of a plane in flight for the entertainment of the people on solid ground), John-Boy (Richard Thomas) is pleasantly surprised to disover that the legendary "Bobby Strom" is actually a very attractive young woman (Lee Purcell). Before long, John-Boy finds himself at the center of a mystery involving a an unidentified young Romeo who is plying Bobby with gifts and love letters. Meanwhile, elderly Maude Gormley (Merie Earle) entrusts her beloved goat Myrtle to a younger member of the Walton clan. Appearing in this episode as Rex Barker is Tom Bower, who would later join the series' cast in the role of Mary Ellen Walton's husband Curt Willard. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

This episode marks the first appearance of Gretchen Corbett as attorney Beth Davenport, erstwhile girlfriend of private eye Jim Rockford (James Garner). Characteristically, Beth has called upon Jim for a teeny-tiny favor: namely, to prove the innocence of her impoverished client Ann Calhoun (Patricia Smith), who is accused of killing her husband. Dutifully, Rockford heads to Parker Arizona, the hometown of Ann's late husband Kevin, in hopes of gathering new evidence. Before long both Jim and Beth find their lives threatened by a certain party who is harboring a sinister secret--in this case, the fact that Kevin Calhoun wasn't Kevin Calhoun at all. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi