Today in the Department of Before They Were Star Trek Stars, Leonard Nimoy guest stars in "A Man a Day," episode 14 of the seventh season of Gunsmoke (original air date December 30, 1961).
Nimoy plays one of a gang of outlaws who threaten to kill one townsperson each day until Marshal Dillon agrees to look the other way while they rob the Dodge City Bank. Nimoy plays the main gunman of the group, and he's delightfully sleazy.
Other Trek connections: Garry Walberg, who played the doomed commander of Outpost 4 in the Star Trek episode "Balance of Terror," plays a ranch hand who's in cahoots with the bank robbers. I love the word "cahoots."
Duel will be released on 4K Ultra HD (with Blu-ray and Digital) on November 14 via Universal. Both the theatrical and TV cuts of the 1971 thriller are included.
Steven Spielberg makes his feature directorial debut from a script by Richard Matheson (I Am Legend), based on his own 1971 short story. Dennis Weaver and Carey Loftin star.
The theatrical cut has been restored in 4K from the original camera negative with HDR 10 and Dolby Atmos audio. The TV cut is also included in high definition in its original 1.33:1 aspect ratio.
Special features are listed below.
Special features:
Theatrical cut (90 minutes)
TV cut (74 minutes)
A Conversation with Director Steven Spielberg
Steven Spielberg and the Small Screen
Richard Matheson: The Writing of Duel
Photograph & poster gallery
A traveling salesman (Dennis Weaver) is harassed by a menacing 40-ton truck on a remote desert highway.
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Wednesday, Oct. 11 — 8:00 p.m.
TOUCH OF EVIL (1958)
A narcotics agent risks his wife's life to investigate a crooked cop.
Saturday, Oct. 14 — 8:00 p.m.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950)
A gang of small-time crooks plots an elaborate jewel heist.