Yesterday, I was watching some episodes from
CHEYENNE, Season 3.
One of them was called "Devil's Canyon". There was something familiar about this episode's plot, but I couldn't put my finger on it...until about halfway through.
Then, it suddenly dawned on me: I was watching a Western version of
THE MALTESE FALCON.
In earlier episodes of
CHEYENNE, I easily recognized the plots of
TREASURE OF SIERRA MADRE and
TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT, but this one baffled me for awhile.
Warner Brothers certainly knew how to make full use of the literary properties they owned.
