Alias Smith and Jones

Alias Smith and Jones was an American television series, made from 1971 to 1973. The Pete Duel as Hannibal Heyes and Ben Murphy. The series quickly became popular, but when Duel committed suicide and the series was continued with Roger Davis as Heyes was after a season past.



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*1 Story  ==Story[ Edit] == Hannibal Heyes and Kid Curry are outlaws and captains of the Devil's Hole Gang in Wyoming at the end of the nineteenth century. They raided trains, robbing banks and blowing open safes. Despite their crimes are the two very popular with the population. The main reason for this is that both men never kill anyone during their robberies.Heyes and Curry experience, however, that it is increasingly difficult for their profession, the trains and banks are becoming more secure and the vault doors is becoming stronger.
 * 2 Production
 * 3 the end of the series
 * 4 Cast
 * 5 see also

They decide to leave the gang and to build a new life without crime. Important condition, however, is that they are no longer persecuted for their ' old ' crimes. Sheriff Lom Trevors, search through their friend, they contact the Governor of Wyoming to the district to obtain Amnesty . The Governor in doubt. He can this converted criminals not just amnesty. He suggests that Heyes and Curry need to earn their amnesty. If they turn out in are long time to stay out of trouble and not revert in the crime, they get amnesty. Since Furthermore no one else of this agreement will be informed, it means that Heyes and Curry still remain on the list of wanted criminals. Every Marshall or sheriff, bounty hunter or even citizen can they pre-paid rate.

Heyes and Curry go tolerated and take a new identity. As Joshua Smith (Heyes) and Thaddeus Jones (Curry) pull both men out to honest work to find and to remain outside the problems. Unfortunately, theirpseudonyms are not smart chosen. Who wants to hide his real name in America will soon choose ' Smith "or" Jones "as an alternative. The two brands very quickly that they are distrusted by their surname alone.

To avoid detection, they travel from one city to another and always try to find work. In most cases, the ' silver tongue ' by Heyes outcome, he can talk so well that he constantly fails to eliminate jobs or distrust. Also his talents to the poker table are very welcome, because the poker winnings are an important source of income. If it ever gets out of hand with Poker can always rely on Heyes Kid Curry which can draw his gun faster than anyone else. Unfortunately this talent of Curry at the same time a disadvantage. But few people are as fast as Kid Curry and so he soon to this special ability is recognized. Sure Harry Briscoe of the Bannerman Detective Agency will get soon air of the new residence of the duo. ==Production[ Edit] == The series was inspired by the movie Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid from 1969 with Paul Newman and Robert Redford. So is the name of the gang by Heyes and Curry, The Devil's Hole Gang, based on The Hole in the Wall Gang of Butch Cassidy. The name Kid Curry comes from a gang member of Butch Cassidy who really existed and different from the Curry in the series was a cold-blooded killer. Sometimes lends the television series straight from the movie. The episode "The Posse That Wouldn't Quit" (October 14, 1971), for example, is about a posse, which the duo tail. Despite all attempts by Heyes and Curry to shake off the pursuers, the men follow. In the end that the posse a native American Explorer who sees through all the tricks of the two. This episode is almost literally in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid to see. The Bannerman Detective Agency from the series has never existed, but was based on a real detective agency, the famous Pinkerton detective agency. ==The end of the series[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">The end of the series was inaugurated with the death of Pete Duel. On 31 december 1971, the girlfriend of Pete Duel, Dianne Ray, her friend to death. Found next to the body was a gun. It is never quite clear or Duel had committed suicide or that there was an accident with the weapon. He had been drinking heavily that day and was depressed by personal problems. A year before his death he had a car accident caused and the legal entanglements that followed made Duel depressed. Also, he was not happy with his role in ' Alias Smith and Jones '. He was pleased with the popularity, but less happy with the fact that he has no other projects could tackle.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">After his death, the series continued. In anticipation of the film crew went to work a successor and took all the scenes in which Game did not occur. Roger Davis took over the role in the long run over, but it was not a success. The ratings fell and after a season with Roger Davis, the series was discontinued. ==Division Of Roles<span class="mw-editsection" len="340" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] == ==See also<span class="mw-editsection" len="335" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">[ Edit<span class="mw-editsection-bracket" len="1" style="color:rgb(85,85,85);">] ==
 * Pete Duel, Roger Davis - Hannibal Heyes/Joshua Smith
 * Ben Murphy - Kid Curry/Thaddeus Jones
 * J.D. Cannon - Detective Harry Briscoe
 * The name of the show gave inspiration to the name of the British television series Alas Smith and Jones, a comedy sketch show from the 80 's.