Wide Country What Are Friends For? (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Sport, Western

Wide Country

What Are Friends For? (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 60 min | Drama, Sport, Western

Mitch agrees to testify in a hearing as a favor to ex-rodeo hand Barney, who is now a small town sheriff. But the town's power brokers have bigger plans, plotting to use Mitch as a pawn and a patsy in their political campaign.

Director

John Brahm

Writer

Sy Salkowitz (written by)

Producer

Frank Telford

Composer

Morton Stevens (music score)

Cinematographer

Walter Strenge

Editor

Milton Shifman

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Updated Oct 18, 1962

Release date

Oct 18, 1962 (United States)

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13 cast members

Name	Known for
Earl Holliman Mitch Guthrie Mitch Guthrie See fewer	Forbidden Planet (1956)
Andrew Prine Andy Guthrie Andy Guthrie See fewer	Gettysburg (1993)
Jerome Cowan Ben Stanton Ben Stanton See fewer	Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
Jay Novello Julio Perez Julio Perez See fewer	Harum Scarum (1965)
Hal Baylor Deputy Burt Carter Deputy Burt Carter See fewer	Big Jim McLain (1952)
Addison Richards The Chairman The Chairman See fewer	The Ten Commandments (1956)
Joan Patrick Ruth Baker Ruth Baker See fewer	The Angry Red Planet (1959)
Edward Colmans Carlos Ramirez Carlos Ramirez See fewer	Headline Hunters (1955)
Paul Maxey Ty Grant Ty Grant See fewer	The Narrow Margin (1952)
David McMahon The 1st Man The 1st Man See fewer	It Conquered the World (1956)
Larry J. Blake The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake) The Desk Sergeant (as Larry Blake) See fewer	Sunset Blvd. (1950)
Woodrow Parfrey Stanley P. Mattox Jr. Stanley P. Mattox Jr. See fewer	Dirty Harry (1971)
James Westerfield Sheriff Barney Morse Sheriff Barney Morse See fewer	On the Waterfront (1954)