“The Bounty Man” (1972) starring Clint Walker & Margot Kidder / Z-View

The Bounty Man (1972)

Director:  John Llewellyn Moxey

Writer:  Jim Byrnes

Stars: Clint Walker, Richard Basehart, John Ericson, Margot Kidder, Gene Evans, Arthur Hunnicutt, Rex Holman, Glenn R. Wilder, Hal Needham and Rita Conde.

Tagline: When the man-hunter becomes the hunted.

The Plot…

Kinkaid (Walker) is a bounty hunter that always gets his man.  He’s driven and goes to any lengths, against any odds to finish what he starts.  When Kinkaid learns that Billy Riddle (Ericson) has a $5,000 bounty on his head, Riddle’s days as a free man are numbered.  Riddle is holed up in a small town that’s home to many criminals.  To make matters worse, Kinkaid has no idea that  Angus Keough (Basehart) and his small band of cutthroats have plans to kidnap Riddle once Kinkaid bags him.

Thoughts (beware of spoilers)…

The Bounty Man was made for television and feels like it.  Clint Walker and a young, Margot Kidder are the main reasons to check this one out.  Richard Basehart feels so out of place here.  It could be because I’m used to him in his role on Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea.

I wish I liked The Bounty Man better.  If you’re a Clint Walker fan, your time would be better spent picking any two episodes of Cheyenne.

The Bounty Man (1972) rates 2 of 5 stars.