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This date in MAVERICK TV History: Dawn Wells guest stars in “The Deadly Image,” airing on Mar. 12, 1961. This episode was among Dawn’s earliest network TV appearances
Synopsis. Rod Claxton, a onetime federal deputy marshal who found more profit in murder and robbery, is wanted by both the Army and Gus Tellson, a former gang member whom Claxton double-crossed. After the Army mistakenly arrests Bart—who bears an uncanny physical resemblance to Claxton—Tellson breaks Maverick out of prison as part of an effort to capture Claxton.
Jack Kelly has a dual role in “The Deadly Image,” an episode that also marked one of the very first network television appearances of actress Dawn Wells.
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