Diamond Jim (1965)

This was the pilot episode for a proposed adventure series for the ABC network, which failed to materialize. It told a fictionalized account of James Buchanan "Diamond Jim" Brady (1856-1917), an American businessman and philanthropist.
In "Skullduggery in Samantha", Diamond Jim (Dale Robertson of "Tales of Wells Fargo" and "Iron Horse" fame) gets hired by a railroad tycoon to finish the buildout of a rail line to a silver boomtown in Colorado by a set deadline. A rival railroad and hired bandits stand in the way.
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[@mongomay1]

Great pilot of Dale Robertson.
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[@gerrydooley951]

They took this and turned it into Iron Horse. It ran for two seasons

[@prycerobertson4695]

Selmur Productions, which produced this pilot, was responsible for the hit TV series Combat!

[@prycerobertson4695]

The real Diamond Jim Brady was a voracious eater. George Rector, owner of a favorite restaurant, described Brady as "the best 25 customers I ever had". After Brady's death in 1917, doctors discovered that his stomach was six times the size of that of an average person.

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Good old Days ! Pastor !

[@jimdrake-writer]

Is the large-framed actor playing opposite Dale Robertson in the fight scene Jeff York, who portrayed Mike Fink in the massively popular “Davy Crockett, Indian Fighter” films?