Indian Chief's Son Poisoned - Dr. Sixgun | 09/02/1954
Summary
In this "Doctor Six-Gun" episode, Dr. Six-Gun and his gypsy friend Pablo arrive at a wagon train camp where a sick Apache boy is being mistreated by hostile settlers. After the boy is poisoned by a vigilante, the doctor travels to the Apache village to treat the measles epidemic and confront the chief. He exposes the murder by reviving the boy with ammonia, proving his innocence and securing the tribe's trust. The story highlights themes of medical ethics, cross-cultural conflict, and justice in the 1870s frontier.
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Introduction to Doctor Six-Gun
Pablo the Gypsy introduces himself
Arrival at the wagon train camp
Discovery of the sick Apache boy
Pablo offers to take the boy to a doctor
The settlers' land dispute and desperation
Doctor Six-Gun arrives at the cabin
Diagnosis of measles and the plan to help
The settlers plot to seize the Apache land
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The settlers decide to stop the doctor
Ambush of Doctor Six-Gun
The doctor outsmarts the masked men
The settlers steal the poison bottle
Doctor Six-Gun meets the Apache medicine man
The Apache council debates the white doctor
The boy dies after taking the medicine
The Apache council condemns the white men
The doctor reveals the true culprit
The burial and the raven's trick
The doctor revives the boy to prove innocence
Explanation of the medical trick
Cast credits and production notes
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