Maverick: Shady Deal At Sunny Acres (Full Frame)

VHS, 60 minutes, WARNER

In the classic "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres," Bret Maverick (James Garner) whittles on a porch and replies "I'm workin' on it" to the Sunny Acres citizens who ask how he will recover the $15,000 that the town's crooked banker (John Dehner) stole from him. A sparkling guest cast of regular "Maverick" rogues and rascals - Dandy Jim Buckley (Efrem Zimbalist Jr.), Samantha Crawford (Diane Brewster), Big Mike McComb (Leo Gordon) and Gentleman Jack Darby (Richard Long) - as well as brother Bart (Jack Kelly) all help Maverick recoup his lost winnings. With its sly humor and outlandish plot twists, the Emmy Award winning "Maverick" is one of the TV's best-ever series, tailor-made for the enduringly popular Garner. "Shady Deal at Sunny Acres" is based on fact: turn-of-the-century Chicago's famed con artist "Yellow" Kid Well reportedly pulled off a similar con. Not half as entertainingly, we trust, as "Maverick.".