Maverick Diamond Flush (1957–1962) Online

A choice episode full of artful schemes and charming people. So where is the real Kashmeer diamond. Beau thinks the lovely Danielle has it. But no, the Fergusons tell him, they have they have the real one and Danielle has only a fake. What's more, for $5,000, Beau should switch the diamonds so Danielle gets the real one back. Jeweler Bockenheimer says yes, that's correct. But then the Fergusons disappear and Danielle's new diamond shatters like an old milk bottle. I think I've got it right, but maybe not. I guess I don't blame Beau for looking terminally confused. Anyhow, things work out in the end— at least I think they do.

Clever script, full of interesting people and unpredictable twists. Moore shines as Beau Maverick, with just the right tongue-in-cheek. Ditto, the lovely, big-eyed Berard as Danielle. I guess Sig Rumann as the clownish Bockenheimer is a matter of taste, but at least he's not out of sync with the humorous approach. (Good to see that fine veteran actress Anna Lee picking up a payday as Mrs. Ferguson.) Anyhow, it's a nifty hour of Maverick charade, even if Warner's backlot looks about as much like scenic Colorado Springs as I look like Roger Moore.

The considerable charms of Roger Moore are put to the test in this Maverick story. I can hardly believe that a Maverick would fall for the scheme that Dan Tobin and Anna Lee get him involved in.

They sell him on the idea that the lovely Roxanne Berard, daughter of traveling Creole gentleman Carl Esmond has a diamond necklace of paste that they need a most discreet type to pull a switch.

But it's Beau Maverick holding the paste when it's all over and in the hands of law enforcement. Of course he comes out all right, but no Maverick should have bought this scheme in the first place.

Best thing in this episode is Sig Ruman as the diamond cutter.