"Eight Cent Reward" is the Christmas episode of the CBS western series Wanted Dead or Alive, produced and aired as the sixteenth episode of its first season.
Synopsis[]
As Josh prepares to leave on Christmas Eve for Butte, young Laddie Stone and his dog enter the saloon with a job offer for Josh. He has eight cents to hire Josh to find Santa Claus. Before Josh can say much two locals, Harkrader and Vale, turn the offer into a joke on him saying Josh can have Santa Claus there by dinner time causing him to run out yelling for joy. The sheriff and the bartender as well as Josh are not amused letting them know what they did. The sheriff says the Stone family had a successful sheep ranch but wolves have taken half of his flock. Josh rides to their house finding Laddie out doing chores but two upset parents. He explains what happened and learns Laddie won't tell them what he wants for Christmas but they have disappointed him the last two years and his dad wants to tell him the truth. Josh decides to find Santa by using the town drunk but things go awry...or do they.
Cast[]
| Actor/actress | Character |
|---|---|
| Steve McQueen | Josh Randall |
| Mort Mills | Harmon Stone |
| Virginia Gregg | Hilda Stone |
| Lloyd Corrigan | Ben Hatch |
| Jay North | Laddie Stone |
| John Cliff | Sheriff Howard Klate |
| Sam Buffington | Hap Haefer |
| Richard Reeves | Vale |
| Robert Foulk | Harkrader |
| James Bell | Boniface Terry |
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