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Ben Cartwright plays host to Judge Whitaker (Otto Kruger), better known to one and all as "Hanging Harry." Among those sentenced to death by Whitaker was the father of Bob Jolley (Keir Dullea), who, believing his dad was innocent, now relentlessly dogs Whitaker's trail, trying to goad the Judge into a showdown. As the story progresses, Adam Cartwright comes to believe that Bob is right, and that "Hanging Harry" has a lot to answer for. Written by E.M. Parson and Shirl Hendryx, "Elegy for a Hangman" was originally telecast on January 20, 1963.