screen captures of the opening credits
of Cutter To Houston, 1983
Shelley's second TV series was 1983's Cutter to Houston. The show was about three young doctors recruited to run a small hospital in the fictional rural town of Cutter, Texas. Shelley played Dr. Beth Gilbert, an ambitious surgeon on temporary assignment in Cutter. Jim Metzler played GP Dr. Andy Fenton, who grew up in Cutter and was glad to be back in the town that financed his medical education. Alec Baldwin played internist/ladies man Dr. Hal Wexler, who was getting through his probation. Other regular cast members included K Callan as Nurse Connie Buford, Susan Styles as Nurse Patty Alvarez and Noble Willingham as Mayor Warren Jarvis.
promo mats and screen caps
for the Cutter to Houston episode
"The Life You Save," December 1983
Episode 7 was called "The Life You Save" and was first aired on December 31, 1983. The guest stars included Kathleen Wilhoite as Kit McGuire and Billy Drago as the rapist. The plot went as follows:
Beth is attacked by a rapist late at night at the Cutter Community Hospital parking lot. Responding to her cries for help, Andy rushes to help her, but the attacker manages to escape. Later, a seriously injured man is brought into the hospital. Beth is shocked when she recognizes him as her attacker in the parking lot. Initially, she refuses to operate on him. Meanwhile, Hal goes on a vacation to Houston to see Mary whom he talks to on the phone every day while he’s on duty. He is looking forward to finally meeting her face to face. However, his visit to Houston turns into a puzzling medical encounter.
screen captures from the Cutter to Houston
episode "The Life You Save,"
December 1983
