“El Paso Stage”
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“El Paso Stage”
Season: 4 episode 30
Series Episode: 147
Air Date: April 15, 1961
Teaser
“No, on the contrary. I have the highest regard for the statutes. Including some you won’t find in that book there. One of them – survival. When you lose on that count, friend, there’s no appeal.”
Employment Solicitation
The Brackettville Courier carried an item stating that Frank DeWitt was involved in certain dangerous and reckless activities.
Paladine wrote Sam DeWitt and received a telegram stating Sam DeWitt’s agreement to the proposal.
Fee
$1000
Quotes
“Justice discards party, friendship and kindred.”
Frank DeWitt quoting Addison
“Justice discards party, friendship, kindred,
and is always, therefore, represented as blind.”
Joseph Addison
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Paladin An arbiter Richard Boone 43 Credited
Elmo Crane Marshal Buddy Ebsen 53 Credited
Frank DeWitt Attorney Jeremy Slate 35 Credited
Sam DeWitt Owner of the Brass Nugget Saloon Karl Swenson 52 Credited
Robbins Judge of the Superior Court of the Territory
Hank Patterson 72 Credited
Big Six croupier Wayne Tucker Credited
Lena Saloon girl at the Brass Nugget in Brackettville Mary Munday 34 Credited
Bartender at the Brass Nugget in Brackettville Buddy Roosevelt 62 Uncredited
Dealer Hans Moebus 24 Uncredited
Townsman Emile Avery 52 Uncredited
Townsman John Breen 55 Uncredited
Townsman Ethan Laidlaw 61 Uncredited
Townsman Chick Sheridan 59 Uncredited
Townsman Ray Spiker 59 Uncredited
Townsman Jack Tornek 74 Uncredited
I. Jenkins Brackettville office Mentioned
J. Hansen Owner of J. Hansen & Son Gunsmith in Brackettville Mentioned
Crew
Director Robet Butler
Assistant Director Gordon McLean
Creators Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer Gene Roddenberry
Story Editor Albert Ruben
Script Supervisor Richard Chaffee
Producer Frank R. Pierson
Associate Producer Howard Joslin
Director of Photography Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director Walter E. Keller
Opening Theme Music Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Music Editor Gene Feldman
Production Supervisor Dewey Starkey
Film Editor Samuel (Sam) Gold
Sound Mixer
Frederick (Fred) A. Kessler
Recording Company Westrex Recording System
Re-recording by Joel Moss
Sound Effects Gene Eliot, M.P.S.E.
Property Master Arthur Friedrich
Makeup Artist
Donald (W.) Roberson
Hair Stylist
Madine Danks, C.H.S.
Wardrobe Joseph Dimmitt
Set Decorator Herman N. Schoenbrun
Casting Stalmaster-Lister Company
Titles and Opticals Pacific Title
Richard Boone's Stunt Double
Hal Needham (Uncredited)
Production Companies A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production
Filming Locations
Sets
Paramount Studios 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Closing Credits background
Lone Pine, California, United States of America
Historical Reference
Geographic References
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America
Brackettville, Texas, United States of America
El Paso, Texas, United States of America
Laredo, Texas, United States of America
Mexico
Tucson, Arizona Territory, United States of America
Sources
Have Gun – Will Travel episodes (written, spoken and credits), Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia, individual observations, and others as indicated by the links.
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