“Odds For Big Red”
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“Odds For Big Red”
Season: 5 episode 4
Series Episode: 159
Air Date: October 7, 1961
Teaser
“All right ,gambler, I’m going to make you a bet. I’m betting Red’s going live because your going to save her. That’s the gamble… her life or yours.”
Employment Solicitation
The Daily Chronicle.
SEARCH FOR KILLER FAILS.
Search for killer of four, including innocent bystander.
During a daylight holdup in banks in Twin City and Yreka. Continues to evade capture. Yoast is blamed for his caloused shooting, throwing shots at bystander, women, as well as pursuers, at any one in the way. No one has been able to pick up his trail.
Fee
Undisclosed
Quotes
“Knight of the Sorrowful Countenance”
Guy Fremont
A reference to the character Don Quixote in
The Ingenious Nobleman Mister Quixote of La Mancha
by Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
“To save a man against his will is just as bad as killing him”
Guy Fremont quoting Horace
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Paladin An arbiter Richard Boone 44 Credited
Kim Chan "Hey Boy" Hotel Carlton porter Kam Tong 54 Credited
Guy Fremont Gambler / Doctor Richard Ney 44 Credited
Vern Otter Bettor / Poker player Robert Karnes 44 Credited
Ada Saloon girl Virginia Capers 36 Credited
Corey Handicapper Ollie O'Toole 44 Credited
Ernie Gambler / Poker player Perry Cook Credited
"Big Red" / "Pinkie" Owner of Big Red's Saloon Hope Holiday 27 Credited
Fred Yoast Bank robber Uncredited
Banjo player Uncredited
Barfly Danny Borzage 64 Uncredited
Barfly John George 38 Uncredited
Barfly Bill Hart 27 Uncredited
Barfly Michael Jeffers 75 Uncredited
Barfly Bert Madrid 45 Uncredited
Barfly Hank Wise Uncredited
Big Red's father Herschel Graham 57 Uncredited
Hotel Carlton desk clerk Tony Reagan (Regan) 53 Uncredited
Hotel Carlton guest Murray Pollack 43 Uncredited
Saloon girl Uncredited
"Doc" Doctor Mentioned
Belle Meeker Woman in labor Mentioned
Crew
Director Richard Donner
Assistant Director Gary Nelson
Creators Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer Betty Andrews
Script Supervisor Richard Chaffee
Associate Producers Howard Joslin & Albert Ruben
Director of Photography Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by Nathan Scott
Conductor Nathan Scott
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Film Editor Everett Sutherland
Sound Mixer
Frederick (Fred) A. Kessler
Recording Company Westrex Recording System
Property Master Arthur Friedrich
Makeup Artist
Donald (W.) Roberson
Wardrobe Joseph Dimmitt
Set Decorator Fay Babcock
Casting Peggy Rae
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
Geographic References
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Twin City, California, United States of America
Yreka, California, United States of America
Music
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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