“The Prize Fight Story”
Chess knight courtesy of COCHISE LEATHER COMPANY
“The Prize Fight Story”
Season: 1 episode 30
Series Episode: 30
Air Date: April 5,1958
Teaser
“I don’t like you Forbes, but I need much more provocation to destroy a human life. Even yours.”
Employment Solicitation
Verbal agreements
Follow-up article
“The state authorities have finally taken the situtation in hand in Langstone. After the near recent riots following the “Bare Knuckle Fight of the Century” both Sheriff Forbes and Promoter Webber are in jail making charges and countercharges with Webber charging Forbes with the theft of the missing fight purse, totally over four thousand dollars.
Fee
$1000
Quote
“A closed mouth catches no flies.”
Paladin quoting Miguel de Cervantes
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 40 | Credited |
| Clint Forbes | Langstone sheriff | King Calder | 60 | Credited |
| Oren Gilliam | Prize fighter | Don Megowan | 35 | Credited |
| Will Harvey | Bryan Sykes' manager | Ben Wright | 42 | Credited |
| Joe Roland | Oren Gilliam's manager | George E. Stone | 54 | Credited |
| Bryan Sykes | "Champion of Wales" | Hal Baylor | 39 | Credited |
| Jake Webber | Langstone saloon owner & fight promoter | Gage Clarke | 58 | Credited |
| "Red" | Oren Gilliam's sparring partner | (Boyd) "Red" Morgan | 42 | Credited |
| Bartender | Jack Perry | 63 | Credited | |
| Corner man at Sykes' fight camp | Carl Saxe | 47 | Credited | |
| Fight Spectator | Rudy Bowman | 67 | Uncredited |
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| Fight Spectator | John George | 60 | Uncredited | |
| Fight Spectator | Chester Hayes | 44 | Uncredited | |
| Fight Spectator | Jimmy Noel | 55 | Uncredited | |
| Fight Spectator | Buddy Roosevelt | 59 | Uncredited | |
| Fight Spectator | Cap Somers | 64 | Uncredited | |
| Brad | Langstone deputy | Uncredited | ||
| Gil | Langstone deputy | Uncredited | ||
| Stoney | Langstone deputy | Uncredited |
Crew
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Assistant Director | Nathan R. Barragar |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Ken Kolb |
| Script Supervisor | Mary Chaffee |
| Producer | Julian Claman |
| Associate Producer | Sam Rolfe |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | Fleet Southcott |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) (Uncredited) |
| "Ballad of Paladin" Singer | Johnny Western |
| "Ballad of Paladin" written by | Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe (All uncredited) |
| Supervising Editor | Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. |
| Film Editor | Samuel (Sam) Gold |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | Glen Alden |
| Hair Stylist | Pat Whiffing, C.H.S. |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Set Design | Paul Sylos, Jr. |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster and Associates |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham (Uncredited) |
| Production Companies | A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production, Filmaster Productions |
| Recording Company' | Westrex Recording System |
| ATFP (Alliance of TV Film Producers) |
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 References
Bare knuckle boxing
Greek boxing
London Prize Ring Rules
Geographic References
Langstone
London, England
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Topeka, Kansas, 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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