“The River Monarch”

 

Season:               1 episode 27
Series Episode:   27
Air Date:            April 6, 1966

 

 

Teaser

Keeping mercy for thousands, forgiving iniquity and transgression and sin, and that will by no means clear the guilty; visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, and upon the children’s children, unto the third and to the fourth generation.” Exodus 34:7 King James Version (KJV)

 

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

CharacterRoleActorActor AgeStatus
Victoria BarkleyBarkley matriarchMiss Barbara Stanwyck58Credited
Jarrod Thomas Barkley, EsquireEldest Barkley son / LawyerRichard Long37Credited
Nicholas "Nick" Jonathan BarkleySecond Barkley son, / Property managerPeter Breck36Credited
Heath BarkleyTom Barkley's third son / Assistant property managerLee Majors26Credited
Audra BarkleyBarkley daughterLinda Evans22Credited
SilasBarkley private household manager/ Butler / Cook / Houseman Napoleon Whiting55Credited
Cyrus DeLandOwner of the Shits Chandlery in Stockton / Former manager of the Barkley Shipping Line / Member of the Knights of the Golden CircleCurt Conway52Credited
Melanie "Mellie" DeLandCyrus DeLand's daughter / Nicolas Barkley's girlfriendKatherine Justice21Credited
Peter DoolinStockton Eagle editor / Member of the Knights of the Golden CircleJohn Rayner35Credited
DrumU. S. Army corporalCharles LandCredited
Anson GregoryFormer purser of the River Monarch / Member of the Knights of the Golden CircleJ. P. Burns39Credited
Jock McLeanU. S. Army lieutenantChips Rafferty57Credited
Sam PorterClerk at the Ships ChandlerySam JarvisCredited
Boy fishingMark LevyCredited
MinnieFriend of Victoria BarkleyLovyss Bradley60Uncredited
Phillip TalbotCorporal in Jock McLean's regiment during the Civil WarMentioned
Stockton telegrapherUncredited
3 wives of Phillip TalbotMentioned

 

 

Crew

CreatorsA. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
ProducersArthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Associate ProducerLou Morheim
Producer's AssistantMarian Carpenter & Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production SupervisionNorman S. Powell
Production ManagerDon Torpin
Director Sutton Roley
Assistant DirectorJack Roe
TeleplayMel Goldberg & Carey Wilber
StoryCarey Wilber
Script SupervisorJoseph (Joe) Mazzuca
Theme Music ComposerGeorge Duning
Music SupervisionAlfred Perry
MusicGeorge Duning
Music EditorHarry King
Director of PhotographyWilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Assistant Camera (uncredited)Lloyd Ahem II
Key Grip (uncredited)Nels Mathias
Lamp Operator (uncredited)Earl C. Williman
Sound Don Rush
Sound EffectsMandine Rogne
Editorial SupervisorBernard (W.) Burton
EditingErnst R. (Tom) Rolf
Supervising Art DirectorBill Ross (William P.)
Art DirectionJack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set DecoratorPierre Ludlum
Makeup ArtistSidney Perell

Hair Stylist
Scotty Rackin
Hair Stylist (uncredited)Bertha French
WardrobeRobert B. Harris
Barbara Stanwyck's WardrobeJack Muhs
CastingRobert Walker
Stunt Double (uncredited)Jeannie Epper
Production CompaniesFour Star Productions
& Margate
Professional AssociationsInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
AcknowledgementsConference of the California Historical Societies

 

 

Filming Location

Sets

CBS Studio Center – 4024 Radford Avenue Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

 

Historical Reference

American Civil War

 

 

Geographic References

Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Stockton, California, United States of America
Washington, D.C., United States of America

Valley Victuals

Egg Surprise
Bacon

 

Musical Reference

“The Regular Army O!”

 

 

Sources

The Big Valley episodes (written, spoken and credits);

Internet Movie Database (IMDb);

Wikipedia;

Individual observations; and

Others as indicated by the links.

 

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