“Turn of a Card”

“Turn of a Card”

 

Season:               2 episode 26
Series Episode:   56
Air Date:            March 20, 1967

 

 

Teaser

A young woman’s future depends on a game of poker.

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Victoria Barkley	Barkley matriarch	Miss Barbara Stanwyck	58	Credited
Jarrod Thomas Barkley, Esquire	Eldest Barkley son / Lawyer	Richard Long	37	Credited
Nicholas "Nick" Jonathan Barkley	Second Barkley son, / Property manager	Peter Breck	36	Credited
Heath Barkley	Tom Barkley's third son / Assistant property manager	Lee Majors	26	Credited
Matt Beemer	Matt Martinson owes him money	Mickey Simpson	53	Credited
Jack Carpenter	Stockton poker player / Tin horn bandit	Harlan Warde	49	Credited
Crowder	Drifter poker player	Don Chastain	31	Credited
Tiare Fahre	Martinson's travelling companion	Marayat (Emmanuelle) Andriane (Arsan)	35	Credited
Gallivan	Stagecoach driver	I. Stanford Jolley	66	Credited
Joe Garrett	Mine manager	Bing Russell	40	Credited
Lane Gorman	Auctioneer	Jim Hayward	66	Credited
"Spider" Matt Martinson	Professional gambler	Joseph Campenella	42	Credited
Merar	Stockton doctor	Phil Chambers	50	Credited
"Piper" Morrissey	Proprietor of Stockton's Saloon Bar - billiards-Tonsorial Parlor- Bath - Rooms	Joe Higgins	41	Credited
Thurmond	Beemer's ranch hand	Paul Sorensen	50	Credited
Miguel	Dry Wells stage stop manager	Roberto Contreras	38	Credited
	Beemer's ranch hand	Don Ames	46	Uncredited
	Sali Rosa townsman	Russell Custer	67	Uncredited
	Sali Rosa townsman	Jack Tornek	80	Uncredited
	Train conductor	John Harmon	61	Credited
	Tin horn bandit			Uncredited
	Vaquero watching Sali Rosa poker game			Uncredited
Jennifer	Heath's fair-haired girlfriend			Mentioned
Peterson	Mining engineer			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Creators	A. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
Producers	Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Associate Producer	Lou Morheim
Producer's Assistant	Marian Carpenter & Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production Supervision	Norman S. Powell
Production Manager	Don Torpin
Production Coordinatorr	Ernst (Tom) R. Rolf
Director	Virgil W. V ogel
Assistant Director	Edward A. Teets
Teleplay	Gilbert Ralston
Story	Lou Morheim
Script Supervisor	Joseph (Joe) Mazzuca
Theme Music Composer	George Duning
Music Supervision	Alfred Perry
Music	George Duning
Music Editor	Harry King
Director of Photography	Chas (Charles) E. Burke, A.S.C.
Sound	Don Rush
Sound Effects	Kay Rose
Editorial Supervisor	Bernard (W.) Burton
Editing	Sherman A. Todd, A.C.E.
Art Direction	Jack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set Decorator	Pierre Ludlum
Makeup Artist	Sidney Perell
Hair Stylist	Scotty Rackin
Wardrobe	Robert B. Harris
Barbara Stanwyck's Wardrobe	Jack Muhs
Casting	Robert Walker
Stunt Double (uncredited)	Jeannie Epper
Production Companies	Four Star Productions & Margate
Professional Associations	International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
Acknowledgements	Conference of the California Historical Societies

 

 

Filming Location

Sets

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

 

 

 

Geographic References

Dry Well, California, United States of America
Fiji
Le Conchon, Moorea
Marinette, California, United States of America
Mo’ore’a
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sali Rose, California
Tahiti

 

Valley Victuals

Lobster
Partridge or grouse
Pall Mall whisky
Tamale Pie

 

Games

Poker

 

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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