“Witness”

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Season:              1 episode 4
Series Episode: 5
Air Date:           January 31, 1998

 

Teaser

“But sometimes forgetting everything just makes it worse.” – Mary Travis

 

Exploit

To help Billy Travis come to terms with the death of his father.

 

Remuneration

None

 

 

Euphemisms / Quotes / Literary References

“You can always rely on the classics.” – Maude Standish

“Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is to keep on living.” – Chris Larabee

 

 

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

CharacterRoleActorActor AgeStatus
Chris Larabee
Gunfighter

Michael Biehn
41Credited
Vin Tanner
GunfighterEric Close
30Credited
John “J.D." Dunne
GunfighterAndrew Kavovit
26Credited
Bucklin "Buck" Wilmington
GunfighterDale Midkiff
38Credited
Josiah Sanchez
Gunfighter/ TheologianRon Perlman
47Credited
Ezra Standish
Gambler/ Conman/ Gunfighter
Anthony Starke
34Credited
Nathan Jackson
Gunfighter / HealerRick Worthy
30Credited
Mary Travis
Owner and editor of The Clarion News
Laurie Holden
28Credited
Maude Standish
Ezra's mother / Con Artist / Gambler
Michelle Phillips
53

Credited
Billy Travis
Mary Travis' son
Justin Cooper
9Credited
Stephen Travis
Mary Travis' husband
Keith Lewis
Credited
Mr. Wheeler

Owns the hotel
Leon Russom
56Credited
Frank
Banker / Virginia's father
Ken Jenkins
57Credited
Virginia
Frank's daughter
Tamara Braun
26Credited
Stagecoach driver
Geoff Koch
Credited
Jack
Frank's hired gun
Uncredited
Willie
Frank's hired gun
Uncredited
Bank guard
Uncredited
Buck's admirer

Uncredited

David S. Winn III
Uncredited
Wheeler's hired gun
Uncredited
Wheeler's hired gun
Uncredited
“Mama”
Virginia's mother / Frank's wife
Mentioned
ElsieEzra's faux childhood dog
Mentioned
Sugar PlumVirginia's horse
Mentioned

 

 

Crew

DirectorBill (William) Wages

First Assistant DirectorKen (Kenneth D.) Collins

Second Assistant Director
Gwyneth Horder-Payton

Developed by
John Watson / Pen Desham
Original Screenplay
William Roberts / Walter Bernstein (uncredited) / Walter Newman (uncredited)

Written by
Melissa Rosenberg
Story Consultant
Robert Franke
Script Supervisor
Sally J. Roddy
Script CoordinatorMargo Katz
Executive Producers

Josef Anderson / Pen Densham
/ Richard Barton Lewis
/ Walter Mirisch
/ Mark Stern
/ John Watson
Producers
Steve Beers / Lynne Symons

Co-producerMelissa Rosenberg
Associate ProducerDennis C. Duckwall
Producer's Associate Amy Hayes
Composer: Original ThemeElmer Bernstein
MusicDon Harper
Composer: Additional Music
Dave Metzger (uncredited) / Steve Wilkinson (uncredited)
Director of Photography
Gordon C. Lonsdale
Camera Operator(s)

Gregory Paul Collier
Second Assistant Camera: "a" cameraJacqueline J. Nivens (uncredited)
Key Grip
Jason (D.) Hodges
GripAlex Cruz (uncredited)
Chief Lighting Technician
Jack Todd
Set LightingJohn Stewart (uncredited)
Best Boy Electric
J. B. Richner (uncredited)
Film Editor
David Post
Assistant Editor

John Hoffhines

Boom OperatorKevin Hyde (uncredited)
Supervising Sound Editor(s)
Doug Kent


Sound Editor(s)Miles O'Fun / Allan Bromberg (uncredited)
Sound Mixer
Richard Schexnayder (uncredited)

Production Sound Mixer
Thomas E. Allen, Sr., C.A.S.
Re-recording Mixer(s)
Pete Elia / Larry Stensvold
Art Director
John Bucklin
Set Decorator
John (F.) Brown

Construction Coordinator
Dean (R.) Brown
Property Master
Curtis Akin
Props
Nancy Lowry (uncredited)
Propmaker Foreman
Steven Fidler (uncredited)
Location Manager
Larry Luttrell
Assistant Location Manager
Location Liaison
Daniel Veluzatd (uncredited)
Transportation Coordinator
Rocky Reed
Production Designer
Jerry Wanek
Unit Production Manager
R. John Slosser

Production Coordinator
Brian Tanke

Post-Production Executive
Hudson Hickman (uncredited)
Post-Production Supervisor
Shana Fischer Huber
Production Accountant
Jeff Gafin
Original casting
Janet Hirshenson, C.S.A. / Jane Jenkins, C.S.A.
Casting
Holly Powell, C.S.A.

Costume Design
Dan Moore
Costumer
Kelly Everett (uncredited)
Makeup Artist/ Makeup Department Head

Phyllis Temple
Makeup Artist
Hair Stylist(s)

Gary Walker / Colleen LaBaff (uncredited)

Special Effect Coordinator
Dan (Danny) Lester
Stunt Coordinator
Walter Scott
Assistant Stunt Coordinator
Tony Lee Boggs (uncredited)
Stuntmen Chris Branham (uncredited) / Brian Brown (uncredited)


Boss Wrangler
Clay M. Lilley (uncredited)
Main Title
Frankfurt Balkind
Film Laboratory Services
FotoKem (Film lab)

Audio Post Production
Westwind Media
Post Production Services
The Post Group (Production Suites)
Production Companies
Trilogy Entertainment Group / The Mirisch Corporation / Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM) (Television)


Distribution Company
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

 

 

 

Annals of Time

Butterfield Stage Line

 

Hot on the Trail

Baker Pass

 

 

Pleasurable Pursuits

Carving

Jig Doll

Poker

“Read ’em and weep”

Solitaire 

 

 

Dulcet Refrains

Refreshments & Libations

Coffee

Sandwiches

Whiskey

 

 

Sources

The Magnificent Seven television series episodes (written, spoken and credits). Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia, authors (cited), philosophers (cited), poets (cited), The Bible (cited), YouTube, (cited), individual observation. and others as indicated by the links.

 

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