“Ben Jalisco”

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“Ben Jalisco”

 

Season:             5 episode 10
Series Episode: 165
Air Date:           November 18, 1961

 

Teaser

“Ben, you’re bleedng and your sick, and you will make a mistake. The first time you bllink, I’ll kill you. The first time you forget, I’ll kill you.”

 

 

Employment Solicitation

Newspaper
Murderer Escapes
Huntsville, Texas – Today, Ben Jalisco, notorious murderer and one-time bounty hunter escaped from the state penniteniary. Sentenced to life impresonment, Jalisco, aged 35 murdered a guard, George Tey while escaping. Surviving Tey are his wife, sons James and Michael and two brothers. Jalisco’s capture six years ago was based on infomraiton supplied by his wife.. The capture itself was effected by a professional gunfighter with a strange calling card and a romantic name.

 

Fee

None

 

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
John Armstedder	Sheriff	John LItel	68	Credited
Ben Jalisco	Escaped convict / Former bounty hunter	Charles Bronson	40	Credited
Lucy Jalisco	Ben Jalisco's wife	Colleen Gray	49	Credited
John Tay	George Tey's brother / Posse member	Lane Chandler	62	Credited
Will Tay	George Tey's brother / Posse member	Rick Silver		Credited
Carly	Barfly on way station porch	Chuck Roberson	42	Credited
	Poker Player	Frank Baker	69	Uncredited
	Poker Player			Uncredited
	Poker Player			Uncredited
	Poker Player			Uncredited
	Poker Player			Uncredited
	Woman in Hotel Carlton's lobby			Uncredited
Mrs. Armstedder	Sheriff's wife			Mentioned
Armstedder	Sheriff's son / Montana coupuncher			Mentioned
George Tay	Prison guard			Mentioned
James Tey	George Tay's son			Mentioned
Michael Tey	George Tay's son			Mentioned
	Ben & Lucy Jalisco's baby			Mentioned
	Thirty four men Ben Jalisco killed for bounty money			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Director	Andrew V. McLaglen
Assistant Director	Gary Nelson
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer	Harry Julian Fink
Script Supervisor	Richard Chaffee
Producer	Frank R. Pierson
Associate Producers	Howard Joslin & Albert Ruben
Director of Photography	Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director	Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music	Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer	Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by	Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Film Editor	Samuel (Sam) Gold
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 Titler
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

 

Exterior Scenes
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, United States of America

 

Closing Credits background
Lone Pine, California, United States of America

 

 

Geographic References

Huntsville, Texas, United States of America
Mexico
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Tennessee, United States of America

 

Gastronomic Delights

Buffalo
Deer
Pigeon
Possum
Quail
Whiskey

 

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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