“The Bird of Time”
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“The Bird of Time”
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Season: 6 episode 6
Series Episode: 199
Air Date: October 20, 1962
Teaser
“Now Stryker said he was more Old Testament than new, and I believe him. He’s not going to take kindly to your helping his enemy.”
Employment Solicitation
‘A warrant for the arrest of Ahab Tyson
Fee
Undisclosed
Quotes
“He who gives succor to my enemy becomes my enemy”
Stryker
“And when the Syrians of Damascus came to help
Hadarezer king of Zobah,
David slew of the Syrians two and twenty thousand men. “
Bible, 1 Corinthians 18:5 King James Version
“…the Bird of time had but a little way to flutter.
And the bird is on the wing.”
Paladin
Omar Khayyam, “The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam”
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Paladin An arbiter Richard Boone 45 Credited
"Doc" Kelly Veterinarian Francis DeSales (De Sales) 50 Credited
Stryker Rancher John Hoyt 57 Credited
Ahab Tyson Accused killer George Mathews 51 Credited
Hired gun at cabin and Sky Blue with Sharpes rifle Hal Needham 31 Credited
Shepherd Dal Jenkins Credited
Hired gun that dies at cabin
Uncredited
Hired gun in Sky Blue Uncredited
Hired gun in Sky Blue Uncredited
Annie Owner of Annie's Cafe in Sky Blue Mentioned
Mack Owner of the saloon in Sky Blue Mentioned
Mrs. Tyson Ahab Tyson's wife Mentioned
Stryker's deceased brother Mentioned
3 dead men in Sky Blue Mentioned
Crew
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Assistant Director Gary Nelson
Creators Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer Don Ingalls
Script Supervisor Richard Chaffee
Producer Robert Sparks
Associate Producer Don Ingalls
Production Manager Howard Joslin
Director of Photography Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by Van Cleave
Conductor Van Cleave
"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
Re-recording by Joel Moss
Property Master Arthur Friedrich
Makeup Artist
Donald (W.) Roberson
Wardrobe Joseph Dimmitt
Set Decorator Claude E. Carpenter
Casting Peggy Rae
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
Closing Credits background
Lone Pine, California, United States of America
Historical References
Geographic References
Sky Blue, California
Gastronomic Delight
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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