“Top of the Stairs”

“Top of the Stairs”

 

Season:              4 episode 13
Series Episode:   99
Air Date:            January 6, 1969

 

Teaser

A man finds an easy way to protect his interests until Victoria begins to interfere.

 

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
Audra Barkley	Barkley daughter	Linda Evans	22	Credited
Eric Abbott	Ben Abbott's son / Lawyer	Ron Harper	32	Credited
Ben Abbott	Owner of Abbott Mining Company	Paul Fix	67	Credited
Clark	Abbottsville sheriff	Byron Morrow	57	Credited
Allen Morley	Jim Barkleys doctor	Paul Kent	38	Credited
Grace Newcomb	Mike Newcomb's wife / Jim Barkley's housekeeper	Jean Inness	68	Credited
Mike Newcomb	Jim Barkleys foreman	Walter Sande	65	Credited
Amos Pearce	Abbottsville doctor	Robert Ellenstein	45	Credited
	Rider on the road	Will J. White	43	Credited
	Stagecoach driver	Russell Bender	59	Credited
Ellen Barkley	Jim Barkley's wife			Mentioned
Jim Barkley	Victoria Barkley's brother-in-law			Mentioned
Seth Duncan	Abbottsville banker			Mentioned
Edwards	Neighbors to Jim Barkley			Mentioned
Tom Porter	Audra Barkley's suitor			Mentioned
Harriet	Bride			Mentioned
	Duncan grandchildren			Mentioned
	Duncan's tailor			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Creators	A. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
Executive Producers	Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Producer	Lou Morheim
Producer's Assistant	Penny Danz &Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production Supervision	Norman S. Powell
Production Manager	Bob White
Production Coordinatorr	Tom (Ernst) R. Rolf
Director	Virgil W. Vogel
Assistant Director	Edward A. Teets
Writer	Ken Pettus
Theme Music Composer	George Duning
Music Supervision	Alfred Perry
Music	Lalo Schifrin
Music Editor	Harry King
Director of Photography	Winifrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Sound	Don Rush
Sound Effects	Kay Rose
Editorial Supervsor	Richard E. Reilly
Editing	Desmond Marquette, A.C.E.
Art Direction	Jack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set Decorator	Pierre Ludlum
Make-up	Sidney Perrell
Hair Stylist	Gale McGarry
Wardrobe	Robert B. Harris
Casting	Harvey Clermont
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

Abbottsville,
Arizona  Territory, United States of America
Canyon Creek
Griffin’s Ferry
Lake Junction
Parkersburg
San Francisco, California, United States of America

 

 

Valley Victuals

Caviar

 

 

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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