Point Blank
“Point Blank”
Season: 1 episode 2
Series Episode: 2
Air Date: September 29, 1957
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Three’s a crowd and Maverick is odd man out.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bret Maverick | Gambler and con artist | James Garner | 29 | Credited |
| Mike Brill | Bartender at the Golden Chance Saloon | Benny Baker | 50 | Credited |
| Fred Calahan | Card cheat working the spread | Mitchell Kowal (Kowall) | 42 | Credited |
| Wes Corwin | Sheriff of Prairie Springs | Richard Garland | 30 | Credited |
| Fletcher | Card cheat working the spread | Zon Murray | 47 | Credited |
| Molly Gleason | Waitress at the cafe | Karen Steele | 26 | Credited |
| "Moose" Horton | Practical joker | Robert Foulk | 49 | Credited |
| Ralph Jordan | Banker's nephew and bank clerk | Michael ("Mike") Connors | 32 | Credited |
| Nelson | Bank president | John Harmon | 52 | Credited |
| Chris Semple | Deputy of Prairie Springs | Peter Brown | 21 | Credited |
| Charlie | Victim of the practical joke | Richard LaMarr | 71 | Uncredited |
| Jed | Townsman | Uncredited | ||
| Clerk | Hal Taggart | 61 | Uncredited | |
| Poker player | Frank Sully | 49 | Uncredited | |
| Poker player | Paul McGuire | 44 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | George Barrows | 43 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Jerry Brown | 42 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Roydon Clark | 29 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Luis Delgado | 32 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Michael Jeffers | 59 | Uncredited | |
| Jamie | Golden Chance Saloon swamper | Mentioned | ||
| Mrs. Davis | Invalid townswoman | Mentioned | ||
| Circuit judge | Mentioned |
Crew
| Director | (Oscar) "Budd" Boetticher |
| Assistant Director | Lee White |
| Developed by | Roy Huggins (uncredited) |
| Teleplay | Roy Huggins |
| Based on the screenplay by | Howard Browne |
| Executive Producer | Wm. (William) T. Orr |
| Producer | Roy Huggins |
| Director of Photography | Harold (E.) Stine, A.S.C. |
| Art Director | Art Loel |
| Supervising Film Editor | James Moore |
| Film Editors | Harold Minter, A.C.E. |
| Production Manager | Oren W. Haglund |
| Sound | Stanley Jones |
| Set Decorator | Frank M. Miller |
| Set Construction | Donald P. Desmond (uncredited) |
| Props | Roy Moore (uncredited) |
| Makeup Supervisor | Gordon Bau, S.M.A. |
| Composer: Original Theme | David Buttolph (uncredited) |
| Stock Music Composer | Max Steiner (uncredited) |
| Stunts | Jack N. Young (utility stunts - uncredited) |
| Production Company | Warner Bros. Television |
| Distribution Company | American Broadcasting Company (ABC) |
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Sheriff: Maverick, you’ve got ten minutes to get out of town.
Bret: Sheriff, I’ve got out of towns this size in five minutes.
Bret Maverick: You. I like you; even though you do think I’m a short horn.
Meaning: Not very bright
Notable Mentions
Geographic References
Bent Forks https://mavericktrails.com/bent-forks.html
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Prairie Springs there is one in Texas https://www.texasalmanac.com/places/prairie-springs see bent fork claim it is in Nebraska
St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
Missouri River
The Games People Play
Bret Maverick: By the way, I don’t cheat at cards. I don’t have to. There’s no one easier to beat than a card sharp if you know if you know his twists. And in most games there’s usually one.
5-Card Draw Poker
The Spread – Requires two colluding players, one of whom adds a winning card to the top of the others’ 4 card stacked lay down of cards claiming that the winner has to show all 5 cards and spreading the stacked hand to display the cards.
Dice
Fast and loose
Marked cards
Advantage pin – a ring used by amateurs to mark cards during a game
Grub
Beans (dark red)
White Bread
Cake
Coffee
Whiskey
Music
“Sweet Betsy From Pike” (whistled by Brett Maverick)
“Buffalo Gals” (instrumental)
Sources: Maverick episodes (written, spoken and credits), Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia, individual observations, and others as indicated by the links.
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