Ghost Rider
“Ghost Rider”
Season: 1 episode 4
Series Episode: 4
Air Date: October 13, 1957
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
A crying ghost and a missing coat could lead to a lynching.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick Gambler and con artist James Garner 29 Credited
Hank Felton (a.k.a. Hank Foster) Robber Rhodes Reason 27 Credited
Bertram "Bert" Nicholson Hardware store proprietor / Mortician Willard Sage 36 Credited
Mary Owen Shane Ghost Joanna Barnes 22 Credited
George Deputy of White Rock John Cliff 38 Credited
Jeff White Rock stableman Charles Tannen 41 Credited
"The Kid" Mugger Ed (Edd) Byrnes 25 Credited
Poker player with mutton chops in White Rock Dan Sheridan 41 Credited
Sheriff of White Rock Stacy Keach (Sr.) 43 Credited
Mrs. Clemmer Boarding house owner Charlotte Knight 63 Uncredited
Harry Poker player in White Rock Harry Lauter 43 Mentioned
Bartender in White Rock Phil Chambers 41 Uncredited
Bar patron in White Rock Richard Collier 38 Uncredited
White Rock hotel clerk Tim Graham 49 Uncredited
Poker player James Hope Uncredited
Poker player
Philo McCullough 64 Uncredited
Townsman of White Rock John Bose 56 Uncredited
Townsman of White Rock Jerry Brown 42 Uncredited
Townsman of White Rock Luis Delgado 32 Uncredited
Townsman of White Rock Bob Reeves 65 Uncredited
McClure Circuit judge Mentioned
Crew
Director Leslie H. Martinson
Assistant Director Lee White
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Writers
Robert L. Jacks/ Marion Hargrove
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Carl (E.) Guthrie, A.S.C.
Art Director
Art Loel
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Robert T. Sparr, A.C.E.
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Stanley Jones
Set Decorator
Ross Dowd
Set Construction
Donald P. Desmond (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
Bret Maverick: …I’m just a plain old innocent bystander.
Notable Mentions
Winchester rifle
Colt .38 revolver
U.S. Grant
Wells Fargo
Geographic References
The Games People Play
Poker player: I admire you mister. If I knew how to quit when I was ahead I’d be a rich man.
Bret Maverick: You’re ahead when you’ve won ten cents.
Bret Maverick: Now, let me see if I’ve got this right. Ah, each player gets five cards, right?
Grub
T-bone steak
Coffee
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