“Hostage” / “Hostage!”
“Hostage” / “Hostage!”
Season: 1 episode 8
Series Episode: 8
Air Date: November 10, 1957
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
The deadline is midnight with Bret’s and a certain young lady’s lives depending upon Bart to rescue them before the bell tolls.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick Gambler / Con artist James Garner 29 Credited
Bart Maverick Gambler / Con artist Jack Kelly 30 Credited
Jodie Collins Cajun kidnapper Don Duran 23 Credited
Henri Devereaux Creole aristocrat / owner of the River Princess steam packet / Father of Yvette Devereau Stephen Bekassy 50 Credited
Yvette Devereaux Henri Devereaux's daughter Laurie Carroll 24 Credited
Anton Rivage Henri Devereaux's lawyer Jean Del Val 65 Credited
Jubal Cajun kidnapper Mickey Simpson 43 Credited
Marvin Police inspector in New Orleans Trevor Bardette 54 Credited
Rick Cajun kidnapper Wright King 34 Credited
Ziggy Store proprietor / Police informant John Harmon 52 Credited
George Rousseau Ticket agent for the River Princess Uncredited
Pierre Maitre D' Alphonse Martel 67 Uncredited
Carriage driver Kansas Moehring 60 Uncredited
Dock worker giving directions Roy Glen 43 Uncredited
Hotel clerk Hal Gerard 51 Uncredited
Restaurant patron Monty O'Grady 41 Uncredited
Policeman throwing water on Bart Maverick Jimmy Dime 59 Uncredited
Police officer Murray Pollack 39 Uncredited
Poker player Philo McCullough 64 Uncredited
Poker player Hal Taggart 61 Uncredited
Restaurant patron Joe Walls 41 Uncredited
Waiter at the Maverick's table Uncredited
Angelique Jubal's girlfriend Mentioned
Lucky Blair Mining man in Colorado Mentioned
Hardy Colton Kidnap victim of Bret & Bart Maverick Mentioned
Lucky Blair's son Mentioned
Crew
Director Richard L. Bare
Assistant Director Claude E. Archer
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Writer
Gerald Drayson Adams
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Directors of Photography
Nicholas Musaraca, A.S.C. / Harold (E.) Stine, A.S.C.
Art Director
Art Loel
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Elbert K. Hollingsworth
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Samuel F. Goode
Set Decorator
Jerry Welch
Set Construction
Donald P. Desmond (uncredited)
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Stunts Bobby Somers (uncredited)
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Marvin: Ziggy is a sewer rat, but a useful one.
Yvette Devereaux: Image…to be able to go where you want; do what you want. To be completely free. It must be a wonderful feeling.
Fat muddy swamp cows
Meaning: Overweight, ill-groomed woman
Muskrat trappers
Meaning: Used in a derogatory manner
Notable Mentions
Silver saddle
Geographic References
Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Natchez, Mississippi, United States of America
New Orleans, Louisiana,United States of America
Newport, Rhode Island, United States of America
Newton, Kansas, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Colorado , United States of America
Bayou , United States of America
Panhandle, Texas, United States of America
The Games People Play
Bart Maverick: So “Pappy” left us… some very profound words of wisdom, “Never hold a kicker and never draw to an inside straight.”
Bart Maverick: We were hoping to get an invitation on the River Princess. …Bret and I like to play poker, Mr. Devereaux. We were expecting to find some interesting games on board. We even expected to make a little money.
Grub
New Orleans coffee
Music
“Get Along Home, Cindy” (vocals)
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