“The Third Rider”
“The Third Rider”
Season: 1 episode 15
Series Episode: 15
Air Date: January 5, 1958
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Three minus two is one, but is it the right one?
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bart Maverick Gambler / Con artist Jack Kelly 30 Credited
Edwards (a.k.a. "Light Fingers Maverick" Sheriff of Elm City Dick Foran 47 Credited
"Red" Harrison Bank robber Frank Raylen 52 Credited
Blanche Elm City saloon singer Barbara Nichols 29 Credited
Dolly Waitress in Silver City / "Red" Harrison's partner Kasey Rogers 32 Credited
Turk Mason Elm City saloon bartender Michael Dante 26 Credited
Bret Maverick Introduction narrator James Garner 29 Uncredited
Collins Deputy in Elm City Dennis McCarthy 37 Uncredited
Jimmy Ellis Boy on train Morris Lippert 12 Uncredited
Bob Posse member Bob Terhune 29 Uncredited
Jose ("Joe") Bank robber Roberto Contreras 29 Uncredited
Man in Elm City saloon Fred Coby 41 Uncredited
Bar patron Tom Monroe 38 Uncredited
Elm City posse member Clem Fuller 49 Uncredited
Stableman / Blacksmith Dan White 49 Uncredited
Train conductor Charles Kane Uncredited
Train passenger Felice Richmond 56 Uncredited
Elm City townsman William Boyett 31 Uncredited
Miguel Bank robber (deceased) Mentioned
Elm City children that found the money Mentioned
Judge Mentioned
Crew
Director Franklin ("Frank") Adreon
Assistant Director Rusty Meek
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Writer
George (F.) Slavin
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Harold (E.) Stine, A.S.C.
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Elbert K. Hollingsworth
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Stanley Jones
Set Decorator
Ralph S. Hurst
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)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Bart Maverick: As I said, “Crime doesn’t pay.”
Sign around Bart Maverick’s neck: MY Name IS MAVERICK AND I AM UNDER ARREST FOR GRANT THEFT. THE GENTLEMAN NEXT TO ME IS THE SHERIFF OF ELM CITY.
Notable Mentions
Geographic References
Cottonwood, Nevada, United States of America
Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Elm City, Nevada, United States of America
Galesville
Silver City, Nevada, United States of America
The Games People Play
Bart Maverick: So there I was sitting with three aces. And this lady standing behind me drops a handkerchief. So I leaned over to pick it up. That’s when the other fellow turns up a royal flush. He and this lovely lady were working together. But in order to call him a cheat I had to include her. So I took my lickin’ like a man and walked away. (Chuckles) But it’s been a long time since I picked up another handkerchief.
Bart Maverick: Pappy taught me never to play the second best hand. I’ll wait for the next deal.
Grub
Coffee
Stew
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