“Rage for Vengeance”

 

 

Season: 1 episode 16

Series Episode: 16

Air Date: January 12, 1958

Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly

A Warner Bros. production

 

Teaser

Two hundred thousand dollars pose a peculiar quandry for Bret.

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

CharacterRoleActorActor AgeStatus
Bret Maverick Gambler / Con artistJames Garner29Credited
BradshawPresident of the First National Bank of North SpanGage Clark57Credited
John Grimes Rancher / Montana Gubernatorial hopefulJohn Russell 37Credited
Margaret RossWidow / Editor and publisher of The Territorial TimesCatharine McLeod36Credited
Andrew WigginsJohn Grimes friend Lewis Martin63Credited
Hotel desk clerk (hotel with only one room)Jonathan Hole53Credited
Sheriff of North SpanRuss Conway44Credited
BobDoctor in North SpanWilliam Bailey71Uncredited
Jose ("Joe")Porter in Denver hotelWilliam "Bill" Benedict40Uncredited
a.k.a. Mrs. Effie WalkerGrimes cohortCharlott Knight63Uncredited
Laramie bankerWilliam Forest55Uncredited
Bank clerk in LaramieUncredited
DroversUncredited
Farmer averring that the memory of Mrs. Ross will keep people strong & proud Uncredited
Farmer buying newspaperEarle Hodgins64Uncredited
GunmanRory Mallinson44Uncredited
Hotel desk clerkDuke Green57Uncredited
NewsboyUncredited
Poker player in DenverJack Gargan57Uncredited
Poker player in DenverDamian O'Flynn 50Mentioned
Second porter Phil Arnold48Uncredited
Third porterUncredited
Restaurant patronNoble "Kid" Chissel52Uncredited
Sniper firing at Mrs. Ross' teamLuis Delgado32Uncredited
Stagecoach passenger that declares Mrs. Ross to be handsome
Rusty Wescoat46Uncredited
TownsmanClem Fuller49Uncredited
Townsman Cactus Mack58Uncredited
TownsmanAlan Marston43 Uncredited
Townsman Jack Mower 67Uncredited
Bart MaverickMentioned as being at the a hotel in DenverMentioned
Mr. PetersonMutual friend of Mrs, Ross & Bret Maverick residing in Denver / A lawyerMentioned
Mr. RossMargaret Ross' husband / Printer / CounterfeiterMentioned
Jed WalkerEffie Walker's husband / farmerMentioned

 

Crew

DirectorLeslie H. Martinson







Assistant DirectorDon Page (Don Alvarado)
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay
Marion Hargrove
StoryRoy Huggins
Executive Producer

Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins

Director of Photography
Edwin (B.) DuPar
Art Director
Art Loel
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore

Film Editor

Tom Biggart
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Samuel F. Goode
Set Decorator
Mowbray Berkeley
Set Construction
Donald P. Desmond (uncredited)
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Composer: Original ThemeDavid Buttolph (uncredited)

Stock Music ComposerMax Steiner (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

 

 

Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes

“Here Shall the Press the People’s Rights Maintain Unawed by Influence and Unbribed by Gain” Territorial Times motto

 

 

Notable Mentions

Wells Fargo 

 

Geographic References

Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Norrisburg
North Span, Montana Territory, United States of America
Sherman County, Montana Territory United States of America
East Texas, United States of America 

 

The Games People Play

5-Card Draw Poker 

 

Grub

Coffee
Neutral grain spirits
Rare sliced roast beef

 

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