“Diamond in the Rough”
“Diamond in the Rough”
Season: 1 episode 18
Series Episode: 18
Air Date: January 26, 1958
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
There’s more than one way a fella can lose.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bart Maverick Gambler / Con artist Jack Kelly 30 Credited
Mme. La Comtesse de Chauvrier Henriette de Colbert's grandmother / Seamstress Lili Valenti (Valenty) 57 Credited
Henriette de Colbert Comtesse de Vavasseur "Hank" Countess / Waitress in the Cafe Aux Grenadiers in New Orleans Jacqueline Beer 25 Credited
Van Kingsley Con man / Stock trader Fredd Wayne 33 Credited
Mrs. Kingsley Discusses the countesses at the party
Katherine Barrett 24 Credited
"General" George B. Marvin Businessman in San Francisco Carlyle Mitchell 51 Credited
Gerhardt Scharff Diamond dealer from Scharff & Company Otto Waldis 56 Credited
Mr. Shelbourne Man coming down staircase at the first party Robert Fairfax Credited
Mrs. Shelbourne Discusses the countesses at the party Lela Bliss 67 Credited
Steeger Captain of the Silent William Sig Ruman 73 Credited
Roland Poker player / Madame de Chauvier's love interest William Forrest 55 Credited
Bret Maverick Episode introduction only James Garner 29 Uncredited
Leverette Bank President William Bailey 71 Uncredited
McClure Diamond prospector I. Stanford Jolley 57 Uncredited
Muphy Diamond prospector Terence (Terry) DeMarney (de Marney, Rafferty) 49 Uncredited
Pyne Investor Paul Power 55 Uncredited
Selby Jeweler in San Francisco Patrick Whyte 50 Uncredited
Vincent Man at the club George Baxter 52 Uncredited
Bank teller accepting diamonds for deposit Mason Curry 49 Uncredited
Bank teller dealing with Bart Maverick Uncredited
Butler at the party Jack Chefe 63 Uncredited
Bank customer Joe Walls 41 Uncredited
Diamond field investor Forbes Murray 73 Uncredited
Diamond field investor Monty O'Grady 41 Uncredited
Investor Jack Deery 63 Uncredited
First millionaire William Renick 52 Uncredited
Second millionaire Stephen Ellsworth 49 Uncredited
Milionaire Bill Hickman 37 Uncredited
Millionaire
John Pedrini 46 Uncredited
Millionaire John Roy 59 Uncredited
Millionaire Club member Kermit Maynard 60 Uncredited
Millionaire Club member Wally West 54 Uncredited
Millionaire Club member Uncredited
"General" Beaujean Owner of the Cafe de Grenadiers in New Orleans Louis Mercier 56 Uncredited
James "Jimmy" Grayson Texas oil man Don Mcqowan 35 Uncredited
Reynolds William Reynolds 26 Uncredited
Party guest Beulah Christian 65
Uncredited
Race spectator Duke Green 57 Uncredited
Sailor Robert R. Stephenson 56 Uncredited
"Dandy Jim" James Aloysius Buckley Gambler / Con artist
Mentioned
Andrew Smith Hallidie
Cable car inventor Mentioned
Crew
Director Douglas Heyes
Assistant Director Don Page (Don Alvarado)
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay
Marion Hargrove
Story Roy Huggins
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Ralph A. Woolsey, A.S.C.
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
(J.) Frank O'Neill
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Robert B. Lee
Set Decorator
William Wallace
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)
Notable Mentions
The Great Diamond Hoax in San Francisco 1870s
Embroidery
Le Comte de Monte-Cristo (The Count of Monte Cristo)
Andrew Smith Hallidie
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Examiner
Cable Cars (1873)
The “Paris” of the West
P. T. Barnum /(two sides of the coin)
Tiffany & Company
Charles Tiffany
Santa Claus and the 8 reindeer
Grenadiers (Cafe du)
French Royalty
Geographic References
Amsterdam, Holland (Netherlands)
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
New York, New York, United States of America
Nevada, United States of America
Parishttps://janonline.com/stories/the-gilded-age/, France
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America “The Paris of America”
Clay Street, San Francisco, California, United States of America
Montgomery Street, San Francisco, California, United States of America
Nob Hill, San Francisco, California, United States of America
Stook Street, San Francisco, California, United States of America
Texas
The Games People Play
Roland: When Mr. Maverick slows down, it is only to pick up more speed.
Grub
Coffee
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