“Seed of Deception”
“Seed of Deception”
Season: 1 episode 27
Series Episode: 27
Air Date: April 13, 1958
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Notoriety isn’t always all that it’s cracked up to be.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick (a.k.a. Doctor "Doc" John Holliday Gambler / Con artist James Garner 30 Credited
Bart Maverick (a.k.a. Wyatt Earp) Gambler / Con artist Jack Kelly 30 Credited
Russ Aikens
Outlaw riding the paint horse Bing Russell 31 Credited
Miss Collins (a.k.a. June "Junie" Mundy) Jim Mundy's "cousin" / Saloon dancer Adele Mara 34 Credited
Max Evers Outlaw Ron Hayes 29 Credited
Laura "Doll" Hayes Widow Joi Lansing 29 Credited
Dr. "Doc" John Holliday Gambler / Gunfighter / Dentist Gerald Mohr 43 Credited
Dr. "Doc" Teller Bonita's doctor Herbert Lytton 60 Credited
Grady Lester Bonita's young town crier Terry Rangno 10 Credited
Cecil Mason Bonita Townsman - the "Beanpole" Guy Wilkerson 58 Credited
Bill McPeters Sheriff of Bonita Frank Ferguson 52 Credited
Jim "Jimmy" Mundy Outlaw / First cousin to the Clanton's of Tombstone, Arizona Myron Healy 34 Credited
Mrs. Aggie Pierce Bonanza Hotel owner Frances Morris 49 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 55 Uncredited
Bart's horse Sickle Uncredited
Cass Outlaw Chuck Cason 33 Uncredited
Harry Bonita townsman Uncredited
"Injun" Outlaw George Bell 59 Uncredited
"Shorty" Stagecoach driver Clem Fuller 49 Uncredited
Cecil Mason's cousin in Tucson, Arizona Uncredited
Bonita Hotel maid Marjorie Bennett 62 Uncredited
Stagecoach shotgun Uncredited
Bonita townsman Roydon Clark 29 Uncredited
Bonita townsman Jack Kenny 71 Uncredited
Bonita townsman with beard Perk Lazelle 50 Uncredited
Bonita townsman who heard a new story Jack Perrin 61 Uncredited
Bonita townsman Sailor Vincent 56 Uncredited
Bonita townsman Joe Walls 41 Uncredited
250 miners at the Meridian Mining Co Mentioned
The Clantons Ranchers and outlaws near Tombstone, Arizona Mentioned
Wyatt Earp Marshall of Tombstone, Arizona Mentioned
Crew
Director Richard L. Bare
Assistant Director Robert Farfan
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Writer Montgomery Pittman
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Wesley Anderson
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Robert Watts
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Samuel F. Goode
Set Decorator
William Wallace
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
Bill McPeters: I’m going to be as nervous as a Mexican dog in a snowstorm.
Bret Maverick: No, no, live and let live is our way of thinking.
Notable Mentions
Dr. “Doc” John Holliday
Wyatt Earp
Clantons
Geographic References
Abilene, Kansas, United States of America https://www.kshs.org/p/abilene-first-of-the-kansas-cow-towns/12833 (note: Abilene, Texas was not founded until 1881.
Bonita, Arizona Territory, United States of America
Central City, Arizona Territory, United States of America
New Jersey
The Games People Play
Grub
Brown biscuits
White biscuits
Carrots
Coffee
Sage dressing
Steak and Eggs
Grapes
Speckling gravy
Thickening gravy
Bulbing onions
Whole boiled potatoes
Sardines
Pancakes
Toast and butter
Eastern turkey
Music
“Oh Susannah” (instrumental)
“Oh, Dem Golden Slippers” (instrumental)
“Camptown Races” (instrumental)
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