“The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill”
“The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill”
Season: 2 episode 26
Series Episode: 53
Air Date: March 29, 1959
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Teaser
Bret has to make a choice between friendship and love.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Crew
| Director | Douglas Heyes |
| Assistant Director | C. Carter Gibson |
| Developed by | Roy Huggins (uncredited) |
| Writer | Douglas Heyes |
| Executive Producer | Wm. (William) T. Orr |
| Producer | Roy Huggins |
| Director of Photography | Ralph Woolsey, A.S.C. |
| Art Director | Howard Campbell |
| Supervising Film Editor | James Moore |
| Film Editors | Elbert K. Hollingsworth / Carl Pingitore |
| Production Manager | Oren W. Haglund |
| Sound | Robert B. Lee |
| Set Decorator | Ben Bone |
| Makeup Supervisor | Gordon Bau, S.M.A. |
| Composer: Original Theme | David Buttolph (uncredited) |
| Original Theme Lyrics | Paul Francis Weber |
| Stock Music Composer | Max Steiner (uncredited) |
| Musician: Harmonica | Tommy Morgan (uncredited) |
| Production Company | Warner Bros. Television |
| Distribution Company | American Broadcasting Company (ABC) |
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Mike McComb: I’d like to know who was the fella was who said, ‘Honesty is the best policy,‘ uh.”
Notable Mentions
Riverboat
Jenny Lind, the “Swedish Nightingale”
Saloon Singer
Overland Stage Line
Geographic References
Crystal City, Missouri, United States of America
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Marthasville, Missouri, United States of America
St Joseph, Missouri, United States of America
Winceburg
Missouri River, United States of America
The Games People Play
Bret: You see, In my business, which is poker, I have to keep moving anyway. And I’ve noticed that wherever you sing there is always a good crowd and good mood.
Bret: Sometimes it is better to quit before you win too much, that way you don’t wear out your welcome.
Music
Salon Music
“Sweet and Low” (vocals) / “Over the Rolling Waters Go” (vocals)
“Some Sunday Morning” (vocals)
“Too Much Love Can Make You Unhappy” (vocals)
“Comin’ Thro The Rye” (vocals)
“Sweet Betsy From Pike” (mentioned)
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