“The Lass with the Poisonous Air”
“The Lass with the Poisonous Air”
Season: 3 episode 8
Series Episode: 61
Air Date: November 1, 1959
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
A leopard cannot change its spots.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bart Maverick Gambler / Con artist /Traveling man Jack Kelly 32 Credited
Linda Burke Mike Burke's wife Joanna Moore 25 Credited
Mike Burke Rich former owner of the Silver Queen mine / Aspirations to be Governor of Colorado / Poker player Howard Petrie 52 Credited
Phil Dana Son of Mike Burke's partner in the Silver Queen mine / Poker player John Reach 34 Credited
Deevers Denver City Marshal / Poker player Stacy Keach (Sr.) 45 Credited
Cathy Talmadge "Pop" Talmadge's granddaughter Carole Wells 17 Credited
"Pop" Talmadge Owner of a livery stable in Denver / Cathy Talmadge's grandfather Francis J. McDonald 68 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 57 Uncredited
Goldie Bart's Thoroughbred racing mare Sickle Uncredited
Dexter Hotel desk clerk Bill McClean 42 Uncredited
Brawler Boyd "Red" Morgan 45 Uncredited
Brawler Sol Gorss 51 Uncredited
Club patron Ed Haskett 54 Uncredited
Club patron
Jack Mower 69 Uncredited
Hotel bartender Fred Sherman 54 Uncredited
Poker player in the private game Uncredited
Search party member Jimmy Dime 61 Uncredited
Search party member Rory Mallinson 47 Uncredited
Stagecoach driver Emile Avery 51 Uncredited
Carriage driver Silver Harris 57 Uncredited
Townsman Joe Walls 43 Uncredited
United States Senator from Colorado Uncredited
Valet Arthur Tovey 72 Uncredited
Waiter George Bruggeman 55 Uncredited
Waiter Arnold Roberts 37 Uncredited
Dana Phil Dana's father / Mike Burke's partner in the Silver Queen mine Mentioned
Cathy's uncle Mentioned
Linda's mother Mentioned
Crew
Director Richard L. Bare
Assistant Director Fred Scheld
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay Catherine Tourney
Story Roy Huggins
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Coles Trapnell
Director of Photography
Harold (E.) Stine, A.S.C.
Art Director
Howard Campbell / Perry Ferguson
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editors
Marsh Hendry / Leo H. Shreve
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound B. F. Ryan
Set Decorator
Glenn P. Thompson
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Stunts Bobby Somers (uncredited)
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Original Theme Lyrics Paul Francis Weber
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredited)
Music Supervisors Paul Sawtell/ Bert Shefter
Music Editor Erma E. Levin
Musician: Harmonica Tommy Morgan (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Mike Burke: You sure must be unlucky in love, boy.
Bart has had a remarkable run of “luck” in the poker game, resulting in the reference to the proverb: “Lucky at cards, unlucky in love.”
Notable Mentions
Overland stage lines
Average age of marriage for women in the 1800s
Derringer
Geographic References
Julesburg, Colorado, United States of America
Washingon, D.C., District of Columbia, United States of America
Denver, Colorado, United States of America
The Games People Play
Dexter: That game upstairs is not a friendly game… Every chip is worth a hundred dollars… You’ll be lucky if you don’t lose your shirt… and pants.
5-Card Draw Poker
5-Card Stud Poker
Grub
Champagne
Lemon phosphate
Whiskey
Small whole peeled boiled potatoes
Sliced beef roast
Parker House rolls and butter
Mixed vegetables
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