“Cruise of the Cynthia B.”

 

Season: 3 episode 17

Series Episode: 70

Air Date: January 10, 1960

Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly

A Warner Bros. production

 

 

Teaser

It sure is easy to pull in suckers ’round here.”

 

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

CharacterRoleActorActor AgeStatus
Bret MaverickGambler / Con artist / Bought the Cynthia B. on SaturdayJames Garner31Credited
Bart Maverick Gambler / Con artist / Bought the Cynthia B on SundayJack Kelly32Credited
Modesty Blaine Con woman / Bought the Cynthia B. on SundayMona Freeman33Credited
Jefferson CantrellBought the Cynthia B. on FridayCharles (E.) Fredericks41Credited
Rutherford CarrBought the Cynthia B. on WednesdayMaurice Manson46Credited
Gillespie McKenzieCon man / Forger / MurdererJack Livesey58Credited
Meacham Member in the firm of Thomas and Meecham (owning the docks). In meeting with owners of the Cynthia B.Fred Kruger46Credited
Abner Morton Owner of Morton Enterprises / Built the Cynthia B.Alexander Campbell71Credited
Quincy T. SmithBought the Cynthia B. on MondayKarl Weber43Credited
Montgomery TeagueBought the Cynthia B. on ThursdayGage Clarke59Credited
Mrs. Ambrose TutwillerBought the Cynthia B. on TuesdayIrene Tedrow52Credited
AnnouncerEd Reimers57Uncredited
GusStevedore (Stoker)Fred Aldrich 55Uncredited
JimStevedore (Stoker)Harry Wilson62Uncredited
Boy catching suckers at the Thomas and Meecham dock Uncredited
Morton's secretaryUncredited

 

Crew

DirectorAndre deToth (DeToth)
Assistant DirectorRobert Wright
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
WriterLeonard Praskins
Executive Producer

Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Coles Trapnell

Director of Photography
Bert Glennon
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore

Film Editor

Lloyd Nosier
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Don McKay
Set DirectorJerry Welch
Makeup SupervisorGordon Bau, S.M.A.
Composer: Original ThemeDavid Buttolph (uncredited)

Original Theme LyricsPaul Francis Weber
Stock Music ComposerMax Steiner (uncredited)
Music SupervisorPaul Sawtell / Bert Shefter
Music EditorJoe Inge
Musician: HarmonicaTommy Morgan (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)

 

 

Notable Mentions

Racing Riverboats 

 

Geographic References

Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
St. Charles, Missouri, United Statesof America
St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Memphis, Tennessee, United States of America

 

 

The Games People Play

Poker 

 

Grub

Apple Surprise
Meatballs in brown gravy
White Bread
Coffee
Whole peeled new potatoes
Suckers

 

 

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