“Guatemala City”
“Guatemala City”
Season: 3 episode 20
Series Episode: 73
Air Date: January 31, 1960
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
A misty, moisty San Francisco romance leads to a hot time in Guatemala when Bret gets the pumpkin.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick Gambler / Con artist James Gardner 31 Credited
Carter American consul in Guatamal City Henry Hunter 52 Credited
Ellen Johnson Bret Maverick's romantic interest Suzanne Storrs 25 Credited
Adelbert "Bert" Charles Sawyer (a.k.a. Sam Bishop) Second Vice President of Van Der Meer's Jewlery Patric Knowles 48 Credited
Sim Gambling friend of Bret Maverick / Sailor Tudor Owen 62 Credited
Spelvin Traveling to Guatemala City / Shares cab with Bret Maverick Charlie Watts 47 Credited
Angelita Leader of a group of orphans / Pickpocket Linda Dangcil 18 Credited
Henry Man with a handlebar mustache and glass with with a black ribbon in San Francisco John Holland 51 Credited
Henry's twin John Holland 51 Credited
San Francisco hotel desk clerk Robert Carson 50 Credited
Hansom cab driver in Guatemala City Nacho Galindo 51 Credited
Newsboy in San Francisco (Paul) "Mousie" Garner 50 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 57 Uncredited
Juanito Friend of Angelita Uncredited
Lalo Friend of Angelita Uncredited
Lupita Friend of Angelita Uncredited
Pedro Ellen Johnson's butler in Guatemala City Uncredited
Two friends of Angelita Uncredited
San Francisco hotel doorman Red West 23 Uncredited
Man occupying Ellen Johnson's room after she checks out
Uncredited
Restaurant patron Luis Delgado 34 Uncredited
Restaurant patron Emile Avery 51 Uncredited
Mesero (Waiter) Uncredited
Mrs. Brockhurst Owner of the stolen jewelry Mentioned
Carlos Delgado Ellen Johnson's Guatemalan husband Mentioned
Senora Hemenas Mentioned
Senor Hemenas Mentioned
Eight Hemenas children Mentioned
Ellen Johnson's great grandfather Mentioned
Pawn shop clerk Mentioned
Sisters of El Convento de Neustra
Crew
Director Arthur Lubin
Assistant Director Richard L'Estrange
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay Leonard Praskins
Story Roy Huggins / Coles Trapnell
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer Coles Trapnell
Director of Photography
Roger Shearman
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Walter S. Stern
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Set Decorator Jerry Welch
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)
Music Supervisor Paul Sawtell / Bert Shefter
Musician: Harmonica Tommy Morgan (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Ellen: Is that the green-eyed monster talking for you?
Reference: Shakespeare
Bret Maverick:When it is a question of love or money, I sometimes get confused.
Bret Maverick: No pumpkins, not even much jilting. She just dusted me off.
Bret Maverick: The man’s right, honesty is the best policy.
Carter: It is a large city and searching for her is like looking for a needle in a haystack.
Notable Mentions
Sisters of El Convento de Neustra Senora de Perpetua Socurro (Sisters of the Convent of Our Lady of Perpetual Hope)
American Counsul in Guatemala City
Guatamala earthquakes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Guatemala
Diamond stomacher
Golden Gate (strait)
El Dorado Hotel, San Francisco, California
Spring zephyrs
Geographic References
Buenos Aires,
Dallas, Texas, United States of America
Guatemala City, Guatemala
San Diego, California, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
San Jose, Guatemala
Washington, D.C, United States of America
Canada
Europe
Guatemala
India
Mexico
California
The Games People Play
Grub
Bar Food
Black and red grapes
Bananas
Tortilla
Salpicón De Res
Avocado
Nanche
Zapato negro
Jamun fruit
Guava
Sources: Maverick episodes (written, spoken and credits), Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia, individual observations, and others as indicated by the links. Photo courtesy of Vecteezy.
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