“A Bullet for the Teacher”
“A Bullet for the Teacher”
Season: 4 episode 7
Series Episode: 86
Air Date: October 30, 1960
Maverick TV series starring Jack Kelly and Roger Moore
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Beau plans a lesson for the teacher.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Beauregard "Beau" Maverick II Gambler / Con artist / Half owner of the Golden Wheel Casino in Garnet Roger Moore 33 Credited
Florence "Flo" Baker (a.k.a. Ann Shepard)
Entertainer / Saloon Singer / Teacher Kathleen Crowley 30 Credited
Ephraim Burch Sheriff - City Marshal of Garnet / Mayor / Head of the School Board / Owner of the Garnet Hotel - Saloon & Bar Western States Telegraph Co. Arch Johnson 38 Credited
Mary Burch Ephraim Burch's daughter
Joan Tompkins 45 Credited
Walter Burch Ephraim Burch's daughter Sammy Jackson 23 Credited
Jim Reardon Deputy Constable in St. Joseph Brad Johnson 36 Credited
Ann Shepard "Flo" Baker's cousin Lynn Cartwright 33 Credited
Luke Storm Bartender / Rand Storm's brother Bing Russell 34 Credited
Rand Storm Half owner of the Golden Wheel Casino Henry Brandon 48 Credited
Chuck Drover for the Bar K Ranch Max Baer, (Jr.) 22 Credited
Elvira Student in Garnet Carol Nicholson Credited
Farmer Tom London 71 Credited
Missouri Packet Lines clerk Fred Sherman 55 Credited
Overland Stage Depot Agent in St. Joseph John Harmon 55 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 58 Uncredited
Dave Drover for the Bar K ranch Uncredited
Old Duke Horse sold to "Beau" Maverick Uncredited
Jim Drover for the Bar K ranch Uncredited
Johnny Garnet townsman Uncredited
Bartender Sailor Vincent 59 Uncredited
Casino operator in Garnet Luis Delgado 35 Uncredited
Lamplighterr Uncredited
Student in Garnet
Ahna Capri 16
Uncredited
Student in Garnet Ron Dapo 7 Uncredited
Student in Garnet Time Rooney 13 Uncredited
Townsman Duke Green 59 Uncredited
Townsman Raoul Freeman 66 Uncredited
Agatha Turnipseed Passenger on the Delta Queen Mentioned
Eric Ann Shepard's fiance Mentioned
Crew
Director Coles Trapnell
Assistant Director Victor Vallejo
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay Leo Gordon / Paul Leslie Peil
Story Barry Cohon / Larr Franklin
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Director of Photography
Art Director
Supervising Film Editor
Film Editor
Lloyd Nosler
Sound
Set Decorator Jerry Welch
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Supervising Hair Stylist Jean Burt Reilly, C.H.S.
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Original Theme Lyrics Paul Francis Weber
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredtied)
Music Composer John Neel
Music Supervisor Paul Sawtell
Music Editor
Musician: Harmonica Tommy Morgan (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Florence Baker: Junior, back to your ABCs. I’m not teaching you the birds and the bees.
Luke: Why you old goat!
(Definition 1)
Notable Mentions
Delta Queen packet
Overland Stage
Packet Lines
Christopher Columbus
Plymouth Rock
Declaration of Independence
Geographic References
Garnet, New Mexico Territory United States of America
St. Joseph “St. Joe”, Missouri, United States of America
St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Santa Fe, New Mexico Territory, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
The Games People Play
Rand Storm: Well, here’s to our partnership and the royal flush that won it for you.
“Beau” Maverick: Now that I can’t refuse to drink to.
Dealer’s Choice, Draw, Jacks or better [to open] Poker
Grub
Apple cider
Champagne
Coffee
Tea
Music
“Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming” (vocals)
“Dixie” / “I Wish I Was in Dixie” / “Dixieland” (instrumental)
“Camptown Races” melody used for ABCs
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