“Three Bells to Perdido”

Chess Knight courtesy of COCHISE LEATHER COMPANY

Season: 1 episode 1
Series Episode: 1
Air Date: September 14, 1957

Teaser

“I’d like you to take a look at this gun. The balance is excellent. This trigger responds to a pressure of one ounce. This gun was handcrafted to my specifications and I rarely draw it unless I mean to use it.”

Employment Solicitation

New Mexico Journal
RANCHER INVADES MEXICO
Pursues Elopers, Attempts Assault on Perdido
Jessie Reed, prominent cattleman of this territory, took fast action when his daughter, Nancy, ran off with Dave Endeby, for whom the US Marshal holds a murder warrant. Mr. Reed let twenty-six of his ranch hands against Perdido, a notorious outlaw refuge in the Sierra Grand, where the young couple are believed to have fled. The toll, twenty-one dead, three wounded, including Mr. Reed.

Fee

$1000

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Paladin	An arbiter	Richard Boone	40	Credited
Kim Chan "Hey Boy"	Hotel Carlton porter	Kam Tong	50	Credited
Dave Enderby	Accused murderer, Nancy Reed Enderby's husband	Jack Lord	36	Credited
Nancy Enderby (nee Reed)	Jessie Reed's daughter / Dave Enderby's wife	Janice Rule	26	Credited
Gotch	Reed ranch hand	Francis MacDonald (McDonald)	66	Credited
Mr. O'Brien	Alcalda (Mayor) of Perdido	Judson Pratt	40	Credited
Jessie Reed	Nancy Reed Enderby's father / Rancher	Harry Shannon	67	Credited
	Bartender	Ted (Theodore, Theo) Marcuse	37	Credited
	Knife Thrower / Dark Youth	Christian (Chris) Drake	33	Credited
	Peon sitting outside cantina	Martin Garralaga	62	Credited
	Poker player at the Hotel Carlton	Gene Roth	54	Credited
Patrick	Hotel Carlton doorman			Uncredited
	Asian Woman at the Hotel Carlton			Uncredited
	Man in Hotel Carlton lobby	Bert Stevens		Uncredited
	Man in Hotel Carlton lobby	Arthur Tovey		Uncredited
	Canyon guard 1 on the way out of the canyon			Uncredited
	Canyon guard 2 on the way out of the canyon			Uncredited
	Canyon guard 3 on the way out of the canyon			Uncredited

Crew

Director	Andrew V. McLaglen
Assistant Director	Nathan Barragar
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer(s)	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Script Supervisor	Mary Chaffee
Producer	Julian Claman
Director of Photography	Fleet Southcott
Art Director	Nicolai Remisoff
Opening Theme Music Composer	Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by	Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer	Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by	Johnny Western, Richard Boone & Sam Rolfe
Supervising Editor	Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. (Uncredited)
Optical Effects	Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt
Sound Editor	Roderick Sound, Inc.
Property Master	Mike Gordon
Makeup Artist	Glen Alden
Hair Stylist	Pat Whiffing
Wardrobe	Jack Dowsing
Set Decorator	G. W. Berntsen
Casting	Lynn Stalmaster
Richard Boone's Stunt Double	Hal Needham (Uncredited)
Production Companies	A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production, Filmaster Productions
Recording Company'	Westrex Recording System
	ATFP (Alliance of TV Film Producers)

Filming Locations

Sets
Paramount Studios – 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

Closing Credits background
Lone Pine – California, United States of America

Geographic References

Perdido, Mexico
Portalas, New Mexico Territory, United States of America
Rio Grande
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sierra Grande Mountains
Twin Peaks

Sources

Sources:

Have Gun – Will Travel episodes (written, spoken and credits), Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia, individual observations, and others as indicated by the links.

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