“High Wire”
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“High Wire”
Season: 1 episode 8
Episode: 8
Air Date: November 2, 1957
Teaser
“Even the Barbary Coast crap shooters don’t operate like that. Let’s reopen that bet, mister. I don’t like to leave that kind of a winner on the board”
Employment Solicitation
A $3000 bet
Fee
$1500
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 40 | Credited |
| "Dauntless" Dooley Delaware | High Wire Walker | Strother Martin | 38 | Credited |
| Ben Marquette | Gambler | John Dehner | 41 | Credited |
| Bolo | Marquette's employee | Buddy Baer | 45 | Credited |
| Rena | Saloon girl | Fay Spain | 24 | Credited |
| Wally | Bartender | Theodore (Ted, Theo) Marcuse | 37 | Credited |
| Bookie | Jack Albertson | 50 | Credited | |
| Hotel Carlton desk clerk | Peter Brocco | Credited | ||
| Stagecoach driver | Duane Grey | 35 | Credited | |
| Barfly | Chet Brandenburg | 59 | Uncredited | |
| Barfly | Forest Burns | 43 | Uncredited | |
| Barfly | Tex Holden | 48 | Uncredited | |
| Barfly | Fred McDougall | 38 | Uncredited | |
| Barfly with rope / Man in crowd at Salamander Canyon | Leonard (Lenny, Lennie) P. Geer | 43 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Ray Jones | 57 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Robert Robinson | 54 | Uncredited |
Crew
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Assistant Director | Howard Joslin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Don Brinkley |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Producer | Julian Claman |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | William Margulies |
| Art Director | James W. Sullivan |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) (Uncredited) |
| Supervising Editor | Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. |
| Film Editor | Harry Coswick |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | William Wood (Woods) |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster and Associates |
| 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
Wire walk and stagecoach scenes
Iverson Ranch – 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Historical Reference
Barbary Coast, San Francisco, California, United States of America
Geographic References
Salamander City
Salamander Canyon
Music
“The Flying Trapeze“, a.k.a. “The Daring Young Man on the Flying Trapeze” and “The Man on the Flying Trapeze”, 1867
George Leybourne (Lyricist)
Gaston Lyle (Composer)
Alfred Lee ( Arranger)
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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