“The Teacher”
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“The Teacher”
Season: 1 episode 27
Series Episode: 27
Air Date: March 15, 1958
Teaser
“Go on Breck, start. You’ve got two hands, one of them holding a gun and you’re standing on your own two feet. What do you want, an edge?”
Employment Solicitation
Personal decision
Fee
None
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 40 | Credited |
| Jackson Breck | Texas rancher | Carl Bensen | Credited | |
| Becky Coldwell | Jason Coldwell's daughter | Lana Wood | 12 | Credited |
| Jason Coldwell | Storekeeper | Jack Albertson | 50 | Credited |
| Coley | Drover for Breck | Don Kelly | 34 | Credited |
| Mollie Stanton | Teacher | Marian Seldes | 29 | Credited |
| Daniel Weaver | Farmer | Andrew Duggan | 34 | Credited |
| Frank Weaver | Daniel Weaver's son | Peter Breck | 29 | Credited |
| Joel Weaver | Daniel Weaver's son | Jack Hogan | 28 | Credited |
| Morse Weaver | Daniel Weaver's son | Jimmy Baird | 12 | Credited |
| Drover for Breck | Boyd "Red" Morgan | 42 | Credited | |
| Drover for Breck | Rocky Shahan | 39 | Uncredited | |
| Drover for Breck | Uncredited | |||
| Drover for Breck | Uncredited |
Crew
| Director | Lamont Johnson |
| Assistant Director | Nathan R. Barragar |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Sam Rolfe |
| Script Supervisor | Gana Jones |
| Producer | Julian Claman |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | Fleet Southcott |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) (Uncredited) |
| "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. |
| Film Editor | Michael Luciano, A.C.E. |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | Glen Alden |
| Hair Stylist | Pat Whiffing, C.H.S. |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Set Design | Paul Sylos, 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
Closing Credits background
Lone Pine, California, United States of America
Historical References
Jayhawkers
Quantrill’s Raiders
Sherman’s March through Georgia
Geographic References
Alabama, United States of America
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
Gastronomic Delights
Stew
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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