“Treasure Trail”
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“Treasure Trail”
Season: 2 episode 19
Series Episode: 58
Air Date: January 24, 1959
Teaser
“Wilson, I told you I’d travel a long way to catch up to you. Your little treasure hunt has cost three men their lives. Don’t force me to make it four.”
Employment Solicitation
Verbal agreement with Craig Wilson
Fee
$3000
Quote
“The wise gamester takes the dice as they fall and pays down quietly rather than grumble at his luck.”
Paladin quoting Sophocles
But a wise gamester ought to take the dice
Even as they fall, and pay down quietly,
Rather than grumble at his luck.
Sophocles or Euripides
“For his mind had grown suspicion’s sanctuary.”
Paladin quoting Byron
His life was one long war with self-sought foes,
Or friends by him self-banished; for his mind
Had grown Suspicion’s sanctuary, and chose,
For its own cruel sacrifice, the kind,
‘Gainst whom he raged with fury strange and blind.
But he was phrensied,–wherefore, who may know?
Since cause might be which Skill could never find;
But he was phrensied by disease or woe,
To that worst pitch of all, which wears a reasoning show.
George Gordon Noel Byron, sixth Baron Byron, Child Harold’s Pilgrimage. A Romaunt. Canto IIII
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 41 | Credited |
| Kim Chan "Hey Boy" | Hotel Carlton porter | Kam Tong | 52 | Credited |
| Decker | Wilson's partner with 4th part of map | Bruce Gordon | 42 | Credited |
| Gale | Wilson's partner with 1st part of map | Willard Sage | 36 | Credited |
| Stoneman | Wilson's partner with 2nd part of map | (Harry) Dean Stanton | 32 | Credited |
| Craig Wilson | Welcher with 3rd part of map | Peter Adams | 41 | Credited |
Crew
| Director | Richard Whorf |
| Assistant Director | Howard Joslin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Albert Aley |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Story Editor | Don Ingalls |
| Producer | Sam Rolfe |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | Stuart Thompson, A.S.C. |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | 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. |
| Film Editor | Samuel (Sam) Gold |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | Donald (W.) Roberson |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks, C.H.S. |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Set Design | Paul Sylos, Jr. |
| Casting | Stalmaster-Lister Co. |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham |
| 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
Blue Springs
New York, New York, United States of America
Philadelphia, Pennsyvania, United States of America
San Francisio, California, United States of America
Tuscarora, Nevada, United States of America
Gastronomic Delights
Beans
Chateaubriand
Chicken
Packrat nest soup
Veal marsala
Wild duck
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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