“Tiger”
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“Tiger”
Season: 3 episode 11
Series Episode: 89
Air Date: November 28, 1959
Teaser
“The obsession grows stronger and stronger until finally the very power of it summons up the beast; which of course, kills and eats the man.”
Employment Solicitation
Bank Draft for $1000 drawn on the Bank of Argus, Texas
On the back is a note:
Come kill the tiger before it kills me.
Signed John Ellsworth,
Argus, Texas
Fee
$2000
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Paladin An arbiter Richard Boone 42 Credited
Kim Chan "Hey Boy" Hotel Carlton porter Kam Tong 52 Credited
John Ellsworth Rancher Parley Baer 45 Credited
J. Hawkins Agent for the Empire Detective Agency, London, England Terence DeMarney (De Marney) 51 Credited
Joe Tiger trainer Clegg Hoyt 48 Credited
Lahri John Ellsworth's Indian female servant Elsa Cardenas 24 Credited
Pahndu John Ellsworth's Indian male servant Paul Clarke Credited
Rancher warning about escaped circus animals Dennis Moore 51 Credited
Man with beard Mickey Finn 26 Credited
Man hanging circus poster / Laborer Ralph Neff 52 Credited
Tiger trainer's assistant Max Slaten 35 Credited
Johnny Tiger Uncredited
Lady at Hotel Carlton that speaks to Paladin Uncredited
Loafer whittling Uncredited
Third man on bench in front of general store
Uncredited
Janmejay Pahndu's father Mentioned
Crew
Director
Don Taylor
Assistant Director Jack Voglin
Creators Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer Gene Roddenberry
Script Supervisor Richard Chaffee
Producer Sam Rolfe
Associate Producer Frank R. Pierson
Production Manager Howard Joslin
Director of Photography Stuart Thompson, A.S.C.
Art Director Walter E. Keller
Opening Theme Music Composer Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Music Editor Gene Feldman
Production Supervisor Dewey Starkey
Film Editor Everett Sutherland
Sound Editor Roderick Sound, Inc.
Sound Effects Gene Eliot, M.P.S.E.
Property Master Arthur Friedrich
Makeup Artist
Donald (W.) Roberson
Hair Stylist
Madine Danks, C.H.S.
Wardrobe Joseph Dimmitt & Angela Alexander
Set Decorator Herman N. Schoenbrun & Charles Vassar
Casting Stalmaster-Lister Co.
Richard Boone's Stunt Double
Hal Needham
Production Companies A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production, Filmaster Productions, Inc.
Recording Company' Westrex Recording System
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
Argus, Texas
Bengal, India
Bombay, India
Calcutta, India
China
Concord, Texas, United States of America
Europe
Gaval, India
Hempstead, Texas, United States of America
Humbolt, Texas
Jaunpur, India
Kulwanti, India
Satpura range, India
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sealy, Texas, United States of America
Gastronomic Delights
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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