“Ambush”

“Ambush”

 

Season:               3 episode 2
Series Episode:   62
Air Date:            September 18, 1967

 

Teaser

Victoria must prevent scalphunters from murdering a pregnant Modoc and her companions.

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Victoria Barkley	Barkley matriarch	Miss Barbara Stanwyck	58	Credited
Nicholas "Nick" Jonathan Barkley	Second Barkley son, / Property manager	Peter Breck	36	Credited
Heath Barkley	Tom Barkley's third son / Assistant property manager	Lee Majors	26	Credited
Audra Barkley	Barkley daughter	Linda Evans	22	Credited
Simon Carter	Hunter / Scout	James Gregory	55	Credited
Padre Andre	Catholic priest	Robert Karnes	50	Credited
Hutch	Scalp hunter	L. Q. Jones	40	Credited
Milchior	Scalp hunter	Rex Holman	31	Credited
Ruiz	Scalp hunter	Ruben Moreno	51	Credited
Seataki	Yaqui medicine woman	Toian Matchinga	35	Credited
N. Malloy	Sand Hill doctor			Uncredited
Herman	Simon Carter's horse			Uncredited
	Stagecoach driver			Uncredited
	4 Yaqui chiefs			Uncredited
	3 Yaqui women			Uncredited
Diaz	President of Mexico			Mentioned
Dick	Simon Carter's prospecting partner			Mentioned
Beelzebub	Biblical reference			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Creators	A. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
Executive Producers	Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Producer	Lou Morheim
Producer's Assistant	Marian Carter (Carpenter) & Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production Supervision	Norman S. Powell
Production Manager	Don Torpin
Production Coordinatorr	Tom (Ernst) R. Rolf
Director	Virgil W. V ogel
Assistant Director	Bob White
Writer	Margaret Armen
Theme Music Composer	George Duning
Music Supervision	Alfred Perry
Music	Joseph Mullendore
Music Editor	Harry King
Director of Photography	Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Sound	Don Rush
Sound Effects	Kay Rose
Editorial Supervisor	Bernard (W.) Burton
Editing	Desmond Marquette, A.C.E.
Art Direction	Jack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set Decorator	Pierre Ludlum
Make-up	Sidney Perrell
Hair Stylist	Gale McGarry
Wardrobe	Robert B. Harris
Barbara Stanwyck's Wardrobe	Jack Muhs
Casting	Robert Walker
Stunt Double (uncredited)	Jeannie Epper
Production Companies	Four Star Productions & Margate
Professional Associations	International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
Acknowledgements	Conference of the California Historical Societies

 

 

Filming Location

Sets

CBS Studio Center – 4024 Radford Avenue Sudio City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

 

Geographic References

Canyon Gap
Castistoga,California, United States of America
Pecos River, United States of America
Sacramento, California
Sand Hills

 

Valley Victuals

Goat’s milk

 

 

Sources

The Big Valley episodes (written, spoken and credits);

Internet Movie Database (IMDb);

Wikipedia;

Individual observations; and

Others as indicated by the links.

 

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