“American Primitive”
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“American Primitive”`
Season: 6 episode 21
Series Episode: 214
Air Date: February 2, 1963
Teaser
“I think I’m beginning to yearn for things pastorial. Trees, tall and green, that scrape the sky when the wind blows, and clouds, white and fat… Open spaces… vast, empty, untouched.”
Employment Solicitation
Letter
Orrville, Texas
Dear Paladin,
Spring is here. There are trout in the stream and deer in the mountains. My mouth is watering for fried trout and veison. Can you come down for some fishing or hunting?
Your friend,
Ernie Backwater
Followup
Weekly Sentinel
SEVEN MEN DEAD FOR NOTHING!
Murderers of Will Tybee’s Son Escape.
The vicious killers of young Tybee have escaped and it is believed theyare heading for West Texas.
Fee
$3/day
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Paladin An arbiter Richard Boone 45 Credited
Ernie Backwater Sheriff Henry (Harry) Morgan 47 Credited
Will Tybee Accused killer Robert J. Wilke 48 Credited
Maggie McGuire Hotel Carlton housekeeper Peggy Rea 41 Credited
Sim Barber Ptt Herbert 48 Credited
Hotel Carlton guest John Breen 52 Uncredited
Hotel Carlton guest Sam Harris 87 Uncredited
Hotel Carlton guest Joe Ploski 58 Uncredited
Hotel Carlton guest Sailor Vincent 61 Uncredited
Townsman Bert Madrid 47 Uncredited
Townsman Harry Mayo 64 Uncredited
Townsman Norman Stevans 46 Uncredited
Tybee Will tybee's 15 year old son Mentioned
Kim Chan "Hey Boy" Hotel Carlton porter Mentioned
Deputy Mentioned
Sim's 4 children Mentioned
Posse member Mentioned
Sim's wife Mentioned
5 men who killed Will Tybee's son Mentioned
Tomkin Owner of Tomkin's Supplies Feed & Grain Mining Equipment
5 dead men Mentioned
Crew
Director Jerry Hopper
Assistant Director Gary Nelson
Creators Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer Harry Julian Fink
Script Supervisor Richard Chaffee
Producer Don Ingalls
Production Manager Howard Joslin
Director of Photography Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by Nathan Scott
Conductor Nathan Scott
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Film Editor Samuel (Sam) Gold
Sound Mixer
Frederick (Fred) A. Kessler
Recording Company Westrex Recording System
Re-recording by Joel Moss
Property Master Arthur Friedrich
Makeup Artist
Donald (W.) Roberson
Wardrobe Joseph Dimmitt
Set Decorator Claude E. Carpenter
Casting Peggy Rae
Richard Boone's Stunt Double
Hal Needham (Uncredited)
Production Companies A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production
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
Orrvilee, Texas, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
West Texas, United States of America
Gastronomic Delights
Fried trout
Venison
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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