“Bear Bait”
Chess knight courtesy of COCHISE LEATHER COMPANY
“Bear Bait”
Season: 4 episode 34
Series Episode: 151
Air Date: May 13, 1961
Teaser
“…and I think that boys should choose their weapons and their opponents very carefully.”
Employment Solicitation
Note
Paladin:
If you are willing to deliver a certain confidential message, please see me.
I will wire you one thousand dollars at whatever spot you designate, upon confirmation of delivery of the message.
H. D. Templeton
Telegram from Deerfield
“To H. D. Templeton Carlton Hotel San Francisco California
Message received from person named. Will await bank draft here before forwarding message as requested. Paladin”
Fee
$1000
Quotes
“The pheasant which is not seized, will fly.”
“Hey Girl” quoting Lao-Tzu
“And the farmer will feast on the memory of an empty plate and the flutter of feathers.
Paladin quoting Lao-Tzu
“The pheasant which is not seized, will fly. And the farmer will feast on the memory of an
empty plate, and the flutter of feathers”
Lao-Tzu. 5 BC
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Paladin An arbiter Richard Boone 43 Credited
Kim Li "Hey Girl" Hotel Carlton porter Lisa Lu 34 Credited
Kincaid Circle Y owner Frank Ferguson 54 Credited
Sim Circle Y ranch hand Richard Rust 25 Credited
Bunk Comers Circle Y ranch hand blocking Paladin's way into the telegraph office Martin West 23 Credited
Burt Circle Y ranch hand Ralph Reed 29 Credited
Saloon cook Jack Tesler 63 Credited
Sally "Sal" Saloon waitress Judi Meredith 24 Credited
Sheriff
Stephen Roberts 43 Credited
Tim Telegrapher /Deerfield Hotel room clerk Ollie O'Toole 49 Credited
Jimmy Man balancing Hat on his nose
James Maloney 45 Uncredited
Paladin's inamorata on the right
Paladin's inamorata that takes the earring LaRue Farlow 29 Uncredited
H. D. Templeton Paladin's client
Norman Stevans 44 Uncredited
Townsman Abdullah Abbas 54 Uncredited
Townsman JImmie Horan 53 Uncredited
Townsman Harry Mayo 63 Uncredited
Townsman William H. O'Brien 69 Uncredited
Townsman Joe Phillips 47 Uncredited
Townsman Clark Ross 47 Uncredited
Townsman Cap Somers 68 Uncredited
Townsman coming through batwings of the saloon on the right Ray Spiker 59 Uncredited
Townsman Jack Tornek 74 Uncredited
Crew
Director Andrew V. McLaglen
Assistant Director Gary Nelson
Creators Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer Robert E. Thompson
Story Editor Albert Ruben
Script Supervisor Richard Chaffee
Producer Frank R. Pierson
Associate Producer Howard Joslin
Director of Photography Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director Albert Heschong
Opening Theme Music Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by Jerome Moross
Conductor Jerome Moross
"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 Samuel (Sam) Gold
Sound Mixer
Frederick (Fred) A. Kessler
Recording Company Westrex Recording System
Re-recording by Joel Moss
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
Set Decorator Herman N. Schoenbrun
Casting Stalmaster-Lister Company
Titles and Opticals Pacific Title
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
Deerfield
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gastronomic Delights
Goulash
Lamb chops
T-Bone Steak
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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