“Beau Geste”

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“Beau Geste”

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Season:             6 episode 5
Series Episode: 198
Air Date:          October 13, 1962

 

 

Teaser

“Sheriff, I’m gonna find the man who sent me the money. I ‘m gonna jam the money in his ear, and then I’m gonna stand there and watch you get your stubborn head shot right off.”

 

Employment Solicitation

Newspaper
Sheriff John Dobbs to Resign.
John Dobbs, known as the West’s faster draw lawman has announded his retirement after fifteen years of facing down gunmen and outlaws. Local citizens fear trouble from relatives and friends of men who have fallen before Dobbs’ gun. Soon after Dobbs announced he was laying down his badge, strangers began drifting into town.

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Fee

$10

 

Quote

“Fear is the beginning of wisdom.”
Paladin

 

The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom:
and the knowledge of the holy is understanding.
Bible, Proverbs 9:10. King James Version

 

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Paladin	An arbiter	Richard Boone	45	Credited
Jake Condos	Gunman	John Hale		Credited
John Dobbs	Sheriff	Paul Richards	37	Credited
Les Horgan	Gunman on left playing game with colts	Henry Beckman	40	Credited
"Turkey" Tate	Gunman on right playing game with colts	Raymond Guth	38	Credited
Barney	Blacksmith	Brad Logan		Credited
Ria	John Dobbs' housekeeper	Faith Domergue	38	Credited
Willie	Bartender	Norman Pabst		Credited
	Barfly	John Barton	64	Uncredited
	Barfly	Nick Borgani	58	Uncredited
	Barfly	Mike Jeffers	75	Uncredited
	Barfly	Cap Somers	69	Uncredited

 

 

Crew

Director	Fred Jackman, Jr.
Assistant Director	Gary Nelson
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer	Harold Jack Bloom
Script Supervisor	Richard Chaffee
Producer	Robert Sparks
Associate Producer	Don Ingalls
Production Manager	Howard Joslin
Director of Photography	Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director	Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music	Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer	Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by	Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Film Editor	Everett Sutherland, A. C. E.
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

Oregon, United States of America
Tremore, Nevada

 

 

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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