“Betrayal”
“Betrayal”
Season: 2 episode 25
Series Episode: 52
Air Date: March 22, 1959
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Blood may be thicker than water, but it runs rather thin when money is involved.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bart Maverick (a.k.a. Captain Maverick) Gambler / Con artist Jack Kelly 31 Credited
"Doc" Fred Dillon Doctor in Carvale / Laura Dillion's father / Ann Saunders uncle J. Pat O'Malley 55 Credited
Laura Dillon Fred Dillon's daughter / Ann Saunder's cousin Ruta Lee 33 Credited
R. J. Guthrie Drummer on stagecoach Edward (Eddie) Marr 59 Credited
Ann "Annie" (nee: Saunders) Wilkerson Laura Dillion's cousin Patricia (Pat) Crowley 25 Credited
Buck Wilkerson Rancher near Carvale Moran Jones 30 Credited
Joe Stagecoach robber Michael Dante 27 Credited
Pete Stagecoach robber John Dennis 33 Credited
Sheriff of Carvale Don ("Red") Barry 47 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 56 Uncredited
Bart's horse Sickle Uncredited
Bank teller at the State Bank in Carvale Bobby Jordan 35 Uncredited
Link Barber from Sandrock Stanley Adams 43 Uncredited
Cowboy on horse Bart buys for $100 Uncredited
Deputy in Carvale Uncredited
Horseman Rush Williams 35 Uncredited
Hotel desk clerk in Sandrock Earle Hodgins 65 Uncredited
Doctor Dillon's housekeeper Uncredited
Poker player in Sandrock Harry Jackson 36 Uncredited
Three other poker players in Carvale Uncredited
Stagecoach driver Jack Williams 37 Uncredited
Townsman George Bell 60 Uncredited
Townsman Kansas Moehring 61 Uncredited
Townsman Joe Phillips 34 Uncredited
Townsman Danny Sands 44 Uncredited
Townsman Sailor Vincent 57 Uncredited
Townsman Joe Walls 42 Uncredited
Woman in saloon giving the dinners to the deputy Uncredited
Mrs. Beasley Woman in Carvale Mentioned
Crew
Director Leslie H. Martinson
Assistant Director Bill (William) Kissel
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay Richard Macauley / James O'Hanlon
Story Winston Miller
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Perry Finnerman
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Basil Wrangell
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Robert B. Lee
Set Decorator
William Wallace
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Original Theme Lyrics Paul Francis Weber
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredited)
Musician: Harmonica Tommy Morgan (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Ann Saunders: “How sweet is mortal Sovranty! – think some
Others – “How blest the Paradise to come”
Ah, take the Cash in hand and waive the Rest;
Oh, the brave Music of a distant Drum!”
The Rubaiyat: Quatrain XII by Omar Khayyam
Joe: To be or not to be
From Hamlet, Act 3 Scene 1
Bart: Can’t you keep her in jail and give the town a half-hour’s start?
Notable Mentions
Water rights
Town Sociable (social) – party open to the entire town, dancing and light refreshments.
Camels ridden by Arabs
Geographic References
Carvale or Karval,
Cedar City, Utah, United States of America
Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Placerville, California, United States of America
Sandrock
Virginia City, Nevada, United States of America
Washington, D.C., District of Columbia, United States of America
Willow Bend, Colorado, United States of America
Pitcairn Islands
The Games People Play
Bart agreed, “Yes gragarious, I enjoy being among people, six or seven at a time.”
Laura Dillon: So you’re a gambler, Mr. Maverick.
Bart says: No, I’m a poker player. I do my best to avoid gambling.
Bart: A good poker player never lets himself be bluffed out of an important pot
Laura Dillon: Well, how do you play a hand like this one, Mr. Maverick?
Bart Maverick: You don’t. You fold and wait for the next deal.
Bart: New blood welcome in the game?
Poker player: Grab a seat and bleed.
Grub
Candy
Coffee
Cookies
Punch
Sandwiches
Single layer cake
Stew
Music
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