“By Fires Unseen”

 

Season:               1 episode 17
Series Episode:   17
Air Date:            January 5, 1966

 

Teaser

Nick comes back from San Francisco with a surprise.

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

CharacterRoleActorActor AgeStatus
Victoria BarkleyBarkley matriarchMiss Barbara Stanwyck58Credited
Jarrod Thomas Barkley, EsquireEldest Barkley son / LawyerRichard Long37Credited
Nicholas "Nick" Jonathan BarkleySecond Barkley son, / Property managerPeter Breck36Credited
Heath BarkleyTom Barkley's third son / Assistant property managerLee Majors26Credited
Eugene " Gene" BarkleyFourth Barkley son / College studentCharles Briles19Credited
Audra BarkleyBarkley daughterLinda Evans22Credited
SilasBarkley private household manager/ Butler / Cook / Houseman Napoleon Whiting55Credited
Hester ConverseDiane Baker27Credited
DoctorFrank (J.) Scannel62Credited
LumberjackKing Johnson41Credited
JingoSorrel mare, irregular blaze, 2 front white pasterns, left rear sock ridden by Hester ConverseUncredited
Madam Ojeska Mentioned
Dave WallaceFriend of Nick BarkleyMentioned
ClaudeOne of Hester's suitorsMentioned
FranzOne of Hester's suitorsMentioned
Governor of CaliforniaMentioned

 

 

Crew

CreatorsA. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
ProducersArthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Associate ProducerLou Morheim
Producer's AssistantMarian Carpenter & Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production SupervisionNorman S. Powell
Production ManagerDon Torpin
Director Ralph Senensky
Assistant DirectorMarty Moss
Teleplay Mel Goldberg
StoryKen Trevey
Script SupervisorJoseph (Joe) Mazzuca
Theme Music ComposerGeorge Duning
Music SupervisionAlfred Perry
MusicGeorge Duning
Music EditorHarry King
Director of PhotographyWilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Assistant Camera (uncredited)Lloyd Ahem II
Key Grip (uncredited)Nels Mathias
Lamp Operator (uncredited)Earl C. Williman
Sound Don Rush
Sound EffectsMandine Rogne
Editorial SupervisorBernard (W.) Burton
EditingSherman A. Rose, A.C.E.
Supervising Art DirectorBill Ross (William P.)
Art DirectionJack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set DecoratorPierre Ludlum
Makeup ArtistSidney Perell

Hair Stylist
Scotty Rackin
Hair Stylist (uncredited)Bertha French
WardrobeRobert B. Harris
Barbara Stanwyck's WardrobeJack Muhs
CastingRobert Walker
Stunt Double (uncredited)Jeannie Epper
Production CompaniesFour Star Productions
& Margate
Professional AssociationsInternational Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
AcknowledgementsConference of the California Historical Societies

 

 

Filming Location

Sets

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

 

 

 

Geographic References

San Francisco, California, United States of America
Sonora, California, United States of America 
Stockton, California, United States of America

 

Valley Victuals

Bacon
Bagels
Coffee
Scrambled eggs
Orange juice
Trout

 

 

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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