“Coming of the Tiger”

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“Coming of the Tiger”

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Season:             5 episode 31
Series Episode: 186
Air Date:          April 14, 1962

 

Teaser

“We can’t last eight more miles, Minoru, so we’re going over the cliff. The last ten feet won’t be pleasant, but neither is the alternative.”

 

Employmenet Solicitation

A personal request from Mr. Takara

 

Fee

None

 

Fee

“The wise hawk conceals its claws.”
Priest

 

“A skilled hawk hides its talons.”
Japanese proverb

 

“…The wise man his wisdom”
Paladin

“A prudent man concealeth knowledge:
but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.”
Proverbs 12:23

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Paladin	An arbiter	Richard Boone	44	Credited
Osata Tikara	Mr. Osata's daughter	Setsuko Yamaji		Credited
Mr. Osata	Shopkeeper	Bob Okazaki	60	Credited
Mrs. Osata	Mr. Osata's wife	Beulah Quo	38	Credited
Takara Minoru	Young Japanese man	Marc Marno	26	Credited
Mr. Takara	Minoru Takara's father	Teru Shimada	56	Credited
Billy	Racist	William Wellman, Jr.	25	Credited
Sam	Racist	Gerald Milton	39	Credited
	Samurai	Fuji	39	Credited
	Priest	James Hong	32	Credited
Takara Seki	Takara Osata's samurai ancestor			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Director	Andrew V. McLaglen
Assistant Director	Gary Nelson
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer	Anthony Wilson
Script Supervisor	Richard Chaffee
Producer	Frank R. Pierson
Associate Producer	Howard Joslin & Albert Ruben
Director of Photography	Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director	Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music	Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by	Lucien Moraweck
Conductor	Lud Gluskin
"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	Fay Babcock
Casting	Peggy Rae
Titles and Opticals	Pacific Title
Richard Boone's Stunt Double	Hal Needham
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

Barseda, Mexico
Compresida
Japan
Mexico
Nogales, Arizona Territory, United States of America & Nogales, Sonora, Mexico
Quinta County
San Francisco, California, United States of America

 

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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