“Explosion” Part 1

“Explosion” Part 1

 

Season:               3 episode 10
Series Episode:   70
Air Date:             November 20, 1967

 

Teaser

The mine owners must choose between saving their mines or saving their miners’ homes.

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Victoria Barkley	Barkley matriarch	Miss Barbara Stanwyck	58	Credited
Jarrod Thomas Barkley, Esquire	Eldest Barkley son / Lawyer	Richard Long	37	Credited
Nicholas "Nick" Jonathan Barkley	Second Barkley son, / Property manager	Peter Breck	36	Credited
Heath Barkley	Tom Barkley's third son / Assistant property manager	Lee Majors	26	Credited
Audra Barkley	Barkley daughter	Linda Evans	22	Credited
Silas	Barkley private household manager/ Butler / Cook / Houseman	Napoleon Whiting	57	Credited
Beckett	Mortician	Jonathan Hole	63	Credited
Charlie Carter	Best nitro man in the mother lode / Hard rock miner	Stuart Erwin	52	Credited
Michelle de Lacaise	Nicholas "Nick" Barkley's love interest	Leticia Roman	26	Credited
Marquis de Lacaise	Mine owner / Michelle de Lacaise's father	Carl Esmond	65	Credited
McLeod "Mac"	Farmer	Steve Pendleton	59	Credited
Gail Miller	Charlie Carter's girlfriend	Arlene Golonka	31	Credited
Rogers	Mine owner	Bill Zuckert	51	Credited
Harry Sprague	Stockton Empire Saloon owner	Harry Swoger	48	Credited
Jim Stone	Man taking nitro to fire	Lincoln Demyan	42	Credited
Norvil Stone	Man taking nitro to fire	John Crawford	31	Credited
"Sister" Bridget Wells	Evangelist	Judy Carne	28	Credited
Wilson	de Lacaise employee	John Pickard	54	Credited
Chuck	2nd drifter at campfire	Boyd Holister (Robert Palmer)	36	Credited
Gabe	Drifter at campfire	Hal Baylor	48	Credited
Henri	de Lacaise houseman	Maurice St. Clair	64	Credited
Jed	Stockton blacksmith	Paul Sorensen	41	Credited
Mary	Orphan	Eileen Baral	12	Credited
Toby	Drink moocher	Eddie Firestone	46	Credited
	Padre	Edward Colmans (Colman)	59	Credited
	Townsman			Uncredited
	Sheriff in Sacramento			Mentioned
	Ranchers			Uncredited
	de Lacaise carriage driver			Uncredited
	Saloon hostess serving drinks			Uncredited
	Orphans			Uncredited

 

 

Crew

Creators	A. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
Executive Producers	Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Producer	Lou Morheim
Producer's Assistant	Marian Carter (Carpenter) & Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production Supervision	Norman S. Powell
Production Manager	Don Torpin
Production Coordinatorr	Tom (Ernst) R. Rolf
Director	Virgil W. Vogel
Assistant Director	Bob White
Writer	John O'Dea & Arthur Rowe
Theme Music Composer	George Duning
Music Supervision	Alfred Perry
Music	Elmer Bernstein
Music Editor	Harry King
Director of Photography	Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Sound	Don Rush
Sound Effects	Kay Rose
Editorial Supervisor	Bernard (W.) Burton
Editing	Sherman A. Todd, A.C.E.
Art Direction	Jack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set Decorator	Pierre Ludlum
Make-up	Sidney Perrell
Hair Stylist	Gale McGarry
Wardrobe	Robert B. Harris
Barbara Stanwyck's Wardrobe	Jack Muhs
Casting	Harvey Clermont
Stunt Double (uncredited)	Jeannie Epper
Production Companies	Four Star Productions & Margate
Professional Associations	International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
Acknowledgements	Conference 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

Granite City
Paris, France
Reno, Nevada, United States of America
Sacramento, California, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Stockton, California, United States of America
Yuba Trail

 

 

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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