“First, Catch a Tiger”
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“First, Catch a Tiger”
Season: 3 episode 1
Series Episode: 79
Air Date: September 12, 1959
Teaser
“If you’ve been hired to kill me, Starrett, remember the recipe for tiger stew. First you have to catch the tiger.”
Employment Solicitation
San Francisco Star
Fred Horn Strikes Again
Last night Judge O’Reilly was murdered…shot-gunned in the back like Sheriff Ostler last week. It’s rumored that still another man connected with the hanging of Jacob Mordain’s son is to die this way.
Of the three men responsible for the hanging of Jacb Mordain’s son in Mordain, Wyoming, last year, O’Reilly is the second to die. Sheriff Warren Ostler being the first – – –
Fee
None
Quotes
“First you must catch the tiger.”
Paladin quoting the beginning of an old Chinese recipe
“Fortune does favor the audacious.”
Paladin quoting Erasmus
“Fortune favors the audacious.”
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 42 | Credited |
| Kim Chan "Hey Boy" | Hotel Carlton porter | Kam Tong | 52 | Credited |
| Droggan | Mordain hotel manager | King Calder | 62 | Credited |
| Walt Dunne a.k.a. Fred Horn | Jacob Mordain's ramrod and hired gun | John Anderson | 36 | Credited |
| Abe Huston | Mordain ranch hand | Don Megowan | 37 | Credited |
| Jacob Mordain | Rancher | Harry Bartell | 45 | Credited |
| Starrett | Gun drummer and former gunfighter | Stacy Harris | 41 | Credited |
| Mary | Hotel kitchen maid | Pamela Lincoln | 22 | Credited |
| Billy Mordain | Mordain's son | Mentioned | ||
| O'Reilly | Judge | Mentioned | ||
| Warren Ostler | Mordain sheriff | Mentioned | ||
| Pat Turney | Gunfighter | Mentioned |
Crew
| Director | Ida Lupino |
| Assistant Director | Jack Voglin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writers | Harry Julian Fink |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Story Editor | Frank R. Pierson |
| Producer | Sam Rolfe |
| Production Manager | Howard Joslin |
| Director of Photography | Stuart Thompson, A.S.C. |
| Art Director | Walter E. Keller |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) |
| "Ballad of Paladin" Singer | Johnny Western |
| "Ballad of Paladin" written by | Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe |
| Music Editor | Gene Feldman |
| Film Editor | Everett Sutherland |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Sound Effects | Gene Eliot, M.P.S.E. |
| Property Master | Arthur Friedrich |
| Makeup Artist | Donald (W.) Roberson |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks, C.H.S. |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Herman N. Schoenbrun & Charles Vassar |
| Casting | Stalmaster-Lister Co. |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham |
| Production Companies | A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production |
| Recording Company' | Westrex Recording System |
| ATFP (Alliance of TV Film Producers) |
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
San Francisco, California,United States of America
Gastronomic Delights
Stew
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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