“Flood’s Folly”
“Flood’s Folly”
Season: 4 episode 23
Series Episode: 102
Air Date: February 19, 1961
Maverick TV series starring Jack Kelly and Roger Moore
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Beau gets the cold shoulder at a hot springs resort.
There is a cold, blinding blizzard outside and it’s not any different inside Flood’s Folly.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Beauregard "Beau" Maverick (II) Gambler / Con artist Roger Moore 33 Credited
Martha Flood Owner of a hot springs resort dubbed Flood's Folly after the springs dried up / Sally Flood's aunt / Widow Jeanne Cooper 32 Credited
Chet ""Whitey" Whitehead Criminal Michael Pate 40 Credited
John Scot Judge Alan Baxter 52 Credited
Sally Flood Martha Flood's niece - ward / Marlene Willis 19 Credited
Emery
Criminal Ric Roman 44 Credited
Elkins Criminal John Cliff 42 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 58 Uncredited
Edward Flood Rich copper mine owner / Martha Flood's husband / Sally Flood's uncle / Deceased Mentioned
Sally's parents - rich and deceased Mentioned
Robert M. Flood Artist / Sally Flood's brother Mentioned
Crew
Director Irving J. Moore
Assistant Director Fred Scheld
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay George F. Slavin
Story George F. Slavin / Don Tait / Coles Trapnell
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Director of Photography
Carl Berger, A.S.C.
Art Director
William L. Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
Film Editor
Cliff Bell, Sr., A.S.E.
Production Manager
Sound Samuel F. Goode
Set Decorator Glenn P. Thompson
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Supervising Hair Stylist Jean Burt Reilly, C.H.S.
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Original Theme Lyrics Paul Francis Weber
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredtied)
Music Supervisor Paul Sawtell
Music Editor Robert Phillips
Musician: Harmonica Tommy Morgan (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Notable Mentions
Macbeth
Jigsaw puzzles
James Flood
Hot sulphur springs and soaking
Social Dances
Geographic References
Denver, Colorado, United States of America
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
The Games People Play
Beau: I’ve been out bluffed by some of the best poker players in the country, but they couldn’t even sit at the same table as our lovely landlady.
Grub
Coffee
Scrambled eggs
Sandwiches
Toast
Music
The Maverick theme is set to waltz time.
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