“Fragile”
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“Fragile”
Season: 3 episode 7
Series Episode: 85
Air Date: October 31, 1959
Teaser
“Etienne, I am truly sorry. I may have to shoot Roy Cooney. I may even have to shoot him through your plate glass window.”
Employment Solicitation
Verbal request by Etienne LeDoux
Fee
$1000
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
Roy Cooney Miner Allan (Alan) Caillou 44 Credited
Claire LeDoux Etienne LeDoux's wife Jacqueline Scott 27 Credited
Etienne "Frenchy" LeDoux Restaurateur / Owner of "The Frenchman's" Werner Klemperer 39 Credited
Duck Townsman Douglas Bank 32 Credited
Fred Townsman with rock George Douglas 56 Credited
Rancher William Boyett 32 Credited
Drunken glazier loading glass into wagon Gregg Palmer 32 Credited
Ben Rancher's ranch hand Uncredited
Drunken glazier's partner Uncredited
Sign painter Hal Needham 28 Uncredited
Group of Native American Indians Uncredited
E. E. Davidson Glazier Mentioned
Crew
Director
Andrew V. McLaglen
Assistant Director Jack Voglin
Unit Production Manager Howard Joslin
Creators Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer Shimon Wincelberg
Story Frank R. Pierson
Script Supervisor Richard Chaffee
Producer Sam Rolfe
Associate Producer Frank R. Pierson
Director of Photography Stuart Thompson, A.S.C.
Art Director Walter E. Keller
Opening Theme Music Composer Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by Wilbur Hatch
Conductor Wilbur Hatch
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Music Editor Gene Feldman
Production Supervisor Dewey Starkey
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 (Uncredited)
Production Companies A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production
Recording Company' Westrex Recording System
Filming Locations
Sets
Paramount Studios 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Travelling on wagon scenes
Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, United States of America
Closing Credits background
Lone Pine, California, United States of America
Geographic References
Panamint, California, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gastronomic Delights
Bisque de crevettes (Shrimp bisque)
Calves brain
Caviar
Consomme
Duckling with seven vegetables
Peas
Filet de poulet aux beurre noisette
Quail
Salade de carottes
Shad roe
Citron souffle de carte (Lemon souffle)
Truite aux champignons
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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