“The Hanging of Roy Carter”
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“The Hanging of Roy Carter”
Season: 2 episode 4
Series Episode: 43
Air Date: October 4, 1958
Teaser
“Bullock, there are only two people in this world that can save an innocent boy’s life. You can do it by delaying that execution three hours or I can do it my way.”
Employment Solicitation
Verbal agreement with Sidney Carter
Fee
$5000
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 41 | Credited |
| Robert April | Prison chaplain | John Larch | 44 | Credited |
| John Bullock | Prison warden | Paul Birch | 46 | Credited |
| Roy Carter | Man sentence to hang | Scott Marlowe | 26 | Credited |
| Sidney "Sid" Carter | Roy Carter's father | Robert Armstrong | 57 | Credited |
| Keno Smith | Admitted stage robber and killer | John Duke (Barry Russo) | 33 | Credited |
| Jesse | Sidney Carer's foreman | Francis J. McDonald | 68 | Credited |
| Prison guard at the gate | K. L. Smith | 35 | Credited | |
| Prison guard searching Paladin / sawing the cell door | Ed (Edward) Faulkner | 26 | Credited | |
| Prison guard with Paladin at the execution | Rusty Westcoatt (Wescoatt) | 36 | Credited | |
| Lynch mob member | Tex Holden | 50 | Uncredited | |
| Lynch mob member | Whitey Hughes | 37 | Uncredited | |
| Lynch mob member | Ray Jones | 58 | Uncredited | |
| Lynch mob member | Cactus Mack | 59 | Uncredited | |
| Lynch mob member | Rod McGaughy | 34 | Uncredited | |
| U. S. Marshal | Michael Hinn | 45 | Uncredited |
Crew
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Assistant Director | Howard Joslin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Gene Roddenberry |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Story Editor | Don Ingalls |
| Producer | Sam Rolfe |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | Howard Schwartz |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) |
| "Ballad of Paladin" Singer | Johnny Western |
| "Ballad of Paladin" written by | Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe |
| Supervising Editor | Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. |
| Film Editor | Samuel (Sam) Gold |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | Donald (W.) Roberson |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks, C.H.S. |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Set Design | Paul Sylos, Jr. |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster and Associates |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham (Uncredited) |
| Stuntmen | Whitey Hughes (uncredited) |
| Production Companies | A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production, Filmaster Productions |
| 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
Carson City, Nevada, United States of America
Donnerville
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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