“A Miracle for St. Francis”

Chess knight courtesy of COCHISE LEATHER COMPANY

 

“A Miracle for St. Francis”

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Season:             6 episode 10
Series Episode: 203
Air Date:          November 17, 1962

 

 

Teaser

“Let the old god and the new ride together in peace and harmony. Your water ditches will run full, your mesquite will hang heavy with fruit.”

 

 

Employment Solicitation

Personal request by Father Clare

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Fee

A bottle of brandy, Chateau d’Treyne, 1780

 

 

Quotes

“The knight’s bones are dust,
and his good sword rust.
His soul is with the saints, I trust.”
Paladin quoting Coleridge

Where is the grave of Sir Arthur O’Kellyn?
Where may the grave of that good man be?—
By the side of a spring, on the breast of Helvellyn,
Under the twigs of a young birch tree!
The oak that in summer was sweet to hear,
And rustled its leaves in the fall of the year,
And whistled and roared in the winter alone,
Is gone,—and the birch in its stead is grown.—
The Knight’s bones are dust,
And his good sword rust;—
His soul is with the saints, I trust.”
Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Knight’s Tomb”

“Mention the devil and his horns appear.”
Paladin

This may be a reference to the saying:

“Speak of the devil and he doth appear.”
“Speak of the devil and he shall appear.”
“Speak of the devil.”
Idiom

“Cast thy bread upon the waters, and thou shall find it again thousandfold”
Father Clare

“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.”
Bible, Ecclesiastes 11:1 King James Version

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Paladin	An arbiter	Richard Boone	45	Credited
Lundeen	Owns the bar in Sierra Roja	Robert J. Stevenson	47	Uncredted
Paco	Thief	Rafael Campos	24	Uncredted
Father Clare	Mission padre	David Garner		Uncredted
Faith	Citizen of Sierra Roja	Miriam Goldina	64	Uncredted
Hope	Citizen of Sierra Roja	Tina Menard	58	Uncredted
Maria	Citizen of Sierra Roja	Naomi Stevens	36	Uncredted
	Bartender	Hal Needham	31	Uncredted
	Brother	Sid Troy	54	Uncredted
	Church member	Nick Borgani	58	Uncredted
	Dealer	William Meader	58	Uncredted
	Brawler	Foster Hood	39	Uncredted
	Brawler	Bert Madrid	46	Uncredted
	Rider with Lundeen	Larry Finley	41	Uncredted
	Townsman	Victor Adamson	72	Uncredted

 

 

Crew

Director	William Conrad
Assistant Director	Robert L. Rosen
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer	Don Ingalls
Script Supervisor	Richard Chaffee
Producer	Robert Sparks
Associate Producer	Don Ingalls
Production Manager	Howard Joslin
Director of Photography	Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director	Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music	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
Film Editor	Tony De Marco
Sound Mixer	Frederick (Fred) A. Kessler
Recording Company	Westrex Recording System
Re-recording by	Joel Moss
Property Master	Arthur Friedrich
Makeup Artist	Donald (W.) Roberson
Wardrobe	Joseph Dimmitt
Set Decorator	Claude E. Carpenter
Casting	Peggy Rae
Richard Boone's Stunt Double	Hal Needham (Uncredited)
Production Companies	A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production

 

 

 

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

 

 

Historical References

Chateau de la Treyne
Festival of the Harvest
Mission of San Luis Rey
St. Francis of Assisi
Mephistopheles

 

Geographic References

San Luis Rey, California, United States of America
Sierra Roja
Mexico

 

Gastronomic Delight

Chateau d’Treyne, 1780

 

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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