“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
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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