“Pandora’s Box”

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“Pandora’s Box”

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Season:             5 episode 36
Series Episode: 191
Air Date:          May 19, 1962

 

Teaser

“The man you’re turning loose is a killer. Some time before sunup, you’re gonna want me to take him back… and you’ll have to ask me.”

 

 

Employment Solicitation

Personal request by a government official.

 

 

Fee

Undisclosed

 

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Paladin	An arbiter	Richard Boone	44	Credited
Kim Chan "Hey Boy"	Hotel Carlton porter	Kam Tong	55	Credited
Billy Joe Lamont	Accused killer / Secretary's son	Martin West	24	Credited
"Lucky" Laski	Gambler	Ken Curtis	45	Credited
Decora	Saloon girl	Mary Munday	35	Credited
Hanna	Saloon owner	Lorna Thayer	43	Credited
Jon	Young man	Jamie (James) Brothers		Credited
Woody	Hanna's husband	Robert J. Stevenson	46	Credited
	Secretary of State of California	Lewis Martin	68	Credited
Hazel	Billy Joe Lamont's mother / Secretary of State's former wife			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Director	Andrew V. McLaglen
Assistant Director	Gary Nelson
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer	Archie L. Tegland
Script Supervisor	Richard Chaffee
Producer	Frank R. Pierson
Associate Producers	Howard Joslin & Albert Ruben
Director of Photography	Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director	Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music	Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer	Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by	Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Film Editor	Everett Sutherland, A.C.E.
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	Fay Babcock
Casting	Peggy Rae
Titles and Opticals	Pacific Title
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

 

Exterior scenes
Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, United States of America

 

Closing Credits background
Lone Pine, California, United States of America

 

 

Geographic Reference

San Francisco, California, United States of America

 

 

Gastronomic Delights

Biscuits
Stew

 

 

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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