“Prey of the Cat”
“Prey of the Cat”
Season: 2 episode 12
Series Episode: 39
Air Date: December 7, 1958
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Bart is stalked by more than one cat.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bart Maverick Gambler / Con artist Jack Kelly 31 Credited
Fred Bender Foreman of the Star Trail ranch William (D.) Gordon 40 Credited
Raquel "Rachel" Morales Owner of the Woodstone saloon / Pete Stillman's former girlfriend Yvette Duguay 26 Credited
Kitty Stillman Pete Stillman's wife Patricia Barry 36 Credited
Pete Stillman Rancher / Owner of Star Trail ranch Wayne Morris 44 Credited
Bert First deputy of Woodstone James Anderson 38 Credited
Chase Star Trail ranch hand William Bryant 34 Credited
Clerk at the general store Syd Saylor 63 Credited
Sheriff of Woodstone Barry Kelley 51 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 56 Uncredited
Bart's horse Sickle Uncredited
Chan Houseman at Star Trail Uncredited
Deputy of Woodstone Morgan Shaan 28 Uncredited
Lynch mob member Tex Holden 50 Uncredited
Lynch mob member Kermit Maynard 61 Uncredited
Lynch mob member Bob Reeves 66 Uncredited
Star Trail ranch hand Emile Avery 50 Uncredited
Star Trail ranch hand George Bell 60 Uncredited
Star Trail ranch hand Danny Sands 44 Uncredited
Star Trail ranch hand Joe Walls 42 Uncredited
Townsman Roydon Clark 30 Uncredited
Doctor in Woodstone Mentioned
Crew
Director Douglas Heyes
Assistant Director Claude Binyon, Jr.
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Writer Douglas Heyes
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Harold (E.) Stine, A.S.C.
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Elbert K. Hollingsworth
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Theodore B. Hoffman
Set Decorator
Alfred E. Spencer
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Original Theme Lyrics Paul Francis Weber
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredited)
Musician: Harmonica Tommy Morgan (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Pete Stillman: It’ll be twenty years ago next Christmas Eve. I was coming through here on a wagon train bound for California. Well sir, that was the night I saw a star drop clean outta the sky. Fell behind a mountain yonder. When I got on the other side of that mountain and I looked around, I said, “Lord, I know what you mean. This here is good enough for me.
Reference: Belief that falling stars are lucky; they grant wishes
Notable Mentions
Geographic References
Cedar Breaks, New Mexico Territory, United States of America
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
Woodstone, New Mexico Territory, United States of America
California, United States of America
The Games People Play
Bart: I gotta get back in condition; staying up nights, breathing stale cigar smoke, and living my full rich life of devotion to my fellow man’s money.
Grub
Pickled herring
Oysters
Turkey sandwich
Whiskey
Coffee
Wassail or mulled wine
Soup
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