“Ransom”

Chess knight courtesy of COCHISE LEATHER COMPANY

 

“Ransom”

 

Season:             3 episode 37
Series Episode: 115
Air Date:          June 4, 1960

 

Teaser

“What are you? I left three dead men on the trail, men you destroyed with your own corruption.”

 

Employment Solicitation

Verbal request by Carter

 

Fee

$1000 from Secura Celine
Undisclosed amount from Carter

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Paladin	An arbiter	Richard Boone	42	Credited
Kim Chan "Hey Boy"	Hotel Carlton porter	Kam Tong	53	Credited
Carter	Businessman	Gene Roth	57	Credited
Lucile Carter	Carter's daughter	Athalee (Allison) Daniell	20	Credited
Secura Celine	Celine's wife	Valerie French	32	Credited
Celine	Maximilian's aid	Denver Pyle	40
Edward	English treasure hunter	Alex (Alexander) Davion	31	Credited
Schermer	Lawyer	Robert H. Harris	48	Credited
Sutton	Guard over Celine and his wife	Tom Palmer	47	Credited
	Monk	Stewart East	46	Credited
	Secura Celine's first husband			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Director	Richard Boone
Assistant Director	Jack Voglin
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer	Robert E. Thompson
Script Supervisor	Richard Chaffee
Producer	Ben Brady
Associate Producer	Frank R. Pierson
Production Manager	Howard Joslin
Director of Photography	Stuart Thompson, A.S.C.
Art Director	Walter E. Keller
Opening Theme Music Composer	Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer	Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by	Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Music Editor	Gene Feldman
Production Supervisor	Dewey Starkey
Film Editor	Everett Sutherland
Sound Editor	Roderick Sound, Inc.
Sound Effects	Gene Eliot, M.P.S.E.
Property Master	Arthur Friedrich
Makeup Artist	Donald (W.) Roberson
Hair Stylist	Madine Danks, C.H.S.
Wardrobe	Joseph Dimmitt
Set Decorator	Herman N. Schoenbrun & Charles Vassar
Casting	Stalmaster-Lister Co.
Richard Boone's Stunt Double	Hal Needham (Uncredited)
Production Companies	A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production. Filmaster Productions, Inc.
Recording Company'	Westrex

 

 

 

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Historical References

Hernan Cortes
Maximilian I
Mexican Revolution against France
Palmer House

 

Geographic References

Queretaro, Mexico
Los Crusez, New Mexico
Mexico
San Francisco, California, United States of America

 

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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