“Shady Deal at Sunny Acres”
“Shady Deal at Sunny Acres”
Season: 2 episode 10
Series Episode: 37
Air Date: November 23, 1958
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
“I’m working on it.”
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick Gambler / Con artist James Garner 30 Credited
Bart Maverick (a.k.a. Barkley J. Mansfield II) Gambler / Con artist Jack Kelly 31 Credited
John Bates Co-owner of the Bank of Sunny Acres John Dehner 43 Credited
Cindy Lou Brown (a.k.a. Missus Fields) Secretary to Ralph W. Schafer Arlene Howell 29 Credited
"Dandy Jim" James Aloysius Buckley (a.k.a. Ralph W. Schafer) President of Schafer-Hill & Ferris Brokers Efram Zimbalist, Jr. 39 Credited
Samantha Crawford (a.k.a. Carrie Watson) Widowed shareholder of Empress mining stock Diane Brewster 27 Credited
"Gentleman" Jack Darby An employee of Schaffer-Hill & Ferris
Richard Long 30 Credited
"Big" Mike McComb (a.k.a. Ambrose Callahan) Owner of the Denver Plaza Hotel and Empress mining stock Leo Gordon 35 Credited
Ben Granville Co-owner of the Bank of Sunny Acres Regis Toomey 60 Credited
Susan Granville Ben Granville's daughter Joan Young Credited
Griffin Sheriff of Sunny Acres Karl Swenson 50 Credited
Ernest Plunkett Farmer and stockholder in Empress mining stock Earl Hodgins 65 Credited
Brent Williams Desk clerk at the Sunny Acres hotel Jonathan Hole 54 Credited
Cowhand talking with Bart about the flour mill Val Benedict Credited
Employee at Schaffer -Hill & Ferris Irving Bacon 65 Credited
Sunny Acres townsman in bowler hat Syd Saylor 63 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 56 Uncredited
Ambrose Callahan Owner of the Denver Plaza Hotel J. Pat O'Malley 54 Uncredited
Henry Hibbs Sunny Acres Sentinel newspaper reporter Leon Tyler 26 Uncredited
Jim Bellhop at the Denver Plaza Hotel Ralph Reed 27 Uncredited
Restaurant patron Bert Stevens 53 Uncredited
Herb Stagecoach Driver Cactus Mack 59 Uncredited
Sunny Acres townsman in vest Uncredited
Sunny Acres townsman Luis Delgado 33 Uncredited
Townsman Alan Marston 44 Uncredited
Townsman Jack O'Shea 52 Uncredited
Townsman Arthur Tovy 54 Uncredited
Sunny Acres townsman Joe Walls 42 Uncredited
Mr. Charles Manager of Schafer-Hill & Ferris Mentioned
Ferris Partner in Schafer -Hill & Ferris Mentioned
Ralph W. Schaffer Retired president of Schaffer-Hill & Ferris Mentioned
Mr. Watts Editor of the Sunny Acres Sentinel Mentioned
Warren Bank of Sunny Acres clerk Mentioned
Ernest Plunket's grandaughter Mentioned
Crew
Director Leslie H. Martinson
Assistant Director Don Page (Don Alvarado)
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay Roy Huggins
Story 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
Carl Pingatore
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Stanley Jones
Set Decorator
Frank M. Miller
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
Bret Maverick: Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1
“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.” Ecclesiastes 11:1, The Bible, KJV
Notable Mentions
Eddie Foy, Sr.
Nevada Empress Silver Mine
Britannia Mine
Stock Certificates
Geographic References
Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Sunny Acres, Colorado, United States of America
California, United States of America
Nevada, United States of America
Oregon, United States of America
Wyoming Territory, United States of America
The Games People Play
John Bates: How did you get $15,000 in the middle of the night?
Bret Maverick: Faith, Mr. Bates, in the friendly laws of probability – Poker.
Grub
Bread slices
Beef roast
Coffee
Cookies
Corn relish
Green beans with mushrooms
T-bone Steak
Tea
Blackberry wine
White wine
Mashed potatoes
Music
Error
There are two “f”s in “Shaffer” on the engraved stone sign on the building. “Dandy Jim” Buckley’s sign on the office door only has one “f.”
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