“The Fifth Man”
Chess knight courtesy of COCHISE LEATHER COMPANY
“The Fifth Man”
Season: 2 episode 36
Series Episode: 75
Air Date: May 30, 1959
Teaser
“Thank you, Mr Abbott. You underestimated your own courage.”
Employment Solicitation
GUNMAN TERRORIZES YUCCA BEND.
FOURTH MURDER IN WEEK.
Talman Still at Large.
Wanted murderer Bert Talman killed his fourth victim within a week last night when he shot down Yucca Bend bartender Robert Reader before two witnesses. Talman escaped from Yucca Bend jail last week, according to Merle Corvin, prominent town resident. Further killings are feared.
Fee
Unknown
Quote
“There is nothing so much to be feared as fear itself.”
Paladin
“Nothing so much to be feared as fear.”
Henry David Thoreau
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 41 | Credited |
| Kim Chan "Hey Boy" | Hotel Carlton porter | Kam Tong | 52 | Credited |
| Abbott | Yucca Bend teacher | Walter Burke | 50 | Credited |
| Tom Bland | Lynch mob member | Ward Wood | 35 | Credited |
| Merle Corvin | Prominent Yucca Bend citizen / Former Yuma Prison guard / Lynch mob member | John Emery | 54 | Credited |
| Bert Talman | Killer | Leo Gordon | 36 | Credited |
| George | Hotel Carlton bartender | Clarke Alexander | Credited | |
| Whiskey drummer | Ben Wright | Credited | ||
| Yucca Bend bartender | Uncredited | |||
| Joseph "Joe" Dane | Yucca Bend citizen | Mentioned | ||
| Thedora Granley | Newton Granley's widow | Mentioned | ||
| Newton "Newt" Granley | Lynch mob member | Mentioned | ||
| Robert Reader | Deceased Yucca Bend bartender | Mentioned | ||
| Ed Slater | Deceased Yucca Bend sheriff | Mentioned | ||
| Roy Tanner | Deceased Yucca Bend freight office clerk | Mentioned | ||
| Amos Teech | Lynch mob member | Mentioned |
Crew
| Director | Richard Whorf |
| Assistant Director | Howard Joslin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Gene L. Coon |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Story Editor | Don Ingalls |
| Producer | Sam Rolfe |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | Stuart Thompson, A.S.C. |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) |
| "Ballad of Paladin" Singer | Johnny Western |
| "Ballad of Paladin" written by | Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe |
| Supervising Editor | Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. |
| Film Editor | Samuel (Sam) Gold |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | Donald (W.) Roberson |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks, C.H.S. |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Set Design | Paul Sylos, Jr. |
| Casting | Stalmaster-Lister Co. |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham |
| Production Companies | A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production, Filmaster Productions |
| Recording Company' | Westrex Recording System |
| ATFP (Alliance of TV Film Producers) |
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 Reference
Geographic References
Lynchburg, Tennessee, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Yucca Bend
Gastronomic Delights
Beans
Coffee
Sources
Have Gun – Will Travel episodes (written, spoken and credits). Internet Movie Database (IMDb), authors (cited), philosophers (cited), poets (cited) and individual observation.
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