“The Great Safe Robbery”

“The Great Safe Robbery”

 

Season:               2 episode 10
Series Episode:   40
Air Date:            November 21, 1966

 

Teaser

Three inept robbers find their match in the Barkley women.

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Victoria Barkley	Barkley matriarch	Miss Barbara Stanwyck	58	Credited
Nicholas "Nick" Jonathan Barkley	Second Barkley son, / Property manager	Peter Breck	36	Credited
Heath Barkley	Tom Barkley's third son / Assistant property manager	Lee Majors	26	Credited
Audra Barkley	Barkley daughter	Linda Evans	22	Credited
Duke Barnes	Safe robber	Warren Oates	38	Credited
Elwood Barnes	Safe robber	Kelton Garwood	38	Credited
"Shorty" Barnes	Safe robber	Christopher Cary	36	Credited
Lou Johnson	Barkley friend	Bill Quinn	54	Credited
Henry	Bixby Flats Station Agent	Lee Krieger	47	Credited
	Conductor	John Harmon	61	Credited
	Railroad detective	Joe Higgins	41	Credited
	Sheriff	Mark Tapscott	41	Credited
	Stockton telegrapher	Earle Green		Credited
Old Luke	Swayback chestnut with a blaze and 2 rear white socks			Uncredited
	Deputy			Uncredited
Emma Johnson	Lou Johnson's wife			Mentioned
Brady Moser	West Point cadet			Mentioned
	Railroad superintendant			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Creators	A. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
Producers	Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Associate Producer	Lou Morheim
Producer's Assistant	Marian Carpenter & Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production Supervision	Norman S. Powell
Production Coordinator	Ernst (Tom) R. Rolf
Director	Virgil W. Vogel
Assistant Director	Don Torpin
Writer	William W. Norton
Script Supervisor	Joseph (Joe) Mazzuca
Theme Music Composer	George Duning
Music Supervision	Alfred Perry
Music	Rudy Schrager
Music Editor	Harry King
Director of Photography	Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Key Grip (uncredited)	Nels Mathias
Sound	Don Rush
Sound Effects	Kay Rose
Editorial Supervisor	Bernard (W.) Burton
Editing	Arthur D. Hilton
Art Direction	Jack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set Decorator	Pierre Ludlum
Makeup Artist	Sidney Perell
Hair Stylist	Scotty Rackin
Wardrobe	Robert B. Harris
Barbara Stanwyck's Wardrobe	Jack Muhs
Casting	Robert Walker
Stunt Double (uncredited)	Jeannie Epper
Production Companies	Four Star Productions & Margate
Professional Associations	International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
Acknowledgements	Conference of the California Historical Societies

 

 

Filming Locations

Sets

CBS Studio Center – 4024 Radford Avenue Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

 

Vasquez Rocks Natural Area Park, 10700 W. Escondido Canyon Road, Aqua Dulce, California, United States of America

 

 

 

Geographic References

Bixby Flats
Mexico
St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America
Sacramento, California, United States of America

 

 

Valley Victuals

Ham sandwiches
Grits
Hominy
Lemonade
Sowbelly
Turkey sandwiches
Watermelon pickles
Chocolate cake

 

 

 

Sources

The Big Valley episodes (written, spoken and credits);

Internet Movie Database (IMDb);

Wikipedia;

Individual observations; and

Others as indicated by the links.

 

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