“The Hanging Cross”
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“The Hanging Cross”
Season: 1 episode 15
Series Episode: 15
Air Date: December 21, 1957
Teaser
“With this gun I could have stopped murder tonight. But I’ve taken it off. That’s my present to you. In all my life I’ve only seen a dozen real killers. But I’ve seen ten thousand people that would stand by and let it happen. Which is the greater evil?”
Employment Solicitation
Telegram from Mr. Beecher and then a verbal request by Mr. Bender
Fee
$100/day as an interpreter; and
$1000 paid to Cah-la-te
Cast &Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 40 | Credited |
| Nathaniel "Nat" Beecher | Beecher Ranch owner | Edward Binns | 41 | Credited |
| Robert "Robbie" Beecher alias Chiwa | Nathaniel Beecher's son | Johnny Crawford | 11 | Credited |
| Cah-la-te | Pawne chief | Abraham Sofaer | 61 | Credited |
| Jesse | Mitchell Kowal (Kowall) | 42 | Credited | |
| Maggie | Nathaniel Beecher's housekeeper | Mary Adams | 47 | Credited |
| Maudie | Woman lighting candles on tree | Frances Osborne | 37 | Credited |
| Pete | Beecher ranch hand | Buck Young | 37 | Credited |
| Tater | Beecher ranch foreman | Don Beddoe | 54 | Credited |
| Tia | Nyra Monsour | 22-23 | Credited | |
| Cowpuncher | James Gavin | 38 | Credited | |
| Townsman | John Burnside | 29 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Dee Cooper | 37 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Fred McDougall | 38 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Joe Phillips | 44 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Buddy Roosevelt | 59 | Uncredited | |
| Townsman | Jack Tornek | 70 | Uncredited | |
| Man beaten by Nat Beecher | Uncredited | |||
| Beecher cowpuncher | Boyd "Red" Morgan | 42 | Uncredited | |
| Buck | Mentioned | |||
| Sioux | Mentioned |
Crew
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Assistant Director | Howard Joslin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Gene Roddenberry |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Producer | Julian Claman |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | William Margulies |
| Art Director | James W. Sullivan |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) (Uncredited) |
| 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 | William Wood (Woods) |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster and Associates |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham (Uncredited) |
| 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
Barn and church scenes
Corriganville – Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, United States of America
Major Wilson and Paladin riding together
Iverson Ranch – 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
Geographic References
Snow Mountain
Texas, The United States of America
Music
Gastronomic Delights
Apple salad
Fish fillets
Lattice topped pies
Roast beef
Roast turkey
Sweet potatoes
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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