“The Hatchet Man”

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“The Hatchet Man”

 

Season:             3 episode 25
Series Episode: 103
Air Date:          March 5, 1960

 

Teaser

“What makes this country is not its great men standing alone trying to do the impossible. It’s men of all kinds, large and small, trying to do a job together. Not for thier personal honor, but for the honor of their country.”

 

Employment Solicitation

Chinese Proclamation
The sum of 1000 dollars American is hereby offered as a reward upon the death of Detective Joe Tsin, dishonorable traitor to his own people. This reward is offered sincerely and sealed by us, Rustam Association for Gentle Brotherhood. The day of your death is surely upon us.

A verbal request by Clarence Magruder

Fee

$20/day and a grand civic funeral

 

Quotes

“The man who knows he is a fool is not a great fool.”
Paladin quoting- Zhuangzi

 

“He who knows he is a fool is not the biggest fool; he who knows he is confused is not in the worst confusion. The man in the worst confusion will end his life without ever getting straightened out; the biggest fool will end his life without ever seeing .”
Zhuangzi, The Complete Works of Chuang Tzu

 

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
Hoo Yee	Joe Tsin's father	Philip Ahn		Credited
Li Hwa	Joe Tsin's girl friend	Lisa Lu		Credited
Loo Sam	Tong chieftan for the Association of Gentle Brotherhood	Allen Jung		Credited
Clarence Magruder	San Francisco police department detective inspector	Nolan Leary		Credited
Chuck Sing (His feet are swift to shed blood)	Loo Sam's bodyguard	Fuji		Credited
Joe Tsin	San Francisco police detective	Benson Fong		Credited
	Hatchet man / Highbinder	W. Beal Wong		Credited
	Hatchet man / Highbinder	James B. Leong		Credited
	Hotel Carlton desk clerk	Cosmo Sardo		Uncredited
	Man in Hotel Carlton lobby	William H. O'Brien		Uncredited
Brophy	San Francisco police department policemen			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Director	Andrew V. McLaglen
Assistant Director	Jack Voglin
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer	Shimon Wincelberg
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)
Episode Music by	Lyn Murray
"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	Samuel (Sam) Gold
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
Recording Company'	Westrex Recording System

 

 

 

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

Highbinders
San Quentin Prison

 

Geographic References

Sacramento Steet, San Francisco, California

San Francisco, California, United States of America

Chinatown, 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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