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“The Kid”
Season: 5 episode 15
Series Episode: 170
Air Date: December 23, 1961
Teaser
“Going to school is a child’s work, Moriarity. You say he’ll work for me; I say he’ll go to school. Now get out of my way.”
Employment Solicitation
Telegram
Nine more of the enclosed await you if you will come to the town of Last Gasp to protect the desperate Tom Wilson.
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Fee
$100 with a promise of $900 more upon arrival
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Paladin An arbiter Richard Boone 44 Credited
Kim Chan "Hey Boy" Hotel Carlton porter Kam Tong 55
Silver Strike Moriarity Moriarity's son Flip Mark 13 Credited
Moriarity Miner Jacques Aubuchon 37 Credited
Rudy Bartender at Last Gasps's Hangman's Saloon Roy Engel 48 Credited
Last Gasp's barber
Ollie O'Toole 49 Credited
Last Gasp's schoolteacher Eleanor Audley 56 Credited
Miner Edmund Cobb 57 Credited
Barfly Bert Madrid 58 Uncredited
Last Gasp's citizen JImmy Noel 58 Uncredited
Last Gasp's citizen "Snub" Pollard 72 Uncredited
Last Gasp's citizen Robert Robinson 58 Uncredited
Last Gasp's citizen Ted Smile 40 Uncredited
Last Gasp's citizen Harry Wilson 64 Uncredited
Poker player Uncredited
Poker player Uncredited
Poker player Frank Ellis 64 Uncredited
Last Gasp's citizen Danny Borzage 64 Uncredited
J. Hansen Owner of J. Hansen & Son / Gunsmith in Last Gasp Mentioned
Thomas "Tom" Wilson Paladin's client Mentioned
Crew
Assistant Director Gary Nelson
Creators Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer Joanne Court (Joan Scott)
Script Supervisor Richard Chaffee
Producer Frank R. Pierson
Associate Producers Howard Joslin & Albert Ruben
Director of Photography Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by Wilbur Hatch
Conductor Wilbur Hatch
"Ballad of Paladin" Singer Johnny Western
"Ballad of Paladin" written by Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe
Film Editor Samuel (Sam) Gold
Sound Mixer
Frederick (Fred) A. Kessler
Recording Company Westrex Recording System
Re-recording by Joel Moss
Property Master Arthur Friedrich
Makeup Artist
Donald (W.) Roberson
Wardrobe Joseph Dimmitt
Set Decorator Fay Babcock
Casting Peggy Rae
Titles and Opticals Pacific Title
Richard Boone's Stunt Double
Hal Needham (Uncredited)
Production Companies A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production
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
Geographic References
Last Gasp
Merriville, California, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Gastronomic Delights
Beer
Milk
Mulligan stew
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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