The Long Hunt
“The Long Hunt”
Season: 1 episode 5
Series Episode: 5
Air Date: October 20, 1957
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Paying a debt can be very expensive, maybe even deadly.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick Gambler and con artist James Garner Credited
Whitey Blandon White haired bank robber James Anderson Credited
Rex Clark Bank robber Richard Reeves Credited
"Lefty" Dolan Stagecoach and bank robber Tommy Ferrell Credited
Jedd Ferris Wrongly convicted bank robber and murderer Richard Crane Credited
Martha Ferris Jedd Ferris' wife Joan Vohs Credited
Ben Maxwell Owner of the Rock and Star Ranch Richard Webb Credited
Sheriff when Rex Clark gets shot Stanley Andrews Credited
Stagecoach driver running for mayor Harry Harvey, Sr. Credited
Theresa Mrs. Ferris' housekeeper Millie Shottland Uncredited
Deputy Silver Harr Uncredited
Deputy that arrests Bret Maverick Tom McKee Uncredited
Poker player chasing Maverick Troy Melton Uncredited
First poker player totes that Maverick is not concentrating on the game
Mark Tapscott Uncredited
Left handed poker player Uncredited
Poker player in game Bret Maverick leaves Jack Gargan Uncredited
Poker player Jonathan Kidd Uncredited
Saloon patron Luis Delgado Uncredited
Sheriff of Dry Springs Rory Malinson Uncredited
First stagecoach holdup man Will J. White Uncredited
Second stagecoach holdup man on horse Buddy Roosevelt Uncredited
Bank teller Mentioned
Mrs. Ferris' father Mentioned
Governor Mentioned
Crew
Director Douglas Heyes
Assistant Director Robert Farfan
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Writer
De Vallon Scott
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Carl Berger, A.S.C.
Art Director
Art Loel
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Robert T. Sparr, A.C.E.
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Samuel F. Goode
Set Decorator
Jerry Welch
Set Construction
Donald P. Desmond (uncredited)
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Stagecoach driver: Company, by jingo!
Rex: You got more luck than 16 Irishmen in a shamrock field on St. Patrick’s Day.
Meaning: Incredibly lucky
Rex: Jumping jehoshaphat!
Rex: …My fat Aunt Fanny‘s eyeballs!
Meaning: I don’t believe it!
Notable Mentions
Geographic References
Dry Springs, Arizona, United States of America
Wyoming, United States of America
Mexico (See Footnote 14)
The Games People Play
Poker player: I’m busted gents. Haulin’ my freight.
Rex Clark: Bet or drop.
5-Card Draw Poker
Roulette
Wheel of Fortune
Grub
Coffee
Whiskey
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