"The Long Ride" - Head 'Em Straight

“The Long Ride”

Season: 4 episode 8
Series Episode: 94
Air Date: November 25, 1968

Teaser

Victoria must find the key to the self-imposed prison of Audra’s mind.

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
Jeb Lassiter	Gold Mine owner / Prospector	James Westerfield	55	Credited
Wilmer Hemut	Millers' neighbor	John Harmon	63	Credited
Mrs. Hemut	Wilmer Hemut's wife	Rita Bell		Credited
Henry Matson	Professional Gambler	Richard Anderson	42	Credited
Roy Sanders	U. S. Army private	Paul Peterson	23	Credited
Barney	Stagecoach driver	Kevin Hagen	40	Credited
	Home invader issuing orders	George Keymas	43	Credited
	Stockton stage depot manager	Robert Foulk	60	Credited
	Home invader	Allen Jaffe	40	Credited
Mr. Matson	Henry Matson's father			Mentioned
Mrs. Matson	Henry Matson's mother			Mentioned
Mrs. Henry Matson	Henry Matson's first wife			Mentioned
Mrs. Henry Matson	Henry Matson's second wife			Mentioned
Elaine Miller	Audra Barkley's friend			Mentioned
Sam Miller	Elaine Miller's father			Mentioned
Sara Miller	Elaine Miller's mother			Mentioned
Watsons	Rancher			Mentioned
Harry	Manager of a relay station for the Pacific Overland Company			Uncredited
	Jeb Lassiter's mail order bride			Mentioned

Crew

Creators	A. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
Executive Producers	Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Producer	Lou Morheim
Producer's Assistant	Marian Carter (Carpenter) & Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production Supervision	Norman S. Powell
Production Manager	Don Torpin
Production Coordinatorr	Tom (Ernst) R. Rolf
Director	Virgil W. Vogel
Assistant Director	Edward A. Teets
Writer	Fred Freiberger
Theme Music Composer	George Duning
Music Supervision	Alfred Perry
Music	Lalo Schifrin
Music Editor	Harry King
Director of Photography	Wilfrid M Cline, A.S.C.
Sound	Don Rush
Sound Effects	Kay Rose
Editorial Supervsor	Richard E. Reilly
Editing	Sherman A. Todd, A.C.E.
Art Direction	Jack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set Decorator	Pierre Ludlum
Make-up	Sidney Perrell
Hair Stylist	Gale McGarry
Wardrobe	Robert B. Harris
Casting	Harvey Clermont
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 Location

Sets

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

Historic References

Home invasion

Geographic References

Valley Victuals

Beans

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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