“The Quick and the Dead”
“The Quick and the Dead”
Season: 1 episode 12
Series Episode: 12
Air Date: December 8, 1957
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Sometimes winning is losing and losing is winning. It’s all a matter of perspective.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick (a.k.a Bret Martin)
Gambler / Con artist James Garner 29 Credited
Dr. "Doc" John Holliday Gambler / Gunman / Dentist Gerald Mohr 43 Credited
Cora Beth Creighton Owner of the Red Front Casino / Widow Marie Windsor 37 Credited
"Ponca" Brown Ponca City bartender / Sandwich man / Red Front Casino employee Sam Buffington 26 Credited
Stacey "Johnny" Johnson Blackjack dealer at the Red Front Casino/ Bank robber John Vivyan 42 Credited
Parker Poker player Robert Keyes 36 Credited
Jim Elkins Blackjack player Hal Hopper 45 Uncredited
Fred Turner Blackjack player Uncredited
Gus Red Front Casino bartender Herbert Lytton 59 Uncredited
Blacksmith Chalky Williams 50 Uncredited
Croupier Luis Delgado 32 Uncredited
Deputy in Quillary
Philo McCullough 64 Uncredited
Marshal of Quillary Gordon Barnes Uncredited
Kane Bank Robber Mentioned
Shields Bank Robber Mentioned
Red Front Casino dealer killed by Stacey Johnson Mentioned
Cole Creighton Former owner of the Red Front Casino / Cora Beth Creighton's husband / Bank robber Mentioned
Parker's uncle Mentioned
Crew
Director Douglas Heyes
Assistant Director Robert Farfan
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Writer
Douglas Heyes
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Robert T. Sparr
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Charles Althouse
Set Decorator
Patrick (Pat) Delaney
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
“Doc” Holliday: The most precious thing to a man is his reputation. If he loses that, he loses everything, including sleep.
“Doc” Holliday: My mistake, sir.
Bret Maverick (a.k.a. Bret Martin): We all make ’em. That’s why we have erasers, huh.
Stacey “Johnny” Johnson: Don’t apologize. The only thing worse than making a mistake is apologizing for it.
Dr. “Doc” John Holliday: There are only two kinds of people in the West, Mr. Martin. The quick and the dead.
Stacey “Johnny” Johnson : Juicy pie, huh?
Cora Beth Creighton: Um-hum. Like mother used to make.
Meaning: big score, large payoff
Bret Maverick: Cora looked as sweet and innocent as a newborn vulture.
Notable Mentions
Geographic References
Bandara
Dodge City, Kansas, United States of America
Fort Griffin, Texas, United States of America
Independence, Missouri, United States of America
Ponca City, Oklahoma, United States of America
Quillaree (south of Dodge City, Kansas, United States of America)
Rio Bravo, Texas, United States of America
Sacramento, California, United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Wichita, Kansas, United States of America
The Games People Play
Bret Maverick: His name was Parker. I didn’t know much about him except that he could lose a poker game with good cards and pay off with bad money.
Blackjack / Twenty-one
Poker
Drop the Handkerchief: Meaning: Engage in a gunfight
Grub
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