“The Race”

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“The Race”

 

Season:             5 episode 7
Series Episode: 162
Air Date:          October 28, 1961

 

Teaser

“For a horse race with no rules, ten miles out of sight of any witnesses, survival is more important that speed. Is that why you hired a gunfighter instead of a jockey?”

 

Employment Solicitation

Offering of $1000 to ride in a Millicoma horse race

 

 

Fee

$1000

 

Quote

“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?”
Paladin

“Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades,
or loose the bands of Orion?”
Bible, Job 38:31 King James Version

 

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	54	Credited
Sam Crabbe	Rancher	Ben Johnson	48	Credited
Tamasun	Chief of the Millicoma	Michael Pate	41	Credited
	Checker	Stewart East	47	Credited
	Sam Crabbe's ranch hand	John Hopkins		Credited
	Paladin's inamorata	Vana Leslie		Credited
	Sam Crabbe's ranch hand			Uncredited
	Millicoma protecting Paladin during race			Uncredtied
	Millicoma protecting Paladin during race			Uncredited
	Millicoma rider			Uncredited
	Millicoma trainer			Uncredited

 

 

Crew

Director	Andrew V. McLauglen
Assistant Director	Gary Nelson
Creators	Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe
Writer	Lou Shaw & Peggy Shaw (O'Shea)
Script Supervisor	Richard Chaffee
Producer	Frank R. Pierson
Director of Photography	Frank (V.) Phillips
Art Director	Richard (Y.) Haman
Opening Theme Music	Bernard Hermann (Herrmann)
Episode Music by	William Lava
Conductor	William Lava
"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
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

 

Exterior Scenes
Bend, Oregon, United States of America

 

Closing Credits background
Lone Pine, California, United States of America

 

Geographic References

Brazos River
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Millicoma River, Oregon, 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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