“The Return of the Lady”
Chess knight courtesy of COCHISE LEATHER COMPANY
“The Return of the Lady”
Season: 2 episode 23
Series Episode: 62
Air Date: February 21, 1959
Teaser
“You want your woman back. Alright, there’s only one way you can get her. Fight for her. Just the two of us I’ll leave the choice of weapons to you.”
Employmen Solicitation
Telegram
Being married the 26th. Please come to give away the bride. BG Ranch. Ask anyone in Texas. Diana Coulter
Fee
None
Quote
“Honi soit qui mal y pense… Evil to him who evil thinks.”
B. G. relating the story of the family sword given his great granddaddy by the Duke of Wellington
“Shame be to him who thinks evil of it.”
Old French
“May he be shamed who thinks badly of it”.
Anglo-Norman epithet
Wikipedia
“Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.”
Paladin quoting Proverbs 16:18
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 41 | Credited |
| Kim Chan "Hey Boy" | Hotel Carlton porter | Kam Tong | 52 | Credited |
| Diana Coulter | Englishwoman | Patricia Medina | 39 | Credited |
| "General" Beauregard Groton "B. G." | Groom | Theodore Marcuse | 38 | Credited |
| Maria | Housekeeper | Pilar del (Del) Rey | 29 | Credited |
| Vance | BG Ranch Foreman | Gene Nelson | 38 | Credited |
| Pete | BG ranch hand | Uncredited | ||
| 2 BG ranch hands | Uncredited | |||
| 13 wedding guests | Uncredited |
Crew
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Assistant Director | Howard Joslin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writer | Shimon Wincelberg |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Story Editor | Don Ingalls |
| Producer | Sam Rolfe |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | Stuart Thompson, A.S.C. |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) |
| "Ballad of Paladin" Singer | Johnny Western |
| "Ballad of Paladin" written by | Johnny Western, Richard Boone, Sam Rolfe |
| Supervising Editor | Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. |
| Film Editor | Harry Coswick, A.C.E. |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | Donald (W.) Roberson |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks, C.H.S. |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Set Design | Paul Sylos, Jr. |
| Casting | Stalmaster-Lister Co. |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham |
| Production Companies | A CBS (Columbia Broadcasting System) Television Network Production, Filmaster Productions |
| Recording Company' | Westrex Recording System |
| ATFP (Alliance of TV Film Producers) |
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
Historical Reference
Geographic References
San Francisco, California, United States of Americ
Texas, United States of America
Musical Reference
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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