“The Singer”
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“The Singer”
Season: 1 episode 22
Series Episode: 22
Air Date: February 8, 1958
Teaser
“Hospitality towards strangers is a western virtue. If you gentleman don’t see fit to practice it, you will force me to use this gun.”
Employment Solicitation
Verbal request by Rod Blakley
Fee
$1000
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paladin | An arbiter | Richard Boone | 40 | Credited |
| Kim Chan "Hey Boy" | Hotel Carlton porter | Kam Tong | 51 | Credited |
| Rod Blakley | Pete Hollister's former foreman | Richard Long | 30 | Credited |
| Senior Vittorio Bottellini | "Formally of La Scala and now the foremost opera impresario in the United States" | Jay Adler | 61 | Credited |
| Faye Hollister | Pete Hollister's wife | Joan Weldon | 24 | Credited |
| Pete Hollister | Owner of the Deer Horn Ranch | Denver Pyle | 37 | Credited |
| Curley | Deer Horn ranch hand | Richard Hartunian | 25 | Credited |
| Della | Paladin's innamorata | Gloria Pall | 30 | Credited |
| Deer Horn ranch hand | Fred McDougall | 38 | Uncredited |
Crew
| Director | Andrew V. McLaglen |
| Assistant Director | Howard Joslin |
| Creators | Herb Meadow & Sam Rolfe |
| Writers | Ken Kolb & Sam Peckinpah |
| Script Supervisor | Richard Chaffee |
| Producer | Julian Claman |
| Production Manager | Glenn Cook |
| Director of Photography | William Margulies |
| Art Director | James W. Sullivan |
| Opening Theme Music Composer | Bernard Hermann (Herrmann) (Uncredited) |
| Supervising Editor | Fred W. Berger, A.C.E. |
| Film Editor | Michael Luciano, A.C.E. |
| Optical Effects | Jack Rabin & Louis DeWitt |
| Sound Editor | Roderick Sound, Inc. |
| Property Master | Mike Gordon |
| Makeup Artist | William Wood (Woods) |
| Hair Stylist | Madine Danks |
| Wardrobe | Joseph Dimmitt |
| Set Decorator | Raymond Boltz, Jr. |
| Casting | Lynn Stalmaster and Associates |
| Richard Boone's Stunt Double | Hal Needham (Uncredited) |
| 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
Scenes at Hollister’s ranch
Melody Ranch – 24715 Oak Creek Avenue, Newhall, California, United States of America
Historical Reference
Barbary Coast, San Francisco, California, United States of America
Geographic Reference
San Francisco, California, 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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