“The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill”
“The Strange Journey of Jenny Hill”
Season: 2 episode 26
Series Episode: 53
Air Date: March 29, 1959
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
Teaser
Bret has to make a choice between friendship and love.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick Gambler / Con artist James Garner 30 Credited
"Big" Mike McComb Friend of Bret Maverick Leo Gordon 36 Credited
Crowley Stagecoach robber Mark Tapscott 34 Credited
Jim Hedges Jenny Hill's husband Michael Galloway 33 Credited
Jenny Hill Singer Peggy King 28 Credited
Starke Rancher near Carvale K. L. Smith 36 Credited
Professor Vegelius Jenny Hill's manager Sig Ruman 74 Credited
Carl Jenny Hill's accompanist William Schallert 32 Credited
Sam Laura Dillion's cousin George Keymas 28 Credited
Announcer Ed Reimers 56 Uncredited
Audience member Kenneth Gibson 61 Uncredited
Croupier Luis Delgado 33 (archival footage) Uncredited
Drunken messenger Chubby Johnson 55 Uncredited
Judge at Mike McComb's trial Jack Perrin 62 Uncredited
Juror at Mike McComb's trial Dan Dowling 57 Uncredited
Juror at Mike McComb's trial Duke Green 58 Uncredited
Juror at Mike McComb's trial Sailor Vincent 57 Uncredited
Juror at Mike McComb's trial Tom Wilson 78 Uncredited
Spectator at Mike McComb's triall Perk Lazelle 51 Uncredited
Riverboat passenger Raoul Freeman 64 Uncredited
Lotta Franklin A singer Mentioned
Johanna Maria "Jenny" Lind A singer Mentioned
Hotel clerk Mentioned
Mike McComb's lawyer Mentioned
Jenny Hill's mother Mentioned
Jenny Hill's son Mentioned
Crew
Director Douglas Heyes
Assistant Director C. Carter Gibson
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Writer Douglas Heyes
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Ralph Woolsey, A.S.C.
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editors
Elbert K. Hollingsworth / Carl Pingitore
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound Robert B. Lee
Set Decorator
Ben Bone
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Original Theme Lyrics Paul Francis Weber
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredited)
Musician: Harmonica Tommy Morgan (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Mike McComb: I’d like to know who was the fella was who said, ‘Honesty is the best policy,‘ uh.”
Notable Mentions
Riverboat
Jenny Lind, the “Swedish Nightingale”
Saloon Singer
Overland Stage Line
Geographic References
Crystal City, Missouri, United States of America
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Marthasville, Missouri, United States of America
St Joseph, Missouri, United States of America
Winceburg
Missouri River, United States of America
The Games People Play
Bret: You see, In my business, which is poker, I have to keep moving anyway. And I’ve noticed that wherever you sing there is always a good crowd and good mood.
Bret: Sometimes it is better to quit before you win too much, that way you don’t wear out your welcome.
Music
Salon Music
“Sweet and Low” (vocals) / “Over the Rolling Waters Go” (vocals)
“Some Sunday Morning” (vocals)
“Too Much Love Can Make You Unhappy” (vocals)
“Comin’ Thro The Rye” (vocals)
“Sweet Betsy From Pike” (mentioned)
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