“The Rattlesnake Brigade”
“The Rattlesnake Brigade”
Season: 1 episode: 16
Series Episode: 16
Air Date: April 27, 1982
Bret Maverick TV series starring James Garner
A Warner Bros. Television and Cherokee Productions
Filming locations included Stages 20 and 21 at the Warner Brothers Burbank Studios and the Sable Ranch in Santa Clarita, California
Teaser
Robbing a bank isn’t like playing poker because they chase you a lot longer.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick Gambler / Con artist / Rancher James Garner Credited
Elijah Crow Sweetwater banker Ramon Bieri Credited
"Shifty" Delgado Dealer at the Red Ox Juis Delgado Credited
Mitchel Dowd
Sweetwater sheriff John Shearin Credited
Tom Guthrie Bret Maverick's partner in the Red Ox saloon Ed Bruce Credited
"Sturg" Sturgess Deputy in Sweetwater Tommy Bush Credited
Cy Whittaker Foreman at the Lazy Ace
Richard Hamilton Credited
Jack Red Ox bartender Jack Garner Credited
"Colonel" Bang (a.k.a. M. Reed, "Pancho") Leader of the Rattlesnake Brigade Arlen Dean Credited
John Henry Youngest member of the Rattlesnake Brigade / Son of one of the original members Stanley ("Stan") Wells Credited
Emmet Snow Cattleman from the Rockin' G at auction J. Edward McKinley Credited
Mathew Varney Mine representative Herb Armstrong Credited
US Army Captain Mark McIntire Credited
Coates Stanley Ralph Ross Credited
Town drunk Boyd Cabeen Uncredited
Charles Decker Sweetwater blacksmith Chester Grimes Uncredited
Rattlesnake Brigade member Bill Hart Uncredited
Cattleman attending auction Robert Hitchcock Uncredited
Rufus Lazy Ace bull Uncredited
"Dimples Dandy" Friend of Bret Maverick Uncredited
"Sarge" Rattlesnake Brigade member Uncredited
"Doc" Rattlesnake Brigade member Uncredited
"Captain" Rattlesnake Brigade member Uncredited
Bank clerk Uncredited
Cattleman attending auction Clyde McLeod Uncredited
Member of the Rattlesnake Brigade Uncredited
Sweetwater townsman John Quijada Uncredited
Sweetwater townsman Bernard Sell Uncredited
Sweetwater townsman Walter Smith Uncredited
Sweetwater townswoman Judith Woodbury Uncredited
Henry Top sergeant in the Rattlesnake Brigade Mentioned
Uncredited
Crew
Director Fernando Lamas
Developer / Creator Gordon (T.) Dawson
Teleplay Barton Dean / Geoffrey Fischer
Story Geoffrey Fischer
Supervising Producer Gordon (T.) Dawson
Executive Producer Meta Rosenberg
Associate Producer Mark Horowitz
Producers Geoffrey Fischer / Chas. Floyd Johnson
Director of Photography Frank Thackery
Music Murray MacLeod / J.A.C. Redford
Film Editors George R. Rohrs
Casting Dodie McLean
Art Direction Scott (T.) Ritenour
Set Decoration Robert L. Zilliox
Hair Stylist Charlotte Harvey
Makeup Artist Charlene Roberson
Unit Production Manager Sam Freedle
First Assistant Director Leonard (R.) Garner
Second Assistant Director Don Wilkerson
Property Master William Fannon
Sound Mixer Charles ("Charlie") L. King III
Special Effects Editor Alan Potter
ADR Supervisor Jerry Jacobson
Special Effects Coordinator Larry L. Fuentes
Costume Supervisor Le Dawson
Key Costumer Leslie Joyce
Stills Photographer / Main Title Photographer Ron Grover
Composer: Theme Music Ed Bruce / Patsy Bruce / Glen Ray
Music Editor Jay Alfred Smith
Assistant to Mr. Garner Maryann Rea
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
Notable Mentions
Geographic References
Denver, Colorado, United States of America
Sweetwater, Arizona Territory, United States of America
Tucson, Arizona Territory, United States of America
The Games People Play
Confidence game:
Other games:
Poker
Grub
Coffee
Sources: Bret Maverick episodes (written, spoken and credits), Internet Movie Database (IMDb), Wikipedia, individual observations, and others as indicated by the links.
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