“Trail West to Fury”
Season: 1 episode 21
Series Episode: 21
Air Date: February 16, 1958
Maverick TV series starring James Garner and Jack Kelly
A Warner Bros. production
Teaser
The Maverick boys can’t go back to Texas – ever.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
Character Role Actor Actor Age Status
Bret Maverick Gambler / Con artist / Episode Introduction and narration James Garner 29 Credited
Bart Maverick Gambler / Con artist
Jack Kelly 30 Credited
Dandy Jim" James Aloysius Buckley Gambler / Con man Efram Zimbalist, Jr. 39 Credited
Jessie Hayden Proprietor of the general store in Little Bend / Deals in land
Charles (E.) Fredericks 39 Credited
Jim Hazlit Laura Miller's ranch foreman Gene Nelson 27 Credited
Laura Miller Rancher Aline Towne 38 Credited
Miquel Ranch hand for Laura Miller
Paul Fierro 42 Credited
Jeff Works for Jessie Hayden Don Kelly 33 Uncredited
Mike First "Johnny Red" / Drover Mike Regan 40 Uncredited
Bart's horse Sickle Uncredited
Ambushing gunman in Little Bend, Texas Emile Avery 49 Uncredited
Ambushing gunman in Little Bend, Texas George Barrows 44 Uncredited
Army doctor at Ft. Adobe, Arizona Territory Russ Bender 48 Uncredited
Brawler in Jessie Hayden's store John Hudkins 39 Uncredited
Brawler in Jessie Hayden's store Joe Walls 41 Uncredited
Two brawlers in Jessie Hayden's store Uncredited
Cavalry Lieutenant James Hope Uncredited
Stu Drover / Former Confederate soldier Danny Sands 43 Uncredited
Rush Drover / Former Confederate soldier Rush Williams 34 Uncredited
Hank Drover / Former Confederate soldier Henry Wills 36 Uncredited
Drover / Former Confederate soldier Fred Stromsoe 27 Uncredited
Sheriff of Little Bend, Texas Uncredited
Tall man Paul Savage 27 Uncredited
Trail drive cook Duke Green 57 Uncredited
4 Little Bend townsman Uncredited
Hayden Jessie Hayden's father / Owner of the general store (deceased) Mentioned
Miller Laura Miller's father / Rancher Mentioned
County Attorney in Little Bend, Texas Mentioned
Carpetbaggers Mentioned
Crew
Director Alan Crossland, Jr.
Assistant Director Rusty Meek
Developed by
Roy Huggins (uncredited)
Teleplay
Gene Levitt
Based on a story by: Joseph Chadwick
Executive Producer
Wm. (William) T. Orr
Producer
Roy Huggins
Director of Photography
Harold (E.) Stine, A.S.C.
Art Director
Howard Campbell
Supervising Film Editor
James Moore
Film Editor
Tom Biggart
Production Manager
Oren W. Haglund
Sound M. A Merrick
Set Decorator
William Wallace
Set Construction
Donald P. Desmond (uncredited)
Makeup Supervisor Gordon Bau, S.M.A.
Composer: Original Theme David Buttolph (uncredited)
Stock Music Composer Max Steiner (uncredited)
Production Company
Warner Bros. Television
Distribution Company
American Broadcasting Company (ABC)
Dialogue/Figurative Language/Literary References/Quotes
James “Dandy Jim” Buckley: Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Capital fellow that Jesse Hayden. No grass growing under his feet.
Meaning: Someone who does something quickly in response to a situation.
Bret: As they say, Brother Bart, all’s fair…[in love and war]
Notable Mentions
Utes
Snake Dance
Comanches
Galvanized Yankees
Cattle drive
Geographic References
Fort Adobe, Arizona Territory, United States of America
Colorado, United States of America
Kansas, United States of America
Texas, United States of America
Little Bend, Texas, United States of America
The Games People Play
High Card
Coin Toss (YouTube with sound)
Grub
Beans
Coffee
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