“Tunnel of Gold”

“Tunnel of Gold”

 

Season:               1 episode 29
Series Episode:   29
Air Date:            April 20, 1966

 

Teaser

A man must choose his path and the reward at its end.

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Victoria Barkley	Barkley matriarch	Miss Barbara Stanwyck	58	Credited
Jarrod Thomas Barkley, Esquire	Eldest Barkley son / Lawyer	Richard Long	37	Credited
Nicholas "Nick" Jonathan Barkley	Second Barkley son, / Property manager	Peter Breck	36	Credited
Heath Barkley	Tom Barkley's third son / Assistant property manager	Lee Majors	26	Credited
Audra Barkley	Barkley daughter	Linda Evans	22	Credited
Bertram "Bert" Jason		Warren Stevens	46	Credited
Elaine Jason (nee Baxter)		Jeanne Cooper	37	Credited
Frank Colder		Malachi Throne	37	Credited
Border		Don Diamond	44	Credited
Dave		Paul Trinka	34	Credited
	Stockton Freight Office clerk	Charles Wagenheim	70	Credited
	Salesman	Joe Higgins	40	Credited
Lou Stone	Barkley Mine employee	Scott Peters	35	Credited
Charlie	Barkley Mine guard	Rod McGaughy	42	Uncredited
Bo Peep	Audra's canary			Mentioned
Sassafras	Audra's cat			Mentioned
Bandy	Stockton general store owner			Mentioned
Elsie	Audra's friend			Mentioned

 

 

Crew

Creators	A. I. Bezzendes & Louis F. Edelman
Producers	Arthur Gardner, Arnold Laven & Jules (V.) Levy
Associate Producer	Lou Morheim
Producer's Assistant	Marian Carpenter & Marilyn Fiebelkorn
Production Supervision	Norman S. Powell
Production Manager	Don Torpin
Director	Virgil W. Vogel
Assistant Director	Mike Moder
Writer	Arthur Brown, Jr.
Script Supervisor	Joseph (Joe) Mazzuca
Theme Music Composer	George Duning
Music Supervision	Alfred Perry
Music	George Duning
Music Editor	Harry King
Director of Photography	Wilfrid M. Cline, A.S.C.
Assistant Camera (uncredited)	Lloyd Ahem II
Key Grip (uncredited)	Nels Mathias
Lamp Operator (uncredited)	Earl C. Williman
Sound	Don Rush
Sound Effects	Kay Rose
Editorial Supervisor	Bernard (W.) Burton
Editing	Sherman A. Todd, A.C.E.
Supervising Art Director	Bill Ross (William P.)
Art Direction	Jack DeShields (Jack F. De Shields)
Set Decorator	Pierre Ludlum
Makeup Artist	Sidney Perell
Hair Stylist	Scotty Rackin
Hair Stylist (uncredited)	Bertha French
Wardrobe	Robert B. Harris
Barbara Stanwyck's Wardrobe	Jack Muhs
Casting	Robert Walker
Stunt Double (uncredited)	Jeannie Epper
Production Companies	Four Star Productions & Margate
Professional Associations	International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (I.A.T.S.E.)
Acknowledgements	Conference of the California Historical Societies

 

 

Filming Location

Sets

CBS Studio Center – 4024 Radford Avenue Studio City, Los Angeles, California, United States of America

 

 

 

Geographic References

Albuquerque, Territory of New Mexico United States of America
Denver, Colorado (1876),  United States of America
Dodge City, Kansas,  United States of America 
Merced, California, United States of America
Mexico
Oklahoma Territory,  United States of America
San Francisco, California, United States of America
Stockton, California, United States of America

 

Valley Victuals

Beets
Bread
Broccoli
Champagne
Coffee
Meat
Potatoes

 

 

Sources

The Big Valley episodes (written, spoken and credits);

Internet Movie Database (IMDb);

Wikipedia;

Individual observations; and

Others as indicated by the links.

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