“Under a Dark Star”

“Under a Dark Star”

 

Season:               1 episode 20
Series Episode:   20
Air Date:            February 9, 1966

 

 

Teaser

“A man needs time to put a wrong behind him.”

 

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
Jack Follete	Barkley ranch hand	Bruce Dern	29	Credited
Catlin	Barkley ranch hand	Chuck (Charles) Bail	30	Credited
Fred Madden	Stockton sheriff	Michael Harris		Credited
Keno Nash	Exonerated murderer	Albert Salmi	38	Credited
Turpin "Turp"	Barkley ranch hand	Chuck (Charles) Francisco	38-39	Credited
Yankee	Barkley blacksmith	Richard O'Brien	48	Credited
Meg	Owner of Valley Photography / Barney's widow	K. T. Stevens	46	Credited
	Sam Quentin prison warden	Robert Whaley	56	Credited
	Canton Palace bartender	James Shen		Credited
	San Quentin guard	Charles Horvath	45	Credited
Bosko	Puppy			Uncredited
	Barfly	Nick Borgani	61	Uncredited
	Townsman	Noble "Kid" Chissell	60	Uncredited
	Barkley ranch hand	Cap Somers	72	Uncredited
	Conductor			Uncredited
	Train passenger getting a drink			Uncredited
Dascenzo	Client of Jarrod Thomas Barkley, Esquire			Mentioned
Mrs. Follet	Jack Follet's mother / San Francisco Boarding House manager			Mentioned
Don Gordon				Mentioned
Hawkins	Former "Hound" now in prison			Mentioned
O'Sullivan	Former "Hound" who was hung in Mexico			Mentioned
Joe Pritchard	Former "Hound" now in prison			Mentioned
Charley Trumbull	Former "Hound"			Mentioned
Barney	Former "Hound" / Meg's husband			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	Michael Ritchie
Assistant Director	Marty Moss
Writer	Ken Trevey
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	John Dignan
Sound Effects	Mandine Rogne
Editorial Supervisor	Bernard (W.) Burton
Editing	Arthur D. Hilton
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	Betty Martin
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

 

 

Historical References

Frisco Hounds
San Quentin, San Quentin, California, United States of America

 

 

Geographic References

Mexico
Sacramento, California, United States of America
Stockton, California, United States of America

 

 

Valley Victuals

Buns
Coffee
Orange juice

 

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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