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Season 4 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 29 January 1961

Teleplay: Peter B. Germano

Story: Palmer Thompson and Peter B. Germano

Director: Charles Hass

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Andrew Duggan (Calvin T. Powers), Shirley Knight (Nancy Powers), Bruce Gordon (Rath Lawson), Virginia Gregg (Abbey), John Kellogg (Ben Stricker), Nelson Olmsted (Dr. Eli Sayles), James Seay (Sheriff Gil McCrary), Sid Kane (Carl Stone), John Truax (Brazos), Clyde Howdy (Man at Glacier), Art Stewart (Tom Wales)

Notable Guest Stars

Andrew Duggan

Bruce Gordon

Virginia Gregg

Production Notes

• Roger Moore does not appear in this episode
• Song: Sweet Betsy from Pike – Lyrics by John A. Stone

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Bart

Season 4 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 22 January 1961

Teleplay: William Bruckner

Story: Jerry Capehart

Director: Robert Douglas

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Mala Powers (Charlotte), Jacques Aubuchon (The Dutchman), Sheldon Allman (Vern Tripp), Carlos Romero (Padilla), David Potter (Sandy Tripp), Bob Grossman (Ramon), Frank Sully (Bartender)

Notable Guest Stars

Jacques Aubuchon

Mala Powers

Production Notes

• Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode
• Song: Dutchman’s Gold (1960)

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Beau
• Saloon: The Blue Bell

Season 4 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 15 January 1961

Writer: Fenton Fenshaw

Director: george waGGner

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Edgar Buchanan (Red Daniels), Peter Hansen (Lawrence Deville), Tom Gilson (Jimmy Daniels), Carolyn Kornant (Flossie), Chubby Johnson (Andy Gish), Walter Reed (Ed Spencer), Lane Chandler (Sheriff Bill Wright), Gayla Graves (Dottie Rand), Brad Weston (Mutt Craven), Robert Logan (Ben Daniels), Fay Spain (Lana Cane)

Notable Guest Stars

Peter Hansen

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Bart
• Beau appears at the beginning and towards the end of the episode
• Town: Green River

Season 4 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 8 January 1961

Writer: Catherine Kuttner

Director: John Ainsworth

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Anita Sands (Rosanne Warren), Karl Swenson (Gen. Josiah Warren), Robert Cornthwaite (Honest John Crippen), Denver Pyle (Jerry O’Brien), Dorothea Lord (Mrs. Hale), Wallace Rooney (Mr. Wallace), Olan Soulé (Hotel Clerk), Stacy Keach (Marshal)

Notable Guest Stars

Denver Pyle

Karl Swenson

Production Notes

• Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Beau
• Town: Silver City
• Business: Silver Bow Saloon and Hotel
• Beau whistles the Maverick theme song

Season 4 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 1 January 1961

Teleplay: Larry Welch

Director: Robert B. Sinclair

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Lisa Gaye (Soledad), Joe DeSantis (Don Manuel), Raoul DeLeon (Don Roberto), Ref Sanchez (Yaquito), Slim Pickens (Stagecoach Driver), Bella Bruck (Mamacita), Ray Danton (Don Felipe)

Notable Guest Stars

Ray Danton

Joe DeSantis

Production Notes

• Roger Moore does not appear in this episode
• From a story by Robert Louis Stevenson

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Bart
• Town: Santa Fe

Season 4 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 25 December 1960

Teleplay: Robert Wright

Story: Neil Nelson

Director: James V. Kern

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Peter Breck (Sheriff Dan Trevor), Merry Anders (Marybelle McCall), Frank Ferguson (Deacon Curt Eaker), Richard Reeves (Bull Crumpet), Patrick Westwood (Snake Randall), Chubby Johnson (Oscar), Harry Swoger (Conductor), Tipp McClure (Guard), Chuck Hayward (Guard), Helen Mayon (Mrs. Amber)

Notable Guest Stars

Peter Breck

Production Notes

• Roger Moore does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Bart
• Towns: Kansas City; Crenshaw (Kansas); Devil’s Flat

Season 4 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 18 December 1960

Writer: Robert V. Wright

Director: Irving J. Moore

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Sharon Hugeny (Deidre Fogarty), Arthur Shields (Terence Fogarty), Arch Johnson (Col. Gaylord Summers), Lane Bradford (M/Sgt. Hogjaw Hanson), Jack Livesey (Patrick Hunter), Herb Vigran (Ed Cramer), James O’Hara (Sean Flaherty), Bert Russell (Orson Holt), Harvey Johnson (Charles Donovan), Mickey Finn (Mike O’Connell)

Notable Guest Stars

Arch Johnson

Arthur Shields

Production Notes

• Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode
• Song: The Wearing of the Green (1798) – Traditional Irish Folk Song
• Song: Kathleen Mavourneen (1837) – Composed by Frederick Crouch; Lyrics by Mrs. Crawford

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Beau

Season 4 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 11 December 1960

Writer: Herman Epstein

Director: Irving J. Moore

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Peter Whitney (Brock), Diana Millay (Diana Dangerfield), Med Florey (Deputy Nevers), Howard McNear (Dangerfield Sheriff), Harry Tyler (Shopkeeper), Kelly Thordsen (Customer), Mickey Morton (Rockford Sheriff)

Notable Guest Stars

Diana Millay

Kelly Thordsen

Peter Whitney

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Bart
• Beau Maverick appears at the end of the episode
• Towns: Dangerfield; Willow Springs; Rockford; Dodge City

Season 4 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 4 December 1960

Writers: Leo Townsend and Laszlo Gorog

Director: Robert Douglas

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Kathleen Crowley (Kiz Bouchet), Whit Bissell (Clement Samuels), Tris Coffin (Dr. Pittman), Thomas B. Henry (Attorney Hanford), Claude Stroud (Henry), Max Baer (Ticket Taker), Don Beddoe (Fire Chief Thorpe), Emory Parnell (Hank), Gil Stuart (Poker Player), Peggy McCay (Melissa Bouchet)

Notable Guest Stars

Whit Bissell

Kathleen Crowley

Thomas B. Henry

Production Notes

• Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Beau
• Town: Virginia City (Nevada)

Season 4 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 27 November 1960

Writer: Robert Altman

Director: Robert Altman

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Richard Hale (Judge Hookstraten), Charles Fredericks (Starky), Tim Graham (Eben Bolt), Percy Helton (Bradley), Owen Bush (Mister Wood), Arnold Merritt (Junior), Connie Van (Hotel Clerk), Will Hutchins (Lawyer), Fay Spain (Angelica Garland)

Notable Guest Stars

Owen Bush

Percy Helton

Will Hutchins

Fay Spain

Production Notes

• Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode
• Song: The Hanging Tree (1959) – Words by Mack David and Jerry Livingston; Music by Max Steiner

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Beau
• Town: Dry Red

Season 4 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 20 November 1960

Writers: Wells Root and Ron Bishop

Director: Leslie Goodwins

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Garner (Bret Maverick)

Guest Stars
Will Wright (Atherton Flayger), Charles Fredericks (Shotgun Sparks), Chubby Johnson (Dutch Wilcox), C. Alvin Bell (Bandy), Allan Reynolds (Phineas Cox), Peggy McCay (Polly Goodin), Buddy Ebsen (Rumsey Plumb)

Notable Guest Stars

Buddy Ebsen

Peggy McCay

Will Wright

Production Notes

• Final appearance of James Garner as Bret Maverick
• Roger Moore does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Mavericks: Bart and Bret
• Town: Snowflake

Season 4 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 13 November 1960

Teleplay: Leo Townsend

Story: Don Tait

Director: William Dario Faralla

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Andra Martin (Pale Moon), Richard Coogan (Hank Lawson), Janet Lake (Kitty O’Hearn), Robert Warwick (Standing Bull), George Keymas (War Shirt), Jack Mather (Col. O’Hearn), John Zaccaro (Judd Marsh), Trent Dolan (Lieutenant), Gary Conway (Orderly), Miguel Lando (Swift River)

Production Notes

• Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Featured Maverick: Beau
• Location: Ft. Casper