Maverick – Rope of Cards

Season 1 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 19 January 1958

Teleplay: R. Wright Campbell

Story: Robert Ormond Case

Director: Richard L. Bare

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Will Wright (Jabe Hallock), Joan Marshall (Lucy Sutter), William Reynolds (Bill Gregg), Tol Avery (John Sloan), Hugh Sanders (Blaine), Frank Cady (Hamelin), Don Beddoe (Price), George O’Hanlon (Caldwell), Emile Meyer (Pike), Harry Harvey Sr. (Store Owner), Harry Chesire (Judge), Tom Monroe (Slim), Ken Christy (Sheriff), Donald Kirke (First Juror), Robert Lynn (Doctor)


Notable Guest Stars

Frank CadyFrank Cady
Will WrightWill Wright

Production Notes

  • Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode
  • Primetime Emmy Awards Nominee: Best Editing of a Film for Television – Robert Sparr (Editor)

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret

 

← Rage for Vengeance Diamond in the Rough →

Maverick – Rage for Vengeance

Season 1 (Episode 16)

Air Date: 12 January 1958

Teleplay: Marion Hargrove

Story: Roy Huggins

Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
John Russell (John Grimes), Catharine McLeod (Margaret Ross), Gage Clarke (Bradshaw), Russ Conway (Sheriff), Lewis Martin (Andrew Wiggans), Jonathan Hole (Desk Clerk), William Forrest (Laramie Banker)


Notable Guest Stars

John RusselllJohn Russell

Production Notes

  • Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret
  • This story takes place over a period of about ten weeks
  • Towns: Denver; Laramie; North Span (Montana)

 

← The Third Rider Rope of Cards →

Maverick – The Third Rider

Season 1 (Episode 15)

Air Date: 8 January 1958

Writer: George Slavin

Director: Franklin Adreon

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Frank Faylen (Red Harrison), Barbara Nichols (Blanche), Michael Dante (Turk Mason), Dick Foran (Sheriff Edwards), Kasey Rogers (Dolly)


Notable Guest Stars

Roberto ContrerasRoberto Contreras
Michael DanteMichael Dante
Dick ForanDick Foran
Barbara NicholsBarbara Nichols
Kasey RogersKasey Rogers

Production Notes

  • James Garner introduces this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bart (he narrates part of this episode)

 

← The Comstock Conspiracy Rage for Vengeance →

Maverick – The Comstock Conspiracy

Season 1 (Episode 14)

Air Date: 29 December 1957

Writer: Gene Levitt

Director: Howard H. Koch

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Ruta Lee (Ellen Bordeen), Werner Klemperer (Alex Jennings), Ed Prentiss (John Bordeen), Oliver McGowan (Jerome Horne), Percy Helton (Mr. Venner), Arthur Batanides (Brock), Terry Frost (Sheriff)


Notable Guest Stars

Percy HeltonPercy Helton
Werner KlempererWerner Klemperer
Ruta LeeRuta Lee

Production Notes

  • Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret
  • Town: Virginia City
  • Location: Comstock Club
  • Businesses: Intermountain Stage Lines; Horne – Bordeen Holding Co. ~ Railroad & Mining Enterprises

 

← The Naked Gallows The Third Rider →

Maverick – The Naked Gallows

Season 1 (Episode 13)

Air Date: 15 December 1957

Writer: Howard Browne

Director: Abner Biberman

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Fay Spain (Ruth Overton), Michael Conners (Sheriff Fillmore), Jeanne Cooper (Virginia Cory), Edward Kemmer (Clete Overton), Bing Russell (Tyler Brink), Morris Ankrum (Joshua Haines), Forrest Lewis (Alec Fall), Sherry Jackson (Annie Haines)


Notable Guest Stars

Mike ConnorsMichael Conners
Jeanne CooperJeanne Cooper
Fay SpainFay Spain

Production Notes

  • James Garner (as Bret Maverick) introduces this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bart
  • Town: Bent Spur

 

← The Quick and the Dead The Comstock Conspiracy →

Maverick – The Quick and the Dead

Season 1 (Episode 12)

Air Date: 8 December 1957

Writer: Douglas Heyes

Director: Douglas Heyes

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Gerald Mohr (Doc Holliday)

Guest Stars
Marie Windsor (Cora), John Vivyan (John Stacey), Sam Buffington (Ponca), Gordon Barnes (Marshal), Robert Keys (Parker)


Notable Guest Stars

Marie WindsorMarie Windsor

Production Notes

  • Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode
  • Primetime Emmy Awards Nominee: Best Editing of a Film for Television – Robert Sparr (Editor)
  • Writers Guild of America Award (TV) Nominee: Douglas Heyes

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret

 

← The Wrecker The Naked Gallows →

Maverick – The Wrecker

Season 1 (Episode 11)

Air Date: 1 December 1957

Teleplay: Russell Hughes

Director: Franklin Adreon

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Patric Knowles (Carthew), Karl Swenson (Captain Nares), Bartlett Robinson (Longhurst), Murvyn Vye (Craven), Tom Browne Henry (Auctioneer), Maurice Manson (Bellairs), Allen Kramer (Jerome Braus)


Notable Guest Stars

Patric KnowlesPatric Knowles
Karl SwensonKarl Swenson

Production Notes

  • From a Novel by Robert Louis Stevens and Lloyd Osbourne

Episode Notes

  • Featured Mavericks: Bret and Bart

 

← The Jeweled Gun The Quick and the Dead →

Maverick – The Jeweled Gun

Season 1 (Episode 10)

Air Date: 24 November 1957

Writer: Roy Huggins

Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Kathleen Crowley (Daisy Harris), Miguel Landa (Henrique Fillipa), Roy Barcroft (The Cattleman), Stephen Coit (The Wire Salesman), Norman Frederic (Mitchell), Terry De Marney (Snopes), Edwin Bruce (Book Salesman), Tom McKee (La Mesa Sheriff), James Parnell (Sheriff), Alfred Hopson (Carter), Ezelle Poule (Mrs. Adams)


Notable Guest Stars

Kathleen CrowleyKathleen Crowley

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bart
  • Date: May 1876
  • Towns: Santa Fe; La Mesa
  • Business: Barker House

 

← Stampede The Wrecker →

Maverick – Stampede

Season 1 (Episode 9)

Air Date: 17 November 1957

Writer: Gerald Drayson Adams

Director: Abner Biberman

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. (Dandy Jim Buckley)

Guest Stars
Pamela Duncan (Coral Stacey), Joan Shawlee (Madame Pompey), Chris Alcaide (Tony Cadiz), Alice Lane (Noah Perkins), Pat Comiskey (Battling Kreuger), Rand Brooks (Jack Blair), Marshall Bradford (Marshal Hunt), Jim Hayward (Miner), Mark Tapscott (Deputy)

Production Notes

  • Song: Yellow Rose of Texas (Traditional American Folk Song)
  • Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret (who narrates during this episode)
  • Towns: Whiskey Flats; Vermillion, Deadwood Gulch
  • Year: 1875
  • Boat: Dakota Queen

 

← Hostage! The Jeweled Gun →

Maverick – Hostage!

Season 1 (Episode 8)

Air Date: 10 November 1957

Writer: Gerald Drayson Adams

Director: Richard L. Bare

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Laurie Carroll (Yvette Devereaux), Don Durant (Jody Collins), Stephen Bekassy (Henri Devereaux), Trevor Bardette (Inspector Marvin), Wright King (Rick), Mickey Simpson (Jubal), John Harmon (Ziggy), Jean Del Val (Rivage)


Notable Guest Stars

Trevor BardetteTrevor Bardette

Production Notes

  • First appearance of Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick
  • Song: Cindy (American Folk Song – early and mid 20th Century)

Episode Notes

  • Featured Mavericks: Bret and Bart
  • First appearance of Bart Maverick
  • City: New Orleans

 

← Relic of Fort Tejon Stampede →

Maverick – Relic of Fort Tejon

Season 1 (Episode 7)

Air Date: 3 November 1957

Teleplay: Jerry Davis

Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Maxine Cooper (Donna Seely), Fredd Wayne (Honest Carl Jimson), Dan Tobin (Howard Harris), Sheb Wooley (Sheriff), Tyler MacDuff (Drake), Oliver Blake (Brimmer), Lou Krugman (Ferguson), Kim Dibbs (Connors), Earl Hodgins (Johnson), Alan Austin (Tommy Norton)

Production Notes

  • From a Magazine Story by Kenneth Perkins

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret
  • Bret narrates this episode
  • Towns: Clayville; Silver Springs
  • Business: Square Deal Saloon (Silver Springs)

 

← Stage West Hostage! →

Maverick – Stage West

Season 1 (Episode 6)

Air Date: 27 October 1957

Teleplay: George Slavin

Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Erin O’Brien (Linda Harris), Ray Teal (Mart Fallon), Ed Byrnes (Wes Fallon), Peter Brown (Rip Fallon), Chubby Johnson (Simmons), Michael Dante (Sam Harris), Jim Bannon (Matson), Howard Negley (Sheriff Tibbs), Fern Barry (Ella Taylor), Buddy Shaw (Dave Taylor), Ollie O’Toole (McLean)


Notable Guest Stars

Peter BrownPeter Brown
Ed ByrnesEd Byrnes
Michael DanteMichael Dante
Chubby JohnsonChubby Johnson
Ray TealRay Teal

Production Notes

  • From a Magazine Story by Louis L’Amour

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret
  • Location: Packsaddle Stage Depot

 

← The Long Hunt Relic of Fort Tejon →