Maverick – Black Fire

Season 1 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 16 March 1958

Teleplay: Marion Hargrove

Story: Howard Browne

Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Hans Conried (Homer Eakins), Will Wright (General Eakins), Theona Bryan (Cousin Hope), John Vivyan (Cousin Millard), Jane Darwell (Mrs. Knowles), George O’Hanlon (Cousin Elmo), Edith Leslie (Cousin Elizabeth), Charles Bateman (Cousin Jeff), Emory Parnell (Cousin Lonnie), Harry Harvey, Sr. (Cousin Seeby), Dan Sheridan (Luther), Jimmy Horan (Cousin Pliney), David McMahon (Sheriff)


Notable Guest Stars

Charles BatemanCharles Bateman
Hans ConriedHans Conried
Jane DarwellJane Darwell
John VivyanJohn Vivyan
Will WrightWill Wright

Production Notes

  • Jack Kelly (as Bart Maverick) introduces this episode and narrates part of it

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret
  • Location: Black Fire Ranch

 

← Plunder of Paradise Burial Ground of the Gods →

Maverick – Plunder of Paradise

Season 1 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 9 March 1958

Writer: Douglas Heyes

Director: Douglas Heyes

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Leo Gordon (Mike McComb)

Guest Stars
Ruta Lee (Dolly Muldoon), Joan Weldon (Grace Wheeler), Jay Novello (Paco Torres), Rico Alaniz (Fernando), Gene Iglesias (Ricardo), Nacho Galinda (Chucho Morales), Roberto Contreras (Alfredo), Manuel Lopez (Diego), Jorge Moreno (Ubaldo)


Notable Guest Stars

Roberto ContrerasRoberto Contreras
Ruta LeeRuta Lee
Jay NovelloJay Novello

Production Notes

  • James Garner does not appear in this episode
  • Song: Virtue is It’s Own Reward by Douglas Heyes and Jack O’Brien
  • Song: Balada a la Luna by Eugene Iglesias

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bart

 

← The Seventh Hand Black Fire →

Maverick – The Seventh Hand

Season 1 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 2 March 1958

Teleplay: Russell Hughes

Story: Howard Browne

Director: Richard L. Bare

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Dianne Brewster (Samantha Crawford)

Guest Stars
Sam Buffington (Logan), James Philbrook (Sloan), Myrna Dell (Anita), Joe Perry (Pritchard), Byron Foulger (Hotel Clerk), Damian O’Flynn (Mr. Tabor), Francis De Sales (Mr. Gilling), Bob Steele (Wells), Sydney Mason (Mr. Lockridge), Charles Quigley (Mr. Banning), Jay Joslyn (Mr. Fayette)

Production Notes

  • Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret
  • Towns: Kansas City; Spearville; Deadwood

 

← The Burning Sky Plunder of Paradise →

Maverick – The Burning Sky

Season 1 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 23 February 1958

Teleplay: Russell Hughes

Story: Howard Browne

Director: Gordon Douglas

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Gerald Mohr (Johnny Bolero), Joanna Barnes (Mrs. Baxter), Douglas Kennedy (Connors), Whitney Blake (Letty French), Phillip Terry (Chick Braus), Syd Sailor (Depot Master)


Notable Guest Stars

Joanna BarnesJoanna Barnes
Douglas KennedyDouglas Kennedy
Gerald MohrGerald Mohr

Production Notes

  • James Garner (as Bret Maverick) introduces this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bart

 

← Trail West to Fury The Seventh Hand →

Maverick – Trail West to Fury

Season 1 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 16 February 1958

Teleplay: Gene Levitt

Director: Alan Crosland, Jr.

Synopsis

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

Guest Stars
Aline Towne (Laura Miller), Gene Nelson (Jim Hazlit), Charles Fredericks (Jessie Hayden), Don Kelly (Jett), Paul Fierro (Miguel), Paul Savage (Tall Man), Russ Bender (Doctor), James Hope (Lieutenant), Mike Ragan (1st Johnny Reb)


Notable Guest Stars

Gene NelsonGene Nelson
Henry WillsHenry Wills

Production Notes

  • Based on a Story by Joseph Chadwick

Episode Notes

  • Featured Mavericks: Bret and Bart
  • Town: Little Bend, Texas

 

← The Savage Hills The Burning Sky →

Maverick – The Savage Hills

Season 1 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 9 February 1958

Writer: Gerald Drayson Adams

Director: Douglas Heyes

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Diane Brewster (Samantha Crawford)

Guest Stars
Peter Whitney (Gunnerson), Thurston Hall (Judge), Stanley Andrews (Sheriff Galt), John Dodsworth (Clayton Palmer)


Notable Guest Stars

Peter WhitneyPeter Whitney

Production Notes

  • James Garner (as Bret Maverick) introduces the episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bart
  • Town: Grand Ile

 

← Day of Reckoning Trail West to Fury →

Maverick – Day of Reckoning

Season 1 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 2 February 1958

Writer: Carey Wilbur

Director: Leslie H. Martinson

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Jean Willes (Lil), Mort Mills (Red Scanlon), Tod Griffin (Jack Wade), Willard Sage (George Buckner), Virginia Gregg (Amy Hardie), Russ Thorsen (Marshal Walt Hardie), Jon Lormer (Somers), Murvyn Vye (Gus Wilson), James McCallion (Charlie), Morgan Sha’an (Slim)

Production Notes

  • Jack Kelly does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bret (narrates at the beginning)
  • Town: Kiowa City

 

← Diamond in the Rough The Savage Hills →

Maverick – Diamond in the Rough

Season 1 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 26 January 1958

Teleplay: Marion Hargrove

Story: Roy Huggins

Director: Douglas Heyes

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Jacqueline Beer (Henriette), Fredd Wayne (Kingsley), Lili Valenti (Madame), Sig Ruman (Capt. Steeger), William Forrest (Roland), Otto Waldis (Scharff), Robert Fairfax (Shelbourne), Carlyle Mitchell (General Marvin), Leela Bliss (Mrs. Shelbourne), Katherine Barrett (Mrs. Kingsley), Patrick Whyte (Selby), I. Stanford Jolley (McClure), Terrence DeMarney (Murphy), Paul Power (Pyne)

Production Notes

  • James Garner (as Bret Maverick) introduces this episode
  • Primetime Emmy Awards Nominee: Best Cinematography for Television – Ralph Woolsey (Cinematographer)

Episode Notes

  • Featured Maverick: Bart (narrates part of this episode)
  • Cities: San Francisco; New Orleans
  • Business: Safe Harbor Hotel (San Francisco)

 

← Rope of Cards Day of Reckoning →

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 →