Category:The Big Valley – Season 2

Art Director: Jack DeShields

Assistant Director

• Bob White: The Lost Treasure; Target; The Velvet Trap; The Man from Nowhere; The Iron Box; Last Stage to Salt Flats; Hide the Children; Boy Into Man; The Stallion; The Haunted Gun; Plunder!; Showdown in Limbo; The Lady from Mesa
• Don Torpin: Legend of a General Part I; Legend of a General Part II; Caesar’s Wife; Pursuit; The Martyr; The Great Safe Robbery
• Edward A. Teets: A Day of Terror; Day of the Comet; Wagonload of Dreams; Image of Yesterday; Down on Shadow Street; Brother Love; Court Martial; Turn of a Card; Days of Grace; Cage of Eagles

Casting: Robert Walker

Director of Photography

• Chas. E. Burke: The Lost Treasure; Target; The Velvet Trap; The Man from Nowhere; The Iron Box; Last Stage to Salt Flats; Hide the Children; Boy Into Man; The Haunted Gun; Price of Victory; Turn of a Card; Days of Grace; Cage of Eagles
• Wilfrid M. Cline: Legend of a General Part I; Legend of a General Part II; Caesar’s Wife; Pursuit; The Martyr; The Great Safe Robbery; A Day of Terror; Day of the Comet; Wagonload of Dreams; Image of Yesterday; Down on Shadow Street; The Stallion; Brother Love; Court Martial; Plunder!; Showdown in Limbo; The Lady from Mesa

Edited by

• Desmond Marquette: The Lost Treasure; The Martyr; Target; Last Stage to Salt Flats; A Day of Terror; Boy Into Man; Down on Shadow Street; Plunder!; Showdown in Limbo
• Sherman A. Todd: Legend of a General Part I; Legend of a General Part II; Caesar’s Wife; Pursuit; The Velvet Trap; The Iron Box; Wagonload of Dreams; The Stallion; Court Martial; Turn of a Card; The Lady from Mesa
• Arthur D. Hilton: The Man from Nowhere; The Great Safe Robbery; Hide the Children; Day of the Comet; Image of Yesterday; The Haunted Gun; Brother Love; Cage of Eagles
• Ernst R. Rolf: Price of Victory
• Les Orlebeck: Days of Grace

Editorial Supervisor: Bernard Burton

Hairstylist: Scotty Rackin

Makeup

• Sidney Perell: The Lost Treasure; Legend of a General Part I; Legend of a General Part II; Caesar’s Wife; Pursuit; The Martyr; Target; The Velvet Trap; The Man from Nowhere; The Great Safe Robbery; The Iron Box; Last Stage to Salt Flats; A Day of Terror; Hide the Children; Day of the Comet; Wagonload of Dreams; Image of Yesterday; Boy Into Man; Down on Shadow Street; The Stallion; The Haunted Gun; Price of Victory; Brother Love; Court Martial; Plunder!; Turn of a Card; Showdown in Limbo
• Beau Hickman: The Lady from Mesa; Cage of Eagles
• Irving Pringle: Days of Grace

Miss Stanwyck’s Costumes: Jack Muhs

Music

• George Duning: all except for The Great Safe Robbery
• Rudy Schrager: The Great Safe Robbery

Music Editor: Harry King

Music Supervision: Alfred Perry

Producers’ Assistants

• Marian Carter
• Marilyn Fiebelkorn

Production Coordinator: Ernst R. Rolf

Production Manager

• Don Torpin: The Iron Box; A Day of Terror; Hide the Children; Day of the Comet; Wagonload of Dreams; Image of Yesterday; Boy Into Man; Down on Shadow Street; The Stallion; The Haunted Gun; Price of Victory; Brother Love; Court Martial; Plunder!; Turn of a Card; Showdown in Limbo; The Lady from Mesa; Days of Grace; Cage of Eagles

Production Supervisor: Norman S. Powell

Script Supervisor

• Joe Mazzuca: The Lost Treasure; Legend of a General Part I; Legend of a General Part II; Caesar’s Wife; Pursuit; The Martyr; Target; The Velvet Trap; The Man from Nowhere; The Great Safe Robbery; The Iron Box; Last Stage to Salt Flats; A Day of Terror; Hide the Children; Day of the Comet; Wagonload of Dreams; Image of Yesterday; Boy Into Man; Down on Shadow Street; The Stallion; The Haunted Gun; Price of Victory; Brother Love; Court Martial; Plunder!; Turn of a Card
• James H. Heinz: Showdown in Limbo; The Lady from Mesa; Days of Grace; Cage of Eagles

Set Decorator: Pierre Ludlam

Sound: Don Rush

Sound Effects: Kay Rose

Wardrobe: Robert B. Harris

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Created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman

Produced by Jules Levy, Arthur Gardner and Arnold Laven

Associate Producer: Lou Morheim

Theme by George Duning

Episodes Copyright: 1966 (1-15), 1967 (16-30)

We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Conference of The California Historical Societies

A Four Star Levy-Gardner-Laven Production

 

← Season 1

Season 2 →

Other Recurring Characters

• Dr. Merar (Phil Chambers) – 3 episodes
• Hannah James (Beah Richards) – 1 episode

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Silas (Napoleon Whiting)

Episodes
The Martyr; Court Martial; The Lady from Mesa

 

 

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Sheriff Frank Madden (James Gavin)

Episodes
Wagonload of Dreams; Image of Yesterday; Boy Into Man; Down Shadow Street; The Haunted Gun; Plunder!; Showdown in Limbo; The Lady from Mesa

 

← Season 1

Season 3 →

Season 2 (Episode 30)

Air Date: 24 April 1967

Writer: Herb Meadow

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Pernell Roberts (Patrick Madigan), Harold Gould (Major Wilson), Bing Russell (Mac), Paul Sorensen (Hammerman), John Harmon (Telegrapher), John Pickard (Sheriff), Ernie Misko (Laborer), Charles Wagenheim (Storekeeper)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Number: 7010

 

← Days of Grace

Joaquin →

Season 2 (Episode 29)

Air Date: 17 April 1967

Writer: William Fay

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Ellen McRae (Sister Jacob), Bert Freed (Homer Roberts), Karen Black (Carla Roberts), Portia Nelson (Sister Benedict), Walter Coy (Sheriff Fogarty), Mel F. Allen (Coombs), Morgan Farley (Paco), George Wallace (Deputy Otto McAdoo)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Number: 7058

Production Notes

• Linda Evans and Peter Breck do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: Robertsville

 

← The Lady from Mesa

Cage of Eagles →

Season 2 (Episode 28)

Air Date: 3 April 1967

Writer: Harry Kronman

Director: Joseph Mazzuca

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Gavin (Sheriff Madden), Napoleon Whiting (Silas)

Guest Stars
Lee Grant (Rosemary Williams), Frank Marth (Walter Meeder), E.J. Andre (Sam Williams), Robert Cornthwaite (Marv Bayless), Douglas Kennedy (Marshal), Phil Chambers (Dr. Merar), Nora Marlowe (Martha Tate), Ron Chapman (Conductor), Reagan Wilson (Jeanette), John Dolan (Lou)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Number: 7056

Production Notes

• Lee Majors does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: Mesa

 

← Showdown in Limbo

Days of Grace →

Season 2 (Episode 27)

Air Date: 27 March 1967

Teleplay: Ken Pettus

Story: Ken Pettus and Philip Mishkin

Director: Bernard McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Gavin (Sheriff Madden)

Guest Stars
Arch Johnson (Frank Sawyer), Tom Lowell (Chad Sawyer), L.Q. Jones (Earl Vaughn), John Carter (Floyd Vaughn), Matt Emery (Rake), G.D. Spradlin (Rhodes)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Number: 7054

Production Notes

• Linda Evans does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Towns: Jubilee; Limbo
• Business: Big Mule Saloon (Jubilee)

 

← Turn of a Card

The Lady from Mesa →

Season 2 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 20 March 1967

Teleplay: Gilbert Ralston

Story: Lou Morheim

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Joseph Campanella (Martinson), Don Chastain (Crowder), Marayat Andriane (Tiare), Joe Higgins (Piper Morrisey), Mickey Simpson (Matt Beemer), Paul Sorenson (Thurmond), Harlan Warde (Jack Carpenter), Bing Russell (Joe Garrett), Phil Chambers (Dr. Merar), Roberto Contreras (Miguel), John Harmon (Conductor), I. Stanford Jolley (Gallivan), Jim Hayward (Mr. Gorman)

Production Number: 7052

Production Notes

• Linda Evans does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: Sali Rosa

 

← Plunder!

Showdown in Limbo →

Season 2 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 13 March 1967

Writer: William Blinn

Director: Richard Long

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Gavin (Sheriff)

Guest Stars
Lonny Chapman (Cody Grell), Dennis Hopper (Leon Grell), Cloris Leachman (Fay), Frank McGrath (Buster), Rhodes Reason (Dave Cannon), Patti Chandler (Indian Girl)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Number: 7050

Production Notes

• Richard Long does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

• Town: Salt Springs

 

← Court Martial

Turn of a Card →

Season 2 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 6 March 1967

Writer: Steven W. Carabatsos

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Napoleon Whiting (Silas)

Guest Stars
Henry Jones (General Alderson), L.Q. Jones (Curtis), Alan Bergmann (Macklin), David Renard (Boreau), Paul Comi (Donnelly), Clay Tanner (Tanner), Mike DeAnda (Ciego)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Number: 7048

Episode Notes

• This episode is set in 1873

 

← Brother Love

Plunder! →

Season 2 (Episode 23)

Air Date: 20 February 1967

Writer: Jay Simms

Director: Virgil W. Vogel

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Robert Goulet (Brother Love), Strother Martin (Fludd), Gavin MacLeod (Mace), Debi Storm (Adrian Bowles), Phil Chambers (Dr. Merar), Eve Plumb (Ellen), Mark Levy (Josh), Carolyn Conwell (Idanell Bowles)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Number: 7018

Production Notes

• Richard Long does not appear in this episode
• Song: Brotherly Love by Dean Kay and Hal Blair

Episode Notes

• Business: Jack and Sons Construction Co.

 

← Price of Victory

Court Martial →

Season 2 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 13 February 1967

Writer: William Norton

Director: Bernard McEveety

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Larry Pennell (Jack Kilbain), Sandra Smith (Mary Kilbain), Teddy Eccles (Johnny Kilbain), Hal Baylor (Sam Driscoll), Walker Edmiston (Barney), Edwin Max (Dr. Merar), Mel F. Allen (Jonas), John Indrisano (Referee), Lee Krieger (O’Rafferty)

Production Number: 7028

Production Notes

• Linda Evans does not appear in this episode

 

← The Haunted Gun

Brother Love →

Season 2 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 6 February 1967

Writer: Mel Goldberg

Director: Bernard McEveety

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
James Gavin (Sheriff)

Guest Stars
Andrew Duggan (Senator Jud Robson), Robert Ellenstein (Salazar), Roger Davis (Walt Tompkins), Vincent Van Lynn (Verne Keller), Lee Krieger (Hodges), Jim Hayward (Blind Man), Arthur Hanson (Bartender), Joyce Jameson (The Blonde)

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Notable Guest Stars

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Production Number: 7046

 

← The Stallion

Price of Victory →