Incident with an Executioner is the third episode of the first season of Rawhide. It first aired on January 23, 1959.
Plot[]
A stage load of passengers being chased by the man with the black satchel wrecks. Favor takes them to his camp. The man is a hired executioner after someone from the stage or the herd. - Source: tv.com
Trivia[]
- First of 5 Rawhide episodes directed by Charles Marquis Warren, who created the series and produced the first three seasons.
Quotes[]
- Gil Favor (opening): "On the Sedalia Trail, pushing a herd of three thousand mixed head, you're always a long ways from nowhere. Ahead - trouble, known and unknown. Behind - owners depending on the drive, counting on men crazy enough to push it. Like me - Gil Favor, trail boss."
Cast[]
Starring[]
| Character | Portrayed by | |
|---|---|---|
| Gil Favor | Eric Fleming |   |
| Rowdy Yates | Clint Eastwood |   |
Special Guest Star[]
| Character | Portrayed by | |
|---|---|---|
| Jardin | Dan Duryea |   |
Also starring[]
| Character | Portrayed by | |
|---|---|---|
| Johnny Doan | Martin Milner |   |
| Madge | Marguerite Chapman |   |
Co-Starring[]
| Character | Portrayed by | |
|---|---|---|
| Pete Nolan | Sheb Wooley |   |
| Wishbone | Paul Brinegar |   |
| Mushy | James Murdock |   |
| Jim Quince | Steve Raines |   |
| Joe Scarlet | Rocky Shahan |   |
Supporting cast[]
| Character | Portrayed by | |
|---|---|---|
| Kenley | James Drury |   |
| Mary | Jan Shepard |   |
| Vanryzin | Stafford Repp |   |
| The Salesman | William Schallert |   |
| The Stagecoach Driver | Glen Gordon |   |
Crew (and other credits)[]
Closing credits[]
- Produced and Directed by: Charles Marquis Warren
- Written by: James Edmiston
- Rawhide Theme Created and Composed by: Dimitri Tiomkin
- Lyrics by: Ned Washington
- Recorded by: Frankie Laine
- Associate Producer: A. C. Lyles
- Story Editor: Endre Bohem
- Production Manager: Harry Templeton
- Director of Photography: Philip Lathrop
- Art Direction: Alex Golitzen & Robert Clatworthy
- Film Editor: George Gittens, A.C.E.
- Assistant Director: Terence Nelson
- Set Decorations: Russell A. Gausman & Ray Jeffers
- Sound: Leslie I. Carey & Vernon W. Kramer
- Make-up: Bud Westmore
- Hair Stylist: Larry Germaine
- "Filmed at Universal-International Studios | A CBS Television Network production"
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