Tag Archives: Quick and the Dead

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Jane Darwell and Hans Conried guest star in “Black Fire,” airing on Mar. 16, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 16, 2026 by admin

BLACK FIRE Original Airdate: March 16, 1958 Synopsis. Maverick meets Agatha Christie’s Ten Little Indians in an episode that sees Bret impersonate his friend Homer Eakins. Homer’s wealthy uncle has summoned his offspring to his ranch to determine which one … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Connie Stevens, Ed Robertson Maverick, Elvis Presley, Gigi Garner, Hawaiian Eye, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Quick and the Dead, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Connie Stevens and Adam West guest star in “Two Tickets to Ten Strike,” airing Mar. 15, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 15, 2026 by admin

TWO TICKETS TO TEN STRIKE Original Airdate: March 15, 1959 Synopsis. Frankie French, a somewhat ditzy young woman from Tucson, is summoned to Ten Strike by a mysterious benefactor—the town banker. Unbeknownst to Frankie, the banker is really her father, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Adam West, Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Batman, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Connie Stevens, Connie Stevens 77 Sunset Strip, Connie Stevens Elvis Presley, Connie Stevens James Garner, Connie Stevens Jerry Lewis, Connie Stevens Marty Allen, Connie Stevens Maverick, Connie Stevens Mister Jerico, Connie Stevens Patrick Macnee, Connie Stevens Way Way Out, Ed Robertson Maverick, Elvis Presley, Gigi Garner, Hawaiian Eye, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Quick and the Dead, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Greenbacks, Unlimited” airs on Mar. 13, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 13, 2026 by admin

GREENBACKS, UNLIMITED Original Airdate: March 13, 1960 Synopsis. In Denver, Bret teams up with blackjack dealer Foursquare Farley in an effort to prevent notorious safecracker Big Ed Murphy from robbing the Denver Bank. Guest stars include John Dehner, the noted … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, John Dehner, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Quick and the Dead, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Shady Deal at Sunny Acres, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Dawn Wells guest stars in “The Deadly Image,” airing on Mar. 12, 1961. This episode was among Dawn’s earliest network TV appearances. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 12, 2026 by admin

THE DEADLY IMAGE Original Airdate: March 12, 1961 Synopsis. Rod Claxton, a onetime federal deputy marshal who found more profit in murder and robbery, is wanted by both the Army and Gus Tellson, a former gang member whom Claxton double-crossed. … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Dawn Wells, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Quick and the Dead, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, The Deadly Image, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Maverick Report” airs on Mar. 11, 1962. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 11, 2026 by admin

THE MAVERICK REPORT Original Airdate: March 11, 1962 Synopsis. In Denver, Colorado, Bart wins $15,000 playing poker with his friend Jonesy, owner of the Porterville Clarion newspaper. Up to his ears in debt, Jonesy hands over the Clarion to Bart, … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Quick and the Dead, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Ruta Lee guest stars in “Plunder of Paradise,” airing Mar. 9, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 9, 2026 by admin

PLUNDER OF PARADISE Original Airdate: March 9, 1958 Synopsis. In the Mexican town of Paraiso, Bart, Big Mike McComb, and Grace Wheeler search for a legendary fortune in gold, diamonds, doubloons, and rubies that has been buried for more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Comstock Conspiracy, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, It's a Wonderful Life, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, Jay Novello, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Quick and the Dead, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Ruta Lee, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Passage to Fort Doom” airs on Mar. 8, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 8, 2026 by admin

PASSAGE TO FORT DOOM Original Airdate: March 8, 1959 Synopsis. Needing money, Bart hires himself out as a trail guide for a wagon train heading for Fort Brader, located in the Black Hills of the Dakotas. This episode features … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Quick and the Dead, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Ruta Lee and Werner Klemperer star in “The Comstock Conspiracy,” airing Dec. 29, 1957. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on December 29, 2025 by admin

THE COMSTOCK CONSPIRACY Original Airdate: December 29, 1957 Synopsis. Jerome Horne and John Bordeen run the largest railroad company in Virginia City. Bordeen owes Bret $10,000, but he’d rather shoot him than pay him. Maverick kills Bordeen in self-defense—but after … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Clint Eastwood, co-founder of Thalians, Coles Trapnell, Comstock Conspiracy, David Janssen, Dean Martin, Debbie Reynolds, Ed Robertson Maverick, Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Frank Sinatra, Gail Patrick, Gail Patrick Jackson, Gail Patrick Perry Mason, Gigi Garner, It's a Wonderful Life, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, Jay Novello, JGARF, Julie Newmar, Lucille Ball, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Perry Mason, Quick and the Dead, Rich Little, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Ruta Lee, Ruta Lee Alex Trebek, Ruta Lee book, Ruta Lee Consider Your Ass Kissed, Ruta Lee Debbie Reynolds, Ruta Lee Frank Sinatra, Ruta Lee High Rollers, Ruta Lee Hollywood Museum, Ruta Lee memoir, Ruta Lee Perry Mason, Ruta Lee philanthropist, Ruta Lee Sergeants Three, Ruta Lee Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, Ruta Lee Sherwood Schwartz, Ruta Lee The Rat Pack, Ruta Lee The Thalians, Ruta Lee Warner Bros., Seven Brides for Seven Brothers, The Lucy Show, The Rat Pack, The Thalians, The Thalians mental health, The Thalians Operation, The Thalians Operation Mend, UCLA Operation Mend, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Epitaph for a Gambler,” with guest star Marie Windsor, airs on Mar. 4, 1962. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Posted on March 4, 2025 by admin

EPITAPH FOR A GAMBLER Original Airdate: March 4, 1962 Synopsis. In Sunrise, Nevada, Bart wins $12,600 playing roulette at Diamond Dan Malone’s gambling parlor. What Maverick doesn’t realize: Malone is unable to pay off the win because he is being … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Radio Stations, Television Star | Tagged Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Black Pawn Press, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Coles Trapnell, Ed Robertson Maverick, Epitaph for a Gambler, Gigi Garner, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, JGARF, Marie Windsor, Marion Hargrove, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Queen of the Bs, Quick and the Dead, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Robert Colbert, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, William T. Orr | Leave a comment

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 523: Tribute to Dawn Wells is available for listening on demand

Posted on January 18, 2021 by admin

Dawn Wells: Remembered Fondly, and With Love Original Airdates: Jan. 15-17, 2021 TVC 523.1: TV Confidential dedicates its entire program this week to the life and career of Dawn Wells, the iconic actress, author, and producer who passed away on … Continue reading →

Posted in Celebrities, Classic Shows, Film Stars, Podcasts, Television Star | Tagged 77 Sunset Strip, A Guide to Life, Adam West Return to the Bat Cave, Airplane, Alan Hale, Alison Arngrim, Allen Funt, Angie, Anita Pointer, Arthur Silver, Ballad of Bret Maverick, Bart Maverick, Beau Maverick, Bewitched, Bill Funt, Bill Tilghman and The Outlaws, Billy Van Zandt, Black Pawn Press, Bob Denver, Brent Maverick, Bret Maverick, Budd Boetticher, Candid Camera creator, Carol of the Bells, Carolyn Hennesy, castaway correspondent, Channel 9 Sydney Australia, Chapter Two, Coles Trapnell, Daniel Boone, Darby Hinton, daughter of Sherwood Schwartz, Dawn Wells, Dawn Wells Bob Denver, Dawn Wells book, Dawn Wells film actors boot camp, Dawn Wells Gilligan's Island, Dawn Wells Ginger or Mary Ann, Dawn Wells gingham dress, Dawn Wells Hollywood Museum, Dawn Wells Kathy Garver, Dawn Wells Life Interrupted, Dawn Wells Love Letters, Dawn Wells Mary Ann, Dawn Wells Maverick, Dawn Wells Michael Dante, Dawn Wells Nevada, Dawn Wells shorts, Dawn Wells Steve Stinson, Dawn Wells Still on that Freakin Island, Dawn Wells theatre career, Dawn Wells Warner Bros., Dawn Wells What Would Mary Ann Do?, Dawn Wells Winterhawk, Deadwood, Dobie Gillis, Donelle Dadigan, Donelle Dadigan Hollywood Museum, Dwayne Hickman, Ed Robertson Maverick, Ella: A Biography of the Legendary Ella Fitzgerald, Erin Murphy, Family Affair, Fatal Attraction, film actors boot camp Idaho, France Nuyen, General Hospital, Geoffrey Mark, Geri Jewell, Gigi Garner, Gilligan, Gilligan's Island, Gilligan's Island Dawn Wells, Gilligan's Island exhibit, Gilligan's Island Hollywood Museum, Gilligan’s Island Sherwood Schwartz, Ginger of Mary Ann, Ginger or Mary Ann, Good Girls Do Finish First, Growing Pains, here on Gilligan’s Island, Hollywood Museum, Hollywood Museum Lobby Series, Hollywood Museum lobby tribute, Hope Juber-Schwartz, Ida Lupino, Jack Kelly, Jack Kelly Maverick, James Garner, James Garner Animal Rescue Fund, James Garner Clint Eastwood, James Garner Maverick, Jeremy Miller, JGARF, Jim Backus, Johnny Olson: A Voice in Time, Judy Tenuta, Kathy Garver, Kathy Garver Aunt Cissy, Kathy Garver Cissy, Kathy Garver Family Affair, Lee Purcell, Legend of Boggy Creek, Life Interrupted, Life Interrupted web series, Lloyd Schwartz, Lloyd Schwartz Sherwood Sherwood, Lupino Gilligan's Island, Marion Hargrove, Mary Anderson, Mary Ann and Cissy, Mary Ann Gilligan's Island, Mary Ann Summers, Mason Reeves Life Interrupted, Maverick, Maverick book, Maverick is the legend of the west, Maverick Legend of the West, Maverick Solitaire, Maverick tall dark stranger, Maverick theme song, Maverick TV series, Maverick Warner Bros. Television, Maynard G. Krebs, Natalie Schaefer, Neil Simon Chapter Two, Nellie Oleson, Noel Coward, Owl and the Pussycat, Quick and the Dead, Randy West, Return to the Bat Cave, Richard Bare, Richard Bare Maverick, Rico E. Anderson, Ro Brooks, Robert Colbert, Robert Hays, Rockford Files, Roger Moore, Roger Moore Maverick, Roslyn Kind, Roy Huggins, Roy Huggins Maverick, Russell Johnson, Ruta Lee, Ruta Lee Sherwood Schwartz, Sherwood Schwartz, Silent But Deadly, Steel Magnolias, Steven Wishnoff Life Interrupted, Super Sucker, Surviving Gilligan's Island, Susan Olsen, Teresa Ganzel, The Brady Bunch, The Deadly Image, The Facts of Life, The Haves and the Have Nots, The Hollywood Museum, The Hughleys, The Joy Luck Club, The Lucy Book, The Millionaire (and His Wife), The Movie Star, The New Interns, The Odd Couple, The Orville, The Pointer Sisters, The Professor and Mary Ann, The Skipper, The Town That Dreaded Sundown, The Toy, Tina Louise, True Blood, TV's favorite good girl, Vagina Monologues, Valley Girl, What Would Mary Ann Do, William T. Orr, Yes Dear | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Quick and the Dead

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Jane Darwell and Hans Conried guest star in “Black Fire,” airing on Mar. 16, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Connie Stevens and Adam West guest star in “Two Tickets to Ten Strike,” airing Mar. 15, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Greenbacks, Unlimited” airs on Mar. 13, 1960. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “The Maverick Report” airs on Mar. 11, 1962. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This date in MAVERICK TV History: Ruta Lee guest stars in “Plunder of Paradise,” airing Mar. 9, 1958. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Passage to Fort Doom” airs on Mar. 8, 1959. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This Date in MAVERICK TV History: Ruta Lee and Werner Klemperer star in “The Comstock Conspiracy,” airing Dec. 29, 1957. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

This date in MAVERICK TV History: “Epitaph for a Gambler,” with guest star Marie Windsor, airs on Mar. 4, 1962. MAVERICK: LEGEND OF THE WEST: Revised Third Edition is now available both as an eBook and in softcover paperback through Black Pawn Press

Podcast of TV CONFIDENTIAL Show No. 523: Tribute to Dawn Wells is available for listening on demand

Hosted by Ed Robertson

Please Support Our Sponsors

Join Us

Subscribe

TVC merchandise

Recent Posts

Archives

Categories

Meta

Privacy Policy

Enjoy this blog? Please spread the word :)