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############### The Big
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[--] The Big Valley: REDEMPTION ROAD (2hrs)
compilation of 2 episodes:
#1.21 "Barbary Red" gs: Jill St. John, George Kennedy
#4.13 "Top of the Stairs" gs: Ron Harper
[--] The Big Valley: FLIGHT OF THE LOST SOULS (2hrs)
compilation of 2 episodes:
#2.15 "Day of the Comet" gs: Bradfrod Dillman
#2.30 "Cage of Eagles" gs: Pernell Roberts
[--] The Big Valley: IMAGE OF YESTERDAY (2hrs)
compilation of 2 episodes:
#2.11 "The Iron Box"
#2.17 "Image of Yesterday" gs: Dan O'Herlihy
[--] The Big Valley: DOUBLE DECEPTION (2hrs)
compilation of 2 episodes:
#4.10 "A Stranger Everywhere" gs: Julie Harris
#?.?? unknown
[--] The Big Valley: TRIAL BY FIRE (2hrs)
compilation of 2 episodes:
#4.23 "Town of No Exit" gs: Leslie Nielsen, John Carradine
#2.10 "The Great Safe Robbery" gs: Warren Oates, Christopher Cary
[--] The Big Valley: A FLOCK OF TROUBLE (2hrs)
compilation of 2 episodes:
#3.03 "A Flock of Trouble" gs: Milton Berle, Robert Fuller
#2.07 "Target" gs: James Whitmore, Julie Adams
[--] The Big Valley: EXPLOSION!
compilation of 2 episodes:
#3.10 #3.11 "Explosion!" pts 1 & 2
[--] The Big Valley: DARK ANGELS (2hrs)
compilation of 2 episodes:
#3.12 "Four Days to Furnace Hill" gs: Fritz Weaver, Bruce Dern
#4.14 "Joshua Watson" gs: Lou Rawls
[--] The Big Valley: ROAD TO NOWHERE (2hrs)
compilation of 2 episodes:
#2.19 "Down Shadow Street" gs: Robert Middleton
#4.07 "Hell hath No Fury" gs: Carol Lyndley
[--] The Big Valley: LEGEND OF A GENERAL
compilation of 2 episodes:
#2.2 #2.3 "Legend of A General" gs: Nehemiah Persoff
############### The Big Valley ###############
############## season 1 1965-66 ##############
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ABC Wednesdays 9:00 pm Eastern
30 episodes
1.01 [--] The Big Valley: "PALMS OF GLORY"
Four Star prod. no. 5929
15-Sep-1965 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY WILLIAM A. GRAHAM
WRITTEN BY CHRISTOPHER KNOPF.
Guest Cast:
Malachi Throne ................ Charles Crown
Vincent Gardenia .............. John Sample
Len Wayland ................... Sheriff Lyman
Dennis Cross .................. Hoak
Dallas McKennon ............... Abner Wirth
Arthur Peterson ............... Swenson
Melvin Allen .................. Morgan
Miguel De Anda ................ Ciego
SYNOPSIS:
THE BARKLEY'S COME TO THE AID OF LOACAL FARMERS AND RANCHERS WHO ARE BEING
FORCED OFF THEIR LAND BY A GANG OF THUGS HIRED BY THE RAILROAD. [SC]
1.02 [--] The Big Valley: FORTY RIFLES
Four Star prod. no. 6319
22Sep65 ABC Wed
Directed By Bernard McEveety [SC]
Written By Christopher Knopf [SC]
Guest Cast:
Andrew Duggan ................. Wallant
John Milford .................. Barrett
Calvin Brown .................. Lillard (or Dillard?)
Douglas Kennedy ............... McColl
Walker Edmiston ............... Spock
Allen Jaffe ................... Cota
Lincoln Tate - Schad
Michael Fox - DeKoven
Chuck Bail - Brown
Synopsis:
Nick's former Civil War commander and idol stirs up trouble among
ranch hands dissatisfied with working for Heath, who is having
difficult being accepted as a true Barkley.
1.03 [--] The Big Valley: BOOTS WITH MY FATHER'S NAME
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6315
29Sep65 ABC Wed
Directed By Joseph H. Lewis [SC]
Teleplay By Mel Goldberg/Story By Les Pine and Tina Rome [SC]
Guest Cast:
Jeanne Cooper ................. Martha Simmons
John Anderson ................. Matt Simmons
Richard Devon ................. Phelps
Beah Richards ................. Hannah Jones
John Harmon ................... Storekeeper
Synopsis :
Victoria starts brooding about how Tom could have truly loved her if he was
once unfaithful to her and fathered a bastard child. She journeys to Heath's
hometown to try to find the truth about Tom's relationship with Heath's mother
many years ago.
1.04 [--] The Big Valley: YOUNG MARAUDERS
Four Star prod. no. 6301
6Oct65 ABC Wed
Directed By Paul Wendkos [SC]
Written By Peter Packer [SC]
Guest Cast:
Sean Garrison ................. Lloyd Garner
Buck Taylor ................... Turk
Virginia Christine ............ Margaret Coleman
Kevin Hagen ................... Coleman
James Patterson ............... Jamie Drumm
Julie Payne ................... Francie
Ken Lynch ..................... Jacobsen
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
Robert Porter ................. Tobe
James Gavin ................... Graff
J.P. Burns .................... Minister
Synopsis 1:
The local ranchers are being victimised by a protection racket.
Synopsis 2:
Audra is saved from serious injury by a young man who says he is a mustang
hunter. She falls in love with him; her brothers find him a suspicious
character.
1.05 [--] The Big Valley: "THE ODYSSEY OF JUBAL TANNER"
Four Star prod. no. 6311
13-Oct-1965 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY ARNOLD LAVEN
WRITTEN BY PAUL SAVAGE.
Guest Cast:
Arthur O'Connell .............. Jubal Tanner
Jason Evers ................... Colter
Harlan Warde .................. Finletter
Sheldon Golomb ................ Chad Tanner
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
Ken Mayer ..................... Crowell
K.L. Smith .................... Dutton
Tom Browne Henry .............. Chairman
Larry Doyle
SYNOPSIS:
THE BARKLEY SONS NICK, JARROD, AND HEATH PLAN TO FLOOD A SECTION OF LAND
THAT WAS SOLD TO AN OLD FRIEND OF VICTORIA BARKLEY. [SC]
1.06 [--] The Big Valley: HERITAGE
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6305
20Oct65 ABC Wed
Directed By Paul Wendkos
Written By Carey Wilber
Guest Cast:
Anne Helm ..................... Bridey Hanrahan
Sherwood Price ................ Dion O'Doule
Ford Rainey ................... Murdoch
John McLiam ................... Paddy the Ghoul
Harry Swoger .................. Newton, bartender
Brendan Dillon ................ Tim Hanrahan
Richard Hale - Hummel
Richard O'Brien - Bryce
Bing Russell- Jack Tolliver
Zolya Talma - crone
J. P. Burns - mourner
Synopsis 1:
Heath is sent to one of the Barkley mines to investigate an outbreak of
violence by the miners. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Heath investigates violence during at a strike at a Barkley mine. He finds
that the miners hate the Barkleys for promises unkept. The family sets out
to right things before the Molly Maguires strike again.
1.07 [--] The Big Valley: WINNER LOSE ALL
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6317
27Oct65 ABC Wed
Directed By Richard C. Sarafian
Written By Harry Kronman
Guest Cast:
Katharine Ross ................ Maria Montera
Henry Wilcoxon ................ DonDon Alfredo Montera
Karl Swenson .................. Bert Hadley
Naomi Stevens ................. Anjelina
Robert Cabal .................. Luis
Gregg Palmer .................. Mel Coombs
Max Kleven - Dave Williams
Mike de Anda - Ciego
Joe Higgins - referee
Herb Pacheco - aide
Synopsis 1:
A spanish land owner disapproves of his daughter's attraction towards
Heath. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A Hispanic family is in a land dispute with the Barkleys. Maria, the young
daughter of the family, falls in love with Heath. Her father disapproves
because of Heath's illegitimate birth, and will use the land crisis as
leverage to force Heath and Maria apart.
1.08 [--] The Big Valley: MY SON, MY SON
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6321
03Nov65 ABC Wed
Directed By Paul Henreid
Written By Paul Schneider
Guest Cast:
directed by Paul Henried
Robert Walker, Jr. ............ Evan Miles
R.G. Armstrong ................ Wally Miles
Katherine Bard ................ Jenny Miles
Don Nicholas .................. Young Man
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
Gene Pinkerton ................ Ranch Hand
Synopsis:
Audra get's involved with an old childhood friend who is emotionally
disturbed. [SC]
1.09 [--] The Big Valley: EARTHQUAKE!
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6323
10Nov65 ABC Wed
Directed By Paul Henreid
Written By Oliver Crawford
Guest Cast:
Charles Bronson ............... Tate
Alizia Gur .................... Naomi
Wesley Lau .................... Ralph Snyder
Audrey Dalton ................. Ann Snyder
Robert B. Williams ............ Joel
William Fawcett ............... Jeb
John Craven ................... Doctor
Robert Karnes ................. Padre
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
Synopsis:
Victoria and a pregnant indian woman are trapped in a mission church
during an unexpected earthquake.
1.10 [--] The Big Valley: THE MURDERED PARTY
17Nov65
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
prod. no. 6325
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Warren Oates .................. Korby Kyles
Larry D. Mann ................. Jake Kyles
Paul Fix ...................... Greene
Fred Holliday ................. Emmet
Paul Potash ................... Alan
Walter Woolf King ............. Judge
Jim Boles
Bill Quinn
Karl Held
Clegg Hoyt
Sally Harris
1.11 [--] The Big Valley: The Way to Kill a Killer (1965.11.24)
prod. no. 6307
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Martin Landau ................. Mariano Montoya
Rodolfo Acosta ................ Rico
Pepe Hern ..................... Vaquero
Arthur Space .................. Prof Hawthorne
Carlos Rivero ................. Chanter
Read Morgan
1.12 [--] The Big Valley: Night of the Wolf (1965.12.01)
prod. no. 6335
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Ronny Howard .................. Tommy
Nancy Olson ................... Julia
Yuki Shimoda .................. Po
Ted Gehring ................... Larsh
Bruce Gibson .................. Pete
Chubby Johnson ................ Dr. Borland
Russell Trent
Richard Wendley
1.13 [--] The Big Valley: "THE GUILT OF MATT BENTELL"
Four Star Four Star prod. no. 6327
08Dec65 ABC Wed 9:00pm
DIRECTED BY LEWIS ALLEN
WRITTEN BY PAUL SAVAGE.
Guest Cast:
John Anderson ................. Matt Bentell
Martine Bartlett .............. Cinda Bentell
Anthony Zerbe ................. Gil Condon
Morgan Woodward ............... Aaron Condon
Chuck Bail .................... Donlon
Gene Dynarski ................. Pollick
John Goff ..................... Morley
Paul Sorensen ................. Straw Boss
Synopsis 1:
Introduced to the Barkley's timber-camp foreman, Heath goes into a
violent rage and attacks the man - accusing him of being the inhuman
commandant of a Confederate prison camp. [ta]
SYNOPSIS 2:
A BARKLEY LOGGING OPERATIONS FORMAN WAS A FORMER WARDEN AT A VIOLENT
PRISON. HEATH IDENIFIES HIM AND ALMOST KILLS DURING A MOMENT OF ANGRY
RAGE. [SC]
1.14 [--] The Big Valley: "THE BRAWLERS"
Four Star prod. no. 6303
15-Dec-1965 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY JOSEPH PEVNEY
WRITTEN BY WILLIAM NORTON.
Guest Cast:
Claude Akins .................. Callahan
Noreen Corcoran ............... Sharon
Eleanor Audley ................ Mother Callahan
J. Pat O'Malley ............... Grandpa
Olan Soule .................... Telegraph Clerk
Ken Lynch ..................... Storekeeper
Joe Higgins ................... Passenger
John Harmon ................... Conductor
SYNOPSIS:
NICK THINKS THAT A GROUP OF IRISH IMMAGRANTS PLANNING TO SETTLE ON BARKLEY
LAND ARE NOTHING MORE THAN SQUATTERS. [SC]
1.15 [--] The Big Valley: JUDGMENT IN HEAVEN
22-Dec-1965
prod. no 6341
Directed By Murray Golden
Written By Mel Goldberg
Guest Cast:
Lynn Loring ................... Maybelle
R.J. Porter ................... Hayes
Nicolas Surovy ................ Billy Joe Gaines
Ned Wever ..................... Judge Parker
Patrick Culliton .............. Corey
Frank Scannell ................ Dr. Marar
Kay Stewart ................... Helen Travis
Ray Reynolds
Synopsis:
One of Jerrod's clients is pursued by her outlaw boyfriend that escaped
from jail. [SC]
1.16 [--] The Big Valley: THE INVADERS
Four Star prod. no. 6309
29Dec59 ABC Wed
Directed By Arnold Laven [SC]
Written By Jay Simms [SC]
Guest Cast:
John Dehner ................... Daddy Cade
Yvonne Craig .................. Allie Kay
Tom Fadden .................... Clerk
Michael Green ................. Pinto Cade
Noah Keen ..................... Doc
Pat Hawley .................... Johnson
June Ellis .................... Bessie
Claude Hall ................... Cooper
Synopsis:
A band of rawhiders shoot and wound Heath,and take over the
Barklay ranch with a plan to steal whatever valuables that
they can get their hands on. [SC]
1.17 [--] The Big Valley: By Fires Unseen (1966.01.05)
prod. no. 6339
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Diane Baker ................... Hester Converse
Frank Scannell ................ Doctor
King Johnson .................. Lumberjack
1.18 [--] The Big Valley: "A TIME TO KILL"
Four Star prod. no. 6343
19-Jan-1966 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY BERNARD MCEVEETY
WRITTEN BY PETER PACKER.
Guest Cast:
William Shatner ............... Brett Schuyler
Frank Marth ................... Monroe
James Griffith ................ Clyde
Jason Wingreen ................ Ketchie
Robert Cornthwaite ............ Luther Kirby
Bill Quinn .................... Hyatt
Rhoda Williams ................ Esther
SYNOPSIS:
JARROD ENCOUNTERS A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT INCLUDE MEETING AN OLD SCHOOL
FRIEND AND A GROUP OF SECRET SERVICE AGENTS ON THE TRAIL OF COUNTERFEIT
MONEY. [SC]
1.19 [--] The Big Valley: TEACHER OF OUTLAWS
Four Star prod. no. 6337
02Feb66 ABC Wed
Directed By Michael Ritchie [SC]
Teleplay By Gilbert Ralston /Story By Lou Morheim [SC]
Guest Cast:
Harold J. Stone ............... Sam Beldon
Steve Ihnat ................... Will Hanley
Timothy Carey ................. Preacher
Ken Lynch ..................... Sheriff
Pepe Callahan ................. Julio Gallego
Richard Poston ................ Deputy
Dennis Cross .................. Bates
Ken Drake ..................... Dr. Briggs
Synopsis:
Victoria is kidnapped by an outlaw who believes she is a teacher and wants her
to teach him to read. [SC]
1.20 [--] The Big Valley: UNDER A DARK STAR
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6313
09Feb66 ABC Wed
Directed By Michael Ritchie
Written By Ken Trevey
Guest Cast:
Bruce Dern .................... Follet
Albert Salmi .................. Keno Nash
K.T. Stevens .................. Meg
Chuck Francisco ............... Yankee
Chuck Bail .................... Catlin
Bert Whaley ................... Warden
Richard O'Brien
Robert B. Williams
Synopsis:
A guilt-ridden Jarrod offers to help a man he helped convict of
a crime he did not commit. [SC]
1.21 [--] The Big Valley: BARBARY RED
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6329
16Feb66 ABC Wed
Directed By Michael Ritchie
Written By Judith Barrows
Guest Cast:
Jill St.John .................. Barbara Red
George Kennedy ................ Thatcher
Donna Michelle ................ Dolly
John Hoyt ..................... Captain Waterman
Paul Sorensen ................. Hap
Bing Russell .................. Clint
John Orchard .................. Banks
Ric Roman ..................... Thug
Michael Harris ................ Deputy Sheriff
Synopsis:
During a visit to San Francisco to celebrate his birthday, Nick and
two Barkley ranch hands are shanghaied by members of the notorious
Barbary Red saloon. [SC]
1.22 [--] The Big Valley: The Death Merchant (1966.02.23)
prod. no. 6331
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
James Whitmore ................ Handy Random
Royal Dano .................... Ezra Craddock
Jim McMullan .................. Frank Craddock
Steve Whitaker ................ Joe Craddock
Pepe Hern ..................... Pedro
Michael Harris ................ Sheriff
1.23 [--] The Big Valley: The Fallen Hawk (1966.03.02)
prod. no. 6347
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Marlyn Mason .................. Nora
Peter Haskell ................. Ward
Paul Comi ..................... Pursey
Dennis Cross .................. Keel
Alexander Lockwood ............ Dr Merar
Harry Swoger .................. Harry the Bartender
Jim Boles ..................... Storekeeper
1.24 [--] The Big Valley: HAZARD
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 6349
09Mar66 ABC Wed
Directed By Arnold Laven
Written By Harry Kronman
Guest Cast:
Robert Yuro ................... Gil Anders
Lew Gallo ..................... Matt
Bert Freed .................... Judge Ben Coulter
Audrey Dalton ................. Amy
Frank Marth ................... Marshal Lanson
Rex Holman .................... Will Hover
Mort Mills .................... Sheriff
John Rayborn .................. Cass Weydon
Alexander Lockwood ............ Doc
Larry J. Blake ................ Clerk
Miguel de Anda ................ Ciego
Dick Cangey ................... Townsman
Synopsis:
A friend of Heath's is stalked by bounty hunters. The Barkley's
hide him at their ranch, but Jarrod searches for the truth about
the crime of which the man has been accused. [SC]
1.25 [--] The Big Valley: Into the Window's Web (1966.03.23)
prod. no (no copyright details)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Kathleen Nolan ................ Liberty Keane
David Sheiner ................. Phil Archer
Ken Lynch ..................... Sheriff
Joe Higgins ................... Fats Mortensen
King Donovan .................. Ambrose
Michael Harris ................ Deputy
Lewis Charles ................. Cully Tedrow
Harlan Warde
1.26 [--] The Big Valley: By Force and Violence (1966.03.30)
prod. no. 6351
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Bruce Dern .................... Harry Dixon
L.Q. Jones .................... Cort
Harry Dean Stanton ............ Swain
1.27 [--] The Big Valley: "THE RIVER MONARCH"
Four Star prod. no. 6353
06-Apr-1966 ABC Wed
DIRECTED BY SUTTON ROLEY
TELEPLAY BY CAREY WILBUR AND MEL GOLDBERG
STORY BY CAREY WILBUR.
Guest Cast:
Chips Rafferty ................ Jock
Katherine Justice ............. Melanie
John Rayner ................... Peter Doolin
Curt Conway ................... Cyrus
J.P. Burns .................... Anson Gregory
Sam Jarvis .................... Sam Jorter
Charles Land .................. Crum
Mark Levy
SYNOPSIS:
THE BARKLEY'S MUST COPE WITH A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT REVOLVE AROUND THE
SINKING OF A RIVERBOAT ONCE OWNED BY THEM, A SHIPMENT OF GOVERNMENT GOLD
THAT CAN'T BE FOUND, AND A SMEAR CAMPAIGN AGAINTS TOM BARKLEY BY A LOCAL
NEWSPAPER. [SC]
1.28 [--] The Big Valley: The Midas Man (1966.04.13)
prod. no. 6355
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Tom Tryon ..................... Scott Breckenridge
Richard O'Brien ............... Jace
Walker Edmiston ............... Titus
Hal Lynch ..................... Ed Mead
1.29 [--] The Big Valley: Tunnel of Gold (1966.04.20)
prod. no. 6357
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Warren Stevens ................ Bert Jason
Jeanne Cooper ................. Elaine Jason
Malachi Throne ................ Frank Colder
Paul Trinka ................... Dave
Don Diamond ................... Border
Charles Wagenheim ............. Clerk
Scott Peters .................. Lou Stone
Joe Higgins ................... Salesman
1.30 [--] The Big Valley: LAST TRAIN TO THE FAIR
Four Star-Margate prod. no 6345
27Apr66 ABC Wed
Directed By Virgil W. Vogel
Written By Paul Savage
Guest Cast:
Richard Anderson .............. Travers
Karl Swenson .................. Aaron Moyers
Tim McIntire .................. Andy Moyers
James McCallion ............... Charlie Wellman
Ken Mayer ..................... Deakes
Hal Lynch ..................... Ab Stullman
Nora Marlowe .................. Cora Wellman
Charles Horvath ............... Ford
Chuck Bail .................... Mel
Betty Harford ................. Grace Stullman
Synopsis:
While aboard a train in-route to a fair in Sacramento,Audra is
stricken with a severe case of appendicitis. [SC]
############### The Big Valley ###############
############## season 2 1966-67 ##############
##############################################
ABC Mondays 10:00 pm Eastern
30 episodes
2.01 [31] The Big Valley: THE LOST TREASURE
prod. no. 7010
12Sep66
Directed by Arthur H. Nadel
Guest Cast:
Bruce Dern .................... Clovis
Buddy Hackett ................. Sawyer
John Milford .................. Atteridge
Beah Richards ................. Hannah
Dub Taylor .................... Bartender
2.02 [32] The Big Valley: LEGEND OF A GENERAL (Part 1/2)
prod. no. 7014
19Sep66
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Nehemiah Persoff .............. General Vicente Ruiz
Rudy Solari ................... Chavez
Angela Dorian ................. Teresa
Victoria Verti ................ Teresa
Michael Davis ................. Pepe
Carlos Romero ................. Leon
David Renard .................. Miguel
Robert Karnes ................. Father Estaban
Paul Comi ..................... Sergeant
Donald F. Randolf ............. Luis Cortines
Than Wyenn .................... Mateo
Don Dillaway .................. Harlow Perkins
Chris Alcaide ................. Marshal Ralston
John Hoyt ..................... Don Alfredo
Morgan Farley ................. Morelos
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez ....... El Payaso
Pete Sotos .................... Guard
Troy Melton ................... Morgan
Tina Menard ................... Mexican Woman
Monte Mansfield ............... Soldier
Rico Alaniz
Pepe Hern
2.03 [33] The Big Valley: LEGEND OF A GENERAL (Part 2/2)
prod. no. 7016
26Sep66
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Nehemiah Persoff .............. General Vicente Ruiz
Rudy Solari ................... Chavez
Angela Dorian ................. Teresa
Victoria Verti ................ Teresa
Michael Davis ................. Pepe
Carlos Romero ................. Leon
David Renard .................. Miguel
Robert Karnes ................. Father Estaban
Paul Comi ..................... Sergeant
Donald F. Randolf ............. Luis Cortines
Than Wyenn .................... Mateo
Don Dillaway .................. Harlow Perkins
Chris Alcaide ................. Marshal Ralston
John Hoyt ..................... Don Alfredo
Morgan Farley ................. Morelos
Pedro Gonzalez-Gonzalez ....... El Payaso
Pete Sotos .................... Guard
Troy Melton ................... Morgan
Tina Menard ................... Mexican Woman
Monte Mansfield ............... Soldier
Rico Alaniz
Pepe Hern
2.04 [34] The Big Valley: CAESAR'S WIFE
prod. no. 7006
03Oct66
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Dianne Foster ................. Therese
Tim O'Kelly ................... Will Marvin
Bert Freed .................... Henry marvin
Bern Hoffman .................. Bert Seeger
Pat Wilkins
Michael Harris
2.05 [35] The Big Valley: PURSUIT
prod. no. 7024
10Oct66
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
James Gregory ................. Simon Carter
Malachi Throne ................ Father Andre
Blaisdell MaKee ............... Nameh
2.06 [36] The Big Valley: THE MARTYR
prod. no. 7032
17Oct66
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Joseph Campanella ............. Francisco
Nico Minardos ................. Paulino
Clyde Ventura ................. Julio
Philip Bourneuf ............... Judge Adam Cross
Lorri Scott ................... Rosa
Graydon Gould ................. Russ Miller
Jackson Weaver ................ Doctor
William Mims
Charlie Briggs
2.07 [37] The Big Valley: TARGET
prod. no. 7008
31Oct66
Directed by Arthur H. Nadel
Guest Cast:
Julie Adams ................... Edna Wesley
James Whitmore ................ Josh Hawks
Sherwood Price ................ Frank Wesley
Strother Martin ............... Daniel HAwks
Rudy Bukich ................... Bartender
Paul Sorensen
Harlan Warde
Bill Quinn
Larry Domsin
Mel F. Allen
Walter Woolf King
2.08 [38] The Big Valley: THE VELVET TRAP
prod. no. 7020
07Nov66
Directed by Arthur H. Nadel
Guest Cast:
Laura Devon ................... Sabrina
Fred Beir ..................... Jack Floyd
Kelly Thordsen ................ Pierce
Hank Brandt
Chuck Bail
Richard Collier
Richard Harris
David Richards
J.P. Burns
2.09 [39] The Big Valley: THE MAN FROM NOWHERE
prod. no. 7034
14Nov66
Directed by Joseph H. Lewis
Guest Cast:
Sheree North .................. Libby Mathews
Anne Seymour .................. Hannah Mathews
Gragory Walcott ............... Hoyt Vatcher
Duane Chase ................... Danny Mathews
Arthur Space .................. Doctor
Richard O'Brien ............... Jed Cameron
Howard Wendell ................ Simon Blair
Robert Karnes ................. Priest
Bing Russell .................. Rancher
Jim Driskill .................. Bartender
2.10 [40] The Big Valley: THE GREAT SAFE ROBBERY
prod. no. 7004
21Nov66
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Warren Oates .................. Duke
Christopher Cary .............. Shorty
Kelton Garwood ................ Elwood Barnes
Lee Krieger ................... Station Agent
Bill Quinn .................... Lou Johnson
Joe Higgins ................... Railroad Detective
John Harmon ................... Conductor
Mark Tapscott ................. Sheriff
Earl Green .................... Telegraph Operator
2.11 [41] The Big Valley: THE IRON BOX
prod. no. 7022
28Nov66
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest Cast:
David Sheiner ................. Captain Jonathon Rizely
Paul Picerni .................. Peterson
Yaphet Kotto .................. Lobo Brown
Frank Marth ................... Sheriff Barnes
Walter Burke .................. Young Billy
2.12 [42] The Big Valley: LAST STAGE TO SALT FLATS
Four Star prod. no. 7030
05-Dec-1966 ABC Mon
Directed by Bernard McEveety
WRITTEN BY ARTHUR BROWNE, JR.
Guest Cast:
Lamont Johnson ................ Anson Cross
Norma Crane ................... Emilie
Kevin Hagen ................... Charlie
Steven Mines
Rex Holman
Dennis Cross
Fletcher Fist
Chuck Bail
SYNOPSIS:
VICTORIA, JARROD,AND HEATH BARKLEY FALL VICTIM TO A GANG OF STAGECOACH
ROBBERS AND ARE LEFT TO SURVIVE IN THE DESERT. [SC]
2.13 [43] The Big Valley: A DAY OF TERROR
12Dec66
prod. no. 7026
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Colleen Dewhurst .............. Annie
Ross Hagen .................... Troy
Ken Swofford .................. Wes
Michael Burns ................. Lon
Amanda Harley
Tom Monroe
Gene O'Donnell
2.14 [44] The Big Valley: HIDE THE CHILDREN
prod. no. 7038
19Dec66
Directed by Arthur H. Nadel
Guest Cast:
Stephen McNally ............... Corso
Louise Sorel .................. Pilon
Royal Dano .................... Veterinarian
Celia Lovsky .................. Salishka
Chris Alcaide ................. 1st Horse Thief
Walter Coy .................... Sheriff
Rita Lynn ..................... Angehna
Eve Plumb ..................... Sara Jane
Jim Sheppard .................. 2nd Horse Thief
John Gabriel .................. Ion
Jim Driskill .................. Deputy
Mel Allen ..................... Lounger
Warren Munson ................. Man
2.15 [45] The Big Valley: DAY OF THE COMET
prod. no. 7002
26Dec66
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Bradford Dillman .............. Eric Mercer
Douglas Kennedy ............... Alexander Morrison
Chuck Bail .................... Wilgus
Ken Drake ..................... Dr. Merar
Roberto Contreras ............. Rafael Ruiz
2.16 [46] The Big Valley: WAGONLOAD OF DREAMS
02Jan67
prod. no. 7036
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Tige Andrews .................. Bodos
Dennis Safren ................. Alexandros
Karl Swenson .................. Steve Minter
William Mims .................. Senator Bridger
James Gavin ................... Sheriff
Paul Sorensen
J.P. Burns
Harlan Warde
2.17 [47] The Big Valley: IMAGE OF YESTERDAY
09Jan67
prod. no. 7042
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Dan O'Herlihy ................. David Wyncop
Vincent Gardenia .............. Briggs
Don Chastain .................. Horn
Sam Melville .................. Jack
Phil Arnold
Kenya Coburn
Bill Fawcett
Dick Farnsworth
Troy Melton
Than Wyenn
Rayford Barnes
K.T. Stevens
Rosanna Huffman
2.18 [48] The Big Valley: BOY INTO MAN
16Jan67
prod. no. 7012
Directed by Paul Henreid.
Guest Cast:
Richard Dreyfuss .............. Lud Akely
Diane Ladd .................... Muriel Akely
J. Pat O'Malley ............... Wiley
James Gavin ................... Sheriff
Renny McEvoy .................. Railroad Clerk
Larry J. Blake ................ Man
John Harmon
Darby Hinton
Margot Jane
Bryan O'Byrne
Charlotte Knight
2.19 [49] The Big Valley: DOWN SHADOW STREET
23Jan67
prod. no. 7044
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Robert Middleton .............. Judge Tyrone
Dan Ferrone ................... Buddy Tyrone
James Gavin ................... Sheriff
Karo Tong ..................... Wing Lee
Robert Adler .................. Stage Driver
Vic Perrin .................... Albert Pruitt
Jo Ann Pflug .................. Rothie Murphy
Dee J. Thompson ............... Miss Alice
Amzie Strickland .............. Beanie
Sam Reese ..................... Ollie Patten
2.20 [50] The Big Valley: THE STALLION
30Jan67
no. 7040
Directed by Paul Henreid
Guest Cast:
Paul Fix ...................... Brahma
Brooke Bundy ................. Andrea
Harry Swoger .................. Harry the Bartender
Virginia Gregg
Jon Lormer
Harlan Warde
2.21 [51] The Big Valley: THE HAUNTED GUN
06Feb67
prod. no. 7046
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest Cast:
Andrew Duggan ................. Senator Jud Robson
Robert Ellenstein ............. Salazar
Roger Davis ................... Wait Tompkins
Joyce Jameson ................. Blonde
Vincent Van Lynn .............. Verne Keller
Lee Krieger ................... Hodges
James Gavin ................... Sheriff
Jim Hayward ................... Blind Man
Arthur Hanson ................. Bartender
2.22 [52] The Big Valley: PRICE OF VICTORY
13Feb67
prod. no. 7028
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest Cast:
Larry Pennell ................. Jack Kilbain
Sandra Smith .................. Mary Kilbain
Lee Krieger ................... O'Rafletty
Hal Baylor
Teddy Eccles
Mel F. Allen
Edwin Max
Walker Edmiston
John Indrisano
2.23 [53] The Big Valley: COURT MARTIAL
06Mar67
prod. no. 7048
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Henry Jones ................... General Alderson
Alan Bergmann ................. Mackfin
David Renard .................. Boreau
L.Q. Jones
Paul Comi
Clay Tanner
Mike Anders
2.24 [54] The Big Valley: PLUNDER AT HAWK'S GROVE
13Mar67
prod. no. 7050
Directed by Richard Long
Guest Cast:
Cloris Leachman ............... Fay
Dennis Hopper ................. Leon Greif
Frank McGrath ................. Buster
Lonny Chapman ................. Cody Grell
Rhodes Reason ................ Dave Cannon
James Gavin ................... Sheriff
Patti Chandler ................ Indian Girl
2.25 [55] The Big Valley: BROTHER LOVE
20Mar67
prod. no. 7018
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Written by Jay Simms
Guest Cast:
Robert Goulet ................. Brother Love
Strother Martin ............... Fludd
Gavin MacLeod ................. Mace
Carolyn Conwell
Debi Storm
Phil Chambers
Eve Plumb
A handsome faith healer comes to Stockton and tries to gain
the Barkley's support to give him status in the town.
2.26 [56] The Big Valley: "TURN OF A CARD"
20Mar67
Four Star prod. no. 7052
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
WRITTEN BY GILBERT RALSTON.
Guest Cast:
Joseph Campanella ............. Spider Martinson
Marayat Andriane .............. Tiare
Don Chastain
Joe Higgins
SYNOPSIS:
WHILE TRYING TO DELIVER A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO HIS BROTHERS NICK AND
JARROD, HEATH BARKLEY IS DETAINED BY A PROFESSIONAL GAMBLER. [SC]
2.27 [57] The Big Valley: SHADOW IN LIMBO
27Mar67
prod. no. 7054
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest Cast:
Tom Lowell .................... Chad Sawyer
Arch Johnson .................. Frank Sawyer
L.Q. Jones .................... Earl Vaughn
John Carter
2.28 [58] The Big Valley: THE LADY FROM MESA
03Apr67
prod. no. 7056
Directed by Joseph Mazzuca
Guest Cast:
Lee Grant ..................... Rosemary Williams
E.J. Andre .................... Sam Williams
Frank Marth ................... Waiter Meeder
Regan Wilson
Robert Cornthwaite
James Gavin
Phil Chambers
Nora Marlowe
John Dolan
2.29 [59] The Big Valley: DAYS OF GRACE (copyright title)
17Apr67
prod. no. 7058
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Bert Freed
Ellen McCrae
Karen Black
2.30 [60] The Big Valley: CAGE OF EAGLES
24Apr67
prod. no. 7060
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Pernell Roberts ............... Padraid Madigan
Harold Gould .................. Major Wilson
John Pickard .................. Sheriff
Bing Russell .................. Mac
Paul Sorensen ................. Hammerman
John Harmon ................... Telegrapher
*############### The Big Valley ###############
############## season 3 1967-68 ##############
##############################################
ABC Mondays 10:00 pm Eastern
26 episodes
3.01 [61] The Big Valley: JOAQUIN
11Sep67
prod. no. 7107
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
(no cast details)
3.02 [62] The Big Valley: AMBUSH
18Sep67
prod. no. 7117
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
James Gregory ................. Simon Carter
L.Q. Jones .................... Hutch
Toian Matchinga ............... Seataki
Rex Holman
Ruben Moreno
Robert Karnes
A Berkley ranch hand suspects a Mexican of being a bandit.
3.03 [63] The Big Valley: A FLOCK OF TROUBLE
25Sep67
prod. no. 7111
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Milton Berle .................. Josiah Freeman
Robert Fuller ................. Carl Wheeler
Eileen Baral .................. Gayle
Robert Palmer ................. Chambers
Troy Melton ................... Mackfin
Bing Russell .................. Kelsey
3.04 [64] The Big Valley: THE TIME AFTER MIDNIGHT
02Oct67
prod. no. 7131
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Cast:
Lloyd Bochner ................. Joshua Cunningham
Shep Menken ................... Sanders
Ed Bakey ...................... Corell
Carol Booth
3.05 [65] The Big Valley: NIGHT IN A SMALL TOWN
9Oct67
prod. no. 7121
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Susan Strasberg ............... Sally
James Whitmore ................ Tom Wills
Kevin Hagen ................... Amos Farrell
Doug Lambert
Claudia Bryar
Lee Krieger
John J. Fox
3.06 [66] The Big Valley: LADYKILLER
16Oct67
Four Star prod. no. 7109
Directed by Norman S. Powell.
DIRECTED BY NORMAN S. POWELL
WRITTEN BY JAY SIMMS.
Guest Cast:
Marlyn Mason .................. Belle Bleeck
Royal Dano .................... Jesse Bleeck
Anthony James ................ Bart Bleeck
Roy Jenson
James Boles
Chris Alcaide
Clyde Howdy
Jason Johnson
SYNOPSIS:
NICK BARKLEY STOPS AT A WAYSIDE INN NOT REALIZING THAT THE OWNERS OF THIS
ESABLISHMENT PREY ON CUSTOMERS AND MURDER THEM FOR THEIR VALUABLES. [SC]
3.07 [67] The Big Valley: GUILTY
30Oct67
prod. no. 7115
Directed by Paul Henreid
Guest Cast:
Norman Alden .................. Jeff Bowden
Robert Nichols ................ Sam Becker
Joyce Ebert ................... Mrs. Bowden
Harlan Warde .................. Arthur Kleeber
Frankie Kabott ................ Stevie Becker
Rhonda Williams ............... Mrs. Kleeber
Joe Higgins ................... Baker
Mel Allen ..................... Marty
Sheila Bromley ................ Mrs. Haley
John Harmon ................... Wait Tenner
John Baxter ................... Alex
Stephen Liss .................. Ollie
Renny McEvoy .................. Townsman
3.08 [68] The Big Valley: THE DISAPPEARANCE
06Nov67
prod. no. 7125
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Lew Ayres ..................... Sheriff Roy Kingston
Richard Anderson .............. Mel Trevor
John Milford .................. Hearn
Walter Burke .................. George Gates
Owen Bush ..................... Dr. Riley
Gail Bonney ................... Housekeeper
3.09 [69] The Big Valley: A NOOSE IS WAITING
13Nov67
prod. no. 7113
Directed by Joseph A. Mazzuca
Guest Cast:
Bradford Dillman .............. Dr. James Be/don
Martin Ashe ................... Martin Erskine
Ellen Corby
Lillian Adams
I. Stanford Jolley
A new doctor sets up a practice in Stockton.
3.10 [70] The Big Valley: EXPLOSION! (Part 1/2)
20Nov67
prod. no. 7127
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Judy Carne .................... Bridget Wells
Stuart Erwin .................. Clem Carter
Leticia Roman ................. Michelle
Arlene Golonka ................ Gail Miller
Carl Esmond ................... Marquis de Lacaise
Eddie Firestone ............... Toby
Harry Swoger .................. Harry the Bartender
Paul Sorensen
Edward Colmans
A forest fire rages out of control.
3.11 [71] The Big Valley: EXPLOSION! (Part 2/2)
27Nov67
prod. no. 7129
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Judy Carne .................... Bridget Wells
Stuart Erwin .................. Clem Carter
Leticia Roman ................. Michelle
Arlene Golonka ................ Gail Miller
Carl Esmond ................... Marquis de Lacaise
Eddie Firestone ............... Toby
Harry Swoger .................. Harry the Bartender
Paul Sorensen
Edward Colmans
3.12 [72] The Big Valley: FOUR DAYS TO FURNACE HILL
04Dec67
prod. no. 7119
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Fritz Weaver .................. Burke Jordan
Bruce Dern .................... Gabe Skeets
Don Chastain .................. Stacey
Rafael Campos
Judi Reding
While two brutal guards are transporting a man and a
woman to Furnace Hill jail, one of them causes the woman's
death.
3.13 [73] The Big Valley: NIGHT OF THE EXECUTIONER
11Dec67
prod. no. 7103
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
David Sheiner ................. Gabe Simmons
Dennis Hopper ................. Jimmy Sweetwater
Peter Whitney ................. Sheriff Dan Kincaide
Dabbs Greer ................... Matt Carson
Heath is accused of murdering a prominant Congressman.
3.14 [74] The Big Valley: JOURNEY INTO VIOLENCE
18Dec67
prod. no. 7137
Directed by Arnold Laven
Quentin Dean .................. Pertina
Richard Peabody ............... Cyrus
Charles Tyner ................. Hemit
Timothy Scott ................. Benjamin
Tom Pittman
Amanda Harley
Heath is taken prisoner by some mountain people who hold
him responsible for the death of one of their members.
3.15 [75] The Big Valley: THE BUFFALO MAN
25Dec67
prod. no. 7133
Directed by Joseph A. Mazzuca
Guest Cast:
Albert Salmi .................. Birch
Lonny Chapman ................. Dobbs
Yaphet Kotto .................. Damien
Andreas Teuber ................ Jaimy
3.16 [76] The Big Valley: THE GOOD THIEVES
01Jan68
prod. no. 7101
Directed by Joseph A. Mazzuca
Guest Cast:
Russell Johnson ............... Davey Dunigan
Charles Grodin ................ Mark Dunigan
Flip Mark ..................... Jerry Frye
Sam Gilman .................... Marshal Moore
Vinton Hayworth ............... Doc Landrum
Barbara Wilkins ............... Olga
Jarrod is wounded while trying to prevent a robbery.
Nick and Heath trace the thieves to a distant town, to
find the outlaws are regarded as good citizens.
3.17 [77] The Big Valley: DAYS OF WRATH
8Jan68
prod. no. 7139
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Michael Strong ................ Cass Hyatt
Sandra Smith ................. Beth
Kevin Hagen ................... Sheriff Fain
Peter Hobbs ................... Cliff Hyatt
Jon Lormer .................... Doc Saxton
Carl Prickett ................. Stationmaster
Bobby Johnson ................. Dining Car Waiter
Whilst on a business trip, Jarrod Barkley falls in love
and gets married, but on his return tragedy strikes.
3.18 [78] The Big Valley: MIRANDA
15Jan68
prod. no. 7143
Directed by Paul Henreid
Guest Cast:
Barbara Luna .................. Miranda
Don Randolph .................. Monteja
Sherwood Price ................ Hollis
Victor Millan ................. Lazaro
Don Diamond ................... Diego
Michael Hinn .................. Marshal
Anthony Carbone ............... 1st Mexican
Joe Dominguez ................. Julio
The Barkleys shelter a Mexiacan aristocrat fleeing from
revolution in his country.
3.19 [79] The Big Valley: SHADOW OF A GIANT
29Jan68
prod. no. 7141
Directed by Norman S. Powell
Guest Cast:
James Whitmore ................ Marshal Seth Campbell
Richard Evans ................. Seth Campbell, Jr.
Walter Brooke ................. Steigler
Ed Bakey ...................... Floyd Stryder
Stuart Randall
Rayford Barnes
Troy Melton
Lee Krieger
John McMurtrey
Heath and Nick Barkley join a posse after the notorious
Stryder brothers gang.
3.20 [80] The Big Valley: FALL OF A HERO
05Feb68
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Richard Anderson .............. Nathan Springer
Dennis Patrick ................ Daniel Mannis
L.Q. Jones .................... Gus Vandiver
Dub Taylor .................... Doc Tulley
Walter Burke .................. T.J. Dyce
Jarrod has to defend Heath in court when he is accused
of murdering a troublemaker.
3.21 [81] The Big Valley: THE EMPORER OF RICE
12Feb68
prod. no. 7135
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Julie Adams ................... Janet Masters
Harry Townes .................. Warren Masters
Kam Tong ...................... Key
Keye Luke
A couple kidnap Victoria Barkley for rice.
3.22 [82] The Big Valley: RIMFIRE
19Feb68
prod. no. 7105
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Cast:
Van Williams .................. Sheriff Dave Barrett
Mako .......................... Wong Lo
Lisa Lu ....................... Ling
John Daniels .................. Daniel Barrett
Robert Middleton .............. Sidney Glover
Joseph Bernard ................ Kusack
Alexander Lockwood ............ Judge Power
Joel Fluellen ................. Butler
James Gosa .................... Prospector
J.P. Burns .................... Land Salesman
Mark Tapscott ................. Miner
Maurice Wells ................. Mule Skinner
Trouble flares when Jarrod goes to the mining town of Rimfire
to conclude a merger deal between the Barkley mines and a
neighbouring mine.
Note: This episode was a pilot for a proposed spin-off from
"The Big Valley"
3.23 [83] The Big Valley: "BOUNTY ON A BARKLEY"
Four Star prod. no. 7145
26-Feb-1968 ABC Mon
Directed by Arnold Laven
WRITTEN BY JOHN O'DEA AND JAY SIMMS.
Guest Cast:
Leslie Parrish ................ Layle Johnson
Peter Haskell ................. Wheeler Johnson
Mike Wagner
John J. Fox
Earl Nickel
Pete Kellett
SYNOPSIS:
NICK BARKLEY FALLS IN LOVE WITH AN ATTRACTIVE WOMAN WHO JUST ARRIVED IN
STOCKTON, NOT KNOWING THAT SHE IS ALREADY MARRIED. [SC]
3.24 [84] The Big Valley: THE DEVIL'S MASQUERADE
04Mar68
prod. no. 7149
Directed by Paul Henreid
Guest Cast:
John Doucette ................. Jim North
Anne Helm ..................... Nancy
Ray Danton .................... Reed Clayton
Jim, a farmer friend of Heath's, has been carrying on a
correspondence courtship with Nancy, a girl he has never
seen.
3.25 [85] The Big Valley: RUN OF THE SAVAGE
11Mar68
prod. no. 7147
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Michael Burns ................. Danny
Grace Lee Whitney ............. Maggie
Willard Sage .................. Dr. Wiggins
Carolyn Conwell ............... Mrs. Wiggins
Harry Swoger .................. Harry the Bartender
Sidney Clute
Nick goes on the trail of a young boy he suspects of
stealing ranch equipment.
3.26 [86] The Big Valley: THE CHALLENGE
18Mar68
prod. no. 7151
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
James Gregory ................. Senator Jim Bannard
Harold Gould .................. Judge William Daggett
Regis Philbin ................. Reporter
A Senator arrives in Stockton to campaign for re-election,
but his unscrupulous opponent attempts to compromise him
and Victoria by using a fraudulent photo.
############### The Big Valley ###############
############## season 4 1968-69 ##############
############### (final season) ###############
ABC Mondays 10:00 pm Eastern
26 episodes
4.01 [87] The Big Valley: IN SILENT BATTLE
23Sept68
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7226
Written by Lee Erwin
Directed by Charles S. Dubin
Guest Cast:
Adam West ..................... Major Jonathan Eliot
Don Knight .................... Sgt. Sean McQuade
Conlan Carter - Jud Crowley
Karen Arthur - Cora
Olan Soule - telegrapher
Harry Swoger - bartender
Sidney Clute - man
Synopsis 1:
War hero Major Jonathan Eliot's sudden proposal to Audra is
the first indication to Victoria of his mental imbalance.
Synopsis 2:
War hero Jonathan Eliot intrigues Audra, but her brothers feel there is
something more than slightly off-center about his obsession with "purity."
4.02 [88] The Big Valley: THEY CALLED HER DELILAH
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7216
30Sept68
Teleplay by Ken Pettus/ Story by Lou Morheim
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Julie London .................. Julia Saxon
Paul Lambert .................. Ross Parker
Robert Nichols ................ Chet Staley
Don Chastain .................. Worth Parker
John Maddison ................. McGregor
Jon Lormer .................... Dr. Thomas J. Merar
Danny Rees .................... Juggler
Lincoln Demyan ................ Townsman
Ida Mae McKenzie .............. Townswoman
Jason Johnson ................. Buggy Driver
Bobby Troup - piano player (uncredited)
Synopsis:
One-time Confederate spy Julia Saxon visits Stockton to much vilification.
he is accused of murder, and Jarrod agrees to defend her despite his own mixed
feelings: he was once in love with her.
4.03 [89] The Big Valley: PRESUMED DEAD
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7214
07Oct68 ABC Mon
Written by Margaret Armen
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Lew Ayres ..................... Jason Fleet
Gavin MacLeod ................. O'Leary
Richard O'Brien ............... Mosley
Warren Vanders ................ Charley Slim
Mark Tapscott ................. Guard #1
Tom Monroe .................... Guard #2
Synopsis 1:
A cattle rancher tells Victoria that she is his wife when he
suffers amnesia after a stagecoach accident.
Synopsis 2:
Victoria loses her memory when injured in a stage accident. She is nursed
to health by a rustler, who can't resist telling her that she is his
(late) wife whom he misses so much.
4.04 [90] The Big Valley: RUN OF THE CAT
21Oct68
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7206
Written by Edward J. Lakso
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest Cast:
Pernell Roberts ............... Ed Tanner
John Milford .................. Giles
Lisa Lu ....................... Chinese Girl
Janis Hansen - Beth
John Lormer - Dr. Merar
Synopsis 1:
Nick joins the hunt for a marauding panther after it
nearly kills him.
Synopsis 2:
Nick is attacked by a mountain lion. His physical injuries are bound to heal,
but he suffers from terrible nightmares. Despite his condition, he is
determined to track down the cat himself, to face his demons.
4.05 [91] The Big Valley: DEATHTOWN
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7234
28Oct68 Mon
Written by Edward J. Lasko
Directed by Don Taylor
Guest Cast:
Jason Evers ................... George Akers
Antoinette Bower .............. Alicia Akers
Michael Dante ................. Francisco
Frank Marth ................... Sheriff Tom Hayes
Kathie Browne ................. Sally
Jorge Moreno - Paulo
Alex Tinne - Juan
Pitt Herbert - hotel clerk
Alice Backes - housekeeper
Mike Mikler - Dirt
William Fawcett - Coon
Joel Redlin - Giles
Synopsis 1:
Jarrod gets involved in a Mexican marital mix-up when he visits Baker City.
Synopsis 2:
Jarrod arrives at a town to handle a land transaction, only to find that the
men he was to meet have disappeared.
4.06 [92] The Big Valley: THE JONAH
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7228
11Nov68 ABC Mon
Written by Ed Adamson
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Marty Allen ................... Waldo Diefendorfer
Wayne Rogers .................. Don Jarvis
Eddie Firestone - Sid
Ken Lynch - Hank Demers
Hal Lynch - Eli
S. John Launer - Frank McGarrett
Synopsis 1:
In order to harvest their crops in time the Barkleys are
forced to hire a man with a reputation for bad luck.
Synopsis 2:
Things start going wrong with the fruit harvest when Waldo comes on the scene.
The ranch hands firmly believe he's "jonah" and pressure Nick to fire him.
4.07 [93] The Big Valley: HELL HATH NO FURY
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7210
18Nov68 ABC Mon
Written by Sasha Gilien and Mel Goldberg
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Carol Lynley .................. Dilly Shanks
Don Dubbins ................... Grady
Conlan Carter ................. Wilt
Steve Franken ................. Bank Teller
Rayford Barnes ................ Carl
Chris Alcaide ................. Ryan
Mark Tapscott ................. Phil
John Epper - stage driver
Synopsis 1:
Heath's life is put at risk when a dangerous woman
falls in love with him.
Synopsis 2:
ang-leader Dillie falls in love with Heath and wants to settle down with
him. Her brothers don't approve, and Heath has no wish to marry her.
4.08 [94] The Big Valley: THE LONG RIDE
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7212
25Nov68 ABC Mon
Written by Fred Freiberger
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Richard Anderson .............. Hen Matson
Paul Petersen ................. Roy Sanders
Kevin Hagen ................... Barney
James Westerfield ............. Jeb Lassiter
George Keymas - First Outlaw
Robert Faulk -
John Harmon - Wilmer ?Hemett
Ellen Jaffe
Synopsis 1:
Victoria comes to the aid of a young girl who has witnessed
a massacre and who is being stalked by the killers.
Synopsis 2:
Audra witnesses a brutal killing, and goes into a catatonic state.
The killers trail the stagecoach on which Victoria is accompanying
Audra home. They destroy shelters and salt wells to force the passengers
to surrender Audra.
4.09 [95] The Big Valley: THE PROFIT AND THE LOST
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7230
02Dec68 ABC Mon
Written by Richard Wendley
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest Cast:
Robert Loggia ................. Vern HIckson
Bert Freed .................... Rance Kendell
Gordon deVol .................. Ned
Jim Henaghan .................. Paul
Bing Russell .................. Sheriff
Mark Tapscott ................. Bates
Synopsis 1:
Heath is a marked man after killing someone in self-defence.
Synopsis 2:
Heath saves the life of a hired killer, who is on the way to Stockton
to kill ...Heath.
4.10 [96] The Big Valley: A STRANGER EVERYWHERE
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7218
09Dec68 ABC Mon
Written by Lee Erwin
Directed by Paul Henreid
Director of Photography, Chas E. Burke, A.S.C.
Music by Lalo Shifrin
Guest Stars:
Julie Harris .................. Jennie Hall
Richard Devon ................. Link
Dennis Patrick ................ Ted Halyard
William Jordan ................ Carr
With: (small font)
Timothy Scott ................. Jody
Gene Rutherford ............... Lafe
Anthony Carbone ............... Vega
Rex Holman .................... Croft
Jon Lormer .................... Senator Roberts
Byron Morrow .................. Patton
Bill Quinn .................... Mr. Simmons
And:
Douglas Kennedy ............... Sheriff Madden
Synopsis 1:
Nick's practical joke backfires when three gunmen ransack Jennie's house.
Synopsis 2:
Nick inadvertently causes problems for the town dressmaker when, as a joke, he
tells a gullible ranch hand that the woman is a missing member of an outlaw
gang. When Nick realizes what he has done, he tries undo the damage.
4.11 [97] The Big Valley: THE PRIZE
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7224
16Dec68
Written by D. C. Fontana
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Bruce Dern .................... John Weaver
Peter Haskell ................. Ben Rawlins
Ondine Vaughn ................. Amanda Rawlins
Noah Keen - Stanley
Ed Bakey - Link
Peggy Ann Garner - Mrs. Whittaker
Walter Coy - Jamison
Bill Quinn - doctor
Rhoda Williams - Mrs. Stanley
Synopsis 1:
Heath gets into trouble when a wanted man's wife asks him to
look after the couple's baby son.
Synopsis 2:
The Barkleys take in the infant son of a wanted man. The baby's father
is searching for him, and a bounty hunter lies in wait.
4.12 [98] The Big Valley: HUNTER'S MOON
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7220
30Dec68 ABC Mon
Written by Don Ingalls
Directed by Bernard McEveety
Guest Cast:
Lawrence Dobkin ............... Ben Dawes
Susan O'Connell ............... Juliet
Bruce Glover .................. Bodkin
John Crawford ................. Gandy
Don Chastain .................. Tony Semper
Shepard Menken - Doc Willis
A. Ferna - Apache
Synopsis 1:
A wealthy man believes Nick is his wife's secret lover and imprisons
him in a cellar, planning to hang him in the morning.
Synopsis 2:
On his way to buy stock in a county he has never been in before, Nick is
arrested and accused of having an affair with the wife of a local
landowner.
4.13 [99] The Big Valley: TOP OF THE STAIRS
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7232
06Jan69 ABC Mon
Written by Ken Pettus
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Ron Harper .................... Eric Abbott
Jean Inness ................... Grace Newcomb
Paul Fix ...................... Ben Abbott
Robert Ellenstein ............. Dr. Amos Pearce
Walter Sande .................. Mike Newcomb
Paul Kent - Dr. Allen Morley
Byron Morrow - Sheriff Clark
Russ Bender - Driver
Will J. White - Rider
Synopsis 1:
On a visit to her brother-in-law, Victoria is told that
he has become insane and has to be locked in his room.
Synopsis 2:
Victoria wonders if she is being lied to: she is told her brother-in-law has
gone insane, but is refused admittance to his sickroom, even when he is
sedated.
4.14 [100] The Big Valley: JOSHUA WATSON
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7236
20Jan69 ABC Mon
Written by Robert L. Goodwin
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Lou Rawls ..................... Joshua Watson
Royal Dano .................... Rufus Morton
Greg Mullavey ................. J.P. Morton
Robert Sampson ................ Zack Morton
Michael Bell .................. Charlie Travis
Mark Tapscott ................. Bert
Marvin J. Downey .............. Tom
Synopsis:
Nick is relieved when -- after betting $5000 on a rodeo against a rival
ranch -- he hires a brilliant all-'round cowboy, ex-slave Joshua Watson.
When the rival Mortons learn how good Joshua is with a gun, they claim
he is an outlaw and say that if he doesn't turn himself in, they'll
take him or kill him.
4.15 [101] The Big Valley: THE SECRET
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7240
27Jan69 ABC Mon
Written by Sasha Gilien and Mel Goldberg
Directed by Joseph A. Mazzuca
Guest Cast:
Simon Oakland ................. Adam Howard
Nancy Malone .................. Marcy Howard
Kelly Corcoran ................ David Howard
Bing Russell .................. Slade
Peter Brocco .................. Judge
Paul Sorensen ................. Olson
Vince Deadrick ................ Foley
Pete Kellett .................. Smith
Synopsis:
Adam Howard believes that his wife has been having an affair with Jarrod. He
buys a neighboring ranch and sets out to harm the Barkleys in every possible
way.
4.16 [102] The Big Valley: THE 25 GRAVES OF MIDAS
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7202
03Feb69 ABC Mon
Written by Ken Pettus
Directed by Richard Long
Guest Cast:
Anne Baxter ................... Hannah
Linda Marsh ................... Nora
Arch Johnson .................. Webb Dutton
Kevin Hagen ................... Zack Case
Eldon Quick - Jess
Robert Sampson - Page
Walker Edmiston - Hess
Gary Beban - Hubbard
Tom Monroe - sheriff
James Bacon - hotel clerk
Synopsis 1:
Heath is mistaken for a thief who robbed the Dutton Mining Company.
Synopsis 2:
Nick and Heath travel separately to a mining town to investigate a collapsed
mine. When Nick arrives, he finds a hostile populace, and no Heath.
4.17 [103] The Big Valley: LIGHTFOOT
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7244, Lightfoot
17Feb69 ABC Mon
Teleplay by John O'Dea and Jay Simms/ Story by Ken Pettus
Directed by Lawrence Dobkin.
Guest Cast:
Joe Don Baker ................. Tom Lightfoot
Amy Thomson ................... Lil Bailey
Harry Lauter .................. Ben Watson
Walter Coy .................... District Attorney
Dan Kemp - Clem Watson
Bill Catching - Calvin
Bill Quinn - Walter
Peter Brocco - Judge
Harry Swoger - Murphy (bartender)
Pete Kellett - Benton
Synopsis:
Modoc Indian Tom Lightfoot returns from Harvard to find that not everyone is
willing to treat him with respect. His bitterness leads him to turn against
even his long-time friends the Barkleys.
4.18 [104] The Big Valley: ALIAS NELLIE HANDLEY
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7238
24Feb69 ABC MOn
Written by Margaret Armen
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Susan Oliver .................. Kate Wilson
Richard Anderson .............. Warden Garreck
Gavin MacLeod ................. Clute
Richard O'Brien ............... Sheriff Bannock
Len Sampson ................... Bates
Edith Leslie .................. Big Mary
Dee Carroll ................... Meely
Rhoda Williams ................ Maud Elliot
Bill Cooley ................... Jake
Vince Deadrick ................ Guard
Dale R. Johnson ............... Onlooker
Synopsis:
Victoria impersonates a sneak thief, so she'll be sent to prison and can
gather evidence on the terrible conditions there.
4.19 [105] The Big Valley: THE ROYAL ROAD
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7252
03Mar69 ABC Mon
Written by Ken Pettus
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Kathy Garver .................. Laura Hayden
Harold Gould .................. Captain Crawford
Sajid Kahn .................... Ranjit Singh
Paula Stewart ................. Neta Yates
Amanda Harley ................. Mrs. Owens
James McCallion ............... Eli Owens
Arthur Hanson ................. Reverend Hamilton
Kam Tong ...................... House Boy
Synopsis:
Jarrod's headstrong ward Laura Haydon falls in love with a Punjabi
"prince," unaware that he's a confidence artist.
4.20 [106] The Big Valley: A PASSAGE OF SAINTS
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7204
10Mar69 ABC Mon
Written by John Dunkel
Directed by Nicholas Webster
Guest Cast:
Fritz Weaver .................. Hebron Grant
Donna Baccala ................. Emilena Grant
Olive Dunbar .................. Eliza Grant
Paul Lambert .................. Arthur W. Denby
Mauritz Hugo .................. Mr. Clay
Synopsis:
Jarrod rents a farm to a Mormon man and his two wives, who have wandered the
West since being expelled from Utah when polygamy was outlawed.
4.21 [107] The Big Valley: THE BATTLE OF MINERAL SPRINGS
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7242
24Mar69 ABC Mon
written by Douglas Moore
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
Jack Albertson ................ Judge Ben Moore
Dennis Patrick ................ Crawford
Conlan Carter ................. Elmer
Janis Hansen .................. Janie
Ed Bakey ...................... Burt Simpson
Paul Barselow ................. Joe
Lincoln Demyun - Pete
Mark Tapscott - wagon driver
Jonathan Hole - clerk
Synopsis 1
Victoria and Jarrod spend the night in a dying town.
Synopsis 2:
After learning how the town of Mineral Springs has been ruined by the "boss"
of a neighboring town, the Barkleys open a freight business connecting Mineral
Springs with Stockton and the rest of the valley.
4.22 [108] The Big Valley: THE OTHER FACE OF JUSTICE
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7246
31Mar69 ABC Mon
Written by Don Ingalls
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Guest Cast:
John Crawford ................. Billy Norris
James Gregory ................. Harry Bodine
Don Knight .................... Sam Jester
Margarita Cordova ............. Rose
Synopsis 1:
Stockton's former sheriff is leading a gang that
has been on a killing spree.
Synopsis 2:
Legendary Stockton sheriff Harry Bodine picks up his guns again when a brutal
gang terrorizes the countryside. His motives, however, are not as they seem.
4.23 [109] The Big Valley: TOWN OF NO EXIT
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7250
7Apr69 ABC Mon
Written by William Norton
Directed by Norman S. Powell
Guest Cast:
Leslie Nielsen ................ Conway
John Carradine ................ Brown
Diana Ewing ................... Maggie
Robert Donner ................. Pete
Al Checco ..................... Desk Clerk
Lorri Scott
Synopsis:
Heath wanders into a ghost town inhabited by crazy people.
4.24 [110] The Big Valley: DANGER ROAD
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7248
21Apr69 ABC Mon
Written by D. C. Fontana
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel.
Guest Cast:
Maurice Evans ................. Edward Hewitt
Anthony James ................. Samuels
Logan Ramsey .................. Lawyer
Gilbert Green ................. Jace Timmons
S. John Launer ................ Ted
Rex Holman - Cajun
Olan Soule - telegrapher
J. P. Burns- hotel clerk
James Gosa - John Clay
Synopsis 1:
Edward has to deliver Victoria's medical supplies
to the Indians.
Synopsis 2:
An English "tenderfoot" is tricked into driving a wagonload of whisky to an
Indian reservation. He joins forces with Victoria, who is delivering medicine,
when they find the road filled with more peril than could be expected.
4.25 [111] The Big Valley: FLIGHT FROM SAN MIGUEL
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7222
28Apr69 ABC Mon
Written by Edward J. Lakso
Directed by Joseph A. Mazzuca -OR- Lawrence Dobkin (to be verified)
Guest Cast:
Gerald Mohr ................... Raoul Mendez
Pat Delany .................... Sarah Mendez
H.M. Wynant ................... Captain Chavez
Nate Esformes ................. Ramon
Victor Millan ................. Juan
Don Diamond ................... 1st Federale
Blaizdel McKee ................ 2nd Federale
Ruben Moreno .................. Garcia
Ernest Sarracino .............. Francisco
Beatriz Montell ............... Rose Valdez
Davey Rogers .................. Bucking Horse Rider
Synopsis 1:
A beautiful woman begs heath to help her husband, a
rebel leader, escape from Mexico.
Synopsis 2:
An old girlfriend of Heath's asks his help to rescue her husband, a Mexican
revolutionary leader. The family agrees that he should, though if he is caught
the Barkley mines will be confiscated..and Heath may lose his life.
4.26 [---] The Big Valley: POINT AND COUNTERPOINT
(final episode)
Four Star-Margate prod. no. 7208
19May69 ABC Mon
Written by Arthur Browne, jr.
Directed by James F. Lichtman
Guest Cast:
Clifford David ................ Ritch Stokely
Walter Burke .................. Ned Stokely
Russell Thorson ............... Otis Clark
Virginia Gregg ................ Sarah Clark
Michael Fox ................... Jonathan Williams
Milton Frome .................. Dr. Covey
Jacqueline Hewitt ............. Bar Girl
Bing Russell .................. Sherriff Jim Dolan
Harlan Warde .................. Mr. Bickers
Walker Edmiston ............... Henry Banner
Steve Peyton .................. Poker Player
William Keene ................. Judge
John J. Fox ................... Jury Foreman
David Fresco .................. Bartender
Gene Korban ................... Telegrapher
Synopsis:
Jarrod jeopardizes his possible candidacy for Attorney General by defending
an accused murderer. Little does he know that he was approached to be counsel
as part of a complex plot for revenge on Victoria.
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