IMDb > "Maverick" (1957)
"Maverick"
Quicklinks
Top Links
trailers and videosfull cast and crewtriviaofficial sitesmemorable quotes
Overview
main detailscombined detailsfull cast and crewcompany creditsepisode listepisodes castepisode ratings... by rating... by votes
Awards & Reviews
user reviewsexternal reviewsawardsuser ratingsmessage board
Plot & Quotes
plot summaryplot keywordsmemorable quotes
Did You Know?
triviagoofssoundtrack listingcrazy creditsalternate versionsmovie connectionsFAQ
Other Info
box office/businessrelease datesfilming locationstechnical specsliterature listingsNewsDesk
Promotional
taglines trailers and videos posters photo gallery
External Links
showtimesofficial sitesmiscellaneousphotographssound clipsvideo clips

"Maverick" (1957) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1957-1962

Photos (See all 23 | slideshow)

Overview

User Rating:
7.7/10   798 votes »
Your Rating:
Saving vote...
Deleting vote...
/10   (delete | history)
Sorry, there was a problem
MOVIEmeter: ?
Up 9% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Creator:
Contact:
View company contact information for Maverick on IMDbPro.
Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5
Release Date:
22 September 1957 (USA) See more »
Plot:
Bret and Bart Maverick (and in later seasons, their English cousin, Beau) are well dressed gamblers... See more »
Awards:
Won Primetime Emmy. Another 10 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(37 articles)
Public vs. Private Clash: The Constraints of Movie Stardom
 (From Alt Film Guide. 5 May 2013, 9:28 PM, PDT)

"Glee" Recap (4.15): Come What May
 (From The Backlot. 8 March 2013, 8:43 AM, PST)

"Glee" recap 4.15: Rooting Around
 (From AfterEllen.com. 8 March 2013, 8:29 AM, PST)

User Reviews:
GREAT, simply GREAT See more (13 total) »

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 2 of 307)

Jack Kelly ... Bart Maverick / ... (83 episodes, 1957-1962)

James Garner ... Bret Maverick / ... (65 episodes, 1957-1962)
(more)

Series Directed by
Leslie H. Martinson (18 episodes, 1957-1961)
Douglas Heyes (13 episodes, 1957-1959)
Richard L. Bare (11 episodes, 1957-1959)
Arthur Lubin (11 episodes, 1959-1960)
Leslie Goodwins (7 episodes, 1959-1960)
Irving J. Moore (7 episodes, 1960-1962)
John Ainsworth (4 episodes, 1961)
Paul Landres (4 episodes, 1961)
Budd Boetticher (3 episodes, 1957)
James V. Kern (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
Montgomery Pittman (3 episodes, 1958-1959)
George Waggner (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
Lee Sholem (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
Michael O'Herlihy (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
Franklin Adreon (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Abner Biberman (2 episodes, 1957)
Lew Landers (2 episodes, 1959-1960)
Paul Henreid (2 episodes, 1959)
Robert Douglas (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Marc Lawrence (2 episodes, 1961-1962)
Sidney Salkow (2 episodes, 1962)
 
Series Writing credits
Douglas Heyes (11 episodes, 1957-1959)
Howard Browne (10 episodes, 1957-1961)
Marion Hargrove (9 episodes, 1957-1959)
Coles Trapnell (9 episodes, 1959-1961)
Roy Huggins (8 episodes, 1957-1960)
Robert Vincent Wright (7 episodes, 1959-1962)
Don Tait (7 episodes, 1960-1961)
George F. Slavin (6 episodes, 1957-1962)
Leo Townsend (6 episodes, 1959-1960)
Gerald Drayson Adams (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
Gene Levitt (5 episodes, 1957-1959)
Montgomery Pittman (5 episodes, 1958-1961)
Leonard Praskins (5 episodes, 1959-1960)
William Bruckner (5 episodes, 1961-1962)
Russell S. Hughes (4 episodes, 1957-1958)
Wells Root (4 episodes, 1959-1961)
Ron Bishop (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
Herman Epstein (4 episodes, 1959-1960)
Leo Gordon (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
Paul Leslie Peil (4 episodes, 1960-1961)
James O'Hanlon (3 episodes, 1957-1962)
Jerry Davis (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
Irene Winston (3 episodes, 1961-1962)
David Lang (3 episodes, 1961)
Robert Louis Stevenson (2 episodes, 1957-1961)
R. Wright Campbell (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
Palmer Thompson (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
William Driskill (2 episodes, 1959)
Arthur Paynter (2 episodes, 1960)
Peter Germano (2 episodes, 1961)

Series Produced by
William T. Orr .... executive producer (124 episodes, 1957-1962)
Roy Huggins .... producer / executive producer (49 episodes, 1957-1962)
Coles Trapnell .... producer (22 episodes, 1959-1961)
Arthur W. Silver .... supervising producer / associate producer / ... (8 episodes, 1961-1962)
William L. Stuart .... producer (8 episodes, 1961-1962)
Howie Horwitz .... producer (2 episodes, 1961)
 
Series Original Music by
John Neel (4 episodes, 1959-1961)
 
Series Cinematography by
Harold E. Stine (22 episodes, 1957-1961)
Carl Berger (8 episodes, 1957-1961)
Ralph Woolsey (8 episodes, 1957-1959)
Edwin B. DuPar (6 episodes, 1957-1961)
Wesley Anderson (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
Perry Finnerman (3 episodes, 1959-1960)
Jacques R. Marquette (3 episodes, 1960-1962)
Ellis W. Carter (2 episodes, 1957-1961)
Floyd Crosby (2 episodes, 1959)
Roger Shearman (2 episodes, 1959)
Ray Fernstrom (2 episodes, 1960)
Willard Van der Veer (2 episodes, 1961)
 
Series Film Editing by
Robert Watts (9 episodes, 1957-1959)
Robert Sparr (9 episodes, 1957-1958)
Elbert K. Hollingsworth (8 episodes, 1957-1959)
Carl Pingitore (7 episodes, 1957-1960)
Harold Minter (7 episodes, 1957-1959)
J. Frank O'Neill (3 episodes, 1957-1958)
Clarence Kolster (3 episodes, 1959-1961)
Fred Bohanan (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
Tom Biggart (2 episodes, 1958)
Robert Crawford (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
Lloyd Nosler (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
 
Series Art Direction by
Howard Campbell (31 episodes, 1957-1959)
Art Loel (12 episodes, 1957-1958)
William L. Campbell (8 episodes, 1960-1961)
John Ewing (6 episodes, 1959-1961)
Perry Ferguson (3 episodes, 1957-1959)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Jerry Welch (19 episodes, 1957-1961)
William Wallace (13 episodes, 1958)
Frank M. Miller (5 episodes, 1957-1960)
Mowbray Berkeley (4 episodes, 1957-1958)
Fay Babcock (3 episodes, 1958-1960)
Ralph S. Hurst (3 episodes, 1958)
Patrick Delany (2 episodes, 1957)
John P. Austin (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
Hal Overell (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
 
Series Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor (124 episodes, 1957-1962)
Jean Burt Reilly .... supervising hair stylist (45 episodes, 1960-1962)
 
Series Production Management
Oren Haglund .... production manager (80 episodes, 1957-1961)
 
Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Farfan .... assistant director (14 episodes, 1957-1959)
Rusty Meek .... assistant director (12 episodes, 1958-1959)
Don Alvarado .... assistant director (6 episodes, 1958)
C. Carter Gibson .... assistant director (4 episodes, 1957-1959)
Lee White .... assistant director (4 episodes, 1957)
Eddie Prinz .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
Claude Archer .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1957)
Claude Binyon Jr. .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
John Francis Murphy .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
Rex Bailey .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1961)
Richard Maybery .... assistant director (2 episodes, 1961)
 
Series Art Department
Roy Moore .... props (2 episodes, 1957)
 
Series Sound Department
Samuel F. Goode .... sound (22 episodes, 1957-1961)
Stanley Jones .... sound (7 episodes, 1957-1961)
Robert B. Lee .... sound (6 episodes, 1958-1961)
Francis E. Stahl .... sound (4 episodes, 1958-1960)
M.A. Merrick .... sound (4 episodes, 1958)
Charles Althouse .... sound (2 episodes, 1957-1960)
Francis J. Scheid .... sound (2 episodes, 1957-1958)
B.F. Ryan .... sound (2 episodes, 1958-1960)
Eugene F. Westfall .... sound (2 episodes, 1958)
Ross Owen .... sound (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
 
Series Stunts
Bobby Somers .... stunts (11 episodes, 1957-1959)
Jack N. Young .... utility stunts (3 episodes, 1957)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Earl C. Williman .... lamp operator (13 episodes, 1961-1962)
 
Series Editorial Department
James Moore .... supervising film editor (82 episodes, 1957-1961)
 
Series Music Department
David Buttolph .... composer: theme music / composer: theme song (124 episodes, 1957-1962)
Paul Francis Webster .... lyricist: theme music (124 episodes, 1957-1962)
Max Steiner .... composer: stock music (118 episodes, 1957-1962)
Paul Sawtell .... music supervisor (12 episodes, 1959-1961)
Bert Shefter .... music supervisor (12 episodes, 1959-1961)
Ted Sebern .... music editor (4 episodes, 1959-1962)
Sam E. Levin .... music editor (2 episodes, 1959-1961)
Joe Inge .... music editor (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
George Marsh .... music editor (2 episodes, 1960-1961)
 

Production CompaniesDistributorsOther Companies

Additional Details

Also Known As:
Runtime:
50 min (124 episodes) | Argentina:60 min
Country:
Language:
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Even though James Garner had left the series, he, Jack Kelly, Roger Moore, and their wives regularly got together for what they called "poker school" at the Kelly home on Sunset Boulevard.See more »
Quotes:
Bret Maverick:Cole, as my old pappy always taught me, the only time you ever quit when you're winnin' is after you've won it all.See more »
Movie Connections:
Soundtrack:
MaverickSee more »

FAQ

This FAQ is empty. Add the first question.
11 out of 15 people found the following review useful.
GREAT, simply GREAT, 25 December 2001
Author: Jack Austin Crawford from Burnet, Texas (USA)

I just finished watching the last part of a February 1959 episode that had Clint Eastwood as a guest and it was great like most of the shows were. This show reminds me of how good television can be (but rarely is).On a personal level, it reminds me that this show was one of the few good things about the so-called good old days.

In the 50s (when I was young), there were mainly two types of shows: quiz show and westerns. Maverick brutally satirized two of the most popular, Gunsmoke and Bonanza, in different episodes. Watching either of these alone is enough to demonstrate just how good Maverick really was.

Catch it on TVland when you get the chance. It's worth it...

Was the above review useful to you?
See more (13 total) »

Message Boards

Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board for "Maverick" (1957)
Recent Posts (updated daily)User
Favorite Multiple Guest Star? nlh11190
Was I The Only One . . . sistergrimm
Favorite MAVERICK Episodes Sathill45
Central casting music cues clundgren3
Fatima's hump greenrose222002
Does anyone know? MADEchick189
See more »

Recommendations

If you enjoyed this title, our database also recommends:
- - - - -
Maverick McCabe & Mrs. Miller "Kung Fu" Big Trouble in Little China Hidalgo
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
IMDb User Rating:
Show more recommendations

Related Links

Episode guide Company credits External reviews
News articles IMDb TV section IMDb Action section
IMDb USA section

You may report errors and omissions on this page to the IMDb database managers. They will be examined and if approved will be included in a future update. Clicking the 'Edit page' button will take you through a step-by-step process.

You may add a new episode for this TV series by clicking the 'add episode' button