Miracle at Santa Marta (30 Dec. 1971)

It will take a Miracle at Santa Marta for Curry to escape a firing squad after a wealthy visitor to a Mexican resort town is murdered. The miracle comes from Heyes visiting and discovering ... See full summary »

Director:

Vincent Sherman

Writers:

Roy Huggins (story), Glen A. Larson (creator),

Stars:

Pete Duel, Ben Murphy, Joanna Barnes

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Pete Duel	...	Hannibal Heyes (alias Joshua Smith)
Ben Murphy	...	Jed 'Kid' Curry (alias Thaddeus Jones)
Joanna Barnes	...	Mrs. Hanley
Craig Stevens	...	Rolf Hanley
Nico Minardos	...	Alcalde
Ina Balin	...	Margaret Carruthers
Pat Crowley	...	Meg Parker (as Patricia Crowley)
Charles Tyner	...	Turner
Gregory Walcott	...	Sam Bleeker
Fernando Escandon	...	Clerk
Steve Gravers	...	Bookie (as Steven Gravers)
Rudy Diaz	...	1st Policeman
Ref Sanchez	...	Stableman

Storyline

It will take a Miracle at Santa Marta for Curry to escape a firing squad after a wealthy visitor to a Mexican resort town is murdered. The miracle comes from Heyes visiting and discovering an early case of identity theft, in which two women claim to be the same Kentucky socialite who left home many years ago. The victim recognized the impostor and was killed for it ... but which woman is the impostor?

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Genres:

Comedy | Western

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

30 December 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 36, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Roy Huggins-Public Arts Productions, Universal Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

During the spring of 1972, a group of Mexican-American advocates began a protest against casting people who were not of Mexican ancestry as Mexicans. One of their targets was the Greek actor who plays Alcalde in this episode. When they learned the character would return in "The Clementine Ingredient" (episode 3.4), they insisted a Mexican-American take over the role. Producer Roy Huggins and Universal Television attempted to talk the advocates out of their uncompromising stance, then recast the role (paying the Greek actor a guest-star salary as a severance check).

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