Bad Day for a Thirst is the twenty-third episode of the first season of The High Chaparral. It first aired on February 18, 1968.
Plot[]
Buck finds two wandering Apache boys chasing a steer. He gets Big John's approval to train them as cowhands. Skeptical locals assume they killed a rancher. After some hands are killed, the missing boys are assumed to be involved. - Source: IMDb
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Leif Erickson (as Big John Cannon)
Co-Starring[]
And[]
Guest Stars[]
- Jose de Vega (as "Sourdough")
- Dennis Safren (as "Saddleblanket")
Also Starring[]
- Bob Hoy as Joe
- Roberto Contreras as Pedro
- Jerry Summers as Ira
- Ted Markland as Reno
- And Don Collier as Sam
- Adam Williams as Burton
- Robert Carson as Allison
- Anthony Jochim as The Prospector
- Vince St. Cyr as The Apache Leader
- John Furlong as Halliday
Crew (and other credits)[]
Opening credits[]
- Created by Executive Producer: David Dortort
- Produced by: William F. Claxton
- Written by: Tim Kelly
- Directed by: William F. Claxton
Closing credits[]
- Supervisory Producer: Irving Elman
- Production Manager: Kent McCray
- Music by: Harry Sukman
- Theme by: David Rose
- Director of Photography: Harkness Smith, A.S.C.
- Color Consultant: Edward P. Ancona
- Unit Production Manager: Andrew J. Durkus
- Assistant Director: Ray De Camp
- Stunt Co-ordinator: Henry Wills
- Story Editor: Tim Kelly
- Art Direction: McClure Capps
- Edited by: Argyle Nelson, Jr.
- Set Decoration: Bill F. Calvert
- Post Production Co-ordinator: Bill Wistrom
- Casting: Russel Trost
- Sound Recording: Joe Edmondson and Joel Moss
- Make-up Artists: Beau Hickman and Beau Wilson
- Hair Stylist: Hedvig Mjorud
- Titles by: CineFX
- A Xanadu Production
- In Association with: NBC Productions
- Filmed at: Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California
Images[]
Episode guide[]
| The High Chaparral - Season 1 episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 - Destination Tucson | 11 - A Hanging Offense | 21 - Champion of the Western World | |||||||
| 02 - The Arrangement | 12 - The Price of Revenge | 22 - Ride the Savage Land | |||||||
| 03 - The Ghost of Chaparral | 13 - The Widow from Red Rock | 23 - Bad Day for a Thirst | |||||||
| 04 - Best Man for the Job | 14 - Mark of the Turtle | 24 - Tiger by the Tail | |||||||
| 05 - A Quiet Day in Tucson | 15 - The Terrorist | 25 - The Peacemaker | |||||||
| 06 - Young Blood | 16 - The Firing Wall | 26 - The Hair Hunter | |||||||
| 07 - Shadows on the Land | 17 - The Assassins | 27 - A Joyful Noise | |||||||
| 08 - The Filibusteros | 18 - Survival | 28 - Threshold of Courage | |||||||
| 09 - The Doctor from Dodge | 19 - Gold Is Where You Leave It | ||||||||
| 10 - Sudden Country | 20 - The Kinsman | ||||||||
External links[]
- Bad Day for a Thirst on IMDb
- Bad Day for a Thirst on tv.com
- Bad Day for a Thirst on TheHighChaparral.com