Explosion!: Part 2

Explosion!: Part 2 is the eleventh episode of the third season of The Big Valley. It first aired on November 27, 1967.

In production order, it is the 15^th episode of Season 3.

Plot[]

The forest fire continues to advance toward Stockton. With no one else able to help, Jarrod, Nick and Heath prepare to meet the fire with nitroglycerin. - Source: IMDb.com

Cast[]

Starring[]

Richard Long as Jarrod Barkley

Peter Breck as Nick Barkley

Lee Majors as Heath

Linda Evans as Audra Barkley

Miss Barbara Stanwyck as Victoria Barkley

Guest Stars[]

Judy Carne as Bridget Wells

Arlene Golonka as Gail Miller

Stuart Erwin as Clem Carter

Supporting cast[]

Eddie Firestone as Toby
Napoleon Whiting as Silas
Harry Swoger as Sprague
Paul Sorenson as Blacksmith
Edward Colmans as Padre
Eve Plumb as Laure
and Eileen Baral as Mary

Crew (and other credits)[]

Opening credits[]

Executive Producers: Jules Levy, Arthur Gardner & Arnold Laven

Producer: Lou Morheim

Written by: John O'Dea and Arthur Rowe

Directed by: Virgil W. Vogel

Closing credits[]

"A Four Star Levy-Gardner-Laven Production"

Production Supervisor: Norman S. Powell
Editorial Supervisor: Bernard Burton
Music Supervisor: Alfred Perry

Music by: Elmer Bernstein
Theme by: George Duning

Director of Photography: Chas E. Burke, A.S.C.

Art Director: Jack DeShields
Production Manager: Don Torpin
Assistant Director: Edward A. Teets
Set Decorator: Pierre Ludlam
Wardrobe: Robert B. Harris
Miss Stanwyck's costumes: Jack Muhs

Edited by: Sherman A. Todd, A.C.E.
Sound: Don Rush
Music Editor: Harry King
Sound Effects: Kay Rose
Hairstylist: Gale McGarry
Makeup: Sidney Perell

Production Coordinator: Tom Rolf
Casting: Harvey Clermont
Producers' Assistants: Marian Carter & Marilyn Fiebelkorn

"We gratefully acknowledge the assistance of the Conference of California Historical Societies"

Created by: A. I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman

Trivia[]

The production ID for The Big Valley episode is #7129.
Explosion is a violent and destructive shattering or blowing apart of something, as is caused by a bomb.
Stuart Erwin passed away of a heart attack on December 21, 1967 at the age of 64 in Beverly Hills.
This episode appears to be heavily influenced by the 1953 French film The Wages of Fear.

Images[]

External links[]

Explosion!: Part 2 on IMDb

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