Herrmann Music in Have Gun Will Travel and - Film Score Rundowns

“Kitty Caught” January 18, 1958 ** C
Bruce Gordon (remember him later in the tv series, The Untouchables?) plays the
heavy (what else is new?) in this standard Western tale.
-Chapter 4 from :39 to 3:22: “The Watching” (Western Saga) Bars 1-40.
-Chapter 4 from 4:08 to 6:51: “The Watching” once again, Bars 31-67, 77-79.
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“Claustrophobia” January 25, 1958 *** B-
“Ma Tennis” February 1, 1958 **** B+
“Sunday Supplement” February 8, 1958 **** B
“Wild West” February 15, 1958 *** C (Phyllis Coates in this episode)
[NOTE: There are no Herrmann music quotations in the above four episodes,
interestingly.]
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“The Cabin” February 22, 1958 ***** A+
Here’s another terrific episode from the third season. The heavy snowstorm
setting is quite atmospheric and geared for a heavy drama. The two villains holed up in a
cabin keeping Belle (Patricia Barry) hostage are wonderfully cast. First you have Claude
Akins as Hack, and Harry Dean Stanton as his slow-witted partner, Alvy. Matt seeks
refuge from the storm outside but finds even more trouble inside the cabin! This episode
would probably be rated as one of the Best Ten half-hour episodes from the first six
seasons.
-Chapter 2 from 6:45 to 9:16: “Mirages” (Desert Suite) Bars 1-31, then 49-51.
Incidentally, “Mirages” is one of those nine cues not included in the Cerberus
LP/Prometheus cd albums.
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“Dirt” March 1, 1958 *** B-
Lovely June Lockhart stars as ill-fated Beulah
[Note: No Herrmann music was used in this episode]
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“Dooley Surrenders” March 8, 1958 *** B-
Strother Martin is pretty darn good in this role as simple-headed Emmett Dooley,
buffalo hunter.
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