Production
| “ | Three hard mother-grabbin' years, but I learned my trade and it gave me discipline. | ” |
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—McQueen, commenting about his experience on the series. |
The series was filmed in black and white at the Selznick Studios and produced by Four Star Productions. Writers included Samuel A. Peeples and Charles Beaumont.
In the Christmas 1958 episode, Jay North, later star of CBS's Dennis the Menace, asks Santa for a new rifle for his father.
Other guest stars included Noah Beery, Jr., Lon Chaney, Jr., James Best, James Coburn, John Dehner, Alan Hale, Jr., DeForest Kelley, Michael Landon, Warren Oates, Luana Patten, Suzanne Storrs, and William Schallert.
There were two types of footage for the show's opening titles. In Seasons 1 and 2, a close-up on the 'Mare's Leg' gun in its holster on Randall's leg zooms out to show Randall striding to an outdoor bulletin board, from which he takes a 'Wanted' Poster and then glares at the viewer. For the final season, a black screen reveals the flash and sound of three shots from the 'Mare's Leg;' as Randall advanced toward the viewer, there was a lighted close-up on the gun as it was holstered, and then Randall's head and shoulders were seen.
The first season theme song was written and conducted by Bill Loose. It was replaced by a new theme titled "Wanted". This theme was used until the end of the series and was written and conducted by Herschel Burke Gilbert.
Read more about this topic: Wanted: Dead Or Alive (TV Series)
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