Bart Maverick presented himself in "Brasada Spur" as "Colonel" Maverick. He never offered the audience a reason for this particular epithet.[5] We might assume he was embellishing his name to seem more colorful or affluent in the company of King City gentry.[2] Whatever his reason, he chose to wear a extremely broad-brimmed cattleman's hat throughout the episode, as part of his affectation. The hat, at least, had an explanation: To depict the railroad sequences in "Brasada Spur," the studio used footage from Warner Bros. 1945 movie, "Saratoga Trunk." Gary Cooper starred in the film, and as dressed in a similarly large hat during its action sequences. Colonel Maverick's hat was overly large in order to match the footage, so that its flashes of Gary Cooper would be identified as Bart in "Brasada Spur." Black broadcloth was generally considered more Brother Bret's attire, but as Cooper's character also wore black broadcloth in "Saratoga Trunk," so Bart was dressed in "Brasada Spur."[3]
MAVERICK
Season 2, Episode 49
ORIGINAL AIRDATE
February 22, 1959[3]
TELEPLAY
John Tucker Battle
STORY
Palmer Thompson
DIRECTOR
Paul Henreid
PRODUCER
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
CAST
CREW
Robert Carson (uncredited)[4]
Jon Lormer (uncredited)[4]
Louis Quinn (uncredited)[4]
Hal Taggart (uncredited)[4]
Sailor Vincent (uncredited)[4]
Director of Photography
Art Director
Supervising Film Editor
Film Editor
Production Manager
Sound
Set Decorator
Makeup Supervisor
Assistant Director
SOURCE REFERENCES
01. All credits, unless otherwise noted: Maverick, Brasada Spur (1959), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
02. The Conjectural Maverick, Maverick Trails
03. Robertson, Ed, Maverick: Legend of the West (1994), Pomegranate Press
04. Maverick: Brasada Spur, The International Movie Database
05. Maverick, Brasada Spur (1959), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
06. "Saratoga Truck" (1945), Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc.
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Gary Cooper as Colonel Clint Maroon in "Saratoga Trunk" (1945)[6]
The Colonel boards the train in both "Saratoga Trunk" and "Brasada Spur."[5][6]
Jack Kelly as Colonel Bart Maverick in "Brasada Spur" (1959)[5]
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