Although he was strictly a supporting player on the show, recently issued DVD packages have Clint Eastwood appearing on the cover due to his later fame.
The full names for Wishbone and Mushy are George Washington Wishbone and Harkness Mushgrove III.
The full names for Wishbone and Mushy are George Washington Wishbone and Harkness Mushgrove III.
The Sedalia Trail (also known as the Shawnee Trail) ran from Austin, Texas to Sedalia, Missouri. The distance of the trail is approximately 720 miles. In an average day, cattle traveled a distance of 8 miles. Therefore, the entire cattle drive on the Sedalia Trail would have taken about 90 days.
Alan Marshal who played the southern Colonel was actually the first casting choice for the Rhett Butler role in Gone With the Wind. Sadly 17 months after his appearance in this episode, he passed away from a heart attack at 52 years of age.
Eric Fleming is spared from a flogging here but is not so lucky in Season 6's "Incident at Zabulon" when he's tied to a wagon wheel and horsewhipped.
This is the original pilot, though not aired first, that sold CBS on the series.
Robert Carricart originally appeared as Wishbone, but was replaced by Paul Brinegar, so all his scenes were re-shot.
The title for this story was "The Brothers" when originally produced. In fact, the working title for the series at the time was "The Riders."
The soundtrack of this episode includes the same recognizable rift of violins and cellos suggesting imminent danger used effectively in The Twilight Zone and Perry Mason TV series, which coincidentally were also CBS network shows.
This was the last episode to be filmed at Universal-International Studios.
This was the first episode filmed at MGM Studios.
According to Gil Favor's statement that it is the end of the season and according to the grave marker shown, this story takes place in the autumn of 1868, three years after the end of the civil war.
According to actress Olive Sturgess, her voice did not strike the producers as right for the character, so after she filmed the episode, her performance was re-dubbed by another actress.
This was Hal Roth's only ever role (as Ross) in either television or film.
Actress Eleanor Ayer is dubbed by voice actor June Foray.
Victor Jory and Jean Inness who played husband and wife in this episode were also married in real life for 50 years and four days.
Victor McLaglen final acting role before he died, directed by his son Andrew V. McLaglen.
This episode was barely changed and the guest roles recast in season 7 episode 20 as "The Violent Land".
The title is based upon a quote from William Shakespeare's play "King Henry IV, Part I" (Act I, Scene II): "He will give the devil his due".
Not only was this the first and only acting work by Nan Grey after her retirement in 1941, but it was her only professional appearance opposite her husband Frankie Laine.
The final show starring Sheb Wooley as Pete Nolan, the trail scout. In this episode, he left the trail drive to join the army to help peace negotiations with the Pawnee.
The first show featuring Charles H. Gray as new trail scout Clay Forrester. The entire episode was dedicated to him, despite the fact that the character had appeared 3 other times in a supporting role the previous season.
Author of the teleplay of "Incident of the Pale Rider", Dean Riesner later wrote five screenplays for his "Rawhide" star Clint Eastwood, but ironically did not write his film "Pale Rider".
Barbara Eden performs a pre-I Dream of Jeannie harem dance while performing with Dick York the husband of the rival fantasy situation comedy Bewitched. Both shows were made by the same company, Columbia Pictures, and used many of the same plot devices making the writers feel they were being stolen by the other show.
This episode is a slight rewrite of season 2, episode 10 "Incident of the Valley in Shadow" with the guest stars recast and the Indian tribe changed to Apache.
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