February
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Earl Parker
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3
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MGM Backlot
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MGM Backlot
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5
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MGM Backlot
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MGM Backlot
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7
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MGM Backlot
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March
1964 |
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1
See "The Gun" synopsis
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2
Per Lyne Tremblay: March 1964 picture 2 and April 1964 picture 1 are from
GLORY AMONG MEN. They're interesting to look at, knowing that Vic directed
it.
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4
Conlan Carter
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Conlan Carter
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Conlan Carter
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"Glory Among Men" set.
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Vic Morrow on the "Glory Among Men" set.
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Emmett
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Angelo De Meo
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Vic Morrow on the Combat! set
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13
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Pierre, Jack, Conlan and Dick
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The Squad
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April
1964
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Mason (Eddie Ryder), "The Glory Among Men" |
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Vic and crew |
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Per Lyne Tremblay: April 1964 picture 3 is of Angelo De Meo, the man
who coordinated stunts with Earl. Angelo is in several Eps, usually
as a German, but sometimes as a G.I. That man could really grimace!
Per
Lyne Tremblay: I noticed Angelo quite a while ago, but couldn't find
his name in any credits. But he's in almost as many epidodes as Walt
or Paul or Earl. He's just never credited (except for one ep, which
is how I learned who he is). His longest screen appearance, as far as
I can tell, is in A LITTLE JAZZ. Angelo is the American truck driver
who is changing a tire at the beginning of the episode. There, he's
got lines to speak, and you'd never tell he was a stunt coordinator
rather than an actual actor, he's so very natural in front of the camera.
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Conlan - See April 1964 picture 1
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Vic and more crew
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Angelo De Meo
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Mason (Eddie Ryder), "The Glory Among Men"
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May
1964 |
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Conlan and ??
Per
Dodger: May 1964, Photo #1%. This photo of Conlan Carter, coupled with
the
knowledge that Earl Parker was a pilot and Conlan's post Combat! career
as a pilot flying corporate jets, leads me to believe that
Earl and Conlan shared a common interest during the filming of Combat!
Here we see Conlan, with an unidentified man, standing in
front of a P-38 Lightning. This aircraft is painted in a `civilian paint'
scheme and I don't think it was a `movie prop'. I checked a `Warbird
Directory' and found that a Southern California man named Bob Bean bought
a handful of P-38s from the Honduran Government and imported them to
the US during the 1960's. Lacking a serial number of
the P-38 in the photo, I would make a strong guess that Conlan is checking
out one of these aircraft. Conlan can also be seen near another classic
aircraft, possibly a Beech "Staggerwing', in a photo in November
1968.
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June
1964 |
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August
1964 |
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1
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John Pickard (Frank Ross from "True Grit") and
James Best
Steven Dhuey emailed me on 1/22/2005 about this photo, on which I had
done a very bad job of identification, and I thank him for his research.
Because of this I can now positively ID the other actor in the picture:
"The caption for one of the photos in the August 1964 section speculates
that it might have been taken on the set of the series "Temple Houston."
However, I can tell you that "Temple Houston" was already out
of production by that time, having been cancelled, with its last new episode
filmed in February 1964 and broadcast in April 1964. "
I
notice several actors in cavalry uniforms, and a fort set. Neither of
those elements fit any "Temple Houston" episode from 1964.
Nor do I recognize "Temple Houston" star Jeffrey Hunter in
any of the photos.
My
guess is that it is actually the episode "Hero of Fort Halleck"
from "Death Valley Days", first broadcast on Oct. 9, 1964.
James Best was in that episode. Given the typical lead time of two months
between filming and broadcast, that fits in well with production in
August 1964."
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Based on Steven Dhuey's ID of the first picture from August 1964, I'm
going to make an assumption that all the pictures for this month are from
the "Death Valley Days" episode called "Hero of Fort Halleck."
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See August 1964 #1
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See August 1964 #1
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See August 1964 #1
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See August 1964 #1
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October
1964 |
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Per Dodger: October 1964, Photos 1 and
2. These two photos are taken on a hilltop on the Korbel Winery grounds
during the shooting of "A Walk with an Eagle". In Photo #2,
look to the left of the man in the red shirt. Below him, you can see
a road and a single large firtree. This road is Highway 116, which runs
in front of the Korbel Winery and continues into Guerneville in Northern
California's wine country. Directly beyond the road is a large open
field with a grove of trees to the right side of the picture. This is
the area where the opening scenes of "The Gun" were filmed
in Season 5. Beyond that field and in front of the large tree covered
hill in the background is the Russian River.
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Conlan Carter
Per Dodger: October 1964
picture 3 of Conlan Carter again was done at Korbel. Here you see Conlan
standing in front of an apple orchard, note the neatly spaced trees.
Two episodes were filmed at that location. "A Walk with an Eagle"
features the orchard in the boring motorcycle chase scenes and the orchard
was used for a shootout in "Birthday Cake."
Per King Two: I don't
think this was shot of Doc was taken at Korbel. It looks somewhat like
the Apple orchard they used in first season ("Survival" and
"The Volunteer", and I think others). As far as I know,
they didn't go to Korbel in 1st Season (that would have been an expensive
location shoot for a show just starting out in the lineup). Was there
an Apple Orchard at Thousand Oaks or the Farm across the Highway from
Thousand Oaks (the farm area where much of Gunsmoke was shot?)
Per Green Recruit: I'm
sorry King Two but I respectfully disagree with your observations and
here is why...
In Season # 1, the show
rarely left the MGM lots. The exceptions being "The Celebrity"
which was shot at Gene Autry's Melody Ranch after a fire at that location.
Dodger questioned Burt Kennedy about this at Recon '98. "A Day
in June" with the beach scene being filmed at Point Dume was off
the lot. We all know that Conlan Carter did not become Doc until Season
# 2.
The apple orchard from
"Survival" and a few other episodes was located on backlot
# 3. Note the irregular locations of the trees and the much smaller
size of the orchard. Now take a look at Photo 7 on this page. Note the
very straight lines of trees and the *immense* size. Definitely NOT
the "Survival" orchard ... this one has been planted professionally.
This orchard was featured
prominently in two Combat! episodes... "A Walk with an Eagle"
with that wild motorcycle ride and "Birthday Cake." Since
Conlan Carter was NOT in "Birthday Cake" this photo definitely
comes from "A Walk with an Eagle." I stand behind Dodger's
observation that this is the Korbel area. To
our knowledge, there is no other orchard location other than these two.
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Philip Pine
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November
1964 |
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Earl Parker
Per
Green Recruit: This is from the set of 'Mutiny on the Bounty,' the Marlon
Brando version. The Bounty was built on Lot # 2 at the waterfront location
and can be seen in one
of Marty's aerial backlot photos. I remember Tom Lowell saying that
they would go over and try to visit the set while on breaks from Combat!
(obviously I'm talking about the 1962 version and not the original from
1935!) Earl Parker can be seen wearing his Combat! jacket in this pic.
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Earl Parker
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Earl Parker
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Earl Parker
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Earl Parker
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Earl Parker
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James Whitmore from "The Cassock"
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Earl Parker - on the set of "Mutiny on the Bounty"
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Dick Peabody on the set
Per Lynne Tremblay: November 1963, pic no. 10 is from "The Cassock."
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Earl Parker
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MGM Backlot
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Vic Morrow and Tommy Sands
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December
1964
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Per Dodger: I believe December 1964 pictures 1 and 2 are from the opening
scenes of "The Gantlet". The back of the truck was loaded
with wounded soldiers when they were ambushed
and Saunders was captured. The scenes were filmed up the road from the
Bronson Canyon quarry.
Per Filly: Sorry, Dodger,
but I gotta disagree. If you watch the episode The Long Wait right around
the "Directed By Edward Lakso," you will see them pan across
the truck. It seems to me that is the episode. The guy on the right
has his head bandaged, the guy on the floor with his head toward the
camera is correct, and in the background above the guy on the floor,
you can make out the guy with white showing around his head and at his
neck. In the ep The Long Wait, that would be accurate with the show...the
guy on the left was bandaged across the head and down to his neck. Also,
in Gantlet, the truck had one wounded man with Saunders, and the rest
were healthy. No one is bandaged. Sorry, but it just ain't Gantlet.
Per Lynn Tremblay: And
I have to repeat that the pic no. 5, on the first page, is from LONG
WAIT. With the clearer image, I'm absolutely positive that the man sitting
in the truck next to the "wounded man" is Conlan Carter. Conlan
wasn't in GANTLET. So, I'm positive that this pic is taken from LONG
WAIT.
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See description on the picture to the left.
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Emmett
Bergholtz, cinematographer
Per Dodger: Photo 3 has another tank turret in the picture but the background
shows a
large Eucalyptus tree, my guess is it is in Southern California, most
likely at MGMs backlot.
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Emmett
Bergholtz, cinematographer
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Pierre, Dick, Jack and Conlan on the set of, we think, "The Long
Wait." Those are the same soldiers in the back of the truck as
in #1 and 2 above.
Per
Lynne Tremblay: Pic no. 7 definitely is from Long Wait. Boy, that wounded
guy in the truck sure looks bored! :-)
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