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The Wild Wild West :: The Night of the Skulls (02x13)

Episode Information

Title:

The Night of the Skulls

Episode #:

02x13

Production Number:

6614

Original Airdate:

Friday December 16th, 1966

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Episode Crew
Director:	Alan Crosland, Jr.
Writer:	Robert C. Dennis (1) Earl Barret (1)

Episode Summary

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Jim and Artie have a fight and Jim guns down Artie. However, it soon becomes clear it's a plan to set up Jim as a murderer so that a secret organization that collects killers will approach him for recruitment.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Lisa Gaye	played	Lorelei	Recurring (first appearance)
•Douglas Henderson	played	Colonel James Richmond	Recurring (first appearance)
•Donald Woods (1)	played	Senator Stephen Fenlow
•Madame Spivy	played	The Axe Lady
Co-Guest Stars
•Bob Herron	played	Tigo (as Robert Herron)	Recurring (4th appearance)
•Michael Masters	played	Bluebeard (as Mike Masters)	Recurring (5th appearance)
•Calvin Brown (1)	played	Iron Hook Harper	Recurring (second appearance)
•Francis DeSales	played	Charlton (as Frances De Sales)
•Quintin Sondergaard	played	Monk
•Kem Dibbs	played	Plainclothesman
•Sebastian Tom	played	Samurai
•Anne Doud	played	Lucinda

Episode Notes

This episode features the first appearance of Douglas Henderson as the agents' superior, Colonel James Richmond. Richmond will appear in five more episodes after this.

Corner Slides
Lower Right: The head judge laughs after dropping Jim back into his cell.
Upper Right: The one-eyed man stabs Artie with a pitchfork.
Upper Left: Jim shoots Artie.
Lower Left: The Wanderer steams off into the night.

Episode Quotes

James: Artie, you couldn’t be quiet, not even at your own funeral, could you?
Artemus: Well, somebody had to tell the truth.

Artemus: You know, this could make a pretty entertaining game. Of course, you use a ball instead of stone. "Bucketball."
James: It'll never catch on.

Episode References

It's mentioned here that Artie is an only child.

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