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Hour Of The Gun (1967) -- Sam Melville as Morgan Earp

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PHOTO SOURCES / CREDITS:
HOTG Vid Caps by *nOrAnDoReEn* -- tape provided by *Rachelsaun*

Starring Cast
James Garner: Wyatt Earp Jason Robards, Jr.: Doc Holliday Robert Ryan: Ike Clanton		Albert Salmi: Octavius Roy Charles Aidman: Horace Sullivan

Supporting Cast
Steve Ihnat: Andy Warshaw Edward Anhalt: Denver Doctor Richard Bull: Thomas Fitch Lonny Chapman: Turkey Creek Johnson Frank Converse: Virgil Earp Bill Fletcher: Jimmy Bryan Larry Gates: John P. Clum Walter Gregg: Billy Clanton Monte Markham: Sherman McMasters Sam Melville: Morgan Earp		Robert Phillips: Frank Stilwell Jorge Russek: Latigo William Schallert: Herman Spicer Jim Sheppard: Tom McLowery Karl Swenson: Dr. Goodfellow Michael Tolan: Pete Spence Jon Voight: Curly Bill Brocius Austin Willis: Anson Safford William Windom: Texas Jack Vermillion

Production Credits
John Sturges: Director / Producer Edward Anhalt: Screenwriter Lucien Ballard: Cinematographer Jerry Goldsmith: Composer (Music Score) Ferris Webster: Editor		Alfred Ybarra: Art Director Lawrence J. Cuneo: Set Decoration/Design Victor A. Gangelin: Set Decoration/Design Charles Blackman: Makeup Artist Sass Bedig: Special Effects
--End -- of -- Hour -- of -- the -- Gun -- List --

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) -- Sam Melville as Dave
The Thomas Crown Affair won the 1968 Academy Award for Best Song

Starring Cast
Steve McQueen: Thomas Crown Faye Dunaway: Vicky Anderson Paul Burke: Eddy Malone		Jack Weston: Erwin Weaver Yaphet Kotto: Carl

Supporting Cast
Astrid Heeren: Gwen Biff McGuire: Sandy Carol Corbett: Miss Sullivan John Orchard: John Gordon Pinsent: Jamie Patrick Horgan: Danny Peg Shirley: Honey Weaver Leonard Caron: Jimmy Weaver Sidney Armus: Arnie Richard Bull: Booth Guard Harry Cooper: Ernie Victor Creatore Allen Emerson: Don Ted Gehring: Marvin		Nikita Knatz: Sketch Artist Charles Lampkin Nora Marlowe: Marcie Todd Martin: Benjy Sam Melville: Dave Judy Pace: Pretty Girl Addison Powell: Abe James Rawley Patty Regan: Girl in Elevator Tom Rosqui: Private Detective Jon Shank: Curley Michael Shillo: Swiss Banker Johnny Silver: Bert

Production Credits
Norman Jewison: Director / Producer Alan R. Trustman: Screenwriter Haskell Wexler: Cinematographer Alan Bergman: Composer Marilyn Bergman: Lyricist Michel Legrand: Composer Hal Ashby: Editor Byron Brandt: Editor Ralph Winters: Editor		Robert F. Boyle: Art Director Edward Boyle: Set Decoration Alan Levine: Costume Designer Theadora Van Runkle: Costumes Del Armstrong: Makeup Artist Jack N. Reddish: Asst. Director Walter Goss: Sound Designer Clem Portman: Sound Designer
--End -- of -- Thomas -- Crown -- Affair -- List --

Big Wednesday (1978) -- Sam Melville as "Bear"

Starring Cast
Jan-Michael Vincent: Matt William Katt: Jack Gary Busey: Leroy		Patti D'Arbanville: Sally Lee Purcell: Peggy Gordon

Supporting Cast
Robert Englund: Narrator, Fly Sam Melville: Bear Barbara Hale: Mrs. Barlow Fran Ryan: Lucy Reb Brown: Enforcer Dennis Aaberg: Slick Jack Bernardi: Tailor Rick Dano: Panhead Keith Davis: Ostrich Darrell Fetty: Waxer Gray Fredrickson: Doctor Sasha Jenson: Surfer #5 Steve Kanaly: Sally's Husband Celia Kaye: Bride of the Bear Stacy Keach, Sr.: Old Man Iris Korn: Old Woman		Perry Lang: Tall Kid Todd Lookinland: Surfer #3 Gerry Lopez: Himself Frank McRae: Sergeant Stephen Mendillo: Orderly Titus Napoleon: Chubby Ollie O'Toole: Minister Clete Roberts Arthur Rosenberg: Official Joe Spinell: Psychologist Michael Talbott: Hog Lynn Theel: Party Girl #7 Charlene Tilton: Party Girl #2 Herb Voland Hank Worden

Production Credits
John Milius: Director / Screenwriter Tamara Asseyev: Executive Producer Buzz Feitshans: Producer Greg MacGillivray: Producer Alex Rose: Producer Dennis Aaberg: Screenwriter Bruce Surtees: Cinematographer Basil Poledouris: Composer Timothy O'Meara: Editor		Robert Wolfe: Editor Charles Rosen: Production Designer Dean Edward Mitzner: Art Director Ira Bates: Set Decoration Ann Lambert: Costume Designer Joe Unsinn: Special Effects Richard Hashimoto: Asst. Director Harlan Riggs: Sound Designer Terry J. Leonard: Second Unit Director
--End -- of -- Big -- Wednesday -- List --

The Bear Surf Boards logo was created especially for Big Wednesday, and Sam's character of the surfboard maker simply known as "Bear" is portrayed as an archetypal figure in surf culture. Dozens of boards with the grizzly's head set on a red background inside a double black-and-white diamond were made as props and to be ridden in the action surf scenes. After the film was finished, demand for Bear Surf Boards continued to grow. Twenty years later, Bear is still a popular brand of surfboards in the U.S.A., Japan, Australia and Europe.

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"The Bear is the old man of the sea, the one who knew where the great swells came from and why. He was the one we looked up to. He made our boards. He taught us how to ride. He taught us how to live. He taught us about courage and the meaning of friendship. Before the Bear there were other legends ... After he's gone others will carry the torch. That's why the Bear will live forever." -- John Milius (Big Wednesday Director)

PHOTO SOURCES / CREDITS:

bigwed_1, bigwed_3, & bigwed_4 *Anne Melville*
bigwed_2 *Hope Nielsen* -- Scans by Doreen Mulman

SPECIAL THANKS TO BEAR SURF BOARDS FOR USE OF THEIR LOGO.
Logo T-shirts, stickers and, of course, surfboards are available at their site.