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'The New Maverick' is a 1978 American Western television film based on the 19571962 series 'Maverick' starring James Garner as Bret Maverick. 'The New Maverick' stars Garner as Bret Maverick, Charles Frank as newcomer cousin Ben Maverick (son of Beau Maverick), Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick, and Susan Sullivan as Poker Alice Ivers.

James Garner and Jack Kelly had been 29 and 30 years old, respectively, at the beginning of the original series and were 50 and 51 while filming 'The New Maverick'. The TV-movie was a pilot for the series 'Young Maverick', which featured Frank and only lasted a few episodes. Directed by Hy Averback and written by Juanita Bartlett, the movie was filmed while Garner's series 'The Rockford Files' was on hiatus. Garner would later star in 'Bret Maverick', another attempt at a series revival inspired by this TV-movie, for the 1981-82 season.

Garner wrote in his memoir that the film "didn't quite make it," calling it "a near miss."

Cast



* James Garner as Bret Maverick

* Charles Frank as Ben Maverick

* Jack Kelly as Bart Maverick

* Susan Sullivan as Poker Alice

* Susan Blanchard as Nell McGarahan

* Eugene Roche as Austin Crupper

* George Loros as Vinnie Smith, Train Robber hired by Crupper

* Woodrow Parfrey as Leveque, Man from New Orleans

* Greg Allen as Dobie

* Helen Page Camp as Mrs. Flora Crupper

* Jack Garner as Homer, Vinnie's henchman

* Graham Jarvis as Undertaker Lambert

* Macon McCalman as Vanders the Las Vegas Hotel Desk Clerk

* B.J. Ward as B.J. Vinnie's Henchman

References




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