Spectre of the Gun (Episode)

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Spectre of the Gun
"Spectre of the Gun" (TOS56)

"Spectre of the Gun" (TOS56)
Series Star Trek
Season 3
Episode 6
Production Number 56


Previous Assignment: Earth (TOS55)
Next Elaan of Troyius (TOS57)
Released 25 Oct 1968
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Prime Timeline
(The root of all realities)


Stardate 4385.3: As punishment for trespassing, Kirk and crew are forced to re-enact the shootout at the OK Corral.

The Enterprise encounters a "warning buoy" marking the territorial boundary of Melkotian space. Kirk ignores their message to turn back — whereupon the Melkotians transport Kirk, Spock, McCoy, Scott, and Chekov to a surrealistic recreation of a Wild West town, drawn from Kirk's mind. The landing party will reenact the famous gunfight at the OK Corral — in the losing role of the Clanton gang. But when Chekov, cast as Billy Clanton (who survived the gunfight), is "killed" before the showdown, Spock realizes that everything they are experiencing is unreal. Using the Vulcan mind meld, Spock enables his crewmates to reject the illusion, so that when their enemies, the Earps, shoot, the bullets pass harmlessly through them. Kirk refuses to return fire on the Earps and Doc Holliday, because he knows that they are merely phantoms created by the Melkots. The aliens are convinced of Kirk's peaceful intentions — and invite the Enterprise to open diplomatic relations.

Image Gallery

  • Melkot planet

  • Surface of Melkot planet

  • OK Corral

  • Tombstone, Arizona

  • Tombstone sign

  • Taos Lightning

  • Barber

  • Sheriff John Behan

  • Morgan Earp

  • Virgil Earp

  • Marshal Wyatt Earp

  • Ed

  • Doc Holliday

  • Melkotian

  • Sylvia

  • baking soda

  • chemistry

  • clock

  • gas grenade

  • holsters

  • Melkot buoy

  • mortar and pestle

  • pocketwatch

  • revolvers

  • gunfight at the OK Corral

  • poster

  • Tombstone Epitaph

Related Data

Astrometrics Arizona; Earth; Europe; Melkot; North America; OK Corral; Tombstone, Arizona
Chronology Prime Timeline; 26 Oct 1881; 2268; Stardate 4385.3
Culture English language; marriage; Russian language; Swahili language; Vulcan language
Education doctor; doctorate; physician
Food alcohol; barley; bourbon; corn; corn whiskey; flour; Scotch; Taos Lightning
People Barber; John Behan; Pavel Chekov; Billy Claiborne; Billy Clanton; Ike Clanton; Morgan Earp; Virgil Earp; Wyatt Earp; Ed; Engineering Crewman (TOS03); Hadley; Doc Holliday; James T. Kirk; Leslie; Mazeppa (Fictional); Leonard McCoy; Frank McLowery; Tom McLowery; Melkotian; Angelina Rossini; Montgomery Scott; Spock; Sylvia; Nyota Uhura
Politics Marshall; Sheriff; Starfleet; Starfleet Ranks (Crewman, Ensign, Lieutenant, Lieutenant Commander, Commander, Captain); United Federation of Planets; United States of America
Science & Technology air; audio receiver; baking soda; buoy; communications; communicator; computer; cotton; fog; forcefield; gas grenade; hammer; holster; impulse drive; kilometer; lead; microtapes; mile; mind meld; mortar and pestle; orbit; PADD; phasers (shipboard, Type 2); pistol; pocketwatch; radiation (M-rays); revolver; sensors; shields; shotgun; teeth; telepathy; time (second, minute); tranquilizer; transporter; tricorder; venom; viewscreen; warp drive; window
Ships & Vehicles bicycle; Constitution class; U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701
Xenology cactus; cattle; horses; Humans; hybrids; Melkotians; snakes; Vulcans
Miscellaneous apothecary; barber; bridge; chief engineer; chief medical officer; commanding officer; first officer; gunfight; navigator; piano; red alert; saloon; science officer; Starfleet Uniforms (2266); Tombstone Epitaph


Credits

Created by
Gene Roddenberry

Starring
William Shatner

Also Starring
Leonard Nimoy as Mr. Spock
and
DeForest Kelley as Dr. McCoy

Written by
Lee Cronin

Directed by
Vincent McEveety

Produced by
Fred Freiberger

Co-Producer
Robert H. Justman

Executive Producer
Gene Roddenberry

Associate Producers
Edward K. Milkis
Gregg Peters

Also Starring
Ron Soble as Wyatt Earp
Bonnie Beecher as Sylvia

James Doohan … Scott
Walter Koenig … Chekov
Nichelle Nichols … Uhura
Charles Maxwell … Virgil Earp
and
Rex Holman … Morgan Earp

With
Sam Gilman … Doc Holliday
Charles Seel … Ed
Bill Zuckert … Johnny Behan
Ed McCready … Barber
Abraham Sofaer … Melkotian Voice

Story Consultant
Arthur H. Singer

Theme Music by
Alexander Courage

Additional Music Composed and Conducted by
Jerry Fielding

Director of Photography
Jerry Finnerman

Art Director
Walter M. Jefferies

Film Editor … Fabien Tordjmann
Unit Production Manager … Gregg Peters
Assistant Director … Claude Binyon Jr.
Set Decorator … John M. Dwyer
Costumes Created by … William Ware Theiss
Photographic Effects … Westheimer Company
Sound Effects Editor … Douglas H. Grindstaff
Music Editor … Richard Lapham
Re-Recording Mixer … Gordon L. Day, C.A.S.
Production Mixer … Carl W. Daniels
Script Supervisor … George A. Rutter
Sound … Glen Glenn Sound Co.
Casting … Joseph D'Agosta
Makeup Artist … Fred B. Phillips, S.M.A.
Hair Stylist … Pat Westmore
Gaffer … George H. Merhoff
Head Grip … George Rader
Property Master … Irving A. Feinberg
Special Effects … Jim Rugg

A Paramount Production

In Association With
Norway Corporation

Executive Vice President in Charge of Production
Douglas S. Cramer

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