Alex Nicol (George Hadley), Eddie Ryder (Harry Russell), Ruta Lee (Emily Meadow), Tom Palmer (Prosecutor), Freeman Lusk (Judge), Guy Stockwell (Lieutenant), John Dennis (Quartermaster), Maria McClay (Japanese Store Clerk)
Maria McClay as a Japanese store clerk in conversation with Ruta Lee as Emily Meadow.
Maria plays a Japanese store clerk in this episode of the anthology series.
Scenes Featuring Maria
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Gene Barry (Bat Masterson), Myron Healy, Audrey Dalton, Jack Hogan, Ernestine Barrier, David Thursby, James Hong, Maria Tsein (sic) (Card Dealer)
Maria McClay as a card dealer in a San Francisco casino
An old friend asks Bat to San Francisco to look into the background of her daughter’s fiancée. Bat learns she is a frequent visitor at a casino where she seems to win but her fiancée seems to lose – even his life. Maria appears as a card dealer employed by the casino who refuses to hand more chips to the dubious fiancée, when he busts out and finds himself broke at the table.
This is one of Maria’s more limited roles with very few lines and not a lot of screen time. On the other hand she gets to wear a rather fancy outfit while staring down Bat Masterson as she deals the House 21 and takes his money.
One thing that must be pointed out is that whoever was responsible for proof reading the credits messed up greatly and left her name on screen as “Maria Tsein” instead of “Tsien”.
Scenes Featuring Maria
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National Telefilm Associates (NTA), New Albion Studios San Francisco
Aired
May 5th, 1954
Cast
Dan Duryea (China Smith), Regina Gleason (Steffi), Ted Hecht (Shell), Mark Sheeler (Norodam), Ray Bell (Wheelsman), Larry Chan (Police Sergeant), Maria Tsien (Miss Giong)
Maria McClay as Miss Giong, mostly ignoring a rather agitated China Smith (Dan Duryea)
Maria plays the role of Miss Giong, the sharp-tongued and not easily intimated secretary of Mr. Norodam (Mark Sheeler), whom China Smith (Dan Duryea) is investigating in order to find out how contraband was planted on the tramp steamer owned by the lovely Steffi (Regina Gleason).
For some reason it appears the name “Giong” is really hard to pronounce for all the white male actors interacting with her, but, well, that’s the 50s for you right there.
Scenes Featuring Maria
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National Telefilm Associates (NTA), New Albion Studios San Francisco
Aired
April 16th, 1954
Cast
Dan Duryea (China Smith), Ted Hecht (Min Su), Joan Morgan ( Marnee), Charles Lung (Mr. Ronald), William Sweeney (Justin Kobol), Maria Tsien (Jade Flower)
Maria McClay as Jade Flower, being not particularly inclined to tell China Smith (Dan Duryea) anything at all.
In this episode Maria plays the role of “Jade Flower”, a not entirely sober dancer in a seedy joint, who is said to have information on Mr. Ronald (Charles Lung) a person of interest, which China Smith (Dan Duryea) is looking for after being hired by the frightened son of a murdered Englishman, who fears he is next on the killer’s list.
Scenes Featuring Maria
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