What is the attraction of the old-fashioned television westerns?
It may not have actually been a simpler time, but it was represented as a time when right and wrong were not as muddy.
Granted, the good guys didn’t always wear white hats, nor did the bad guys always dress in black. There were times when someone would move from path to path. But the paths themselves never merged.
Finally, by the end of the western – with the setting sun, right generally triumphed and there was hope, just over the horizon.
Head ‘Em Straight
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Check out the 124 episodes that galloped onto the small screen from September 15, 1959 to May 21, 1963, on Tuesdays at 7:30 p.m. EST. Set in the 1870s on the Sherman ranch and relay station, a shirttail outfit just outside of Laramie in the Wyoming Territory, this highly rated action western presented stories for the enjoyment of the young and old.
Meet Slim Sherman and Andy Sherman, owners of the Sherman ranch and relay station, the ambling Jonesy, the footloose tumbleweed Jess Harper, Mrs. Daisy Cooper who always saw the comin’ grass, “Tiger” Mike Williams, Mose Shell the Jehu, and star-toter Mort Cory.
Nearly 750 actors lent their talents to the success of Laramie. Can you fill in any of the blanks in the Episode listings?
Miss Daisy’s cooking was renowned. Represented here are temptations featured or mentioned on Laramie. Any suggestions?
Dan Krohn –
May 2
Quinn K. Redeker –
May 2
Alex Viespi (Alex Cord) –
May 3
Susan Brown –
May 4
James Mitchum –
May 8
Joan Swift –
May 11
Sally Carter (Carter-Ihnat) –
May 12
Robert Crawford, Jr. –
May 13
Buck Taylor –
May 13
Joan Staley–
May 20
Barbara Parkins –
May 22
Pilar del Rey –
May 26
Raymond Guth –
May 29
Ruta Lee –
May 30
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