“Day of the Savage”
” Day of the Savage”
Season: 3 episode 23
Series Episode: 87
Air Date: March 13, 1962
Laramie TV series starring John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington and Dennis Holmes
A Revue Studios production
Teaser
Jess and Slim get caught up in a Sioux uprising caused by the death of Chatez at the hands of a white man.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Slim" Sherman | Owner - Sherman ranch and relay station | John Smith | 31 | Credited |
| Jess Harper | Sherman ranch hand | Robert Fuller | 28 | Credited |
| Daisy Cooper | Sherman housekeeper | Spring Byington | 75 | Credited |
| Mike Williams | Orphan | Dennis Holmes | 11 | Credited |
| Slim's horse | Alamo | Uncredited | ||
| Hoot | Jess' horse | Hoot | Uncredited | |
| Glen Colton | Murderer | John Lupton | 33 | Credited |
| Walt Clayborne | Plains Cavalry captain | Lane Bradford | 39 | Credited |
| Darby | Rancher | Tom Greenway | 50 | Credited |
| Patricia "Patty" Marr | Glen Colton's fiancee | Pat Olson | Credited | |
| Skenya | Sioux warrior | X Brands | 34 | Credited |
| Toriano | Chatez's son | Michael Pate | 42 | Credited |
| Taylor | Plains Cavalry lieutenant | Gary Vinson | 25 | Credited |
| Toma | Sioux warrior | Jay Silverheels | 50 | Credited |
| Plains Cavalry sergeant | Nick Nicholson | 41 | Credited | |
| Stagecoach driver | Boyd Stockman | 46 | Credited | |
| Stagecoach shotgun | Uncredited | |||
| Chatez | Sioux chief | Mentioned | ||
| Mrs. Nora Darby | Mr. Darby's wife | Mentioned | ||
| Mose Shell | Stagecoach driver | Mentioned |
Crew
| Director | Joe Kane |
| Teleplay | Rod Peterson |
| Story | John Champion |
| Producer | John Champion |
| Laramie Theme | Cyril Mockridge |
| Director of Photography | Ray Rennahan, A. S. C. |
| Associate Producer | Dan Ullman |
| Art Director | Alex Mayer |
| Editorial Dept. Head/Supervisor | David J. O'Connell |
| Editorial Color Consultant | Alex Quiroga |
| Color Processing by | Consolidated Film Industries |
| Film Editor | Ray C. de Vally A. C. E. |
| Musical Supervision | Stanley Wilson |
| Sound | Lyle Cain |
| Makeup Artist | Jack Barron |
| Hair Stylist | Florence Bush |
| Costume & Wardrobe | Vincent Dee |
| Series Stuntmen (uncredited) | Paul Baxley, Joe Canutt. Bill Catching, Chuck Courtney, John Daheim, Leonard P. Geer, Sol Gorss, Hemet, Charles Horvath, Robert F. Hoy, Loren Janes, Allen Pinson, Chuck Roberson, Ronnie Rondell Jr., Dean Smith, Tom Steele, Jerry Summers, Jack Williams Note: Robert Fuller often performed his own stunts in the series. |
| Assistant Director | Jack Doran |
| Set Decoration | John McCarthy & Perry Murdock |
Epilogue – based on the teleplay “Day of the Savage” by Rod Peterson and story by John C. Champion
(JESS HARPER and SLIM SHERMAN ride into the Sherman ranch yard. They tie their horses up at the corral. MIKE WILLIAMS runs out of the ranch house kitchen door.)
JESS HARPER: Hey, Mike and Daisy musta beat us back.
MIKE WILLIAMS: (Jumps up into MIKE WILLIAMS’ arms.) Slim, where ya been? We’ve been worried about ya.
JESS HARPER: Well, what do ya think we’ve been? To a Sunday school picnic?
SLIM SHERMAN: Where’s Daisy?
MIKE WILLIAMS: In the house. We heard about what happened at the fort so we thought it was safe to come home.
SLIM SHERMAN: (Laughs and dumps MIKE WILLIAMS in JESS HARPER’s arms.) Help Jess unsaddle, Mike.
MIKE WILLIAMS: OK.
JESS HARPER: Give me a hand, Tiger.
(SLIM SHERMAN goes into the ranch house kitchen. DAISY COOPER is using a poker to adjust the fire in the stove. SLIM SHERMAN removes his hat and holds it in his hand when he sees DAISY COOPER.)
SLIM SHERMAN: Hi, Daisy. (Kisses her forehead.) How are ya?
DAISY COPPER: Just fine, Slim. Mike and I were so happy to hear that you helped put down the uprising.
SLIM SHERMAN: Ah, we were lucky. Yeah, yeah, it’s too bad that one man can cause all that trouble.
DAISY COOPER: It certainly is. You know something? Sometimes it takes an upheaval to make us realize that what we have is worth fighting for.
SLIM SHERMAN: (Throws hat to the side) Does that mean that you and Mike aren’t gonna move into town?
DAISY COOPER: Are you trying to get rid of us? (Laughs) Huh!
(SLIM SHERMAN hugs DAISY COOPER. From outside the kitchen door, they hear JESS HARPER.)
JESS HARPER: Hey, Slim. (Enters the kitchen with MIKE WILLIAMS on his back. MIKE WILLIAMS is holding JESS HARPER’s hat over JESS HARPER’s face.) Get this tiger, will ya’?
(JESS HARPER tosses MIKE WILLIAMS into SLIM SHERMAN’s arms and SLIM SHERMAN hangs MIKE WILLIAMS like a sack of potatoes from his left hand. JESS HARPER puts his hat back on his head.)
JESS HARPER:Hi Daisy, what’s for supper?
DAISY COOPER: Ah, after all that’s happened, all you can think of is eating.
JESS HARPER: Oh, I’m sorry. How are you, Daisy? N”what’s for supper?
(JESS HARPER hugs DAISY COOPER, who pats JESS HARPER’s back with the handle of a wooden spoon. SLIM SHERMAN puts MIKE WILLIAMS down.)
Historical Reference
Fort Laramie, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Geographic References
Boulder City, Colorado Territory, United States of America
Laramie, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Fare
Butter
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