“The Dispossessed”
“The Dispossessed”
Season: 4 episode 20
Series Episode: 112
Air Date: February 19, 1963
Laramie TV series starring John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington and Dennis Holmes
A Revue Studios production
Teaser
Why do they always end up between a rock and a hard place? Slim and Jess stand between two brothers and mustangers suspected of being Comancheros.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Slim" Sherman | Owner - Sherman ranch and relay station | John Smith | 31 | Credited |
| Jess Harper | Part owner - Sherman ranch and relay station | Robert Fuller | 29 | Credited |
| Daisy Cooper | Sherman housekeeper | Spring Byington | 75 | Credited |
| Mike Williams | Orphan | Dennis Holmes | 12 | Credited |
| Slim's horse | Alamo | Uncredited | ||
| Hoot | Jess' horse | Hoot | Uncredited | |
| Joe Beldon | Rancher | Jim Davis | 53 | Credited |
| Luke Beldon | Joe Beldon's brother/Rancher | Robert Bray | 45 | Credited |
| Cass Dillard | Rancher | Carl Reindel | Credited | |
| Sam Dillard | Mustanger | Arthur Hunnicutt | 53 | Credited |
| Sarah Dillard | Sam Dillard's wife | Katharine Warren | 57 | Credited |
| Prentice | Beldon's wrangler | Richard Shannon | 42 | Credited |
| Cobey | Mustanger | Michael Forest | 33 | Credited |
| Ellen | Madge's sister | Bennye Gatteys | 22 | Credited |
| Madge | Orphan | Gail Kobe | 32 | Credited |
Crew
| Director | Jesse Hibbs |
| Writer | Buckley Angell |
| Producer | John Champion |
| Assistant to Producer | Rod Peterson |
| Laramie Theme | Cyril Mockridge |
| Director of Photography | Ray Rennahan, A. S. C. |
| Associate Producer | Daniel Ullman |
| Art Director | Russell Kimball |
| Editorial Dept. Head/Supervisor | David J. O'Connell |
| Editorial Color Consultant | Alex Quiroga |
| Color Processing by | Consolidated Film Industries |
| Film Editor | John C. Fuller, A.C.E. |
| Musical Supervision | Stanley Wilson |
| Sound | Earl Crain, Jr. |
| 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 & Ralph Sylos |
Epilogue – based on “The Dispossessed,” a script by Buckley Angell
(JESS HARPER is putting logs on the fire in the fireplace in the front room of the Sherman ranch house.)
MIKE WILLIAMS: Jess, you told me ten times what Commancheros are, but I just can’t seem to get it right.
JESS HARPER: (Stands and strokes Mike’s hair) Well, I wouldn’t worry about it, Tiger, ’cause there aren’t any of ’em around here.
MIKE WILLIAMS: Well if there were any, how would I recognize ’em?
JESS HARPER: Well, let’s see. The men, uh, they wear a funny kinda clothes that they steal any place they can get. The women, they wear moccasins on their feet, just like Indians do.
DAISY COOPER: Come on, you two. Supper’s ready.
MIKE WILLIAMS: Suppose Aunt Daisy’s a Commanchero? She wears moccasins.
DAISY COOPER: What? Why shouldn’t I? (Pulls up skirt to look at moccasins) They’re the most comfortable house shoes I’ve ever had on my feet. What’s wrong with that?
JESS HARPER: Nothin’ Daisy. Nothin’ at all.
Historical References
Fare
Bread
Coffee
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