“General Delivery”
“General Delivery”
Season: 1 episode 8
Series Episode: 8
Air Date: November 3, 1959
Laramie TV series starring John Smith, Hoagy Carmichael, Robert Crawford, Jr. and Robert Fuller
A Revue Studios production
Teaser
How does a man choose his path? By his character… or the opportunities afforded him?
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
| "Slim" Sherman | Owner - Sherman Ranch & Relay Station | John Smith | 28 | Credited |
| Jess Harper | Sherman ranch hand | Robert Fuller | 26 | Credited |
| "Jonesy" | Sherman foreman | Hoagy Carmichael | 69 | Credited |
| Andy Sherman | Owner - Sherman Ranch & Relay Station | Robert Crawford, Jr. | 15 | Credited |
| Hoot | Jess' horse | Hoot | Uncredited | |
| Ed Caulder | Hired gun | Rod Cameron | 48 | Credited |
| Don Delkins | Outlaw | Henry Rowland | Credited | |
| Lou Delkins | Outlaw | Bill (William) Henry | 44 | Credited |
| "Old Man" Morgan | Laramie townsman | Charles J. Conrad | 49 | Credited |
| Sam Shaw | Outlaw | Dennis Moore | 51 | Credited |
| Bat | Fired Murdoch ranch hand | Kelly Thordsen | 54 | Credited |
| Virgil | Laramie bartender | Jack Hill | 62 | Credited |
| Laramie sheriff | Jerry O'Sullivan | Credited | ||
| Sheridan, WY sheriff | Joe McGuinn | 55 | Credited | |
| Joe. Murdoch | Sheridan rancher | Uncredited | ||
| Virg Morgan | "Old Man" Morgan's son | Jack Hogan | 29 | Uncredited |
| Pop | Laramie townsman | "Snub" Pollard | 69 | Uncredited |
| Laramie deputy | Uncredited | |||
| Morgan ranch hand | Chick Hannan (Chick Hannon) | 58 | Uncredited | |
| Laramie townsman | Frank Mills | 68 | Uncredited | |
| Laramie townsman (2) | Uncredited | |||
| Sheridan bartender | Uncredited | |||
| Laramie postmaster | Uncredited |
Crew
| Director | Richard H. Bartlett |
| Writer | Frank L. Moss |
| Producer | John C. Champion |
| Laramie Theme | Cyril Mockridge |
| Music Score | Alexander Courage |
| Director of Photography | Ray Rennahan, A. S. C. |
| Associate Producer | Dan Ullman |
| Art Director | George Patrick |
| Editorial Dept. Head/Supervisor | Richard G. Wray, A.C.E. |
| Assistant Editor | George Fredrick |
| Film Editor | John C. Fuller, A.C.E. |
| Musical Supervision | Stanley Wilson |
| Sound | Earl Crain, Sr. |
| 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 | Milton Carter |
| Set Decoration | Carl J. Lawrence |
Epilogue – based on the script “General Delivery” by Frank L. Moss
(SLIM SHERMAN, JESS HARPER, JONESY and ANDY SHERMAN are rebuilding the barn. SLIM SHERMAN and JESS HARPER are working on the barn door.)
JONESY: (JONESY carries the front of a board, with ANDY SHERMAN carrying the back end, to SLIM SHERMAN.) See how this fits.
SLIM SHERMAN: Oh, that’s a perfect fit. Hey, you’re pretty good at this, aren’t ya.
JONESY: I learned it from my Uncle Bert.
JESS HARPER: I just don’t know how he does it.
SLIM SHERMAN: Oh, this is gonna to be neat.
ANDY SHERMAN: Kinda wish Mr. Caulder was still alive to see it.
JESS HARPER: We did our best for him, Andy.
ANDY SHERMAN: Yeah, I know.
SLIM SHERMAN: Andy, he did see something through your eyes that he’d never seen before, himself. But it was too late. That kind of man would never die in bed. He… he had to die the way he lived, with a gun in his hand.
JONESY: (Approaches with another board) ‘Course I could stand here and hold this all day.
(SLIM SHERMAN and JONESY set the board in place. It is too long.)
JONESY: Suppose I’m going to have to build this thing all by myself. Just cut it off there. (Gestures where to cut the board, turns and walks away)
(SLIM SHERMAN makes as if he’s going to crown Jonesy and then smiles at JESS HARPER. SLIM SHERMAN and JESS HARPER start hammering the boards in place.)
Historic Reference
Geographic References
Cheyenne, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Laramie, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Laramie Junction, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Sheridan, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Fare
Coffee
Soup
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