“Stolen Tribute”

“Stolen Tribute”

 

Season:     2 episode 17

Series Episode:  48

Air Date: January 31, 1961

Laramie TV series starring John Smith and Robert Fuller

A Revue Studios production

 

Teaser

“Play along with me and you might figure you’ve got a chance.” A desert, dry water holes, eighty thousand in gold double eagles and a healthy distrust promise otherwise.

 

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
Jess Harper	Sherman ranch hand	Robert Fuller	27	Credited
Hoot	Jess' horse	Hoot		Uncredited
Deke Beldon	Clint Wade's cell mate	Dennis Parick	42	Credited
Tully Casper	Outlaw	Edgar Buchanan	57	Credited
Clint Wade	Outlaw	Jan Merlin	35	Credited
Roy Wade	Clint Wade's brother			Mentioned
Kilroy	Outlaw			Mentioned
Yates	Outlaw			Mentioned

 

Crew

Director	Lesley Selander
Teleplay	Donn Mullally & Lee Erwin
Story	John C Champion
Producer	John C. Champion
Laramie Theme	Cyril Mockridge
Music Score	David Buttolph
Director of Photography	Ray Rennahan, A. S. C.
Associate Producer	Dan Ullman
Art Director	Lloyd S Papez
Editorial Dept. Head/Supervisor	David J. O'Connell
Film Editor	John C. Fuller, A.C.E.
Musical Supervision	Stanley Wilson
Sound	William Russell
Makeup Artist	Jack Barron
Hair Stylist	Florence Bush
Costume & Wardrobe	Vincent Dee
Assistant Director	James H. Brown
Set Decoration	John McCarthy & Perry Murdock
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.

 

Epilogue – based on the teleplay “Stolen Tribute” by Donn Mullally & Lee Erwin and story by John C. Champion

 

(A loud and rowdy CROWD in the saloon is enjoying TULLY CASPER’s largess.)

 

TULLY CASPER: Drink it up, dudes. I’m buying. Heh! Heh! Heh! Just name your drinks, boys. I’m payin’ for it. Heh! Heh!

 

JESS HARPER: (Reaches around and takes the whisky glass from Tully’s hand) Don’t mind if I do, Tully.

 

TULLY CASPER: (Motions for the two saloon hostesses next to him to leave) Shoo girls, shoo, git, git. Wha’d ya wanna come here for, Jess?

 

JESS HARPER: Now, wha’ do ya think – the money.

 

TULLY CASPER: Aw, Jess. I gave ya a chance when I coulda killed ya.

 

JESS HARPER: Yeah, and I coulda split your skull when I walked in here. And I been thinkin’ plenty about it the past five days walkin’ on that desert.

 

(TULLY CASPER moves)

 

JESS HARPER: Tully, you reach for that gun; I’ll make you eat it.

 

TULLY CASPER: Oh, Jess.

 

JESS HARPER: Now shut up. How much money have you spent?

 

TULLY CASPER: ‘Bout two hundred dollars.

 

JESS HARPER: Wha’d you do with the rest of it?

 

TULLY CASPER: Hid it. Buried it.

 

JESS HARPER: Well, let’s walk over and talk to the sheriff and then we can dig it up.

 

TULLY CASPER: Aw, Jess. Already wore out a shovel diggin’ for it. You ain’t gonna beat me out of it, are ya?

 

JESS HARPER: That’s the way the world is, Tully. ‘Bout time you found it out,

 

TULLY CASPER: (Fingering his new duds) Well, nice while it lasted. (Drinks a last whiskey)

 

(JESS HARPER relieves TULLY CASPER of his revolver. TULLY CASPER and JESS HARPER leave.)

 

 

Geographic References

Kings Peak, United States of America

Utah Territory, United States of America

 

Fare

Coffee

 

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