“The Lawless Seven”
“The Lawless Seven”
Season: 3 episode 13
Series Episode: 77
Air Date: December 26, 1961
Laramie TV series starring John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington and Dennis Holmes
A Revue Studio production
Teaser
A man is murdered after Jess threatens him. While on the run, Jess falls in with a gang of outlaws. How will Jess see his way out of this?
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jess Harper | Sherman ranch hand | Robert Fuller | 28 | Credited |
| Daisy Cooper | Sherman housekeeper | Spring Byington | 75 | Credited |
| Hoot | Jess' horse | Hoot | Uncredited | |
| Fred Aikens | Cheyenne sheriff | Frank Gerstle | 46 | Credited |
| Walter "Walt" Cade | Outlaw | William Boyett | 35 | Credited |
| Frank Gorman | Rancher | Ed Prentiss | 53 | Credited |
| Calvin Hawks | Outlaw leader | Lyle Bettger | 46 | Credited |
| Ginny Hawks | Clavin Hawks' daughter | Jena Engstrom | 19 | Credited |
| Marian Hawks | Calvin Hawks' wife | Dorothy Green | 41 | Credited |
| Sam Purdy | Outlaw | Bing Russell | 61 | Credited |
| Judge Petrie | Cheyenne judge | Willis Bouchey | 54 | Credited |
| Eliot | Outlaw | Biff Elliot | 58 | Credited |
| Rink | John Gorman's nephew/Foreman | John Lodge | 39 | Credited |
| Mr. Stanley | Cheyenne banker | Uncredited | ||
| Stagecoach driver | Uncredited | |||
| Stagecoach shotgun | Uncredited | |||
| Cattle buyers/Stage passengers (2) | Uncredited | |||
| Stage line passenger | Uncredited | |||
| Cheyenne bank teller | Uncredited | |||
| James Dirkson | Wrangler | Mentioned | ||
| "Calico" | Outlaw | Mentioned |
Crew
| Director | Lesley Selander |
| Writer | Dan Ullman |
| Producer | John Champion |
| Laramie Theme | Cyril J. Mockridge |
| Music Score | Cyril Mockridge |
| Director of Photography | Ray Rennaha, A. S. C. |
| Associate Producer | Dan Ullman |
| Art Director | Lloyd S. Papez |
| 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 | Frank H Wilkinson |
| 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 Lawless Seven,” a script by Dan Ullman
(JESS HARPER comes out of the Sherman ranch house with his gunbelt in his hand and hangs the gunbelt over the hitching rail. He pulls a piece of paper out of his shirt pocket, leans against the tree in front of the ranch house and begins to read. DAISY COOPER is cutting red climbing roses.)
DAISY COOPER: (Shows a rose to JESS HARPER) Isn’t that beautiful?
(JESS HARPER shakes his head affirmatively, perhaps more about the letter than the rose.)
DAISY COOPER: Someone must have written you something awfully nice. You’ve been smiling all morning.
JESS HARPER: Somebody did, Daisy. Ginny Hawks. She says: “Dear Jess, I can see. Not very much yet. The doctor thinks by the end of the year my vision may be close to normal, with the help of eye glasses. Anyway, I can see well enough to write this letter and it’s the first one I’ve written to anybody. Mother sends her love along with mine. Bless you. Ginny. P. S. I saw a rose today.” (JESS HARPER takes the rose from DAISY COOPER.)
Historical Reference
Wyoming Cattlemen’s Association
Geographic References
Gunsight Pass, Colorado Territory
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