"The Perfect Gift" - Head 'Em Straight

“The Perfect Gift”

Season: 3 episode 14
Series Episode: 78
Air Date: January 2, 1962
Laramie TV series starring John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington and Dennis Holmes
A Revue Studios production

Teaser

Arapaho traditions dictate that when a life is saved from certain death, that life belongs to the one who saved it. This presents Slim with an interesting predicament.

Cast & Crew Lists

Cast

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Character	Role	Actor	Actor Age	Status
"Slim" Sherman	Owner - Sherman ranch and relay station	John Smith	30	Credited
Jess Sherman	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
Lon Cady	Matt Cady's brother	Steve Warren		Credited
Matt Cady	Cady head of family	John Anderson	39	Credited
Wayne Cady	Matt Cady's brother	Russell Johnson	37	Credited
Jacaro	Arapaho man	Eugene Iglesias	35	Credited
Sheriff Mort Cory	Laramie sheriff	Stuart Randall	52	Credited

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Crew

Director	Lesley Selander
Writer	Tom Seller
Producer	John Champion
Laramie Theme	Cyril J. Mockridge
Music Score	Cyril Mockridge
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
Editorial Color Consultant	Alex Quiroga
Color Processing by	Consolidated Film Industries
Film Editor	David Rawlins
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, 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	George Bisk
Set Decoration	John McCarthy & Perry Murdock

Epilogue – based on “The Perfect Gift,” a script by Tom Seller

(DAISY COOPER, WINONA and MIKE WILLIAMS walk out of the front door of the Sherman ranch house.)

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DAISY COOPER: You’re a sweet girl, Winona. (Hugs and kisses Winona on the cheek). I shall miss you.

WINONA: I shall miss you, too. (Winona runs her hand across the back of MIKE WILLIAM’s head.)

JESS HARPER: (Leaning on the ranch house hitching rail) Good luck, Winona.

WINONA: Thank you. (WINONA walks to SLIM SHERMAN, who is holding her horse.)You are a good man.

SLIM SHERMAN: But not the right man.

(WINONA mounts her horse and rides away with JACARO. JESS HARPER walks up to SLIM SHERMAN and claps him on the shoulder.)

SLIM SHERMAN: You know something, Jess.

JESS HARPER: Yeah, I know. Always a bridesmaid, never a bride.

SLIM SHERMAN: Yeah.

JESS COOPER: (Laughs)

Historical Reference

Sand Creek Massacre

Geographic Reference

Laramie, Wyoming Territory, United States of America

Fare

Cake

Coffee

Sunny side up eggs

Ham

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