“The Stranger”
“The Stranger”
Season: 4 episode 28
Series Episode: 120
Air Date: April 23, 1963
Laramie TV series starring John Smith, Robert Fuller, Spring Byington and Dennis Holmes
A Revue Studios production
Teaser
A strangely honest cattle rustler poses a moral dilemma for Slim and Jess.
Cast & Crew Lists
Cast
| Character | Role | Actor | Actor Age | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Slim" Sherman | Owner - Sherman ranch and relay station | John Smith | 32 | Credited |
| Jess Harper | Part owner - Sherman ranch and relay station | Robert Fuller | 29 | Credited |
| Daisy Cooper | Sherman housekeeper | Spring Byington | 76 | Credited |
| Mike Williams | Orphan | Dennis Holmes | 12 | Credited |
| Slim's horse | Alamo | Uncredited | ||
| Hoot | Jess' horse | Hoot | Uncredited | |
| Mort Cory | Laramie sheriff | Stuart Randall | 53 | Credited |
| Vanton Madox | Madox sheriff | Dewey Martin | 39 | Credited |
| Emil Viktor | Convicted murderer | Karl Swenson | 54 | Credited |
| Lorena Carver Viktor | Emil Viktor's wife | Geraldine Brooks | 37 | Credited |
| Caleb | Posse member | Lee Van Cleef | 38 | Credited |
| Carl | Lorena Carver's son | Scott McCartor | 9 | Credited |
| "Doc" | Laramie doctor | Ed Prentiss | 54 | Credited |
| Sergeant | Army moutaineer sergeant | L. Q. Jones | 35 | Credited |
| Madox deputies (3) | Uncredited | |||
| Madox deputy | Cecil Combs | Uncredited | ||
| Lorena Carver's daughters (2) | Uncredited | |||
| Wilkens | Laramie rancher | Mentioned |
Crew
| Director | Jesse Hibbs |
| Writer | Donald S. Sanford |
| Producer | John Champion |
| Assistant to Producer | Rod Peterson |
| Laramie Theme | Cyril Mockridge |
| Director of Photography | Ray Rennahan, A. S. C. |
| Associate Producer | Dan 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 Crane, 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 | Carter DeHaven, III |
| Set Decoration | John McCarthy & Ralph Sylos |
Epilogue – based on “The Stranger,” a script by Donald S. Sanford
(Sunrise in the Sherman ranch yard. LORENA VIKTOR’s children are getting into a buckboard. DAISY COOPER, SLIM SHERMAN, JESS HARPER, EMIL VIKTOR and LORENA VIKTOR are by the buckboard.)
LORENA VIKTOR: Thank you for being so good to us.
DAISY COOPER:You’re more than welcome We’re sorry you’re leaving, but I can imagine that you are eager to be on your own again.
EMIL VIKTOR: I can’t tell you how good it is to be free, to go where you want to go.
JESS HARPER: Now that the charges against you are dismissed, I can’t figure why you want to go to Canada, Emil.
EMIL VIKTOR: Big country. Not unlike my homeland. And, ah, we will miss our good friends here, but it would be so good to start over again.
JESS HARPER: Well, I can’t blame you for that and I wish you a lot of luck.
EMIL VIKTOR: I, ah, I would not soon forget what you and Slim have done for us.
SLIM SHERMAN: You did a couple of things for us we won’t forget. And the folks that live in that town in Colorado they used to call Madox…
LORENA VIKTOR: Used to.. have they changed the name?
JESS HARPER: Well not officially, but since the government uncovered so much about the Madox family and Emil’s fake trial, they are thinking about calling the town Viktorville.
EMIL VIKTOR: Oh! (Laughs)
ALL: (Laugh)
JESS HARPER: So long.
ALL: Bye!
(EMIL VIKTOR drives off midst waving by ALL.)
Historical Reference
Geographic References
Laramie, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Madox, Colorado Territory, United States of America
Wind Canyon, Wyoming Territory, United States of America
Fare
Beef
Coffee
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