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Mar 28, 2014 - 6:54 AM
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Rollin Hand
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• RAWHIDE •
The black and white cowboys and cattle series Rawhide lasted eight seasons from 1959 to 1965 and on CBS.
Many people remembered the series from the initial season 1 and never tried to dig beyond that point
hence a lack of understanding.
It starred Eric Fleming as trail boss Gil Favor and Clint Eastwood as ramrod Rowdy Yates.
It had six "big" periods.
Season 1 to 3 under producer Charles Marquis Warren (1)
Season 4 under producer Endre Bohem
Season 5 to 6 under producer Vincent M. Fennelly
Season 7 (two thirds) under producers Bruce Geller (2) and Bernard Kowalski
Season 7 under producer Endre Bohem
Season 8 under producer Robert E. Thompson (3)
The diehard people considered the first formula to be the best and the most traditional and the final season to be the worst because of the poor scripts and the absence of actor Eric Fleming who died violently. Under Warren, the character of Gil Favor starts each first Act with a soliloquy and introduces himself.
Casual viewers were more attracted by the middle producers from season 4 to 6 in which they started to include many "meaty, character-driven pieces".
The television historians and film fans asserted that only season 7 was worthwhile because it took a daring revisionist approach of the series, not far away from the realm of Sam Peckinpah. From that season, all episode titles loose the gimmick title "Incident of…".
Prior to season 7 and 8, only season 4 didn't feature the "Incident…" title because of the producer change. [updated]
Music-wise, the series featured many old style composers: [updated]
• Russell Garcia (22 episodes, 1959)
• Leon Klatzkin (7 episodes, 1963-1964)
• Fred Steiner (6 episodes, 1961-1964)
• Rudy Schrager (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
• Nathan Scott (4 episodes, 1963-1964)
• Bernard Herrmann (2 episodes, 1965)
• Lyn Murray (2 episodes, 1965)
• Leith Stevens (1 episode, 1960)
• Jerry Goldsmith (1 episode, 1961)
• Paul Sawtell (1 episode, 1963)
• Richard Shores (1 episode, 1964)
• Johnny Green (1 episode, 1965)
• Gerald Fried (1 episode, 1965)
• Hugo Friedhofer (1 episode, 1965)
• Billy May (1 episode, 1965)
Footnotes
(1) creator-producer of Gunsmoke
(2) creator-producer of Mission: Impossible
(3) producer of Mission: Impossible during season 3
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Music-wise, the series featured many old style composers:
• Russell Garcia (22 episodes, 1959)
• Leon Klatzkin (7 episodes, 1963-1964)
• Fred Steiner (6 episodes, 1961-1964)
• Rudy Schrager (6 episodes, 1964-1965)
• Nathan Scott (4 episodes, 1963-1964)
• Bernard Herrmann (2 episodes, 1965)
• Lyn Murray (2 episodes, 1965)
• Leith Stevens (1 episode, 1960)
• Jerry Goldsmith (1 episode, 1961)
• Paul Sawtell (1 episode, 1963)
• Richard Shores (1 episode, 1964)
• Johnny Green (1 episode, 1965)
Here's a handy listing I put together:
http://tvscoring.150m.com/Rawhide.html
Missing from your above list is also Gerald Fried, Hugo Friedhofer, and Billy May.
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Rollin', rollin' rollin',
Rollin', rollin' rollin',
Keep movin', movin', movin',
Though they're disapprovin',
Keep them dogies movin',
Rawhide!
Don't try to understand 'em,
Just rope, throw and brand 'em,
Soon we'll be livin' high and wide!
My heart's calculatin',
My true love will be waitin',
Be waiting at the end of my ride!
Move 'em on, head 'em up, head 'em up, move 'em on,
Move 'em on, head 'em up, Rawhide!
Let 'em out, ride 'em in, ride 'em in, let' em out, cut 'em out,
Ride 'em in, Rawhide!
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The Enormous Fist
music composed by Fred Steiner
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A Man Called Mushy
music by IMF Rudy Schrager
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That double CBS end credits is dedicated for Jimbo, my boy!
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Episode #6: Canliss.
It's a character study about a retiring hired killer on his last contract.
It's very intense and moving because it's also a matrimonial drama.
It has a proto-Sergio Leone flavor and takes place in Mexico.
As a reminder, the first two Stranger films were:
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) and For a Few Dollars More (1965).
Film editor Paul Krasny receives his first credit.
And film star Dean Martin is the center of this tragedy.
written by Stirling Silliphant
directed by Jack Arnold
music by IMF Rudy Schrager
film editor IMF Paul Krasny
guest: Dean Martin, Laura Devon, IMF Michael Ansara, IMF Scott Marlowe, IMF Theordore Bikel
"Head them up! Move them Out!"
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The cast of characters feature the three players for the last time.
Eric Fleming will pass away the next season.
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Here comes the opening credits for the late Eric Fleming.
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Apr 5, 2014 - 11:54 AM
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By: |
Rollin Hand
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Episode #7: Damon’s Road, Part I
written by Richard Carr and IMF Robert Lewin
directed by IMF Michael O’Herlihy
AD Lee H. Katzin
music by IMF Rudy Schrager
"Bet It Up Boys" song by Bruce Geller (lyric) and Rudy Schrager and Herschel Burke Gilbert (music)
guest: IMF Fritz Weaver, Barbara Eden, Sean McClory, Robert Sorrells, Curt Conway, IMF Walter Mathews
It’s another proto-Mission: Impossible entry but it’s wild and picturesque.
Gil Favor and his men are conned and forced to work for a crook couple, railroad man Jonathan Damon and saloon dancer Goldie Rogers. Here’s the con: Jonathan Damon invites Gil Favor and his men to lure them into a trap: free drinks, lossless casino gamings while watching four lady entertainers called Goldie and the Kumquats doing a musical number. A fight is triggered by Damon, Goldie hits Favor from behind to abduct him and lock him in her room. The morning after, Favor realizes the manipulation of Goldie—who removed his boots—and escapes from the bedroom. Favor ends up in a cell because Goldie stages a phony felony. The cowboys of Favor are forced to sign a three months contract to avoid a jail sentence.
Wonderful all the way!
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Episode #7: Damon’s Road, Part I
"Bet It Up Boys" song by Bruce Geller (lyric) and Rudy Schrager and Herschel Burke Gilbert (music)
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Episode #8: Damon's Road, Part II
"Ten Tiny Toes" song by Bruce Geller (lyric) and Rudy Schrager and Herschel Burke Gilbert (music)
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