US Western series 1959-65 (8 seasons) 217 episodes x 60 min. bw
starring Eric FlemingClint Eastwood
as Gil Favor (Trail Boss) (not in final season)
as Rowdy Yates (Ramrod) (trail boss - final season)
Sheb Wooley as Pete Nolan (Trail scout)
(replaced by Charles Gray)
(exit episode 4.18 [102] 'Deserter's Patrol' 09Feb62)
(returned in 2 episodes, 4.26 [110] 'The Reunion' 06Apr62)
and 7.18 [192] "Texas Fever" 05Feb65 - maybe more in season 7)
Paul Brinegar as Wishbone
(Cook /Doctor) [In a few episodes of "Rawhide" Wishbone tells his full name is
George Washington Wishbone]
Robert Cabal as Hay Soos Patines
(Trail hand) Charles Gray as Clay Forrester
(Trail scout)(replaced Sheb Wooley)
(introduced in 4.06 [90] "The Inside Man" 03Nov61)
(became series regular in 4.19 [103] "The Greedy Town" 16Feb62) John Ireland
as Jed Colby (final season only) Raymond St Jacques as Simon Blake (Cattle-driver)(final season only)
(- first black actor to appear regularly in a TV western)
Other Recurring Cast:
David Watson as Ian Cabot
L.Q. Jones as Pee Jay
Bert Remsen as Murdock
John Erwin as Teddy
John Cole as Bailey
Don Harvey as Collins
William Thompkins as Toothless
Paul Comi as Yo Yo
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Premise:
Adventures and dramas of a cattle drive.
"Rawhiude" was inspired by Charles Marquis Warren's 1958 movie CATTLE EMPIRE
which also featured Paul Brinegar as a short tempered cook and Steve Raines &
Rocky Shahan as cattle drovers.
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Background:
"Rawhide" had several producers: Charles Marquis Warren (seasons 1-3),
Endre Bohem (whole season 4 & latter part of season 7), Vincent M. Fennelly
(seasons 5 & 6), Bruce Geller & Bernard L. Kowalski (early part of season 7)
and Robert E. Thompson (season 8).
I have read that Geller & Kowalski were replaced by Endre Bohem during
season 7 because of severe disagreements with Eric Fleming. [Which was
last episode produced by Geller & Kowalski ?] Rawhide:
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'Rawhide' was the 4th longest running TV western behind
GUNSMOKE (20 years)
BONANZA (14years)
THE VIRGINIAN (8 years excluding THE MEN FROM SHILOH).
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'Rawhide' theme tune
by Ned Wshington and Dimitri Tiomkin
sung by Frankie Laine (who also guest starred in episode #60)
'Move 'em out , head 'em up '
Rawhide
by Dimitri Tiomkin & Ned Washington
(As heard on the show) Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ Keep movin’, movin’,
movin’, Though they’re disapprovin’, Keep them doggies movin’ Rawhide!
Don’t try to understand ‘em, Just rope and throw and grab ‘em, Soon
we’ll be living high and wide.
Boy 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 out, Move ‘em on,
head ‘em out Rawhide!
Set ‘em out, ride ‘em in Ride ‘em in, let ‘em out, Cut ‘em out,
ride ‘em in Rawhide.
(full version)
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ Rawhide!
Rollin’, rollin’, rollin’ Though the streams are swollen
Keep them dogies rollin’ Rawhide! Rain and wind and weather. Hell-bent for leather
Wishin’ my gal was by my side.
All the things I’m missin’, Good vittles, love, and kissin’, Are waiting at
the end of my ride
Chorus
Move ‘em on, head ‘em up Head ‘em up, move ‘em on Move ‘em on,
head ‘em up Rawhide Count ‘em out, ride ‘em in, Ride ‘em in, count
‘em out, Count ‘em out, ride ‘em in Rawhide!
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 living high and wide. My hearts calculatin’ My true
love will be waitin’, Be waitin’ at the end of my ride.
Rawhide!
Rawhide!
