F O R T L A R A M I E
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1956
First Show: Jan 22, 1956 Last Show: Oct 28, 1956
Number Shows: 41 Audition Show: Jul 25, 1955
Series Description:
FORT LARAMIE opened with "Specially transcribed tales of the dark and
tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of fighting men who
rode the rim of empire and the dramatic story of Lee Quince, Captain
of Cavalry".
The part of Lee Quince was played Raymond Burr, whose powerful voice
made the character very believable. This short but excellent series
was created by Norman Macdonnell, among whose credits include
GUNSMOKE. Like GUNSMOKE, the productions were of high caliber, aided
by a great supporting case, including Vic Perrin (Sergeant Gorce),
Harry Bartell (Lieutenant Siberts) and Jack Moyles (Major Daggett).
Unfortunately, competition from TV and the decline of radio spelled
an early end to this series.
Log Comments:
Titles enclosed in quotes are actual script titles obtained from the
Wichita State University Special Collections and University Archives
web site. One title, "Little Girl", did not have a broadcast data
associated with it. It was written for the series was not used. It
is shown at the end of the log.
Chronological Log:
Date Num Title Script By
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Jul 25, 1955 Aud Audition: Boatwright's Story John Meston
Lead played by John Dehner.
Script later used for show #2.
... all shows aired Sundays ...
Jan 22, 1956 1 Playing Indian John Meston
Jan 29, 1956 2 Boatwright's Story John Meston
Aka: The Sioux Gun Runner
Feb 05, 1956 3 Squawman John Dunkel
Aka: Food For the Indians
Feb 12, 1956 4 Woman At Horse Creek Kathleen Hite
Feb 19, 1956 5 Boredom John Meston
Feb 26, 1956 6 Captain's Widow John Dunkel
Mar 04, 1956 7 Shavetail Les Crutchfield
Mar 11, 1956 8 "Hattie Pelfrey" Kathleen Hite
Mar 18, 1956 9 Beasley Girls Kathleen Hite
Mar 25, 1956 10 "The Coward" John Dunkel
Apr 01, 1956 11 Lost Child Gil Doud
Apr 08, 1956 -- no show --
Apr 15, 1956 12 "Stage Coach Stop" Kathleen Hite
Apr 22, 1956 13 The New Recruit E. Jack Neuman
AKA: Sergent Will Banyon
Apr 29, 1956 14 Quince's Capture Kathleen Hite
May 06, 1956 15 Never The Twain William M. Robson
AKA: Spotted Tail's Daughter
May 13, 1956 16 "War Correspondent" Kathleen Hite
May 20, 1956 17 "Black Hills Gold" Kathleen Hite
May 27, 1956 18 "Sergeant Gorce's Baby" Kathleen Hite
Jun 03, 1956 19 Don't Kick My Horse Les Crutchfield
Jun 10, 1956 20 Young Trooper Kathleen Hite
Jun 17, 1956 21 Winter Soldier John Dunkel
Jun 24, 1956 22 "The Loving Cup" Kathleen Hite
Jul 01, 1956 23 "Trooper's Widow" Kathleen Hite
Jul 08, 1956 24 "Talented Recruits" Kathleen Hite
Jul 15, 1956 25 "Old Enemy" Kathleen Hite
Jul 22, 1956 26 "Spotted Tail's Return" Kathleen Hite
Jul 29, 1956 27 "Nature Boy" Kathleen Hite
Aug 05, 1956 28 "The Massacre" Kathleen Hite
Aug 12, 1956 29 "Assembly Line" Kathleen Hite
Aug 19, 1956 30 "Goodbye Willa" Kathleen Hite
Aug 26, 1956 31 "The Chaplain" Kathleen Hite
Sep 02, 1956 32 "The Return Of Hattie Pelfrey" Kathleen Hite
Sep 09, 1956 33 Buffalo Hunters Kathleen Hite
Sep 16, 1956 34 The Payroll Kathleen Hite
Sep 23, 1956 35 The Woman At Horse Creek Kathleen Hite
(repeat of episode 4)
Sep 30, 1956 36 "A Small Beginning" Kathleen Hite
Oct 07, 1956 37 "Galvanized Yankee" Kathleen Hite
Oct 14, 1956 38 "Still Waters" Kathleen Hite
Oct 21, 1956 39 "Indian Scout" Kathleen Hite
Oct 28, 1956 40 "Army Wife" (Last show) Kathleen Hite
--- --- ---- -- "Little Girl" Kathleen Hite
The script was not used for
Fort Laramie but was later
used for GUNSMOKE and aired
July 3, 1960.
Alphabetical Listing:
Title Date Num
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Army Wife 56-10-28 40
Assembly Line 56-08-12 29
Beasley Girls 56-03-18 9
Black Hills Gold 56-05-20 17
Boatwright's Story 55-07-25 Aud
Boatwright's Story 56-01-29 2
Boredom 56-02-19 5
Buffalo Hunters 56-09-09 33
Captain's Widow 56-02-26 6
Chaplain, The 56-08-26 31
Coward, The 56-03-25 10
Don't Kick My Horse 56-06-03 19
Food For the Indians 56-02-05 3
Galvanized Yankee 56-10-07 37
Goodbye Willa 56-08-19 30
Hattie Pelfrey 56-03-11 8
Indian Scout 56-10-21 39
Little Girl unaired --
Lost Child 56-04-01 11
Loving Cup, The 56-06-24 22
Massacre, The 56-08-05 28
Nature Boy 56-07-29 27
Never The Twain 56-05-06 15
New Recruit, The 56-04-22 13
Old Enemy 56-07-15 25
Payroll, The 56-09-16 34
Playing Indian 56-01-22 1
Quince's Capture 56-04-29 14
Return Of Hattie Pelfrey, The 56-09-02 32
Sergeant Gorce's Baby 56-05-27 18
Sergent Will Banyon 56-04-22 13
Shavetail 56-03-04 7
Sioux Gun Runner, The 56-01-29 2
Small Beginning, A 56-09-30 36
Spotted Tail's Daughter 56-05-06 15
Spotted Tail's Return 56-07-22 26
Squawman 56-02-05 3
Stage Coach Stop 56-04-15 12
Still Waters 56-10-14 38
Talented Recruits 56-07-08 24
Trooper's Widow 56-07-01 23
War Correspondent 56-05-13 16
Winter Soldier 56-06-17 21
Woman At Horse Creek 56-02-12 4
Woman At Horse Creek, The 56-09-23 35
Young Trooper 56-06-10 20
References:
* "The Ultimate History of Network Radio Programming and Guide To All
Circulating Shows", by Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct.,
Leesburg, FL 34748
* OTR club and vendor catalogs or web sites:
* Crabapple Sound, Henry Hinkel, 254 Florida Ave., Amsterdam, NY
12010
* Edward J. Carr, 216 Shaner Street, Boyertown, PA 19512
* Erstwhile Radio, PO Box 2284, Peabody, MA 01960
* Jerry Haendiges Productions, Jerry Haendiges, 13808 Sunset Dr.,
Whittier, CA 90602
* McCoy's Recordings Inc., Pat McCoy, PO Box 1069, Richland, Wash.
99352
* North American Radio Archives, 134 Vincewood Dr., Nicolasville, KY
40356
* Radio Historical Association of Colorado, PO Box 1908, Englewood,
CO 80150
* Radio Memories, Ted Davenport, 1600 Wewoka St., North Little Rock,
AR 72116
* Radio Showcase, Steve Kelez, PO Box 4357, Santa Rosa, CA 95402
* Society to Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety And Comedy,
PO Box 7177, Van Nuys, CA 91409-7177
* Vintage Audio, Tom Martin, 461 Maple Ave., Saratoga Springs, NY
12866-5531
Other Logs or Books:
* FORT LARAMIE log, Jay Hickerson, 27436 Desert Rose Ct., Leesburg,
FL 34748
* FORT LARAMIE log, Jerry Haendiges Productions, 13808 Sunset Dr.,
Whittier, CA 90602 (http://www.otrsite.com)
Also, see the article "Fort Laramie: One of the Last and One of
the Best", by Jack French, maintained at Jerry's web site.
* THE CBS WESTERN LOGS, by Don Aston and Terry Solomonson, available
from AVPRO, Don Aston, PO Box 1392, Lake Elsinore, CA 92531-1392
* FORT LARAMIE log, Audio Classics Archive, Terry Salomonson, P.O.
Box 347, Howell, MI 48844-0347 (http://www.audio-classics.com)
Reader Feedback:
* Roger Dolan identified "Sergent Will Banyon" as an alternate title
for "The New Recruit".
* Stewart Wright provided much information after visiting Wichita
State University and the Kathleen Hite Special Collection there. He
identified script usage for "Little Girl" and provided corrected
character name spelling as it appeared on the scripts plus other
information.
Last Update: Jul 25, 2007
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