Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Boxcars711 Overnight Western - Fort Laramie "Never The Twain" (05-06-56)


Boxcars711 Overnight Western - Fort Laramie "Never The Twain" (Aired May 6, 1956)


The dramatic story of Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry". When Norman Macdonnell created Fort Laramie in late 1955, he made it clear to his writers that historical accuracy was essential to the integrity of the series. Correct geographic names, authentic Indian practices, military terminology, and utilizing actual names of the original buildings of the real fort, was insisted upon. So when the radio characters referred to the sutler's store (which is what the trading post was called prior to 1870), the surgeon's quarters, Old Bedlam (the officers' quarters) or the old bakery, they were naming actual structures in the original fort. While Macdonnell planned to use the same writers, soundmen, and supporting actors in Fort Laramie that he relied upon in Gunsmoke, he naturally picked different leads. Heading up the cast was a 39 year old, Canadian-born actor with a long history in broadcasting and the movies, Raymond Burr.


THIS EPISODE:

May 6, 1956. CBS network origination, AFRTS rebroadcast. "Never The Twain". The daughter of Spotted Tail and a soldier fall in love. The program was recorded April 12, 1956. Don Diamond, John Stevenson, John Dehner, Lillian Buyeff, Ralph Moody, Raymond Burr, William N. Robson (writer). 1/2 hour.

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