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"At the gallop…full!"
Radio's Fort Laramie goes above and beyond the call of duty in its attention to authenticity and realism, depicting the harsh existence of soldiers on a U.S. Army post in the 1880's.
As Lee Quince, "Captain of Cavalry," Raymond Burr is a stern-but-sympathetic officer. Vic Perrin co-stars as Sergeant Ken Gorce, with Jack Moyles as Major Daggett, and Harry Bartell as Lieutenant Richard Siberts.
Includes 20 digitally restored and remastered episodes, and a Program Guide by Ivan G. Shreve, Jr.
EPISODES INCLUDE: The Winter Soldier 06-17-56; The Loving Cup 06-24-56; Trooper's Widow 07-01-56; Talented Recruits 07-08-56; Old Enemy 07-15-56; Spotted Tail's Return 07-22-56; Nature Boy 07-29-56; The Massacre 08-05-56; Assembly Line 08-12-56; Goodbye Willa 08-19-56; The Chaplain 08-26-56; The Return of Hattie Pelfrey 09-02-56; Buffalo Hunters 09-09-56; The Payroll 09-16-56; The Woman at Horse Creek 09-23-56; A Small Beginning 09-30-56; The Galvanized Yankee 10-07-56; Still Waters 10-14-56; Indian Scout 10-21-56; Army Wife 10-28-56
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Well-written and accurate picture of life on the frontier
To those who know Raymond Burr as the intense, self-assured Perry Mason on the fire-breathing detective Robert Ironside, Fort Laramie will be a revelation. Burr's character, Captain Lee Quince, is a career soldier in a raw, mostly unsettled frontier. He is unshakably tough but capable of deep compassion. He fights Indians when necessary, but prefers to know them and deal with them fairly. There have been many inaccurate films about the frontier Army, mostly dealing with cavalry charges and Indian massacres, but there is little of that in Fort Laramie or Burr's portrayal. Many of the stories concern the common soldiers under Quince's command and his dealings with Native Americans. He is the image of a man who is tough but fair, compassionate but not soft. He can dress down a callow lieutenant with one breath, then encourage him in the next. Although it only lasted one season (Burr's new job as Perry Mason killed the series), Fort Laramie ranks along with Gunsmoke as perhaps the best radio western of all time.
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Wasn’t aware Burr had his own program. I liked it.
Good Show!
