Westerns on TV 50'S and 60'swhat was your favourite

[fatrajah]

I seem to remember a show with cavaliers and roundheads, maybe that was it. It brings to mind The Scarlet Pimpernel with Marius Goring in the lead role, as it was a similar period.

 

I think it was set during the English Civil War & the title character was a sort French version of the Scarlet Pimpernel. I seem to remember that he was always outwitting the dastardly Puritans & rescuing assorted attractive ladies.

Back on topic, my favourite Western was Rawhide. It had that terrific theme song belted out by Frankie Laine who appeared in one episode, if I remember rightly, & sang Worried Man Blues. Apart from that, most episodes featured quite a lot of action & little of that soppy stuff that marred such shows as Wagon Train.

Edited June 26, 2015 by fatrajah

[chrishall]

I think it was set during the English Civil War & the title character was a sort French version of the Scarlet Pimpernel. I seem to remember that he was always outwitting the dastardly Puritans & rescuing assorted attractive ladies.

 

Sadly no episodes have survived. I remember the tune though, words were something like "..the gay cavalier and a sword for the king.."

 

I used to pester my mum to source an ostrich feather to stick in my cowboy hat, never did find one so had to make do with ordinary feathers, very disappointing though I could have been William Tell instead but I didn't have a crossbow.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Gay_Cavalier

Edited June 22, 2015 by chrishall

[old tup]

I think it was set during the English Civil War & the title character was a sort French version of the Scarlet Pimpernel. I seem to remember that he was always outwitting the dastardly Puritans & rescuing assorted attractive ladies.

What was he doing rescuing attractive ladies,I thought he was a Gay Cavalier?.:hihi:

[brian1941]

Surprise not to see Randolf Scott on these pages, can anyone remind me

what films he was in, i can remember in the 60s when some lasses you to go

made about him.

[joinerisme]

My favourite cowboy film-High Noon starring Gary Cooper.

[TORONTONY]

Surprise not to see Randolf Scott on these pages, can anyone remind me

what films he was in, i can remember in the 60s when some lasses you to go

made about him.

 

He was in lots of films but not any major ones, bit like Rod Cameron, Cameron Mitchell, Ronald Reagan etc etc.

[DaveD]

Cisco Kid and Pancho

[ALAN 58]

What about Jeff Chandler, he did a few films, Broken Arrow, Battle at Apache Pass, just to mention a couple.

[Texas]

Surprise not to see Randolf Scott on these pages, can anyone remind me

what films he was in, i can remember in the 60s when some lasses you to go

made about him.

I never saw Randolph Scott in any television series but he did a fair number of Westerns. I thought he was a good actor. Always had the same style Stetson, with the brims curled in, making him seem as if he was riding flat out. In a lot of his films too, he used to wear the same jacket, looked like a real greasy suede job.

[mossdog]

I never saw Randolph Scott in any television series but he did a fair number of Westerns. I thought he was a good actor. Always had the same style Stetson, with the brims curled in, making him seem as if he was riding flat out. In a lot of his films too, he used to wear the same jacket, looked like a real greasy suede job.

One of the few gay cowboys!