ianmartin Posted November 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Who wouldn’t. Here is one for you lot: An actor that appeared in Western films and that was actually in real life one of America's most highly decorated soldiers. No, not that type cast actor - Marion Morrison, that never saw any kind of real action apart from learning a script. A real life hero, not the comic book type.... Audie Murphy. He certainly did have a distinguished Service career. Awards: He is authorized the Medal of Honor; Distinguished Service Cross; Silver Star with First Oak Leaf Cluster; Bronze Star Medal with "V" Device and First Oak Leaf Cluster; Purple Heart with Second Oak Leaf Cluster; Legion of Merit; Good Conduct Medal; Distinguished Unit Emblem with First Oak Leaf Cluster; American Campaign Medal; European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with one silver service star, three bronze service stars and one bronze service arrowhead; World War II Victory Medal; Combat Infantry Badge; Marksman Badge with Rifle Bar; Expert Badge with Bayonet Bar; French Fourragere in Colors of the Croix de Guerre; French Legion of Honor, Grade of Chevalier; French Croix de Guerre with silver star, and the Belgian Croix de Guerre 1940 with Palm. SOURCE: Audie L. Murphy Memorial Web Site Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Used to love Monday nights on BBC 2 when i was a wean . 8 o clock it was the High Chaparral - Big John Cannon , Buck , Blueboy and Manolito - brilliant stuff . When it's run would finish we would get hit with Lancer , which wasn't that good . Then it was Alias Smith and Jones which was superb . Happy days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Blanchard Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 One of the best Westerns on TV was ‘Gun Law’ or (Gunsmoke) With Marshall Matt Dillon (James Arness) . It started with the viewer looking down the barrel of a Colt 45 being fired into the camera. 'Pow -smoke'. There was also Dennis Weaver as ‘Chester’. ‘Mr. Dilllon, Mr. Dillon‘ , Wyatt Earp - was also good TV with Hugh O’Brian. But did Wyatt really have that Butline Special and hit people with the long barrel.? Some doubt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 12, 2009 Report Share Posted November 12, 2009 Right and Amanda Blake was Miss Kitty in Gunsmoke.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mervjankefanclub Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Audie Murphy. He certainly did have a distinguished Service career. Audie Murphy - the 24-hour cowboy (need to understand the Scottish accent for that one ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Used to love Monday nights on BBC 2 when i was a wean . 8 o clock it was the High Chaparral - Big John Cannon , Buck , Blueboy and Manolito - brilliant stuff . When it's run would finish we would get hit with Lancer , which wasn't that good . Then it was Alias Smith and Jones which was superb . Happy days Don't know how you can mention High Chaparral without mentioning one of the sexiest women on tv at the time.Big Johns wife and Manolito's sister.She was a cracker.She wasn't in too many scenes,but i always waited for those bits And Alias Smith and Jones was also superb tv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmartin Posted November 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Don't know how you can mention High Chaparral without mentioning one of the sexiest women on tv at the time.Big Johns wife and Manolito's sister.She was a cracker.She wasn't in too many scenes,but i always waited for those bits And Alias Smith and Jones was also superb tv She certainly was a good looking Lady - I agree. Anyone remember 'Gunslinger' with Tony Young or 'Branded' with Chuck Connors. Wish some Channel would run repeats of these all shows mentioned on here. 'Gunsmoke' and 'Wagon Train' with Ward Bond and Johnny Horton were classics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paulco Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Don't know how you can mention High Chaparral without mentioning one of the sexiest women on tv at the time.Big Johns wife and Manolito's sister.She was a cracker.She wasn't in too many scenes,but i always waited for those bits And Alias Smith and Jones was also superb tv Ah Miss Victoria i think her name was . Crabbit bitch though , she was always on poor Manolito's case every time he got banged up for being steaming . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dietbowers Posted November 13, 2009 Report Share Posted November 13, 2009 Ah Miss Victoria i think her name was . Crabbit bitch though , she was always on poor Manolito's case every time he got banged up for being steaming . Yep,Victoria was her name,and she was played by a lady called Linda Crystal.....see,it all becomes clear now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmartin Posted November 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2009 I also liked 'Laramie' and 'Bronco' and what about the 'Virginian'. All these programmes were GREAT - if we can have an Alibi Channel - why not a Western Channel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamilton Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Of course I do- also "Cheyenne", "Range Rider", "Tenderfoot" "Wyatt Earp" etc etc [/quote Hi Bobbath, I loved the Range Rider & Dickie West but it was never shown for very long. I would dearly like to get some films of The Range Rider & Cisco Kid. Any ideas? Regards Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Good to see your name Brian Hamilton-yes gooogle to Jock Mahoney-pictures there-also go to youtube enter Range Rider TV show or Cisco Kid TV show and you can see old clips-also if you google TV Western themesongs-you get to see and hear the old intros just like they appeared on TV!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmartin Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Good to see your name Brian Hamilton-yes gooogle to Jock Mahoney-pictures there-also go to youtube enter Range Rider TV show or Cisco Kid TV show and you can see old clips-also if you google TV Western themesongs-you get to see and hear the old intros just like they appeared on TV!!!!!!!! BOBBATH - I wonder if you could Post a LINK to the TV Western Theme Tunes please. I can't find it. I REALLY am hopeless with the Internet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tele52 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 She certainly was a good looking Lady - I agree. Anyone remember 'Gunslinger' with Tony Young or 'Branded' with Chuck Connors. Wish some Channel would run repeats of these all shows mentioned on here. 'Gunsmoke' and 'Wagon Train' with Ward Bond and Johnny Horton were classics. Ian, I think you'll find it was Robert Horton who was in Wagon Train, Johnny Horton was the country singer. Apart from many of those listed I always liked Wells Fargo and Have Gun will Travel and for those of us of a certain age the Gerry Anderson effort Four Feather Falls> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iris123 Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Mayb it hasn't stood the test of time,but i always avidly watched The Wild Wild West.Never seen the recent-ish film though.But the series was a great mix of western and James Bond style spy story.Then again i used to love Hogans Heroes as a kid,but when i watched the repeats some years later it seemed crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianmartin Posted November 18, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Ian, I think you'll find it was Robert Horton who was in Wagon Train, Johnny Horton was the country singer. Apart from many of those listed I always liked Wells Fargo and Have Gun will Travel and for those of us of a certain age the Gerry Anderson effort Four Feather Falls> You are right tele52 - Robert Horton it was. Thank you for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamilton Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Good to see your name Brian Hamilton-yes gooogle to Jock Mahoney-pictures there-also go to youtube enter Range Rider TV show or Cisco Kid TV show and you can see old clips-also if you google TV Western themesongs-you get to see and hear the old intros just like they appeared on TV!!!!!!!! Bobbath You are brilliant, many thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBBATH Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 Ian Martin-sadly Ian I am a worse technopeasant than you as I don't know how to post a link. But hope this helps- enter youtube on google or youtube.com on google.That'll take you to youtube homepage-there is a window at the top where you can type stuff in. You may have to register first can't remember. In that window type in TV Western Themes and a whole bunch of stuff comes up-then you just have to click on the clip you want to watch.Hope this helps but if not perhaps someone in forumland more adept at computers than me can describe this better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slickmick Posted November 18, 2009 Report Share Posted November 18, 2009 (edited) "Rolling, Rolling,Rolling, Though the streams are swollen, keep them doggies Rolliing, Rawhide". Gil Favor and Rowdy Yates(Clint Eastwood). Linda Cristal in High Chapparal Bonanza: Little Joe and Horse Cartwright. The Virginian: remember it being on TV, can't remember much else about storylines setting etc. Was! Rin Tin Tin, a western series seem to remember watching when very young he was an alsation, I was scared of big dogs then. Got to remember Champion the wonder horse if only for the title music song. Of course the best ever cowboy was Four Feather Fours, absolute classic TV. But my absolute favourite was Ivanhoe!. Edited November 18, 2009 by slickmick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Hamilton Posted November 19, 2009 Report Share Posted November 19, 2009 Good to see your name Brian Hamilton-yes gooogle to Jock Mahoney-pictures there-also go to youtube enter Range Rider TV show or Cisco Kid TV show and you can see old clips-also if you google TV Western themesongs-you get to see and hear the old intros just like they appeared on TV!!!!!!!! Bobbath, I viewed the Range Rider Film sites and was ready to order Volumes 1-5 but discovered that my UK DVD Player may not be suitable so I emailed them to ask for the spcifications. They came back very quick and said that The format required is 'Region 1' and they doubted that mine would be suitable. Any thoughts? Best wishes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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