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Spanning 7 + 1 ⁄ 2 years, Rawhide was the sixth-longest-running American television Western, exceeded only by Wagon Train, The Virginian, Bonanza, Death Valley Days and Gunsmoke. Synopsis [ edit ] Eric Fleming as Gil Favor Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates
- It Started Out With A Different Name. Originally the show was to be titled Cattle Drive but the show’s writer, Charles Warren made the decision to change it to Rawhide.
- It Was The Fifth Longest Running Western. Rawhide aired for an impressive 217 episodes over the course of eight seasons — from 1959 to 1965. It is beaten in this category only by Gunsmoke, which ran for 20 years; Bonanza, which ran for 14 years; and The Virginian and Wagon Train, both of which ran for nine years.
- Eastwood’s Boots. Fans with a keen eye will notice that Eastwood wore his same Rowdy Yates boots in his Oscar-winning 1992 masterpiece Unforgiven.
- Eastwood Learned A Unique Directing Skill On The Series. One signature of that style is that he doesn’t yell “Action!” on movie sets — it’s a habit he apparently learned from his time on Rawhide.
Rawhide: Created by Charles Marquis Warren. With Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Steve Raines, Eric Fleming. Gil Favor is trail boss of a continuous cattle drive.
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Nov 19, 2022 · Here's why the classic Clint Eastwood Western series Rawhide came to an end. The '50s saw the arrival of several major Western shows, including Bonanza and Gunsmoke, the latter of which became one of the longest-running scripted series in history.
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Oct 5, 2016 · “Rawhide” was the fifth-longest-running American television Western in prime time, exceeded only by “Gunsmoke,” “Bonanza,” “The Virginian,” and “Wagon Train.” Image Credit: CBS Photo Archive....
Sep 12, 2020 · Here are some things you might not know about the classic western show. 1. Gil Favor was based on a real person. Series producer Charles Marquis Warren found inspiration for Gil Favor from the...
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Rawhide is a 1951 Western film produced by Twentieth Century-Fox. It was directed by Henry Hathaway and produced by Samuel G. Engel from a screenplay by Dudley Nichols. The music score was by Sol Kaplan and the song "A Rollin' Stone" by Lionel Newman. The cinematography was by Milton R. Krasner.
