Wow, I had no idea, that Dennis had done so many shows or Movie's. Thank You so much Rob, for bringing Dennis forward. He was a Great child actor on Laramie. Great job Rob!!!
So nice to hear more about Dan Blocker,my nominee for most underrated actor..he took a cliché role,the ''big dumb ox'',and made him(along with the writers) a real living,breathing memorable character.. We laugh ,cry and everything in between,his range was outstanding...perhaps if Bonanza had not been so successful, Dan would have had time for more opportunities in films before his untimely death,which when it happened, felt to me,a kid@13,as if I had in some ways lost a friend..and of course,his work lives on.
He does it by being a super nice guy that is extremely knowledgeable about his field of expertise, which he obviously loves and nurtures. And he's a cowboy.
What a great interview, Rob. I grew up watching westerns, many that featured Dennis. He was always so believable in his roles. He is certainly a great story teller, from some fond memories.
*_The Screamer,_** what a great nickname eh? Dennis has worked with so many of my favorite actors, comedians, and actresses. Man what a life he has had!* 👍👍👏
I am the same as you Dennis I don’t like to be screamed at I was born February 9,1953.Happy Birthday 🥳 I saw that Bonanza on GetTV today and I laughed at it and I thought you were something saying your line holding the rifle saying I’m going to kill me a Hatfield ! I laughed like crazy you kept me in stitches! You were SO Good! You’re a very talented guy and also very nice.
I had a friend (passed away a few months ago) who did several Skelton shows over the years and told the same story. He had to keep one eye on Red and the other on the director, constantly mouthing "Now?" to him. He always knew the script, but that didn't mean a whole lot when it was time to roll the cameras. Nice interview, Rob!
I loved it when he would horse around in frequent sketches with Reta Shaw,who tried real hard to stare him down ,which made Red try even harder to crack her up..
Red also would break the 4th wall a lot & would talk to the audience particularly when he or someone would forget their lines and sometimes he would break himself up & start laughing so hard that the other actors would also break up. As a child my parents watched him every week but I didn’t appreciate him until I grew up & watched his show episodes on You Tube. I did see his movies and enjoyedthem.
Thanks Rob for another great interview. I always look forward to these on a Sunday. Glad to know Dennis Holmes speaks so highly of Stephen Boyd, because he was an Irishman, from Belfast, just like myself! Died so young.
Good Sunday morning Rob I loved Laramie I have all of their episodes on you tube I always thought Dennis Holmes was so adorable just like Johnny and Bobby Crawford happy birthday to you Mr Dennis Holmes so so thankful that you are still here with us to celebrate yet another birthday with all of us may you have many many more birthdays please take care of yourself sending you love from Columbus Ohio thank you Rob for all these beautiful videos God bless you
A new material release is always nice to see. I remember his face from one off movie and TV shows but the series didn't show where I grew up in Western Canada. Only had one channel for most of the the late fifties and early early sixties. As always a great interview with another actor who can tell stories, from the point of view of a child actor. For a Zoom interview you managed to bring a real sense of intimacy and immediacy that most Zoom interviews can't achieve. A ton of great observations and memories that can only happen on AWOW and complete my Sunday mornings.
Thank you so much for this. Mr. Holmes was a wonderful storyteller. I didn't know all of the parts that he played. So talented and versatile actor. Kudos to you both for this episode. 👏
This guy was wonderful. He had so much to share about working with some of the best entertainers and actors of years gone by. Sounds like had nothing but fun on the sets and behind the scenes. Bet he has much more to share.
I really appreciate your shows Rob, and Dennis Holmes beautifully summed up a feeling I'm sure I share with others who enjoy these episodes. Your love and dedication to this genre really keeps it alive and creates more possibilities for future generations to learn about and explore these movies and classic television shows. Thanks Rob, and Happy Birthday Dennis!
Very informative interview Rob He was a wonderful child actor that had an awesome career I would have loved to have worked with Dan Blocker as well as Jimmy Stewart. They both,although very different seemed like such wonderful people
Dennis is right about Red, who was always ad libbing on his show. Which for Red was probably his way of keeping it fresh with a slightly dangerous element of spontaneity most other tightly scripted shows lacked. Which naturally kept the other actors loose and on their toes, encouraging the more clever of them to do some ad libbing of their own. The classic Vincent Price ad lib in the Da Vinci skit you included in one of your shows, Rob, being a great example.
another interview that you hit out of the ballpark what a great interview thank you I really enjoyed him he's so grateful for what he's got and that's what really makes you good he was lucky and he's grateful for what and I'm grateful that I turned his and got to see it thank you very much from the bottom of my heart
Your interviews are always fun and illuminating to watch, especially the guests’ insights as to what the big names were really like off-screen. Nice job.
wow,it is so good to see dennis again.i wondered through the years what had happened to him.glad to see he is doing well.really,rob you have done so much for bringing back the memories of yesteryear.god bless you and your family,and please keep up your great work.
Excellent interview, Rob. I really enjoyed it. Especially about Dan Blocker and Michael Landon, Fabian, Bob Fuller and Jimmy Stewart. I hope you get to interview Dennis again.
This was really one of the better interviews as it was packed with an abundance of history and information. Thanks to you Rob Word, the unknown history is being documented. Most folks never think of what went on behind the scenes.
Very interesting interview rob first saw laramie episodes when it played on our cable network a few years ago have a huge crush on robert fuller and john smith loved robbie crawford then when dennis holmes took over he did a very good job also saw him on an episode of wagon train you always bring out the best in your guest always look forward to a word on westerns
Really enjoyed this WOW! I think it’s my favorite of them all-and all the episodes I’ve seen are very well done. I grew up around real working cowboys and Westerns remain my favorites even though they have sadly become scarce.
Ok, gotta admit, that power-slide and recovery was pretty impressive. I wonder if he really even noticed that he'd done it at the time. There seemed to be zero loss of focus. I have my doubts that if it was an adult actor, if they could have pulled that off. And he's in good company, Hathaway screamed at least one other Dennis, too. Happy Birthday. Thanks WoW folks!
Dished it out I've heard, a practical joker, but it seems he couldn't, or didn't, take it well. Maybe the by-product of Michael being teased in childhood, which I believe he mentioned when asked about it.
ua-cam.com/video/m_GAVyvzk0U/v-deo.html. Frankie is one of my all time favorites, too, King. Just in case you missed it, I've attached an interview I did with him OVER 40 YEARS AGO! He's amazing!
@@AWordonWesterns have seen that interview before and loved it. My generation was pre-TV so we listened to the radio all of the time. Frankie Laine and Vaughn Monroe were my favorites early on and still are.
@@AWordonWesterns here's one for you, Rob. ua-cam.com/video/FfzI30XVxNU/v-deo.html Once read that Frankie didn't need a mic when he sang in clubs because his voice projected to the cheap seats. He was 92 in this video clip. He still had it.
Just finished watching this and enjoyed it so much. I love watching the old westerns and seeing my favorite actors and there are a lot of them. I love hearing the tales from the people who were in them. I wish you could get Angie Dickinson and Earl Holliman on your show. Btw how is your sons singing career going?
I have operation pacific on VHS from England a great movie, and of course western serie laramie i olso have Shepherd of the hills first colour movie that John Wayne made, what a great show you Are making , and as always your the Best dressed 🤠 cowboy in the World, i have a Lindbergh shirt on today, My wife Dorthe and I have been maried 44 years today we have been together for 47 years, thanks lord Rob Word of Word on laird of the Word manor ✌️ 🤟 😊 😊, Hope you Will do this a 100 years from now be safe and strong from tom your friend always 🤩 🤩 USA 😎 ☀️ 💎 😎
I really didn't get into Jack Benny until I neared my 30s in the 1980s, but 'The Audition' show that Dennis spoke about is in the TOP 10 best for the Series in my opinion.
I was about 1/6 of the way thru an old biography on Jack Benny ( co-written by his wife....Mary Livingston )......a book I'd found in a used book store. It was on the front seat of my pickup......& my truck was stolen last Nov. 23rd. . I got my truck back within a few hours......BUT my book was still missing. Still watching old episodes of 'Laramie' ^& 'The Jack Benny Show' on GRIT....& AntennaTV....vintage programming networks. Life is hard without cable....LOL
In defense of Michael Landon, I read an article from a guy who later became a journalist about how as a kid, he and his parents had won as a contest prize, a visit to the Bonanza set with lunch on a break during shooting with all the actors. And how thrilled he was in anticipation of actually meeting his tv heroes, Hoss, Adam, Pa Cartwright and Little Joe. Only to have his little boy dream shattered by Pernell Robert's rudeness and obvious resentment at having these bothersome strangers intruding upon his workplace. Bright side for the brought to the verge of tears kid? Was Michael Landon's and Dan Blocker's coming to the rescue in true Hollywood hero style to save the disastrous day with their uncommon friendliness, obviously making a very special effort (while their jerk of a co worker grumbled) to make the boy and his family feel welcome, personally seeing to it that he and his folks had a good time.
I hardly ever hear much good about Pernell that is truly sad I think he made working a pain instead of pleasant and my cousin was Richard Boone but never met him I was 4 years old when I saw him in a parade and I still remember him!
@@toinimoore3463 Yeah, seems Roberts wasn't very popular with his coworkers, on that show at least. Being unhappy in his role which he made no secret of didn't help I'm sure. Cool you're related to Paladin. Depending on which side, that might make you a relative of Daniel and Pat too, as Richard on his Boone side supposedly was.
In the first episode (or pilot) of The Restless Gun, John Payne was not Vint Bonner, he was Britt Ponsitt, the character James Stewart played on radio. Andrew Duggan was the bad guy in it. I suppose there was some legal reason to rename the hero.
I love westerns. They ought to bring them back. They are greatly missed. What happened to Alec Baldwin was an accident. You surely don’t think or anybody would think that he wanted to kill halya. Such a great cinematographer. Things happen on sets. I don’t remember any accidents on other westerns but I am sure that things did happen and maybe they figured there was no need to be informed about what was happening on sets. I feel for Alec though. I think the woman who handled the guns and ammunition should be responsible for what happened. Not Alec. I mean he didn’t know she had put real bullets in the gun. I wonder if somebody he did not get along with him set him up to kill halya. It makes me nuts thinking about it. Why were real bullets even on the set? They shouldn’t have to even be there. If they charge him with murder that’s a travesty. But I loved all westerns. I wish they would show all of them but there is not enough time in the day to show them all. I want them to show new westerns too. I know they filmed paint your wagon on the rogue river here in oregon. I know Clint Eastwood didn’t like the singing in it. But I wonder why they put singing into shows unless they really need it. I would rather just see shoot outs. Fight scenes. Horse tricks. Horse riding. All things western. That’s why I enjoy ghost towns of the west. Laramie is a great show. I never get tired of it
Michael Landon was hardly a prima donna but he was very young when they made "The Gunmen" . By the time the show was over he was a totally different person - by all accounts. And he became quite the jokester himself!! As is well documented, cast and crew as well as many guest stars loved working with him . And as much as I loved Hoss and Dan Blocker's portrayal, I disagree with your statement that he was the heart of the show. The Cartwright family was the heart of the show. That's the reason the show failed after he died - because Pa and Joe did not really constitute the family we were used to watching, despite adding a new son, dandy Candy and a new young cowboy. If it had been ML that died instead of Blocker the show would still have failed. BTW - I enjoy your interviews!
Wow, I had no idea, that Dennis had done so many shows or Movie's. Thank You so much Rob, for bringing Dennis forward. He was a Great child actor on Laramie. Great job Rob!!!
Thanks, Carolyn. Glad you enjoyed it. We strive to entertain and...educate.
So nice to hear more about Dan Blocker,my nominee for most underrated actor..he took a cliché role,the ''big dumb ox'',and made him(along with the writers) a real living,breathing memorable character.. We laugh ,cry and everything in between,his range was outstanding...perhaps if Bonanza had not been so successful, Dan would have had time for more opportunities in films before his untimely death,which when it happened, felt to me,a kid@13,as if I had in some ways lost a friend..and of course,his work lives on.
Sounds like Dennis had a terrific Mom. Cute picture of her with Robert Fuller.
The boys are back!!!!!!!!!!!
Fun Memories from Dennis. Seems like a really nice guy.
As is always the case with the folks who did westerns.
Sure seems that way to me, Hiram. Thanks.
Happy birthday Dennis
What a great interview, very informative & entertaining! Happy Birthday Dennis & many more to come! Thanks again Rob!
What a nice man, humble and grateful for the life he has lived. Thank you for sharing. I am a big fan of WOW.
Thanks, Ken.
I don't know how you manage to get all the great people to do great interviews, but I hope you keep doing it!!!👍😊
I hope so too, slick. Thanks!
He does it by being a super nice guy that is extremely knowledgeable about his field of expertise, which he obviously loves and nurtures. And he's a cowboy.
Dennis!!!! So wonderful to SEE you here.. this is so fun!!! hugs from bob's group, 🥰🤗
Hi Neebee! It's all because of Rob Word.
What a great interview, Rob. I grew up watching westerns, many that featured Dennis. He was always so believable in his roles. He is certainly a great story teller, from some fond memories.
*_The Screamer,_** what a great nickname eh? Dennis has worked with so many of my favorite actors, comedians, and actresses. Man what a life he has had!* 👍👍👏
I am the same as you Dennis I don’t like to be screamed at I was born February 9,1953.Happy Birthday 🥳 I saw that Bonanza on GetTV today and I laughed at it and I thought you were something saying your line holding the rifle saying I’m going to kill me a Hatfield ! I laughed like crazy you kept me in stitches! You were SO Good! You’re a very talented guy and also very nice.
Thanks! I love that episode. Makes me laugh, too!
I had a friend (passed away a few months ago) who did several Skelton shows over the years and told the same story. He had to keep one eye on Red and the other on the director, constantly mouthing "Now?" to him. He always knew the script, but that didn't mean a whole lot when it was time to roll the cameras.
Nice interview, Rob!
Thanks, MJ. It sure worked for Red.
I loved it when he would horse around in frequent sketches with Reta Shaw,who tried real hard to stare him down ,which made Red try even harder to crack her up..
Red also would break the 4th wall a lot & would talk to the audience particularly when he or someone would forget their lines and sometimes he would break himself up & start laughing so hard that the other actors would also break up.
As a child my parents watched him every week but I didn’t appreciate him until I grew up & watched his show episodes on You Tube.
I did see his movies and enjoyedthem.
Great sunday episode. Have a nice day
Thanks, you too, wayne.
Thanks Rob another great walk down memory lane.
Thanks, rich. DH sure has great recall.
Thanks Rob for another great interview. I always look forward to these on a Sunday. Glad to know Dennis Holmes speaks so highly of Stephen Boyd, because he was an Irishman, from Belfast, just like myself! Died so young.
Thanks, Sean. Everyone who worked with Boyd seems to have the same nice memories.
Great interview Rob keep them coming. Also now I know who Vint Bonner was.
Great chat with a great actor. Thx Mr. Robert Word!
Thanks, Mr. Munny.
Good Sunday morning Rob I loved Laramie I have all of their episodes on you tube I always thought Dennis Holmes was so adorable just like Johnny and Bobby Crawford happy birthday to you Mr Dennis Holmes so so thankful that you are still here with us to celebrate yet another birthday with all of us may you have many many more birthdays please take care of yourself sending you love from Columbus Ohio thank you Rob for all these beautiful videos God bless you
Thanks, bessie.
This was awesome. I love Laramie so much, so it's always a joy to hear the actors discussing it and to hear their other tales. Thanks!
A new material release is always nice to see. I remember his face from one off movie and TV shows but the series didn't show where I grew up in Western Canada. Only had one channel for most of the the late fifties and early early sixties. As always a great interview with another actor who can tell stories, from the point of view of a child actor. For a Zoom interview you managed to bring a real sense of intimacy and immediacy that most Zoom interviews can't achieve. A ton of great observations and memories that can only happen on AWOW and complete my Sunday mornings.
Thanks, Jim. Whether with an audience or on zoom, we do try and rise above the norm. Glad you enjoy the shows.
Thank you so much for this. Mr. Holmes was a wonderful storyteller. I didn't know all of the parts that he played. So talented and versatile actor. Kudos to you both for this episode. 👏
This guy was wonderful. He had so much to share about working with some of the best entertainers and actors of years gone by. Sounds like had nothing but fun on the sets and behind the scenes. Bet he has much more to share.
Thank you! You said it all for me. Dennis Holmes is a great interview.
I really appreciate your shows Rob, and Dennis Holmes beautifully summed up a feeling I'm sure I share with others who enjoy these episodes. Your love and dedication to this genre really keeps it alive and creates more possibilities for future generations to learn about and explore these movies and classic television shows. Thanks Rob, and Happy Birthday Dennis!
Rob is a treasure.
Happy birthday from tom Dennis Hope you Will have a wonderfull Day
Loved this interview. Those days of old will never be again. Keep them coming Rob. Thanks.
Thanks, Craig
Great interview! I am amazed at his memory!
Loved this guy on Laramie. Great actor.
Very informative interview Rob
He was a wonderful child actor that had an awesome career
I would have loved to have worked with Dan Blocker as well as Jimmy Stewart. They both,although very different seemed like such wonderful people
Dennis is right about Red, who was always ad libbing on his show. Which for Red was probably his way of keeping it fresh with a slightly dangerous element of spontaneity most other tightly scripted shows lacked. Which naturally kept the other actors loose and on their toes, encouraging the more clever of them to do some ad libbing of their own.
The classic Vincent Price ad lib in the Da Vinci skit you included in one of your shows, Rob, being a great example.
Thanks, H. I'm attaching the link to that show in case someone missed it. ua-cam.com/video/jGUYNBh5JCA/v-deo.html
I enjoyed this interview, all the stories and the pictires.
Thank you, Someone.
Thank you Rob. Look forward to Sunday morning and hearing more about Westerns.
Me, too, Phil! thanks.
Really enjoyed this - Thanks Rob
another interview that you hit out of the ballpark what a great interview thank you I really enjoyed him he's so grateful for what he's got and that's what really makes you good he was lucky and he's grateful for what and I'm grateful that I turned his and got to see it thank you very much from the bottom of my heart
Thanks, Chuck. Dennis turned out pretty darn well!
Thank you for sharing; Rob, wonderful to revisit!
Rob another great episode
Your interviews are always fun and illuminating to watch, especially the guests’ insights as to what the big names were really like off-screen. Nice job.
Thanks, terry
wow,it is so good to see dennis again.i wondered through the years what had happened to him.glad to see he is doing well.really,rob you have done so much for bringing back the memories of yesteryear.god bless you and your family,and please keep up your great work.
Excellent interview, Rob. I really enjoyed it. Especially about Dan Blocker and Michael Landon, Fabian, Bob Fuller and Jimmy Stewart. I hope you get to interview Dennis again.
Thanks, h. I plan to have him back with an audience at the Autry soon.
@@AWordonWesterns that will be fantastic
Thank you Robb. That was a great entertaining interview.
Thanks for watching, Al.
Enjoyed watching ❤️
This was really one of the better interviews as it was packed with an abundance of history and information. Thanks to you Rob Word, the unknown history is being documented. Most folks never think of what went on behind the scenes.
Thank you very much, June. I love to hear the stories.
Wow, what a great interview!! I really enjoyed this.
Thanks, Stephen. Glad you enjoyed it!
Just shared this to the Laramie Facebook page. I hope it gives you a few more subs!
Thanks, Gramps. I know Dennis has lots of fans there.
Very interesting interview rob first saw laramie episodes when it played on our cable network a few years ago have a huge crush on robert fuller and john smith loved robbie crawford then when dennis holmes took over he did a very good job also saw him on an episode of wagon train you always bring out the best in your guest always look forward to a word on westerns
Thanks very much, Susan.
Nice interview Rob, thanks!
Really enjoyed this WOW! I think it’s my favorite of them all-and all the episodes I’ve seen are very well done. I grew up around real working cowboys and Westerns remain my favorites even though they have sadly become scarce.
Ok, gotta admit, that power-slide and recovery was pretty impressive. I wonder if he really even noticed that he'd done it at the time. There seemed to be zero loss of focus. I have my doubts that if it was an adult actor, if they could have pulled that off.
And he's in good company, Hathaway screamed at least one other Dennis, too.
Happy Birthday.
Thanks WoW folks!
Ha! Thanks, Ace. Maybe there was something about the name "Dennis" that drove HH nuts!
😎 Rob, that was a great interview 👍 you are connected , you should put him in touch with FABIAN 😀
OK, Dox. I will as soon as someone puts me in touch with Fabian. I'd like to get them together...on stage for an AWOW show.
@@AWordonWesterns 👍👍👍
I've got "The Restless Gun" on DVD. The flashback episode is in it.
Thanks, K. Now you're gonna have to go back and screen it again.
Great interview. Glad he called out Micheal Landon. He was fine until someone played a joke on him.
Dished it out I've heard, a practical joker, but it seems he couldn't, or didn't, take it well. Maybe the by-product of Michael being teased in childhood, which I believe he mentioned when asked about it.
PS Fabian and frankie avalon My favorite singers along with Elvis and Dean Martin oh god they sing like Angels 🎶🎶🎶🎶
My favorite singers go back to an earlier era ... Frankie Laine and Vaughn Monroe.
@@kingskountry1246 frankie Lane sang songs from western movies as far as I remember wonderful voice, and thank you for feedback 😊
ua-cam.com/video/m_GAVyvzk0U/v-deo.html. Frankie is one of my all time favorites, too, King. Just in case you missed it, I've attached an interview I did with him OVER 40 YEARS AGO! He's amazing!
@@AWordonWesterns have seen that interview before and loved it. My generation was pre-TV so we listened to the radio all of the time. Frankie Laine and Vaughn Monroe were my favorites early on and still are.
@@AWordonWesterns here's one for you, Rob. ua-cam.com/video/FfzI30XVxNU/v-deo.html
Once read that Frankie didn't need a mic when he sang in clubs because his voice projected to the cheap seats. He was 92 in this video clip. He still had it.
Just finished watching this and enjoyed it so much. I love watching the old westerns and seeing my favorite actors and there are a lot of them. I love hearing the tales from the people who were in them. I wish you could get Angie Dickinson and Earl Holliman on your show. Btw how is your sons singing career going?
Thanks, Linda. I speak to Earl and Angie often. Lots of laughs, but I can't seem to talk them into appearing on the show. I will keep trying!
I have operation pacific on VHS from England a great movie, and of course western serie laramie i olso have Shepherd of the hills first colour movie that John Wayne made, what a great show you Are making , and as always your the Best dressed 🤠 cowboy in the World, i have a Lindbergh shirt on today, My wife Dorthe and I have been maried 44 years today we have been together for 47 years, thanks lord Rob Word of Word on laird of the Word manor ✌️ 🤟 😊 😊, Hope you Will do this a 100 years from now be safe and strong from tom your friend always 🤩 🤩 USA 😎 ☀️ 💎 😎
100 years! Yikes! You're asking a lot, Tom! Thanks. lol
I really didn't get into Jack Benny until I neared my 30s in the 1980s, but 'The Audition' show that Dennis spoke about is in the TOP 10 best for the Series in my opinion.
The very talented Barry Gordon (my agent in the show) really sells this episode.
I was about 1/6 of the way thru an old biography on Jack Benny ( co-written by his wife....Mary Livingston )......a book I'd found in a used book store. It was on the front seat of my pickup......& my truck was stolen last Nov. 23rd. . I got my truck back within a few hours......BUT my book was still missing. Still watching old episodes of 'Laramie' ^& 'The Jack Benny Show' on GRIT....& AntennaTV....vintage programming networks. Life is hard without cable....LOL
Glad you got your truck back!
I can see Michael Landon getting very mad from what I read and seen of his reactions to interviews and things it doesn't surprise me.
In defense of Michael Landon, I read an article from a guy who later became a journalist about how as a kid, he and his parents had won as a contest prize, a visit to the Bonanza set with lunch on a break during shooting with all the actors. And how thrilled he was in anticipation of actually meeting his tv heroes, Hoss, Adam, Pa Cartwright and Little Joe. Only to have his little boy dream shattered by Pernell Robert's rudeness and obvious resentment at having these bothersome strangers intruding upon his workplace.
Bright side for the brought to the verge of tears kid? Was Michael Landon's and Dan Blocker's coming to the rescue in true Hollywood hero style to save the disastrous day with their uncommon friendliness, obviously making a very special effort (while their jerk of a co worker grumbled) to make the boy and his family feel welcome, personally seeing to it that he and his folks had a good time.
Thanks, Hiram. Nice to know that side.
I hardly ever hear much good about Pernell that is truly sad I think he made working a pain instead of pleasant and my cousin was Richard Boone but never met him I was 4 years old when I saw him in a parade and I still remember him!
@@toinimoore3463 Yeah, seems Roberts wasn't very popular with his coworkers, on that show at least. Being unhappy in his role which he made no secret of didn't help I'm sure.
Cool you're related to Paladin. Depending on which side, that might make you a relative of Daniel and Pat too, as Richard on his Boone side supposedly was.
In the first episode (or pilot) of The Restless Gun, John Payne was not Vint Bonner, he was Britt Ponsitt, the character James Stewart played on radio. Andrew Duggan was the bad guy in it. I suppose there was some legal reason to rename the hero.
Probably, J. James Stewart made three SIX SHOOTER TV pilots and none of them were picked up before shifting it into RESTLESS GUN.
Rob , is there anyway of showing the Jimmy Stewart Christmas Carol version around Christmas ?
I wish I had it, Dan. I haven't seen it since it was on G.E. THEATER.
Thank you for letting me know . And thank you for these wonderful programs .
I love westerns. They ought to bring them back. They are greatly missed. What happened to Alec Baldwin was an accident. You surely don’t think or anybody would think that he wanted to kill halya. Such a great cinematographer. Things happen on sets. I don’t remember any accidents on other westerns but I am sure that things did happen and maybe they figured there was no need to be informed about what was happening on sets. I feel for Alec though. I think the woman who handled the guns and ammunition should be responsible for what happened. Not Alec. I mean he didn’t know she had put real bullets in the gun. I wonder if somebody he did not get along with him set him up to kill halya. It makes me nuts thinking about it. Why were real bullets even on the set? They shouldn’t have to even be there. If they charge him with murder that’s a travesty. But I loved all westerns. I wish they would show all of them but there is not enough time in the day to show them all. I want them to show new westerns too. I know they filmed paint your wagon on the rogue river here in oregon. I know Clint Eastwood didn’t like the singing in it. But I wonder why they put singing into shows unless they really need it. I would rather just see shoot outs. Fight scenes. Horse tricks. Horse riding. All things western. That’s why I enjoy ghost towns of the west. Laramie is a great show. I never get tired of it
Michael Landon was hardly a prima donna but he was very young when they made "The Gunmen" . By the time the show was over he was a totally different person - by all accounts. And he became quite the jokester himself!! As is well documented, cast and crew as well as many guest stars loved working with him . And as much as I loved Hoss and Dan Blocker's portrayal, I disagree with your statement that he was the heart of the show. The Cartwright family was the heart of the show. That's the reason the show failed after he died - because Pa and Joe did not really constitute the family we were used to watching, despite adding a new son, dandy Candy and a new young cowboy. If it had been ML that died instead of Blocker the show would still have failed. BTW - I enjoy your interviews!
Hey, I just sent you a friend request on FB. I have a very detailed question about western movie sets. It has to do with my bakery trade.
I rarely go to FB. I do read our comments from viewers every day, though. What's your question?