Rawhide Season 1 (1959) DVD

Rawhide Season 1 (1959)

The "head 'em up, move 'em out" action-drama chronicles a band of drovers, led by trail boss Gil Favor, herding cattle along the 1870s Sedalia Trail. Favor's men include ramrod Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood), trail-hand Pete Nolan (Sheb Wooley), Wishbone the cook (Paul Brinegar), and cook's assistant Mushy (James Murdock). At a time when TV westerns were either adapted from radio programs or based upon completely ficticious characters, Rawhide was a rare exception. Week after week, for seven years, Rawhide invited us on a historically accurate 1860's cattle drive from San Antonio, Texas to Sedalia, Kansas. Absolutely everything about Rawhide was first class. The rich, sprawling, hour-long episodes allowed characters to develop and powerful stories to unfold.

The music, which included a hit theme performed by Frankie Laine, was written by Hollywood legend Dimitri Tiomkin. And best of all, the brilliant ensemble cast introduced Clint Eastwood in the role that made him famous-the young ramrod, Rowdy Yates. -Rawhide, considered to be the best written and best directed Western on television. For seven seasons, Fleming portrayed an honest, independent, strong, intelligent, and heroic cowboy in the tradition of the American West. He embodied the mythic hero whose sense of justice and morality overrode all other considerations. Fleming's presence as Favor was so dominant that it centered the entire show and provided the base around which all the other characters revolved. Additionally, the character was provided with a personal history that enhanced his leadership. In four episodes featuring Favor's interactions with children (Incident of the Fish Out of Water, The Boss's Daughters, Incident of the Hostages, and El Hombre Bravo), his warmth, sensitivity, and overt compassion are particularly evident, adding depth, realism, and a gentleness to the character. The series was mostly shot in Nogales, Arizona and the authenticity of the trail drive was staggering - enough to win The Western Heritage Award from the National Cowboy Hall of Fame four years in a row. The award named Rawhide the outstanding program of its genre for excellence in depicting the West.

Season 1, Episode 1: Incident of the Tumbleweed Wagon
9 January 1959
Season 1, Episode 2: Incident at Alabaster Plain
16 January 1959
Season 1, Episode 3: Incident with an Executioner
23 January 1959
Season 1, Episode 4: Incident of the Widowed Dove
30 January 1959
Season 1, Episode 5: Incident on the Edge of Madness
6 February 1959
Season 1, Episode 6: Incident of the Power and the Plow
13 February 1959
Season 1, Episode 7: Incident at Barker Springs
20 February 1959
Season 1, Episode 8: Incident West of Lano
27 February 1959
Season 1, Episode 9: Incident of the Town in Terror
4 March 1959
Season 1, Episode 10: Incident of the Golden Calf
13 March 1959
Season 1, Episode 11: Incident of the Coyote Weed
20 March 1959
Season 1, Episode 12: Incident at Cubasco
3 April 1959
Season 1, Episode 13: Incident of the Curious Street
10 April 1959
Season 1, Episode 14: Incident of the Dog Days
17 April 1959
Season 1, Episode 15: Incident of the Calico Gun
24 April 1959
Season 1, Episode 16: Incident of the Misplaced Indians
1 May 1959
Season 1, Episode 17: Incident of Fear in the Streets
8 May 1959
Season 1, Episode 18: Incident Below the Brazos
15 May 1959
Season 1, Episode 19: Incident of the Dry Drive
22 May 1959
Season 1, Episode 20: Incident of the Judas Trap
5 June 1959
Season 1, Episode 21: Incident in No Man's Land
12 June 1959
Season 1, Episode 22: Incident of a Burst of Evil
26 June 1959
Season 1, Episode 23: Incident of the Roman Candles
10 July 1959

Rawhide
(Dimitri Tiomkin)

Rollin, rollin, rollin. Keep movin, movin, movin,
Though they’re disapprovin, keep them doggies movin Rawhide!

Don’t try to understand ‘em, just rope and throw and grab ‘em, soon we’ll be living high and wide.
Boy my heart’s calculatin. My true love will be waitin, be waitin at the end of my ride.

Move ‘em on, head ‘em up, head ‘em up, move ‘em out,
Move ‘em on, head ‘em out Rawhide!
Set ‘em out, ride ‘em in ride ‘em in, let ‘em out, cut ‘em out, ride ‘em in Rawhide.

Rollin, rollin, rollin, Rollin, rollin, rollin.
Rollin, rollin, rollin, Rollin, rollin, rollin Rawhide!

Rollin, rollin, rollin,
Though the streams are swollen. Keep them doggies rollin’ Rawhide!

Rain and wind and weather. Hell-bent for leather. Wishin my gal was by my side.
All the things I’m missin. Good vittles, love, and kissin are waiting at the end of my ride

Move ‘em on, head ‘em up. Head ‘em up, move ‘em on. Move ‘em on, head ‘em up Rawhide
Count ‘em out, ride ‘em in. Ride ‘em in, count ‘em out. Count ‘em out, ride ‘em in Rawhide!

Keep movin, movin, movin. Though they’re disapprovin keep them doggies movin Rawhide!
Don’t try to understand ‘em, just rope, throw, and brand ‘em. Soon we’ll be living high and wide.
My hearts calculatin. My true love will be waitin, Be waitin at the end of my ride.
Rawhide! Rawhide!