Lash of the West

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Lash of the West
Starring Lash LaRue
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
Production
Running time15 minutes
Release
Original networkABC
Original releaseJanuary 4 (1953-01-04) –
April 26, 1953 (1953-04-26)

Lash of the West is an American Western television series that aired on ABC on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m Eastern time from January 4, 1953, to April 26, 1953. The series was essentially put together using clips from 1940s B-grade Western movies. [1] In the summer of 1953, the program moved to 10:15-10:30 a.m. on Saturdays. [2]

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Synopsis

1940s western movie star Lash LaRue appeared at the opening of each episode in a modern-day marshal's office and would then tell a story about his grandfather, who looked just like him, was also a marshal, and also named Lash LaRue. [3] Cliff Taylor, as Flapjack helped to present the episodes. [4] The scene then shifted to clips of LaRue's old movies in which LaRue's "granddad" went after bad guys with his sidekick Fuzzy Q. Jones.

Production and distribution

The program was produced by Ron Ormond and distributed nationally by Guild Films, Incorporated. [5]

In 1954, 39 episodes of Lash of the West were sold to TV stations in Los Angeles; Memphis, Tennessee; Tulsa, Oklahoma; and Stockton, California. [6]

Cast

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References

  1. ↑ The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present . Ballantine Books. 2003. p. 658. ISBN   0-345-45542-8.
  2. ↑ "Summer hiatus schedules finalized by networks" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 6, 1953. p. 32. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  3. ↑ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 280–281. ISBN   0-8108-1651-2.
  4. ↑ Brode, Douglas (2010). Shooting Stars of the Small Screen: Encyclopedia of TV Western Actors, 1946–Present. University of Texas Press. p. 201. ISBN   978-0-292-78331-7 . Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Miscellany" (PDF). Broadcasting. July 14, 1952. p. 98. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
  6. ↑ "'Three Lives' Renewals High; Series Now in 187 Markets" (PDF). Broadcasting. October 4, 1954. p. 32. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
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