Family Doctor Fort Laramie

NETWORK HISTORY NETWORK HISTORY • Syndicated series created c. 1932 • Broadcast by Columbia Broadcasting System

"Specially transcribed tales of the dark and tragic ground of the wild frontier. The saga of fighting men who rode the rim of empire and the dramatic story of Lee Quince, Captain of Cavalry"

GENRE: Serial Melodrama GENRE: Adult Western Drama BROADCAST DETAILS BROADCAST DETAILS

Syndicated , Broadcast primarily over NBC: Series Broadcast over CBS, Sundays, 5:30p.m.: 1932 (39, weekly, 13-min. Episodes) January 22, 1956 -- October 28, 1956 (41, weekly, 27-min. Episodes)

PRINCIPAL CAST PRINCIPAL CAST Little is known about this charming, “slice of life” series. The actors are John Dehner played the part of Captain Lee Quince in the audition. uncredited. “Doc” Adams is the Family Doctor. If you know of specific Raymond Burr assumed the role of Captain Quince for the production run. details please email them to [email protected]. Captain Quince is aided by his staff of Harry Bartell as Lieutenant Sieberts, Vic Perrin as Sergeant Gorce, and his commander Major Daggett, played by Jack Moyles. Heard in the series were James Nusser, Larry Dobkin, SHOW SYNOPSIS Paul Dubov, Bob Sweeny, Lou Krugman, Ralph Moody, Edgar Barrier, Frank Cady, John Dehner, Barney Phillips, Jack Kruschen, Howard Culver, “Hello, this is your Family Doctor.” opened each episode about this archetypal Vivi Janniss, Virginia Gregg, Lillian Buyeff, Jeanette Nolan, Howard McNear, rural family doctor in the mid- to post-Depression era, administering more Parley Baer, Ann Morrison, Richard Crenna, Howard Culver, Herb Vigran, psychotherapy than hard medical advice or treatment. The series is set Tim Graham, Joe Kearns, and Jess Kirkpatrick. Produced and directed by

in mythical Cedartown. These were the days when doctors actually made Norman MacDonnell. Music by Amerigo Mareno. Dan Cubberly announced. K made house-visits on a regular basis, using such ‘cures’ as egg-whites as

emetics for poisoning cases, etc.. All in all a very homey, heartwarming SHOW SYNOPSIS CMY listening experience filled with homilies, solid American family values, and Many consider Fort Laramie and Frontier Gentleman to be the two finest Adult

good old-fashioned common sense. If such concepts are alien to you, this CY Western dramas of the era, rivalled only by Gunsmoke, and to a lesser degree

is as good a series as any, to listen to, and learn about them.

Have Gun, Will Travel. A thoroughly high caliber production throughout. MY CM

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• Syndicated series created c. 1932 • Syndication by Mayfair Productions, formed by Alan Ladd and Richard Sandville, •Originally Broadcast over NBC Ladd’s partner in their L.A. restaurant, The Mayfair which provided the name and logo. • Mutual Broadcasting System GENRE: Crime Anthology GENRE: Drama Anthology BROADCAST DETAILS BROADCAST DETAILS Syndicated , Broadcast primarily over NBC: Mayfair Syndication over MBS (earliest known syndication dates), Sundays: 1932 (39, weekly, 13-min. Episodes) January 2, 1949 -- December 25, 1949 (52, weekly, 27-min. Eps.) PRINCIPAL CAST PRINCIPAL CAST Little has been identified about the cast. If you know of specific details John Brown was the ‘voice’ of The Damon Runyon Theatre, as ‘Broadway’, please email them to [email protected]. the expositor, narrator, and ‘color man’ for the series. Alan Reed, Frank Lovejoy, Eddie Marr, Luis Van Rooten, Joe Duval, Gerald Mohr, and SHOW SYNOPSIS William Conrad performed regularly in many of the episodes. Richard Police Headquarters, an early syndicated crime anthology aired first over Sanville directed. NBC Blue Network stations in 1932. The 15-minutes episodes comprised SHOW SYNOPSIS a ninety second musical fill at the intro, and another ninety second fill at the completion of each episode. This yielded only 13 minutes to portray The Damon Runyon Theatre captured much of the ‘Runyonesque’ flavor of a complete radioplay. The plots lacked sophistication, but more than made Damon Runyon‘s literary world. With John Brown’s highly accented narrations, up for it with many historically accurate characterizations of the often brutal the ‘New York City’ atmosphere of every episode was very effectively preserved. methods employed by the police throughout America of the 1930’s. The various burough accents of New York City were key to most of the Seen as a precursor for many shows that followed, notably Calling All Cars, characterizations. Sometimes gritty, brutal, or cold, in the end the enduring Gangbusters, Calling All Detectives, and even Dragnet, eventually. hopefullness, optimism, and basic humor of Damon Runyon’s ‘world’ left the listener with a great respect for the accuracy and fidelity of Runyon’s character and themes. This is a wonderful, engaging anthology, sadly overlooked by many

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