"The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) TV series 1951-1957

User Rating:

7.4/10   

Directors:

George Blair
John English
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Writers:

Dwight Cummins (writer) (34 episodes)
Milton Raison (writer) (27 episodes)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

30 December 1951 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

The Double R Ranch featured "The King of the Cowboys" Roy, his "Smartest Horse in the Movies" Trigger...

Plot Keywords:

Horse | Stars Married In Real Life | Horse Actor | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Roy Rogers	...	Roy Rogers / ... (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Dale Evans	...	Dale Evans (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Trigger	...	Trigger / ... (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Pat Brady	...	Pat Brady / ... (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Bullet	...	Bullet (100 episodes, 1951-1957)
Harry Harvey	...	Sheriff Tom Blodgett / ... (52 episodes, 1951-1957)

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Series Directed by
Robert G. Walker		(39 episodes, 1952-1954)
Don McDougall		(17 episodes, 1954-1955)
Leslie H. Martinson		(11 episodes, 1953-1954)
Christian Nyby		(7 episodes, 1953-1957)
John English		(4 episodes, 1951-1953)
George Blair		(4 episodes, 1956)

Series Writing credits
Dwight Cummins		(27 episodes, 1952-1956)
Milton Raison		(26 episodes, 1952-1955)
Ray Wilson		(7 episodes, 1951-1953)
Albert DeMond		(6 episodes, 1951-1953)
Dwight V. Babcock		(6 episodes, 1952-1953)
William Lively		(5 episodes, 1952-1956)
Virginia M. Cooke		(2 episodes, 1952)
Barry Shipman		(2 episodes, 1953-1956)
Eric Taylor		(1 episode, 1952)
Jim Diehl		(1 episode, 1954)
David Nowinson		(1 episode, 1955)
Karl Schichter		(1 episode, 1955)
Wallace Bosco		(unknown episodes)
Peral Carr		(unknown episodes)
Anne Dalyn		(unknown episodes)
Howard J. Green		(unknown episodes)
Polly James		(unknown episodes)
Ellis Marcus		(unknown episodes)
Al Martin		(unknown episodes)
Samuel Newman		(unknown episodes)
Wells Root		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jack Lacey	....	producer / executive producer (33 episodes, 1951-1956)
Larry Kent	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 1956)
Arthur Rush	....	executive producer (4 episodes, 1956)
Bob Henry	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Roy Rogers	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Frank Worth		(32 episodes, 1951-1956)
Lou Bring		(unknown episodes)
Nat Farber		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Joe Novak		(30 episodes, 1952-1956)
Clyde De Vinna		(2 episodes, 1951-1952)

Series Film Editing by
J.R. Whittredge		(20 episodes, 1952-1955)
Richard G. Wray		(4 episodes, 1951-1952)
James Graham		(3 episodes, 1952-1953)

Series Set Decoration by
Victor A. Gangelin		(8 episodes, 1952-1954)

Series Makeup Department
Mildred Burns	....	hair stylist (20 episodes, 1952-1956)
Steve Drumm	....	makeup artist (8 episodes, 1951-1954)
Roy Stork	....	makeup artist (5 episodes, 1956)
Art Dupuis	....	makeup artist (4 episodes, 1952-1953)
Dan Greenway	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
David Newell	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1952-1953)
Howard Smit	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1952)
Robert Littlefield	....	makeup artist (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
Don L. Cash	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1953)

Series Production Management
Larry Kent	....	production manager / executive manager / ... (4 episodes, 1952-1955)
Arthur Rush	....	production manager / executive manager / ... (4 episodes, 1952-1955)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nathan Barrager	....	assistant director (19 episodes, 1952-1955)
Robert Vreeland	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1952)
William A. Calihan Jr.	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1956)
Arthur J. Vitarelli	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1951-1952)
Harry Mancke	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Tom Coleman	....	property master / properties (19 episodes, 1952-1956)
Robert Eaton	....	property master (5 episodes, 1954-1956)
Ted Coleman	....	property master (4 episodes, 1952-1953)

Series Sound Department
John R. Carter	....	sound (18 episodes, 1951-1953)
John K. Kean	....	sound (15 episodes, 1953-1956)

Series Special Effects by
Ivan Arnold	....	special effects (4 episodes, 1956)

Series Stunts
Whitey Hughes	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Wilbur Kinnett	....	lighting / lighting technician (9 episodes, 1952-1956)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tommy Thompson	....	costumer / wardrobe (3 episodes, 1956)

Series Editorial Department
Fred R. Feitshans Jr.	....	supervising editor (3 episodes, 1956)

Series Music Department
Josef von Stroheim	....	music editor (3 episodes, 1956)
Nat Farber	....	music arranger / musician: piano (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Larry Kent	....	management (24 episodes, 1951-1955)
Arthur Rush	....	management (24 episodes, 1951-1955)
Leslie H. Martinson	....	continuity / set continuity / ... (19 episodes, 1952-1953)
Violet McComas	....	continuity / set continuity (4 episodes, 1956)
Don McDougall	....	continuity (3 episodes, 1953-1954)
John Banse	....	continuity (3 episodes, 1954-1955)
Dolores Rubin	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Roy Rogers Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1951-1957) (USA) (TV)
• Madacy Entertainment (1993) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Critics' Choice Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Liberty Channel / LBN / WTLU (2006) (USA) (TV)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1957) (USA) (TV) (1957-1964)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)

Runtime:

30 min (100 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Recording)

Filming Locations:

Andy Jauregui Ranch - Placerita Canyon Road, Newhall, California, USA

Company:

Roy Rogers Productions

Trivia:

Roy Rogers' horse is named Trigger and his German Shepherd dog is named Bullet. Dale Evans' horse is named Buttermilk. Pat Brady's Jeep is named Nellybelle.

Quotes:

[title sequence]
Announcer: "The Roy Rogers Show," starring Roy Rogers, King of the Cowboys; Trigger, his golden palomino; and Dale Evans, Queen of the West; with Pat Brady, his comical sidekick; and Roy's wonder dog, Bullet.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Bíódagar (1994)

Soundtrack:

Happy Trails To You

must have been tough growing up in London, Canada

One of the previous writers complains of anachronisms and mysteries in the Roy Rogers Show. well, they sure entertained us when we were younger. Heck, I was in my 40's when I realized that Pat Brady's Jeep, Nellybelle ran forever and never was seen pulling into a gas station. I never saw a gas station in the show. I guess that must be Hollywood. Our heroes wouldn't kill someone so they shot the gun out of their hands. Tough shot to make? Not in Hollywood.

It's amazing that anyone could have a problem with this show. Roy had a code for his little buckaroos. The world would be a heck of a different place if just half the population followed that code. Of course, a lot of people do follow it, just under a different name. Call it the Golden Rule, Koran, Torah, whatever. All of them, including Roy's code, gave the rules for treating your fellow man and the world that was provided by a Supreme Being.

Yes, sadly the museum in Victorville closed but I understand it has reopened in Branson. The previous writer should go to the Roy rogers website and read some of the mail. Read Roy and Dale's books. Their life is the epitome of the American dream. Nothing comes easy in life. You'll see that in their books and it was taught in their shows and movies. Yes the museum closed but most likely because we who grew up with Roy and Dale are getting into our last days. One of the best memories of my childhood was shaking Roy's hand at a rodeo in Madison Square Garden in NYC.

So who was your hero in London, Canada?