"Cimarron Strip" (1967) TV series 1967-1968

Creator:

Christopher Knopf
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Seasons:

1 | unknown

Release Date:

7 September 1967 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

The western adventures of tough but fair Marshal Jim Crown.

Plot Keywords:

Marshal | 1880s

Cast

Stuart Whitman	...	Marshal Jim Crown (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Percy Herbert	...	Angus MacGregor (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Randy Boone	...	Francis Wilde (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jill Townsend	...	Dulcey Coopersmith (23 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Directed by
Herschel Daugherty		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Vincent McEveety		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Alvin Ganzer		(3 episodes, 1967)
Charles R. Rondeau		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bernard McEveety		(2 episodes, 1967)
Robert Butler		(2 episodes, 1968)
Gerald Mayer		(2 episodes, 1968)

Series Writing credits
Christopher Knopf		(21 episodes, 1967-1968)
Jack Curtis		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Hal Sitowitz		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Daniel B. Ullman		(3 episodes, 1967-1968)
Richard Fielder		(3 episodes, 1967)
William Wood		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Produced by
Douglas Benton	....	producer (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Christopher Knopf	....	supervising producer / executive producer (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Philip Leacock	....	executive producer (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Stuart Whitman	....	producer (21 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bernard McEveety	....	producer (9 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Original Music by
Harry Geller		(7 episodes, 1967-1968)
Morton Stevens		(2 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Cinematography by
Monroe P. Askins		(23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Harry Stradling Jr.		(21 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Film Editing by
Jack Kampschroer		(7 episodes, 1967-1968)
Danny B. Landres		(7 episodes, 1967-1968)
Howard A. Smith		(6 episodes, 1967-1968)
Donald W. Ernst		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Casting by
Pam Polifroni		(20 episodes, 1967-1968)
Ethel Winant		(2 episodes, 1967)

Series Art Direction by
Gibson Holley		(23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Albert Heschong		(3 episodes, 1967)

Series Set Decoration by
Donald E. Webb		(23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Buck Henshaw		(4 episodes, 1967-1968)
Herman N. Schoenbrun		(3 episodes, 1967)

Series Costume Design by
Richard Egan		(22 episodes, 1967-1968)
Dorothy H. Rodgers		(17 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Makeup Department
Richard Cobos	....	makeup artist (23 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Production Management
Christopher N. Seiter	....	unit production manager (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Lloyd Anderson	....	unit production manager (9 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Nichols	....	assistant director (22 episodes, 1967-1968)
Tim Zinnemann	....	assistant director (8 episodes, 1967-1968)
Michael S. Glick	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Christopher N. Seiter	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1967-1968)
Bill Derwin	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1968)

Series Stunts
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Earl C. Williman	....	lamp operator (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Tony Van Renterghem	....	assistant camera: IATSE (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Ethel Winant	....	casting (23 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Egan	....	costumer (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Dorothy H. Rodgers	....	costumer (23 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Editorial Department
Donald W. Ernst	....	film editor (23 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Music Department
Maurice Jarre	....	composer: theme music (23 episodes, 1967-1968)
Morton Stevens	....	music supervisor / conductor (9 episodes, 1967-1968)
Harry Geller	....	conductor (6 episodes, 1967-1968)

Series Other crew
James Heinz	....	assistant to producers / assistant to producer (22 episodes, 1967-1968)
Albert Aley	....	story consultant / script consultant (20 episodes, 1967-1968)

Production Companies

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
• Stuart Whitman Corporation

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1967-1968) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Pegasus (19??) (Brazil) (VHS) (episodes 6, 17 and 21)

Other Companies

• CBS Studio Center  filmed at

Runtime:

90 min (23 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)

Excellent writing, direction, and stories. Stuart Whitman very good.

I recently discovered this show in reruns on Encore Westerns. I honestly never saw this show in its first run, and don't know how I missed it. Some of the best stories I've seen in Westerns, well directed, Stuart Whitman is very believable as Marshal Crown, tough and honest to a fault. I don't know how shows like this didn't last, yet Gunsmoke was on forever it seems. The Encore copies are around 1 hr 17 minutes each, so they appear uncut, and without commercials. The 1 1/2 hr format allows the story to be well developed and to have multiple twists. I am quite genuine in saying shows like this are non existent anymore. The prints are not great, especially when compared to Big Valley or Bonanza which appear to have been restored. Now I wish someone would run "Lancer", "High Chaparral", "Branded", "Have Gun Will Travel" among other old westerns.

Cimarron Strip is top drawer among westerns right up with my personal favorite - "The High Chaparral".