The Raiders (1963 film)

The Raiders
The Raiders
	Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Herschel Daugherty
Written by	Gene L. Coon
Produced by	Howard Christie
Starring	Robert Culp; Brian Keith; Judi Meredith; Jim McMullan; Alfred Ryder; Simon Oakland
Cinematography	Bud Thackery
Edited by	Gene Palmer
Music by	Morton Stevens
Production; company	Revue Studios
Distributed by	Universal Pictures
Release date	December 1963;
Running time	75 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

The Raiders is a 1963 American Western film directed by Herschel Daugherty and written by Gene L. Coon. The film stars Brian Keith, Robert Culp, Judi Meredith, Jim McMullan, Alfred Ryder and Simon Oakland. The film's working title was "The Plainsman," and it was apparently intended as a spin-off of that 1936 classic.

The film was produced as a one-hour pilot by Universal's television arm, Revue Studios. When it failed to sell, an additional 25 minutes were shot and it was given a modest second-feature release in December 1963 by Universal Pictures.^[1]^[2]^[3]. Although it was filmed in the TV aspect ratio of 1.37:1, theatres ran it in the then-standard flat ratio of 1.85:1, causing some cropping of the image, including the opening credits.

Plot

Shortly after the American Civil War, poverty-stricken Texas cattle-men are confronted by a gun-slinger who has been hired by the US government and a buffalo hunter after they use desperate measures to try and get their grievances addressed by the railroad company.

Cast

Robert Culp as James Butler 'Wild Bill' Hickok
Brian Keith as John G. McElroy/Narrator
Judi Meredith as Martha 'Calamity Jane' Canary
Jim McMullan as William F. 'Buffalo Bill' Cody
Alfred Ryder as Capt. Benton
Simon Oakland as Sgt. Austin Tremaine
Ben Cooper as Tom King
Trevor Bardette as 'Uncle Otto' Strassner
Harry Carey, Jr. as Jellicoe
Richard H. Cutting as Jack Goodnight
Addison Richards as Huntington Lawford
Cliff Osmond as Private Jean Duchamps
Paul Birch as Paul King
Richard Deacon as Commissioner Mailer
Michael Burns as Jimmy McElroy

References

^ "The Raiders (1964) - Overview". TCM.com. February 12, 1964. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
^ "The Raiders". Afi.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
^ Sandra Brennan. "The Raiders (1963) - Herschel Daugherty | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

External links

The Raiders at IMDb

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[1] "The Raiders (1964) - Overview". TCM.com. February 12, 1964. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

[2] "The Raiders". Afi.com. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

[3] Sandra Brennan. "The Raiders (1963) - Herschel Daugherty | Synopsis, Characteristics, Moods, Themes and Related". AllMovie. Retrieved December 21, 2015.

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