HORIZONS WEST
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        By: "Stewart Wright" <stewwright@worldnet.att.net>
                    Last Updated:  12/22/2001

Date of initial airing is unknown; this was a syndicated 
series.

NOTE: A posting by Jay Ranellucci in The Old-Time Radio 
Digest Volume 2001: Issue 300, Monday, 10 Sep 2001, gives 
a general time frame for the recording of the series.  
". . .around 1962 or 1963 when "Horizons West" was 
recorded in studio "B" at Capitol Records in Hollywood. 
I was privileged to have been one of the engineers on 
that series of 13 episodes."

Audition Show: none 


SERIES DESCRIPTION:
Thirteen chapter syndicated radio docu-drama of the Lewis 
and Clark Expedition. Excellent scripts and acting. 
Produced for and broadcast on Armed Forces Radio and 
Television Service. 


CREW:
Directed by William Lally.
Written by Karl A. and William Tunberg.
Sound patterns by Gene Twombly. 
Announcer:  Michael Rye (a.k.a. Rye Billsbury.)


NOTES: 
Whenever possible, the spelling of character names were 
verified using standard reference works on The Lewis and 
Clark Expedition.

During much of the 20th Century the name of Lewis's 
dog has been a point of conjecture among scholars.  In 
1916, the dog's name, Seaman, through a historian's 
error in interpreting the expedition's participants 
handwriting and variable spelling of names in their 
written manuscript journals, resulted in the erroneous 
name, Scannon. It was not until 1987 when the late 
Donald Jackson, a noted research historian, published 
his findings in his "Among the Sleeping Giants" that the 
dog's name was proved rightly to be Seaman.
I was told by Harry Bartell that the actor who played 
Scannon (Seaman), among other roles, was Dal McKennon.


LOG: 
MR. JEFFERSON' DREAM  (Chapter 1)
President Jefferson summons Meriwether Lewis to 
Washington City as his personal secretary. Jefferson 
tells Lewis of his plan for the exploration of the 
West. Lewis recruits Clark.  
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
York by Cliff Holland 
Cpt. Bissell  by Les Tremayne
Dr. Socgran by Ben Wright
Scannon by Dal McKennon.  

Unmatched Roles and Actors:  
Roles:  
the Sgt. by 
the Colonel by ,
President Jefferson by 
Gen. George R. Clark by 
and Daniel Boone by  .  
Actors:  
Dan Randolph
Stan Ferrar
Tyler McVey
Bill Irwin
Dal McKennon.


THE CONFRONTATION  (Chapter 2)
Lewis and Clark confront the most feared tribe on 
the Plains - the Sioux.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Sgt. Charles Floyd by Jack Edwards
Pierre Dorion by Jack Kruschen
George Drouillard by Karl Swenson,
Private Reed by Sam Edwards
Partisan by Dal McKinnon
Scannon by Dal McKennon.


DAKOTA WINTER  (Chapter 3)
The Corps of Discovery winter with the Mandan.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
York by Cliff Holland
Toussaint Charbonneau by Sebastian Cabot
Kakawissassa by Howard Culver
Sacagawea by Helen Gerald.

Unmatched Roles and Actors: 
Roles:  
Francois Larocque by 
John Newman by 
Actors:  
Bill Keene
John Cedar.


INTO THE UNKNOWN  (Chapter 4)
With the Spring, the Corps of Discovery travel 
westward along the Missouri.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Sgt. Nathaniel Pryor by Dal McKennon
Toussaint Charbonneau by Sebastian Cabot
Pvt. Pierre Cruzatte by Don Diamond
Pvt. Richard Windsor by Steven Bell
George Drouillard by Karl Swanson
Scannon by Dal McKennon.


THE GREAT FALLS  (Chapter 5)
Lewis and Clark divide the Corps to search for the 
Great Falls of the Missouri.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
George Drouillard by Karl Swenson
Sgt. Nathaniel Pryor by Frank Gerstle
Pvt. Pierre Cruzatte by Don Diamond,
Toussaint Charbonneau by Sebastian Cabot
Pvt. Silas Goodrich by Herb Ellis
Sacagawea by Helen Gerald


SHOSHONE COUNTRY  (Chapter 6)
With the help of Sacagawea, Lewis and Clark locate 
the Shoshone.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by  Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Sacagawea by Helen Gerald
George Drouillard by Karl Swenson
Sgt. Patrick Gass by Bill Quinn
Toussaint Charbonneau by  Sebastian Cabot
Pvt. Shields by Jim Bowles


TO THE PACIFIC  (Chapter 7)
The Corps races Winter in an attempt to cross the 
Rockies and reach the Pacific via the Columbia River.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Sgt. John Ordway by Eddie Firestone
Pvt. Pierre Cruzatte by Don Diamond
York by Cliff Holland
George Drouillard by Karl Swenson
Comcominish by Dal McKennon
Sgt. Patrick Gass by Jim Bowles
Scannon by Dal McKennon.


FORT ON THE COLUMBIA  (Chapter 8)
The Corps winters at the mouth of the Columbia River.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Sgt. Patrick Gass by Bill Quinn
George Drouillard by Karl Swenson
Comawool by Dal McKennon
Sacagawea by Helen Gerald 
Scannon by Dal McKennon

Unmatched Roles and Actors:  
Roles:  
Pvt. John Colter by 
Pvt. Alexander Hamilton Willard by 
Actors:  
Ben Cooper


HOMEWARD BOUND  (Chapter 9)
With Spring the Corps start their trip back to Saint 
Louis.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Pvt. Pierre Cruzatte by Don Diamond
George Drouillard by Karl Swenson
Toussaint Charbonneau by Sebastian Cabot 
Sgt. Patrick Gass by Bill Quinn
Scannon by Dal McKennon.

Unmatched Roles and Actors:  
Roles:  
Nearckecku by 
Yellept by 
Clatsop Warrior by 
Actors:  
Paul Conrad
Dal McKennon.


DECISION AT TRAVELERS' REST  (Chapter 10)
Lewis and Clark split the Corps into several parties 
to explore uncharted areas. 
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Comcominish by Dal McKennon
George Drouillard by Karl Swenson
Sgt. John Ordway by Eddie Firestone
Pvt. William Bratton by Clark Gordon
Pvt. John Shields by Jim Bowles
Scannon by Dal McKennon.  


CLARK AND THE HORSE THIEVES  (Chapter 11)
Cpt. Clark and his group encounter hostile Indians.
CAST:
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Sgt. John Ordway by Eddie Firestone
Toussaint Charbonneau by Sebastian Cabot
Sgt. Nathaniel Pryor by Frank Gerstle
Pvt. George Shannon by Don Spruance
York by Cliff Holland
Sacagawea by Helen Gerald.



LEWIS AND THE BLACKFEET  (Chapter 12)
Lewis deals with the Blackfeet and is shot while hunting.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Sgt. Patrick Gass by Bill Quinn
White Bear by Howard Culver
George Drouillard by Karl Swenson
Sgt. John Ordway by Eddie Firestone
Side Hill Calf by Jay Novello
Scannon by Dal McKennon. 

Unmatched Roles and Actors:  
Roles:  
Pvt. Hugh McNeal by 
Pvt. Joseph Field by 
Pvt. Reuben Field by . 
Actors:  
Dan Barton
John Stephenson
Dal McKennon


DOWN THE MISSOURI TO ST. LOUIS  (Chapter 13)
The reunited Corps of Discovery complete their journey.
CAST:
Cpt. Meriwether Lewis by Harry Bartell
Cpt. William Clark by John Anderson
Sgt. Nathaniel Pryor by Frank Gerstle
Sacagawea by Helen Gerald
Sgt. Patrick Gass by Bill Quinn
Toussaint Charbonneau by Sebastian Cabot
James Aird by Don Messig
Pierre Dorion by Jack Kruschen.

Unmatched Roles and Actors:   
Roles:  
Pvt. John Colter by 
Sheheke by 
Actors:  
Gary Collins
Richard Peel


SPECIAL THANKS to 
Harry Bartell for background information on "Horizons West" 
and
Lois Culver for information on her husband actor 
Howard Culver.


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