Riding The Hollywood Trail Ii: Blazing The Early Television Trail

In Riding the Hollywood Trail: Tales of the Silver Screen Cowboys, Charlie LeSueur brought you the stories of the "B" Western cowboy film pioneers from the silent era to the end of the trail with the coming of television. In Blazing the Television Trail, Charlie continues the story as a select few cowpokes successfully made the switch to early television while others had a tough go of it. Gene, Hoppy, Roy, The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, Gabby Hayes, Lash LaRue, and Red Ryder are just a few whose stories are brought to life, with plenty of behind the scenes intrigue. Enjoy the Trail!"Charlie LeSueur hosts a Q &A panel for actors and actresses better than anyone I know. His knowledge of the western genre is as good as it gets. This book is a must read"...Michael DanteBy 1929 it was becoming obvious to filmmakers that sound was here to stay and that they needed to change with the times. Twenty years later they faced another milestone in entertainment with the advancement of television. However this new form wasn't greeted with open arms and studios, fearing this new medium would keep people at home, ordered their stars not to appear on television or they would face suspension or worse. Leave it to the cowboy stars to fearlessly blaze the trail from the big to small screen, but it wasn't without a fight. Here are the true stories of the ups and downs of heroes like Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, Roy Rogers, The Lone Ranger, The Cisco Kid, Gabby Hayes, Colonel Tim McCoy, Russell Hayden, Lash LaRue, William Elliott, Allan "Rocky" Lane in their attempts to make the leap to TV. Each has quite a story to tell in their battles with the powerful studios and they're all told within these pages.

• | Author: Charlie Le Sueur
• | Publisher: Timber Creek Press
• | Publication Date: Jul 15, 2015
• | Number of Pages: 142 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 099624834X
• | ISBN-13: 9780996248341