The Making of TOMBSTONE What really happened? ON LOCATION with Texas Jack aka Peter Sherayko
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2023
- TOMBSTONE (1993) It’s been called a modern classic and one of the best westerns of all time. Who’s to argue with that? It’s a movie that almost didn’t get made. Learn the real story of the film’s development, struggle for financing and distribution. There were three movies about Wyatt Earp all being developed and filmed almost simultaneously. Two of them theatricals, TOMBSTONE and WYATT EARP. The third, WYATT EARP: RETURN TO TOMBSTONE was for CBS network.
The two theatrical movies competed for performers and distributors. Dueling Wyatt Earp movies! The first in production, TOMBSTONE, was also the first to be released in the Fall of 1993. There had been production problems on TOMBSTONE and the original writer/director Kevin Jarre was fired and filming stopped. It resumed with a new director. During production, dozens and dozens of production personnel were fired or left the project.
The casting was superb and Kevin Jarre’s superb script had attracted one of the finest ensemble group of performers ever assembled for any film in any genre. Luckily the film got made and was discovered and supported by a very enthusiastic audience. It became a hit. Those western movie fans still revere, screen, and discuss the merits of TOMBSTONE at every opportunity.
Joining A WORD ON WESTERNS producer host to talk about the development of the classic is actor/producer/historian Peter Sherayko, who portrayed the real life character, Texas Jack Vermillion. His memories will amaze you. And amuse you, too. The conversation took place at The Autry Museum November 8, 2022. 
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To this very day and until I die, I will never understand how Val Kilmer didn't win ANY award for his portrayal of Doc Holiday. The whole cast was just off the charts. This is one of the greatest movies ever made.
Couldn't ask for a better cast.
Every actress and actor played their character excellent.
I've been saying the very same thing since the movie came out. VK's performance in Tombstone is by far the best acting I have ever seen in any movie, bar none.
sick of hearing about this 5 OTHER ACTORS IN TOMBSTONE DESEVED OSCARS TOO
I agree- Val got gypped. BTW- Peter's one-man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased in autographed DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
He and Kurt Russell were the heart of the movie.
I worked on Costner's version and thought Tombstone was by far the superior film. I had also heard that Val Kilmer said Russell, in reality, directed the film.
Tombstone was a great PopCorn movie, Wyatt Earp (Kevin Costner) was more true to the man .. personally, I like Wyatt Earp movie more
@oletimer5853 To me, Costner acts the same in almost every movie. Not versatile. Kurt, to me, is the better actor. But everyone has their own opinion.
@@oletimer5853 Pop Corn? Much more than that, it works like a box office movie and like a piece of art.
Tombstone is my FAVORITE film. I had the opportunity to spend quite a bit of time with Buck Taylor (Creek) and he did a lot of artwork of the actors in character (which he gave me as gifts). He always lit up when he spoke about the film. He enjoyed it immensely.
That’s so good to hear!! I loved the cast in the film and specifically remember Creek Johnson (Buck)
Would had liked to them stories as well of Gunsmokes .
My heart is broken that a prequel was never made.
Biehn as Ringo is amazing. I grow up watching him play heroes in Terminator and Aliens. He turned that right off and can play cold killers also. He is also the star of the late 90's magnificent seven show which is actually good
Thanks, Colt. Yes, he's terrific. I wish the MAG7 TV series had lasted longer.
I had no clue who this man was - but he was one of the most enjoyable and funny guests I have seen Rob interview. Rob was on his game with his quips also. I was laughing out loud!
Thanks, Bee. I'm still chuckling a little myself. Peter was lots of fun.
@BeeVee- Peter's one man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL is available (autographed) from his company, Caravan West Productions.
"Tombstone" is my favorite Western ever. The cast was amazing. Great writing. Everything was perfect.
Couldn't agree more!
Tombstone is my favorite wyatt earp movie. I wish that the almost 3 hr cut would someday get released. This is one of your best shows rob.
Yeah. 3 hours would have been an absurdly long for a theatrical version. But 3 hours is nothing when watching at home. I'd love it if they re-edit a director's cut.
Nah ... My Darling Clementine with Henry Fonda as Earp was the very best IMO. Victor Mature as Doc Holliday.
@@AceMoonshot , no more absurd than movies like Lord Of The Rings and Hobbitt trilogies, or the Marvel movies, or classics like Gone With The Wind, Ben-Hur, The Ten Commandments.
Dear Wayne You mean the Original is for Three hours !! That’s Extremely Hard on Every Single Person in that Film and I Personally Think Very Strongly Now more than ever That the Academy and the Golden Globe better start changing when it comes To A Special picture like this ! Look at what happened with Gone With The Wind but at least it’s still Remembered and some came home with Oscars too I Very Much want the Academy to Wake Up and Give Val Kilmer an Oscar and a Special Oscar for This Picture ! I I hope they release The Original 3 hours it would be interesting to see Finally for of us !!
True--I thought Kevin Costner's version was a bit much. I did like seeing Bill Paxton in it. And later the two reunited to play the Hatfields and McCoys. Man, those Hatfields were a strange and rowdy bunch! When I would be at my Papaw's house before my grandmother died, we'd hear them popping off their coon rifles after a night of moonshine. Later, when Mamaw died, one of the Hatfield women thought my grandfather was rich because he would get hand-me-down suits that were well tailored and expensive fabrics from my uncles, and he had a small house and acre the government gave him in exchange for his 158 acre farm on the Big Sandy River where they allegedly planned to build a dam and flood the area, so she thought he got all this money from the government for his ancestral land (got by land grants given to soldiers from the American Revolution). So she sweet-talked Papaw into marrying him by baking his favorite gingerbread cookies and made all these cakes and pies and cooked up fried chicken and what-not. I'll tell you what, the first thing after they got married and she found out he didn't have any money at all, except his pension (which wasn't much) she tried to kill him by putting rat poison in the gingerbread cookies. When he got sick from that and ended up in the hospital, my aunt arranged for a divorce--not sure what happened to that Hatfield woman, but we were happy to be done with the likes of them. Now, the McCoys did quite well for themselves with strip mining operations, but the Hatfields were not that well off. Kevin should do a new film about the modern generation of Hatfields and McCoys--or at least as they were in the 1960's.
Tombstone is one I have no problem watching again and again over the years, it was good to see a few western actors from the heyday in there aswell☘️👍
Val Kilmer later said that he and Kurt Russell while doing a mounted scene very early on in the picture with Cosmatos directing, and watching his weird camera placement, looked at each other both shaking their heads, each knowing right then that Cosmatos didn't have a clue.
Val claimed years later that Kurt did in fact step in and direct most of the picture after that.
And made a masterpiece as it turned out.
And to his credit, Russell told Cosmatos that as long as Cosmatos lives, Russell will never reveal his involvement in directing Tombstone. And he held to that promise and when Cosmatos passed away, it was then revealed that Russell did most of the directing. Kurt Russell is a class act.
Kurt Russell was raised with manners and to be decent to people he had Great parents!!🥰🤩🇺🇸🙏
Tombstone is one of the best westerns or movies ever made how it never seems to get the recognition it deserves is beyond me. I already knew much of the background drama on getting it made but still gleaned a few new bits from this episode. Thanks Rob for bringing attention to such a movie.
Absolute truth 👍👍👍
Peter is hilarious, Rob! At the beginning of the show you flashed up a picture of the director Kevin, and I was floored how much he looked like Doc Holiday. Good show, Rob. Thank you.
When Powers Booth said, “ does badges make you the law” It took me back to the movie Billy Jack. Tom Laughlin’s character Billy Jack had a line that said, “ when policemen break the law there is no law”, there’s a lot of truth to that. I carried that line from Billy Jack close to my heart just to keep help keep me grounded when I was a Deputy Sheriff.
Best guest ever, Rob.
@MikeKelley- I agree- Peter is an extremely personable, knowledgeable and humble man who has devoted his life toward sharing the authentic Old West with all of us. He is living his dream. His one-man-show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased in autographed DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
Enjoyed this very much, from start to finish! Tombstone and Lonesome Dove are two favorites I never tire of!
Great interview with a great guest
I have met Peter a few times, though many years back now. I worked for a service that did work with John Milius' office, and he had us running hardware between his office and Peter's place. Also, a family member worked for Disney and knew Peter quite well and we went to one of his Buffalo Bill events. Very gracious gentleman, and not nearly well enough known for all the contributions he has made to the Western film genre. Great interview, and I'm another vote for having Peter back on.
Man I love these Behind the Scenes epic tales you share with us all, Rob! 🤠🐎👍👍& 10⭐
I loved BOTH Earp movies at the time and still do although Tombstone has grabbed a slight lead over the years. It is one of the VERY greatest westerns ever made right near the top and is unparalleled in production value and performances. It is rare to have an entire cast and crew so in synch with their passion to do their very best on a project but the stars aligned on Tombstone because it could very well be seen as each actors and behind the scenes crew persons finest work. Tell Pete Sherayko I did not know about his book until this video but now I'm going to go out and buy it!
@TwinsWithToys- Peter's one-man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased in autographed DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
That was great interview, I loved Tombstone. Thanks Rod for sharing this
Glad you enjoyed it, JERRY
Great segment, Rob! I thorougly enjoyed it. Perfect Sunday morning fare. You have to bring Peter Sherayko back again he seems brimming with stories.
@GaryDavidson- Peter's one-man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased in autographed DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
An engaging conversation with some great insight into Tombstone and the competition between potential movies
Growing up in Tucson living in Arizona I was real curious about history I went to Tombstone I read all the stories local stories as well in libraries in tombstone and in Tucson all my life I believed that the Earps were lawman this is the first time it seems to me that there’s a hint of sympathy for the Cowboys remember those dudes were evil evil to the core the opening scene where Ringo shoots a priest in the head show you the evil The Cowboys terrorized everywhere they went so as far as I’m concerned those four brothers were the four horsemen of the apocalypse taking out evil…
As Young boys growing up in the west we used to think we were in the old west end used to go out to Pantano wash with our 22s and our army men stick army men in the side walls of the Pantano wash go cross the other side and pretend we were fighting them shooting with the 22s… AHHHH THOSE WRE THE DAYS…
WOW!....great interview Rob, especially the behind the scenes footage....love this film to death and that entire cast hit the top of the mountain with their performances! Loved seeing the great Thell Reed....prayers for him and his daughter....
Peter is an extremely personable, knowledgeable and humble man who has devoted his life toward sharing the authentic Old West with all of us. He is living his dream. Peter's one-man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased (autographed) on DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
All right, a long video! Thanks Rob.
Val Kilmer was great in the part spinning the cup and Jonny Ringo spinning his gun witch was a awesome job of spinning its hard to spin your gun like that people don't realize how heavy a 45 colt pistol is.Val was awesome on the cup too. 😆.
The SAA Colt is generally the only pistol I've found that spins really, really well. I recall Russell Crowe telling how he trained spinning the Colt they gave him for The Quick and the Dead. He got really good with it. Then at the last minute they decided to give him an 1851 Colt Navy instead. Not a pistol you can easily spin. He was so disappointed.
I have tried spinning my metal camping cup and it is really hard to do. I always spill the coffee lol.
Woooow! Loved this one too. I was still smiling for quite sometime after it finished. Great stuff. Thank you🙏❤️
rob,without a doubt,you always have the best of the best.salute. ty santee
I had the pleasure of meeting Mr. Sherayko at a Ventura gun show and then once or twice at the gun show in Pomona years ago. He is QUITE the fellow!
Val Kilmer made Tombstone so memorable. He did such a great accent and the lines were awesome. He could deadpan a joke, or shoot'em dead but you never knew which it might be on the first viewing. An Oscar performance for sure. Just goes to show how much politics goes into an Oscar, it's not about the actors.
This episode of AWOW and the one on The Cowboys are two of my favorites. Keep them coming.
There's a story that Texas Jack Vermillion was being interviewed and was asked, "Why do they call you Texas Jack?" Supposedly he thought for a second, shrugged and answered, "I dunno. Maybe because I'm from Virginia."
I've met Buck Taylor (Turkey Creek Jack Johnson, Newley from Gunsmoke) a couple of times. Very cool and humble guy. What most don't know is he's an incredible Western artist.
Every time it came on at the station, all administrative and cooking stopped to watch. Any Dallas firefighter could quote the movie from end to end. It's still a quarterly tradition here at home.
Great comment Kyle! Yes, love Bucks artwork, he is quite the artist, ordered a bunch of his Tombstone paintings and his Gunsmoke pieces are excellent as well. Hoping Rob can land an interview with him before he moves on...would love to hear stories of him and his Dad....
Hey, Kyle. Just four times a year? If it shows up on the any of the channels, I’ve got Tombstone on.
@KyleCowden- Peter's one-man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased in autographed DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
@@BoardwalkAngel231 Thanks!
@@KyleCowden You are very welcome! I have known Peter about 55 years since his roots in New Jersey. He always wanted to be a cowboy and he is the only person I know who has accomplished all the goals he dreamed of,. He has a fantastic sense of humor, a mind boggling memory, a razor sharp wit, a kind soul, an awesome tenacity and a memorable presence. I am honored to say I knew him when and still know him now - a friend forever!
My favorite part of your Channel, is watching the interviews with people that we would not have known except their work done to visualize these movies. I really enjoyed this one. And I learn something as well.
Thanks, Doug. Are you taking notes, too?
@@AWordonWesterns you got me there, actually I have not. And yes I probably should. So that way I won't repeat myself. LOL. At this time it's only mental notes though. Thank you for asking. When I worked second shift oh, years ago I would set up nearly all night long and watch Turner Classic Movies. And I would always listen to the host as he spoke of the movies prior to the movie being shown. Giving me so much more information on movie themselves and actors. And then to watch the old Black and Whites oh, I was addicted. And still am always on the westerns. And will always be.
I was hoping at sometime to , and see what do you have on Inger Stevenson. One lovely woman with great acting abilities. It seems like she was like Grace Kelly on the scene and then gone except Grace Kelly married Prince. The one movie I'm thinking of was one she did was Clint Eastwood. Hang Em High
Great interview and great behind the scenes with the cast. Guess what we’re going to watch today. We saw this in the theatre when it first came out and watch it whenever it’s on, and own it on dvd. Nothing against Kevin Costner but his Wyatt Earp movie just doesn’t live up to Tombstone.
Rob you were really onn! Lol Good interview/comedy skit.
I have been a fan of Peter’s for some time. I will be getting his book “The Fringe of Hollywood”. I sure wish they had made the movie Dodge City.
@LawrenceWhitmore- I was glad to hear you have been a fan of Peter Sherayko. I thought I would mention something you may not know. Peter's one-man show called AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL is available for purchase (autographed DVD) from his company Caravan West Productions. Take care!
Got to say the movie is one of the best western. All the actors were wonderful.
Another top of the line video. It's so much fun to watch these shows on Sundays. I hope you continue to bring them to us.
Thx Rob. Another great show
Great show!!! You two were great together! He is terrific 👍🏻💯 Thanks Rob!
Thanks, Christine. He's an old friend and we've enjoyed lots of laughs together. Glad we could share these!
Reporter: "Why are you called Texas Jack?"
Texas Jack Vermillion: "'Cause I was born in Virginia"
Texas John Slaughter, onetime sheriff of Cochise County, was asked if he was from Texas. He replied that he was from Louisiana, but that he didn't want nobody calling him "Louise."
This was a really nice compilation. Thanks to the Drows! 👍
Another interesting interview. Many thanks, Rob, RJ and Team AWOW!
Such an incredible movie. I never really thought of it like Sam said. 'The OK Corral was the start of law and order in the West.' Especially in light of all the small wars that followed in Arizona. But, Sam was right. And, yes Val should have gotten an Oscar for Best Support. Actor. What a great movie. When Doc worked for the railroad in Colfax County NM he was a man to be feared. The town of Cimarron elected a new Mayor to stand up to Doc. He was a young priest. That night he was shot & killed walking back to the Church. Everybody believed it was Doc. Sort of like the scene with Ringo & the Priest. Great one Rob. Thank You.
Thanks, Buddy
To this day Tombstone snippets on youtube have current comments. Btw I met Costner in 2006 on the Mr. Brooks set. He had his dog " Wyatt" with him.
This is just a great video... The added video is absolutely priceless... I love this video... I like Wyatt Earp (the movie} but I love Tombstone... The Kostner movie covers the life and Tombstone shows us the men as they were at this point in their lives.
Wow! What a powerful and interesting interview and scenes from the movie that was! Thanks for putting all of this together Rob! Without a doubt, one of your best, if not the best.
@DesertFox- Peter's one-man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased in autographed DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
Great film, spectacular western, and memorable performances based on unique individuals. I did note one factual inaccuracy in that they presented the Buntline Special as the weapon carried by Wyatt Earp at the OK corral shootout is as the Malcom Scott said in The man who shot Liberty Valance. " When the legend becomes fact, print the legend". That gun didn't wasn't by Earps own testimony the one he carried, and used in the shootout, in the trial that resulted from the incident. But never let it be said that Hollywood let truth and history get in the way of a good story. Overall it was more realistic than most movies about the incident, and the people who were involved.
This episode shows how unrelated events came together in a way that led to a great film being created. Great actors created characters whose performances made this film epic in nature. I enjoyed how you constructed this episode very much. It stands among the many bests that you continually produce.
Yep. The Buntline myth came from Lake's dubious book. Earp tended to carry his pistol in his back pocket. Which makes me doubt the rumors that he carried the 8 inch Smith and Wesson either. I also doubt the Smith story because one of Wyatt's favorite tactics was "buffaloing." Which was another term for pistol whipping. Fast drawing and whacking someone alongside the head. Something that you'd not want to do with the Smith Model 3. The model 3 story came from a guy that owned it and and made the Earp claim.
Print the legend is indeed what happened.
Tombstone has to be one of the best westerns out there. I like the Costner film as well, but Tombstone has it beat. This is a great video about the nuts and bolts of Tombstone and well worth the time to watch. I loved the line, “….but when you pull the string, it doesn’t talk”. I’ll be looking for Peter’s book “The Fringe…….”. The follow on interviews with all the main actors is simply tremendous and just perfect, Rob. This is just a great video about Tombstone, and I thank you, Rob.
I liked Costner's hat.
@WestofLondon- Peter's book THE FRINGE OF HOLLYWOOD and his one-man-show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL ( can be purchased in autographed DVD) from his company Caravan West Productions.
@@BoardwalkAngel231 Thank you Chari ❕👍👍
Another fun interview, Rob. I enjoy "Tombstone" and watch it often. My only complaint is that there were so many recognizable western actors that I got distracted the first time. I like the Kevin Costner film too.👍👍👍
There is a long comment on the "Cheyenne" television series and the producer that was interesting too. I read and learn things from so many of the people who make comments. 🤔😄😀
Peter Sherayko looks pretty identical to what Buffalo Bill Cody did in the later years. I have long flowing white blondish hair and a white mustache and goatee, so when I'm in conversations with people I'll get asked what I do for a living. I tend to make up this story that I do historical re-enactments of Buffalo Bill in a 4-5 state area, which is a lot more interesting than telling them nothing. I admire Peter for actually doing it!
@DaveLaViolette- I agree that Peter bears an identical resemblance to Buffalo Bill Cody. You might be interested to know that Peter's one-man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL CODY in an autographed DVD is available for purchase from his company Caravan West Productions. Be well, be safe!
Mr. Word, you ALWAYS provide great content. But today, you provided something very special. Something beyond the usual scope that other folk might present. My cowboying days are long behind me. The dust has settled. Watching the interview with Peter and the short documentary of Tombstone brought up old memories and strong urges to get back on the horse. But as I've said, the dust has settled. I'm content to pursue new and different adventures. I'm thankful I made some great memories. And I'm very appreciative of your channel. Thank you to you and your crew for such great content.
Thank you, Micky. Glad our interviews are giving you some enjoyment and bringing up fond memories. I'm 75 and will be hitting the saddle for a week of riding in Arizona soon. Yee ha!
@@AWordonWesterns I’m jealous! I did one winter of guiding down in Arizona. The desert is truly magical. I’m only 62, but the years in the saddle beat me up pretty good. I had two orthopedic docs tell me I had to quit riding. I smiled and kept on cowboying and guiding for another five years till my body said enough. I joke that I had to go through a 12 step program to quit cowboying. But really, the pain was pretty much 24/7 at that point. Thankfully, I listened in time. I am now rock climbing (indoors and outdoors) and I telemark ski on our local hill and backcountry ski with my wife. She has made the transition very easy! Thanks again for your hard work. And enjoy your trip!
@@mickylawless1941 I may be right behind you, Micky. I, too, was told to give up riding and had orthopedic surgery fusing my 5th & 6th vertebrae. I did give up skiing but still ride every chance I get. Gonna keep going til my luck runs out. I love it and always ask for a quarter horse with good manners! thanks again for your kind comments.
@@AWordonWesterns cheers my friend!
Tombstone is the greatest western ever. The Searchers used to hold that title until Tombstone was created. Great actors, locations, set design, costumes, all of it. My only problem is the shootout scene. First, I've been to Tombstone Arizona twice and seen the site, read court testimony. I'm more than a casual fan. The gunfight was true to witness testimony until Ike Clanton went into Flys photography and shot at the Earp's. This did not happen. I'm not sure why the producers/ director allowed this in the movie. Still, the greatest western ever.
I find most Westerns, even supposed classics, disappointing, but I love Tombstone, one of my favourite films of all time. Val Kilmer as 'Doc' Holliday (actually a dentist as well as professional gambler) and Michael Behan as the outlaw Johnny Ringo, with whom Holliday fights a duel, are both exceptional in it. Good music also. An aging Charlton Heston has a role in the film limited to 2 lines.
Correction: Michael Biehn not Behan
Rob, this may be your best interview ever. I have seen many many. Hilarious. Buffalo jack is entertaining. Got read his book
@BrazoSteinway- "Texas Jack Vermillion" and "Buffalo Bill" look alike Peter Sherayko's one man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased in autographed DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
Great show, learned a lot .Thanks Rob.
That was great ,Rob.....love listening to those "behind the scenes" tales,.....loved Tombstone too, it was always a "drop-the-clicker" flick like "Dances with wolves" when I channel-surfed.
Wonderful movie.
That was excellent work Rob thanks for putting it together with first hand with actual Cowboy actor historian
Peter does great. Truly enjoyed the behind scenes and plugs for his book promoting. 🤠
@BrianHarrington- Peter's one-man show AN EVENING WITH BUFFALO BILL can be purchased in autographed DVD from his company Caravan West Productions.
Tombstone is the Top Gun of Western movies.
Nice!
I would love to see the unedited version, without all the scenes cut.
Another Great One,,Thanks,,,Rob do something on Jack Elam...Love the Guy,,
❤ 👏👏👏
Great suggestion!
@@AWordonWesterns 🤜🏼🤛
Instead of the directors cut I’d like to see Kurt Russels Cut.. this is in the top ten of greatest Movie Westerns ever without argument
Texas Jack Vermillion with his twin nickel plated Colts!
I wonder how many Texas Jacks there have been. Texas Jack Omahundro was another famous Texas Jack, a friend of Wild Bill and Buffalo Bill...
Very good! Very!
FYI: You can't talk about Hollywood Westerns without talking about the "Cheyenne" hour- long TV series. The partial comment on a Warner Bros. RUclips video describing the last season of "Cheyenne," [Season 7] is: "After seven seasons, Cheyenne put up the saddle after saving a studio, a network and forever changing American entertainment." Left unsaid is the role producer Arthur W. Silver played in making "Cheyenne" the giant hit it became when Silver, apparently out of nowhere, produced most of this TV Western's second and greatest season. IMHO, some of the episodes on this second season are unequaled as hour long Westerns. Of course, the "Gunsmoke" series' episode "The Cabin" (S03E24 - Aired Feb 22, 1958) is up there with the best, but it is a 30-minute episode.
One second season "Cheyenne" episode, "The Bounty Killers," almost certainly could not have been released as a movie under the Production Code then it force. Cheyenne becomes the deputy to U.S. Marshal Moxon. Moxon turns out to be a psychopathic killer who finds it more profitable to bring in dead the wanted fugitives he captures. Less transportation costs. In the episode, a former sheriff in the town stands up to him, so Moxon insults him and goads the guy into a fight. Then Moxon can legally kill him. In the final showdown, with both Cheyenne and Moxon on horseback, Moxon, grinning, says: "Me quit, that'll be the day. Yes sir, a real grandfather." Then Moxon draws.
Silver is a forgotten Hollywood figure. IMDb has next to nothing on him but his producing credits starting with "Cheyenne." His 1995 obituary notice in the Palm Beach Post (Silver moved to West Palm Beach from Burbank four years earlier) states that the 84 year old Silver started in the Warner Bros.' New York City ad department in 1937, writing Press Books. Silver then moved to Burbank in 1939, where he was in charge of the Trailer Department. Mentioned in the obit is that he produced the trailer for "Casablanca" and was a producer for the "Cheyenne" and "Maverick" TV series.
Years ago, I bought the first season of "Cheyenne" on DVD. It was crummy, cheap low quality TV writing. When I recently saw some of the full season 2 episodes on RUclips (all since removed), I noticed the amazing quality difference. Silver bought in new writers for the second season, especially Berne Giler. Three of the best episodes had Joe Kane as the director. Nothing from later "Cheyenne" seasons matched the grimness of some of these second season episodes.
Warner Bros. was on the ropes in 1955, facing disaster, or it would not have even made these TV series for their enemy, the television networks. The TV audience must have also noticed how good the second season episodes were. Warner and ABC noticed the higher ratings and ad income. In short order, you have on ABC the hour-long "Maverick," "Sugarfoot," and "Bronco" Western series airing. And producer Arthur W. Silver role in rescuing Warner Bros. is like those Press Books he worked on in the 1930s, a totally forgotten part of film history.
Thank you for bringing attention to Silver's work at WB, judge. You are correct, he is a mostly forgotten figure and great contributor to CHEYENNE.
Texas Jack is a Hollywood BIG TIME rock and roller!
Great job, Rob. I love the "behind the scenes" stories.
From my own studies Kurt was wrong about one thing historically Doc Holiday did step over boundaries with Wyatt Earp which did break their frierndship up when Doc, who was a racist, made a racial slure agaist Josephine Marcus who was Jewish. And Doc died broke and alone in Glenwood Springs Colorado. Wyatt was not there.
Like any movie there is historical fiction as well as historical fact, Tombstone and the movie Wyatt Earp did come closest to the facts than any other movie based on Wyatt Earp. Still would like to see those scenes Kevin Jarre directed. I think he had the right idea of using John Fords style of long shots. Italian director Sergio Leone was also influenced by Ford.
In my mindI would love to shoot a western in the same style but actually use those big cameras that did the old technicolor. They bring out a color like you never see with modern cameras. With Arizona desert background possibly Monument Valley. Anyway just dreaming.
I love this so much, Rob. Great to see the actors respond to their roles in Tombstone. Acting is so much more than taking on a role because it fits you. You really have to do a lot of research and these talented people did a great job of that.
Thanks Rob, really thank you.
Wow! I can’t wait to watch it all ocher again! Such a great cast and movie!
Really enjoyed this interview !!!!
Really, Really, Really enjoyed this Rob. You out did yourself this week. South Carolina
A truly wonderful recap here Rob on the amazing Tombstone movie. Lots of versions on the Earp legacy put to film but no doubt Tombstone is the gold standard on this one. Sad that Powers Boothe, Bill Paxton, Harry Carey Jr. as I'm sure others from cast & crew are not with us anymore. The movies no matter what genre these days does not support a cast of thousands as it were as in the past. Many supporting characters could have been lead in another production on any given day.
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They created a great movie. Great westerns are few and far between.
Great guest. Very entertaining.
"Nothing is better than alcohol & Bullets." ROB, always has such great responses. I wish I was famous so Rob could interview me. No appearance fee required,😆
Tombstone is such a great film. Whenever it's on I watch it. It blows the the Costner version away I remember being so excited to see Costner's Wyatt Erp and being so disappointed and bored watching it. I never actually finished it.
As always ...... fantastic . thanks
A great video with stories about a great Western, maybe the best Western of the last 40 years. Congrats to Rob Word and Peter Sherayko.
Outside the dedicated Western TV channels, "Tombstone" seems to be appear on the cable line-up so often that it is almost as if there is a "Tombstone Channel.". I fully expect that people will be watching "Tombstone" 100 years from now.
Great episode.
Terry Leonard says Tombstone is the best western ever made.
This is one of last epic action packed Western to come out in years aside of Unforgiven. Nice screenplay and music . That scene with Doc and Ringo was the most remembered scene in the film .
Thanks Rob. This was a great episode.
Awsome
IMO Kurt Russell and Val kilmer together as Wyatt Earp and Doc Holiday in this movie makes it the best version. The greatest movie about the Earps and Tombstone ever released. Kevin Costner's movie pales in comparison to Russel's.
Val Kilmer's performance as Doc Holliday is as worthy of the best actor or supporting actor Oscar as I have ever seen in any movie and it's a shame that this movie was so overlooked by the Academy.
"Wyatt Earp," with Kevin Costner, is a great film.
I'm your huckleberry....great movie; great cast....One of the few movies that I can watch over and over.....
Looking great. Always great stuff. I worked in the industry as an extra and found a lot of waiting. The food was great. Eaglegards...
I haven't watched this yet but Rob your the real dude or shit as the kids would say. I just want you to know I don't miss a show bro. Poet. 😆. Thanx.
Highly recommended to watch it. Great movie. And yeah, Rob's the best. We're lucky to have him.
Thanks, Mark.
Rob, this just might be the best effort I've seen you create in the last few years of AWOW, but this is just that powerful.
Given the problems the Mouse is having of late, maybe a good time for someone to come in with an offer for those outtakes.
Disappointed I didn't make it to the Autry for this filming. When is the next time you will be there?
The tape dates should be on our Main page under Community. Elsewhere, too, but I'm never sure how to access it. We tape again Tuesday, March 14th, 11am-1pm. Guests are Pepe Serna, Michael Beck, Tony Cameron (Rod's son) and Treva Orrison, widow of Clint's stunt double who was unable to join us last month. Hope you can make it.
@@AWordonWesterns Micheal Beck of Xenophon and Walter Hill's Warriors? Cool cool cool.
I just found out the gal who played Allie went on to be Ray Donovan's wife Abby, and Ike Clanton? He's the colonel in Avatar?! I had no idea. Greatest western ever filmed, this is hands down, the best editing, best direction, best cast, best script. A shining example of cinematic perfection. Everyone deserved an Oscar. Esp Doc Holliday / Val Kilmer. :)
so many did tombstone, way back Joel mcrae, james garner, an more. thanks Rob
Can anyone blackmail Disney into doing a extended Director's Cut with the vaulted material?
Rob as usual you let your guest do the talking & you do the walking …👍 take the rest of today off …lol
Tombstone IS THE BEST !!! (noonish)
Oh Wow I wouldn’t have believed it unless I had heard from both of You and He is So Right about that business and You two are like us we much Prefer Tombstone to the other movie and That’s So Unfair to the actors who worked So Hard on it and Kurt I think didn’t even mind but I think He wanted it to win and I remember wondering why two of them so close it’s nice to now why ! Water world was a dud We thought!! I still think Kurt did way Better directing!!Take Care 🤩😉🇺🇸🙏
I think there’s a Tombstone cable channel now. All Tombstone all the time. 😉
They could still make a sequel. Turn of the century, Wyatt is heading for Alaska, and Virgil is working in Goldfield, Nevada. Kurt Russell and Sam Elliot would have aged appropriately. It would be an awesome film!
It sure would, Rick. Great idea.
The searchers and tombstone can’t be re made ever they left a mark on great westerners .
Fun video!