Lash of the West
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| Lash of the West | |
|---|---|
| Starring | Lash LaRue |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | ABC |
| Release | January 4 – April 26, 1953 |
Lash of the West is an American Western television series that aired on ABC on Sunday night at 6:30 p.m Eastern time from January 4, 1953, to April 26, 1953. The series was essentially put together using clips from 1940s B-grade Western movies.[1] In the summer of 1953, the program moved to 10:15-10:30 a.m. on Saturdays.[2]
1940s western movie star Lash LaRue appeared at the opening of each episode in a modern-day marshal's office and would then tell a story about his grandfather, who looked just like him, was also a marshal, and also named Lash LaRue.[3] Cliff Taylor, as Flapjack helped to present the episodes.[4] The scene then shifted to clips of LaRue's old movies in which LaRue's "granddad" went after bad guys with his sidekick Fuzzy Q. Jones.