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''Laredo'' is an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 16, 1965, to April 7, 1967. ''Laredo'' stars Neville Brand, William Smith, Peter Brown, and Philip Carey as Texas Rangers. It is set on the Mexican border about Laredo in Webb County in south Texas. The program presented fifty-six episodes in color. It was produced by Universal Television.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=''Laredo'' )〕 The pilot episode of ''Laredo'' aired on NBC's ''The Virginian'' under the title, "We've Lost a Train" (April 21, 1965; Season 3, Episode 30).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="We've Lost a Train", ''The Virginian'', April 21, 1965 )〕 In 1969, the pilot was released theatrically under the title ''Backtrack''. Three episodes from the first season of the series were edited into the 1968 feature film ''Three Guns for Texas''. ==Synopsis== ''Laredo'' combines action and humor with the focus on three fictitious Texas Rangers. Reese Bennett, played by Neville Brand, is older than his two partners. Brand was perhaps best known in his role as mobster Al Capone on the ABC/Desilu T.V. series, ''"The Untouchables"'' (starring Robert Stack). Chad Cooper is played by Peter Brown, the former co-star with John Russell of the ABC/Warner Brothers western series, ''Lawman''. Joe Riley is portrayed by William Smith, best known for his villainous role of ''Falconetti'' on the ABC mini-series,''"Rich Man, Poor Man"'', and as one of Steve McGarrett's men in the final season of the original ''Hawaii Five-O''. Reese was previously an officer of the Union Army during the American Civil War. Originally from New Orleans, Chad was in the Border Patrol during the war, and joined the Rangers to search for gunrunners who had ambushed fellow border patrolmen. J oe was a gunfighter who was at times on the wrong side of the law. He joined the Rangers to obtain protection from a sheriff. Chad and Joe tease Reese about his age: he was in his forties. Peter Brown recalled that the producers of the show wanted the three stars to have the same relationship and camaraderie as did the stars of ''Gunga Din''; having Brand, Brown and Smith watch the film three times. 〔p. 31 Brown, Peter & Sturt, Alesx ''The Fastest Gun in Hollywood'' 2013 Wild Horse Press〕 The three Rangers are led by Captain Edward Parmalee, played by Philip Carey, later a soap opera star, who in ''Laredo'' is stern and disciplined. Robert Wolders joined the show in the second and final season as Erik Hunter. Claude Akins played Ranger Cotton Buckmeister in five episodes but never became a part of the cast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Laredo (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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