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In a truly outstanding performance, Richard Boone stars as Sergeant Bill Disher, a 26 year cavalry veteran driven to breaking point when his close friend Little Tom is killed in an accident. Grieving over the death of his military comrade, Disher bitterly blames the modernisation and expansion of the West as being the cause of Little Tom's fate. During a drunken wake, Disher burns down Cimarron's funeral parlour, angering the townspeople who seek vigilantly justice. This forces the hand of Marshal Crown who must bring Disher's military career to an end…one way or another.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"The Roarer" is an episode from the sixties television series "Cimarron Strip", that starred Stuart Whitman, as Marshall Jim Crown, in arguably his best known role. The series was short lived, but does boast some high production values from the creators of the better known "Gunsmoke". Although on viewing it becomes quickly obvious that it was made for TV, it contains enough quality to lift it well above the standard generic series fodder of the period. I decided to watch this particular episode on the strength of a cast that boasted both a young Robert Duvall, and that very fine character actor Richard Boone. Both these actors have stolen many a films acting honours in their careers.
In this episode Boone is given full rein to his talents, and effortlessly steals all his scenes in a tour de force role. As has already been pointed out by other reviewers, he is certainly the best thing about this episode. He plays the role of a veteran Cavalry Sergeant who goes off the rails after bringing a dead colleague back from patrol. Following an orgy of mayhem and destruction, Jim Crown is forced to bring him him back to face justice. The script is unusually well written, with Boone's role well fleshed out. He is a man who has been married to the army, and has proved himself a worthy warrior in many a conflict. The pain of his separation from the Cavalry is well conveyed in scenes with his commanding officer Andrew Duggan, who holds him in high regard.
Stuart Whitman has his limitations as an actor, but draws on his experience of acting with John Wayne in the western "The Comancheros" to solid effect. He also starred with Richard Boone in the fine western "Rio Conchos", so knew the calibre of actor he was up against. Duvall's role is unfortunately too small for him to showcase his talents. The well known British character actor Percy Herbert, also bizarrely turns up as Crown's Scottish deputy McGregor, with possibly the worst rendition of a Scottish accent ever heard! A bit disconcerting at times! Herbert must have been head hunted after the producers saw him in that epic British western "Carry on Cowboy". The music to accompany the series was by renowned "Lawrence of Arabia" composer Maurice Jarre. This is the first time I have watched the series and was pleasantly surprised. I am a "Bonanza" and "High Chapparal" fan myself, but am happy to recommend this series if the other episodes are as good as this one.
In this episode Boone is given full rein to his talents, and effortlessly steals all his scenes in a tour de force role. As has already been pointed out by other reviewers, he is certainly the best thing about this episode. He plays the role of a veteran Cavalry Sergeant who goes off the rails after bringing a dead colleague back from patrol. Following an orgy of mayhem and destruction, Jim Crown is forced to bring him him back to face justice. The script is unusually well written, with Boone's role well fleshed out. He is a man who has been married to the army, and has proved himself a worthy warrior in many a conflict. The pain of his separation from the Cavalry is well conveyed in scenes with his commanding officer Andrew Duggan, who holds him in high regard.
Stuart Whitman has his limitations as an actor, but draws on his experience of acting with John Wayne in the western "The Comancheros" to solid effect. He also starred with Richard Boone in the fine western "Rio Conchos", so knew the calibre of actor he was up against. Duvall's role is unfortunately too small for him to showcase his talents. The well known British character actor Percy Herbert, also bizarrely turns up as Crown's Scottish deputy McGregor, with possibly the worst rendition of a Scottish accent ever heard! A bit disconcerting at times! Herbert must have been head hunted after the producers saw him in that epic British western "Carry on Cowboy". The music to accompany the series was by renowned "Lawrence of Arabia" composer Maurice Jarre. This is the first time I have watched the series and was pleasantly surprised. I am a "Bonanza" and "High Chapparal" fan myself, but am happy to recommend this series if the other episodes are as good as this one.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This is a wonderful western more than anything else because of Richard Boone who performs magnificently and his style of delivery is more classic than western.
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