German title: Am Fuß der Blauen Berge Original title: Laramie
Alternative titles: Ein Film aus dem Wilden Westen
Western series – USA Produktionsjahr: 1959 bis 1962
Movie description:
It is the 1870s in Wyoming Territory. Slim Sherman and his 14-year-old brother Andy try to hang on to their ranch after their father is shot by a land grabber. They augment their slight cattle ranch income by serving as a stagecoach station near Laramie.
The brothers were helped by their father’s long time friend named Jonsey who was their cook and house keeper and helped run the relay station. One day a stranger and drifter named Jess Harper rides onto the ranch and Andy Sherman takes to him immediately. Jess and Slim quickly form a dislike for one another and almost come to blows. The arrival and departure of a gang of outlaws interrupts their fight. At the urging of young Andy Jess helps Slim subdue the leader and the gang. Slim asks Jess to stay on and work at the ranch. Which Jess reluctantly accepts.