The distance of the flooded area was approximately 25 feet and over the course of several takes the dogs traveled various lengths from 5 to 20 feet. Both dogs were terrier mixes named Goldie and Boomer. Two dogs were prepped to play the part of Mack’s dog. In so doing, he makes a fast friend of the dog’s owner, Mack. Charley sees the dog struggling and reaches out to catch it up out of danger. The rain causes flooding through town and the rushing water catches a small dog in its wake. Relentless rain blankets the range and the town as Boss and Charley seek out their enemies and try to understand what they are up against. For this scene a fake double was used for Tig. Charley is overwhelmed with grief and anger as he carries Tig to a hillside grave. Boss and Charley return to find Mose and Tig dead and Button severely wounded. He sends his thugs to the campsite when Boss and Charley are away and they use violence to satisfy their objective. When the tyrannical kingpin rancher decides to send a warning message to Boss and Charley who he believes are encroaching on his domain by freegrazing their cattle, he chooses a particularly evil approach. Chester received pre-production training to safely be around horses and cattle and his trainers were always on hand to give the dog verbal cues and reward him with treats. The flickering campfire was also safe for the dog, since it was comprised of fake logs and a controlled propane firebar. When Tig is seen riding in the wagon he was placed in a specially made seat that kept him from falling forward and secured by a waist tie held by an unseen trainer. The dog appears hanging around the camp fire, playing with Mose and Button, running with the cattle and horses, and riding in the wagon with Mose. Tig was played by a Mixed-breed Terrier named Chester. Traveling along with Boss, Charley, Mose and Button is Charley’s faithful companion, Tig. When Charley finds the steer, he unwraps the prop wire, the neck rope is released and the steer gets up and walks away. During the set up of the scene the steer even began to doze. A quick release rope was loosely around the steer’s neck and released by an unseen prop person on cue. The steer was gently laid down by wrangler and the prop wire was placed around the legs using fake stage blood to make it appear as if the barbed wire cut the animal’s legs. The wire was made of soft prop materials but appeared to be the real thing. The steer was prepped over a 4 day period prior to the filming so it was comfortable laying down and having the prop wire lossly tied around it’s legs. All debris, sharp twigs and low hanging branches were cleared for the safety of the actor and the animal.Īs often happened on the range, a steer becomes entangled in some barbed wire fencing. During filming, the actor approached the bush and the wrangler passed the rope lead to the actor who then emerges from the bush leading the steer. The actor was prepped before filming began and the steer placed and held in position by an unseen wrangler who had a rope lead on the animal. Later a young steer is herded out of the bush. Once they reached the far side, the calf was lifted down and reunited with its mother. To achieve this, the calf was lifted by a wrangler onto saddle of the actor who crossed the stream holding on to the calf.
One calf is carried across the stream over the saddle of a rider. The river bottom was checked and cleared of debris and any holes along the banks were filled prior to filming. Young calves were separated out of the herd and not used for the scene. In one scene, the cattle are being herded across a stream. Several scenes depict some of the challenges presented to the cattlemen as they tend the herd battling rain storms and natural obstacles. The cattle were in a fenced valley where they had plenty of down time and available water.
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Hardman dies, after falling on his own knife.Two hundred and twenty five head of Hereford range cattle were used in the film with professional wranglers present throughout the shoot. When the Indians attack the town, Tex and his men start a cattle stampede, and Tex saves Lucy and her father from their burning house. Tex discovers the gang's hideout and forces a confession from Hardman, who warns Brave Bear. Red and Hardman plan to get Tex before the sheriff gets him, but Lucy, convinced he is innocent, hides him at her ranch. When she loses control of her horse team in the buggy race, he rescues her then must evade the sheriff's men. At the rodeo, he tries to impress Lucy by riding a bronco. Tex is mistakenly identified as one of the rustlers.
Meanwhile, Indian chief Brave Bear despises the encroachment of white people and conspires with Sam Hardman to steal the town's cattle during a rodeo.
Hired ranch-hand Tex Smith is smitten with Lucy Blake, who lives in the cattle settlement of Marco.
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