The Searchers by Alan LeMay

By Alan LeMay, adapted by Adrian Bean

It’s Texas, 1848. Comanches attack the Edwards family's settlement on the Texas plains. They kidnap two girls – 17-year-old Lucy, and 10-year-old Debbie. So Amos Edwards sets out on the dangerous mission to recover his two nieces, with the help of his nephew Mart, and a rag-tag bunch of searchers. Their epic mission will last six years.

LeMay's 1954 novel is a timeless work of western fiction, and a no-holds-barred portrait of the real American frontier. It explores the fear and the hatred that underpinned the lives of both the white settlers and the Native Americans, and what emerges is a violent account of a creeping genocide, as one culture inevitably triumphs over the other.

John Ford's 1956 film, based on the novel, starred John Wayne as Ethan Edwards (called Amos in the book and radio adaptation). Ford's film was named the Greatest Western Movie of all time by the American Film Institute in 2008.

Cast:

Mart Pauley.........Simon Lee Phillips

Amos Edwards.........William Hope

Laurie Mathison.........Kezrena James

Aaron Mathison/ Captain Clinton.........Kerry Shale

Mrs Mathison.........Marilyn Le Conte

Brad Mathison.........Ronan Summers

Charlie McCorry.........PJ Brennan

Mose Harper/Col Hannon.........John Cording

Lije Powers/Jeremiah.........Alun Raglan

Look/Debbie .........Fiona Marr

 

Produced & Directed by James Robinson

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2 Individual Files. 52MB each. Episodes last 57 min each. Bitrate 128kbps

 

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  • Many thanks, a good western is hard to beat

  • I love a good western.  Thank you, William!

  • Can someone upload this again, please?

    • Have replaced link.

      Microsoft abandoned the abbreviated links and never informed us of the change.

      If you find something I posted doesn't work please let me know.

    • Thank you very much, William!

  • Listened to this over Christmas WW and it was just great. Highly recommend to members. My favourite John Wayne western growing up as a kid in Canada. Thanks so much for this upload! - Ron L.

  • Thanks.... :)

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