Radisson
(a.k.a. Tomahawk) |
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| Syndicated |
| 1957 |
| Drama |
| 30 Minutes |
The exploits of two frontier scouts as they traveled
Canada's frontier (known as New France) during the 17th century,
including such regions as Lake Winnipeg, Hudson
Bay and the Arctic Seas.
The frontier scouts included:
- Jacques Godin as Pierre Esprit
Radisson, a French explorer and mapper.
- René Caron
as Medard Chouart, Sieur Des Groseilliers,
Pierre's brother-in-law and partner on his
journeys.
Wearing buckskins and fur hats, our frontier heroes traveled
northern
wildernesses where they
paddled canoes down mighty rivers, hunted
animals for their meat and pelts, and built
shelters to protect them from the harsh winter
cold.
Theme Song Lyrics
(written by John Lucarotti)
Radisson, Radisson,
Canada's courageous pioneer!
Radisson, Radisson,
Lord of the Wilderness,
The man who knew no fear
Radisson and Medard also had many adventures with
Indians, some who wanted to kill them and others
who wanted to be their friends and trading
partners. The tribes were Huron, Iroquois, Cree
and Ottawas. Indians of particular note
included:
- Raymond Royer as Onega, Radisson's blood brother.
- Percy Rodriquez as Iroquois
Chieftain
- Jean Boisjoli as Mojida, a Huron
Chieftain
- Marc Forrez as Huron Medicine Man
- Julien Bessette as Nahala, an
Iroquois and Radisson's old nemesis.
Others to interact with Radisson and Medard included:
- Francoise Faucher as Marguerite,
Radisson's sister
- Lionel Villeneuve as Pere Radisson
- Laurette Fournier as Mere Radisson
- Camille Ducharme as French Governor
of 3 Rivers
- William Robert Fournier as Dutch
Governor of Fort Orange.
TRIVIA NOTE: Known as TOMAHAWK in the
US,
the
26-episode
RADISSON
series was narrated in the style of a
documentary that told tales of real events and
historical characters that occurred in the early
days of the Canadian frontier.
Pierre Esprit Radisson (1630-1710) was an
actual explorer and map maker -- a Canadian
version of Daniel Boone or Davy Crockett. His explorations led to the formation of The Hudson
Bay Company that supported the fur trapping
trade and later provided farming goods and supplies to settlers.
The series was
produced by
Omega Productions (Montreal Studios) and Radio
Canada production
for the CBC. It was filmed in black and white at
Montreal studios and at Ile Perrot, on the St.
Lawrence River southwest of Montreal.
FYI - The series is more of a Northern than
a Western, but it has Indians, frontiersman and
lots of action, so it belongs here.
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