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Rawhide

1959–1965CBSDrama

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A cattle drive that never arrives, with Frankie Laine's theme and a young Clint Eastwood.

Rawhide opens with a main title sequence of 60 seconds.

It arrived on CBS in 1959, when Candid Camera, Guiding Light and As the World Turns were also on the network.

1 sequence10th most looked up of 46 in the 1950sIMDb ↗
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The opening titles

Season 1

60s

Fan upload of the first season's open, found on a second query after the first returned an opening-and-closing bundle and the theme as a music release.

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