“Contemporary Air” host Terry Gross identified that she was a longtime fan of “Rawhide” and was significantly taken by its theme music. Gross was cautious to cite the passage above and requested Eastwood if the expertise of engaged on “Rawhide” was as memorable because the theme. Eastwood stated that he did have sufficient roping and driving abilities to carry out the actions convincingly, however that he wasn’t as expert because the digicam made him look. He was additionally cautious to level out that no precise cattle branding occurred on set. Branding scenes had been at all times achieved through cutaway. Eastwood stated: 

“Properly, I did it periodically, more often than not it was executed by trickery, and possibly you’d are available in and catch a brand new steer, and it reduce to another factor and are available again, and the steer was already branded or one thing. However it was nice enjoyable, that collection was an awesome enjoyable at the moment. After I had executed about three years of it, I assumed possibly, would not or not it’s good to go on and do one thing else, however I simply form of stated it in my thoughts that this was an awesome expertise. I’ve no regrets. It was nice studying floor.” 

If Eastwood had been uninterested in filming “Rawhide,” he did not present it. The actor remained a fundamental a part of the solid for all eight of its seasons and have become a family title. In 1962, Eastwood even appeared on the infamous speaking horse sitcom “Mr. Ed” taking part in a model of himself. “Rawhide” resulted in 1965, and Eastwood was already starring in Leone’s “Man With No Identify” motion pictures. By 1971, Eastwood has begun directing.