AS SEEN ON TV: JOHN SKIMMERHORN

JOHN SKIMMERHORN

CREATED BY:

James Michener

PORTRAYED BY:

Cliff De Young

AS SEEN IN:

'Centennial'

TV DIMENSION:

Earth Prime-Time

From Movie Metropolis:

Frank Skimmerhorn [is] a religious zealot who arrives at Major Mercy's camp and offers to lead the war against the Indians. Mercy is frustrated with the government's refusal to honor their promises but has not given up on achieving a lasting peace with the Indians. His good intentions infuriate Skimmerhorn, who secretly inflames the people of the territory and gets them to support a private army. Only Major Mercy and young officer John McIntosh are brave enough to stand up for the Indians. Ultimately, with the help of Levi Zendt and Skimmerhorn's son John, justice is served.

On Zendt's recommendation, [Oliver Seccombe] hires young John Skimmerhorn to round up the men and cattle needed to launch the West's largest cattle ranch, the Venneford.

Traveling to Texas, Skimmerhorn hires R.J. Poteet, an experienced trail boss, who hand picks a team of seasoned drovers and eager youngsters.

Accountant Finlay Perkins has been sent to the Venneford to do an audit for his British employers. Unable to understand Oliver Seccombe's creative accounting or the intricacies of running a cattle ranch, he accuses him of misconduct--despite a lack of concrete evidence--demands his resignation, and appoints ranch foreman John Skimmerhorn as his replacement.

The newly widowed Charlott Seccombe returns briefly to England but eventually returns to the land she loves to take over the ranch holdings with manager John Skimmerhorn and foreman Jim Lloyd.

- Written by Joe Ross

Having married Jim Lloyd, Charlotte Buckland Seccombe Lloyd maneuvers a new job for John Skimmerhorn as the manager of another ranch so that Jim can become the manager of the Venneford. Jim sees through the ploy.

BCnU!