Posts from ethanedwards in thread „Cheyenne (1955-1963)“

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Cheyenne is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast
on ABC (American Broadcasting Company) from 1955 to 1963.
The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind,
with continuing characters, to last more than one season.
It was also the first series to be made by a major Hollywood film studio
which did not derive from its established film properties, and the first of a long chain of Warner Brothers
original series produced by William T. Orr.

Cheyenne, well,
Clint Walker always keen to show off his 48" chest,
at any given opportunity!
Clint was an actor of very limited expertise,
but was handsome and fit and made this part all his own.
He was tough, but also gentle,
which endeared him to the many fans,
which made this a successful series for many years.

Cheyenne, was the first original TV western
to be be produced by a major movie company.
Warner Brothers, guided by it's producer
William T. Orr, went on to make many more TV classics,
many of which are highlighted in our Classic TV Westerns .

So successful was the series, that it alone helped
to elevate the ABC network to higher levels.

Clint and the studios were always at loggerheads,
about contracts and pay, and at one time the series,
was temporarily off the air!
To fill in it's absense, a fill in series Bronco Lane was commissioned.
After the dispute was settled, Bronco became a successful
series, in it's own right.

Information from IMDb

Plot Summary
Ex Civil War man, Cheyenne Bodie, became adventurer, and romed the wild west,
loking for women, fights and bad guys, to lay his hands on.
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Series Cast
Clint Walker ... Cheyenne Bodie (107 episodes, 1955-1962)
Lane Bradford ... Brock / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1957)
Don Megowan ... Gregg Dewey / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1961)
Mickey Simpson ... Bassing / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1962)
Lane Chandler ... Joe Cooper / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1961)
Andrew Duggan ... Ed Foster / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1962)
Trevor Bardette ... Amarillo Ames / ... (5 episodes, 1956-1962)
Robert J. Wilke ... Begert / ... (5 episodes, 1955-1960)
Myron Healey ... Carl Thompson / ... (5 episodes, 1955-1961)

Including Lee Van Cleef, Stack Keach Sr.

and many others including a few of Dukes 'Pals'
William Fawcett, Jack Elam, Marie Windsor, Denver Pyle
and a few names who went on to star in their own,
successful Classic TV Westerns,
Lorne Greene, Michael Landon and John Russell

Series Directed
Richard L. Bare (21 episodes, 1955-1962)
Leslie H. Martinson (13 episodes, 1956-1960)
Robert Sparr (12 episodes, 1960-1962)
Lee Sholem (11 episodes, 1958-1961)
and others including three who were involved with Duke

George Waggner, Joseph Kane, Arthur Lubin

Series Produced
William T. Orr .... executive producer (13 episodes, 1955-1962)
Roy Huggins .... producer (12 episodes, 1955-1956)
and many others

Trivia

* The first original television series produced by a major Hollywood film studio Warner Brothers. (Some of "Disneyland", which had premiered the year before, did not really consist of programming made exclusively for TV).

* This was US TV's first hour-long western.

Memorable quote
Cheyenne Bodie: Just because I talk slow don't mean I'm peculiar.

Filming Locations:
Western Street, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA