The Westerner is an American Western series that aired on NBC from September to December 1960.
Created by Sam Peckinpah, the series was produced by Four Star Television.
The Westerner stars Brian Keith as Dave Blassingame
and features John Dehner as semi-regular Burgundy Smith
Mentioned a few times, in the discussion thread,
so here it is.
Not one I'm familiar with, so please post any reviews
QuoteOne of the most unusual and sophisticated westerns for its time or any other., 20 June 1999
Author: lone-3 from New York City
One of the most unusual and sophisticated westerns for its time or any other. Those who have seen it (I was able to see all thirteen episodes in Peckinpah festival in NYC at Walter Reade Theatre) will know how revealing it is about Peckinpah and his developing film technique, and just how plain entertaining it is. Brian Keith is so watchable that it makes you regret the fact he spent so many years doing Family Affair where he was mostly catatonic. If there is any way of getting this series onto home video, I would love to join forces with anyone who had an idea of how to bring this about.