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Boots and Saddles (TV series)

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Boots and Saddles is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from 1957 to 1959.[2]

Boots and Saddles
GenreWestern
Created byRobert A. Cinader
Written byDon Brinkley
Robert A. Cinader
John Hawkins
Gene Roddenberry
Directed byWilliam J. Hole, Jr.
Bernard L. Kowalski
StarringJohn M. Pickard
Patrick McVey
Gardner McKay
Theme music composerFred Steiner
ComposerFred Steiner
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes39
Production
ProducersGeorge Cahan
Robert Stillman
EditorIrving Berlin[1]
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time22–24 minutes
Production companyCalifornia National Productions
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 19, 1957 (1957-09-19) –
May 29, 1958 (1958-05-29)

Synopsis

Set in 1871 at Fort Lowell, fictionalized in appearance, in the former Arizona Territory, near Tucson, Arizona, the series stars John Pickard (billed as Jack Pickard) as U.S. Fifth Cavalry Captain Shank Adams, Patrick McVey as Lieutenant Colonel Wesley Hayes, and Gardner McKay as Lieutenant Dan Kelly, who have to fight the Apaches. Other roles were filled by David Willock as Lieutenant Binning, John Alderson as Sergeant Bullock, and Mike Hinn as scout Luke Cummings.

Production

The series was shot in Kanab Canyon in Utah.[3] The series was produced by California National Productions.

The technical advisor was Col. J. S. Peters, Retired, U.S. Cavalry.

Episode list

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
0"Cavalry Patrol (Pilot)"TBATBATBA
Dewey Martin as Lt. Johnny Reardon.
1"The Gatling Gun (aka The Captain's Leave)"UnknownGene RoddenberrySeptember 19, 1957 (1957-09-19)
2"The Repeater Rifle"UnknownUnknownSeptember 26, 1957 (1957-09-26)
3"The Obsession"UnknownTony BarrettOctober 3, 1957 (1957-10-03)
4"Private War"UnknownUnknownOctober 10, 1957 (1957-10-10)
The fort is split between lingering Confederate and Union Army sympathizers.
5"The Prussian Farmer"UnknownGene RoddenberryOctober 17, 1957 (1957-10-17)
6"The Paymaster"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 1957 (1957-10-24)
7"Terror at Fort Lowell"UnknownUnknownOctober 31, 1957 (1957-10-31)
8"Border Raiders"UnknownUnknownNovember 7, 1957 (1957-11-07)
9"The Deserter"UnknownUnknownNovember 14, 1957 (1957-11-14)
Trooper Grimes, a troublemaker who Capt. Adams never had any use for, is caught deliberately giving an Apache prisoner bad water. The incident confirms Adams' decision to get rid of Grimes, but Grimes doesn't see it that way.
10"Quiet Day at Fort Lowell"UnknownUnknownNovember 21, 1957 (1957-11-21)
11"The Gift"UnknownUnknownDecember 5, 1957 (1957-12-05)
12"The Treasure"Unknownan American Civil War bandit wills his contraband to the U.S. government, but his daughter, Laurie (Rebecca Welles), comes forward to contest her father’s will.December 12, 1957 (1957-12-12)
13"The Coward"UnknownTony BarrettDecember 19, 1957 (1957-12-19)
A young soldier is accused of running away while under fire by Apaches.
14"The Marquis of Donnybrook"UnknownGene RoddenberryDecember 26, 1957 (1957-12-26)
Merriwether (DeForest Kelley) is a champion prizefighter from the 7th Cavalry.
15"Pound of Flesh"UnknownUnknownJanuary 2, 1958 (1958-01-02)
16"The Strange Death of Trooper Jones"UnknownUnknownJanuary 9, 1958 (1958-01-09)
17"The Duel"UnknownUnknownJanuary 16, 1958 (1958-01-16)
Lieutenant Kelly is challenged to a duel, lance vs. saber, by an Apache chief.
18"The Last Word"UnknownUnknownJanuary 23, 1958 (1958-01-23)
19"The Proud Condemned"UnknownUnknownJanuary 30, 1958 (1958-01-30)
20"Female of the Species (aka The Trooper's Wife)"UnknownUnknownFebruary 6, 1958 (1958-02-06)
21"The Dispatch Rider"UnknownUnknownFebruary 13, 1958 (1958-02-13)
22"The Eight-for-Five Men"UnknownUnknownFebruary 20, 1958 (1958-02-20)
23"Late Arrival"UnknownUnknownFebruary 27, 1958 (1958-02-27)
24"Rescue of the Strangers"UnknownGene RoddenberryMarch 6, 1958 (1958-03-06)
25"The Cook"UnknownUnknownMarch 13, 1958 (1958-03-13)
26"The Court Martial"UnknownUnknownMarch 20, 1958 (1958-03-20)
27"The Lost Patrol"UnknownUnknownMarch 27, 1958 (1958-03-27)
28"A Question of Duty"UnknownUnknownApril 3, 1958 (1958-04-03)
29"One-Man War"UnknownUnknownApril 10, 1958 (1958-04-10)
30"The Indian Scout"UnknownUnknownApril 17, 1958 (1958-04-17)
Robert Knapp plays Private Hank Swanson.
31"The Politician"UnknownUnknownApril 24, 1958 (1958-04-24)
32"The Recruit"UnknownTony Barrett, story by Barrett and S. S. SchwartzerMay 1, 1958 (1958-05-01)
33"The Superstition"UnknownUnknownMay 8, 1958 (1958-05-08)
34"Iron John"UnknownUnknownMay 15, 1958 (1958-05-15)
35"The Holdout"UnknownUnknownMay 22, 1958 (1958-05-22)
36"Weight of Command"UnknownUnknownMay 27, 1958 (1958-05-27)
Diphtheria strikes Fort Lowell.

Adaptations

Ray Bailey [fr] adapted the TV series into a comic strip.[4]

References

  1. ^ Not to be confused with the musical composer Irving Berlin
  2. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 112. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  3. ^ D'Arc, James V. (2010). When Hollywood came to town: a history of moviemaking in Utah (1st ed.). Layton, Utah: Gibbs Smith. ISBN 9781423605874.
  4. ^ "Ray Bailey (II)". lambiek.net.
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