The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight seasons from April 15, 1951 through September 24, 1958.[1] The Screen Gems series began in syndication, but ran on CBS from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958. The Kellogg's cereal company was the show's national sponsor. The series was also exported to Australia during the late-1950s.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | |
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Andy Devine as Jingles | |
Genre | Western |
Directed by | Wesley Barry William Beaudine Thomas Carr Will Jason Louis King S. Roy Luby Jean Yarbrough |
Starring | Guy Madison Andy Devine |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 8 |
No. of episodes | 113 |
Production | |
Producer(s) | William F. Broidy |
Cinematography | Henry Freulich John J. Martin William A. Sickner |
Editor(s) | Carl Pierson S. Roy Luby |
Running time | 25 mins. |
Production company(s) | Newhall Productions, William F. Broidy Productions |
Distributor | Flamingo Films |
Release | |
Original network | Syndication CBS (1955-1958) ABC (1957-1958) |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | April 15, 1951 – September 24, 1958 |
Synopsis
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok starred Guy Madison as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life, also a gunfighter) United States Marshal James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, and Andy Devine as his comedy sidekick, Jingles P. Jones.
Other media
Devine and Madison portrayed their roles on Mutual radio from April 1, 1951 to 1956.[2]
During the 1950s, several episodes of the television show were spliced together and released as 16 feature movies by Monogram Pictures:
Guest stars
- Mike Ragan appeared in three episodes, as Gus in "The Tax Collecting Story" as Collier in "Mexican Rustlers Story" (both 1951), and Malone in "The Doctor's Story" (1953).
- Carole Mathews appeared twice, first as Miss Jennings in "The Slocum Family" (1951) and then as Anne Hardy in "Blacksmith Story" (1952).
- Ewing Mitchell, as Mr. Harker in "Chain of Events" (1953)
- Gloria Saunders, as Sally Jones in "Boulder City Election" (1951)
- William Tannen, as Rand in "The Doctor's Story" (1953) and as Tom Maples in "The Maverick" (1954)
Award nominations
Year | Award | Result | Category |
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1955 | Emmy Award | Nominated | Best Western or Adventure Series |
References
- Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 34–37. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
- Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (9th ed.). New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4.
External links
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok on IMDb
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok at TV.com
- Behind-the-scenes production photos Collection of Stephen Lodge.