Cowboy G-Men
- Buckley Angell
- Todhunter Ballard
- William R. Cox
- Henry B. Donovan
- Orville H. Hampton
- Monroe Manning
- Michael Raison
- Thor L. Brooks
- Reg Browne
- George Cahan
- Harold Daniels
- Paul Landres
- Russell Hayden
- Jackie Coogan
- Gordon Avil
- Kenneth Peach
- Henry Sharp
- Harold E. Stine
- William P. Whitley
- Thor L. Brooks
- Seth Larsen
- Carl Pingitore
June 13, 1953 (1953-06-13)
Cowboy G-Men is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from September 1952 to June 1953, for a total of thirty-nine episodes.
Synopsis
Russell Hayden and Jackie Coogan star as Pat Gallagher and Stoney Crockett, a pair of government agents operating in the American West in the 1870s.[1] Phil Arnold portrayed Zerbo, a sometimes associate of Gallagher and Crockett. Gallagher typically was undercover as a ranch hand, while Crockett took the role of a wrangler.[2] Hand-picked agents Gallagher and Crockett dealt with "counterfeiters, smugglers and robbers and protecting property owners".[3]
Other actors who appeared in Cowboy G-Men included Claudia Barrett[4]: 19 and Virginia Herrick.[4]
Cowboy G-Men was based on a story by Henry B. Donovan and featured the writing of such Western fiction authors as Todhunter Ballard[5] and Louis L'Amour.[6]
Episode list
No. | Title | Original air date |
---|---|---|
1 | "Ozark Gold" | September 13, 1952 (1952-09-13) |
2 | "Chinaman's Chance" | September 20, 1952 (1952-09-20) |
3 | "The Golden Wolf" | September 27, 1952 (1952-09-27) |
4 | "Secret Mission" | October 4, 1952 (1952-10-04) |
5 | "Chippewa Indians" | October 11, 1952 (1952-10-11) |
6 | "Center Fire" | October 18, 1952 (1952-10-18) |
7 | "Beware! No Trespassing" | November 1, 1952 (1952-11-01) |
8 | "Pixilated" | November 8, 1952 (1952-11-08) |
9 | "Running Iron" | November 15, 1952 (1952-11-15) |
10 | "Bounty Jumpers" | November 22, 1952 (1952-11-22) |
11 | "Gunslingers" | November 29, 1952 (1952-11-29) |
12 | "Koniackers (Counterfeiters)" | December 6, 1952 (1952-12-06) |
13 | "Ghost Bushwacker" | December 13, 1952 (1952-12-13) |
14 | "Salted Mines" | December 20, 1952 (1952-12-20) |
15 | "Frontier Smugglers" | December 27, 1952 (1952-12-27) |
16 | "Mysterious Decoy" | January 3, 1953 (1953-01-03) |
17 | "Ridge of Ghosts" | January 10, 1953 (1953-01-10) |
18 | "Hang the Jury" | January 17, 1953 (1953-01-17) |
19 | "Silver Shotgun" | January 24, 1953 (1953-01-24) |
20 | "Rawhide Gold" | January 31, 1953 (1953-01-31) |
21 | "The Run Down" | February 7, 1953 (1953-02-07) |
22 | "Rawhiders" | February 14, 1953 (1953-02-14) |
23 | "General Delivery" | February 21, 1953 (1953-02-21) |
24 | "Gypsy Traders" | February 28, 1953 (1953-02-28) |
25 | "Safe Crackers" | March 7, 1953 (1953-03-07) |
26 | "Silver Fraud" | March 14, 1953 (1953-03-14) |
27 | "Hangfire" | March 21, 1953 (1953-03-21) |
28 | "Hush Money" | March 28, 1953 (1953-03-28) |
29 | "Ghost Town Mystery" | April 4, 1953 (1953-04-04) |
30 | "Empty Mailbags" | April 11, 1953 (1953-04-11) |
31 | "Sawdust Swindle" | April 18, 1953 (1953-04-18) |
32 | "Spring the Trap" | April 25, 1953 (1953-04-25) |
33 | "Sidewinder" | May 2, 1953 (1953-05-02) |
34 | "Indian Trader" | May 9, 1953 (1953-05-09) |
35 | "Stolen Dynamite" | May 16, 1953 (1953-05-16) |
36 | "The Woman or" | May 23, 1953 (1953-05-23) |
37 | "Double Crossed" | May 30, 1953 (1953-05-30) |
38 | "High Heeled Boots" | June 6, 1953 (1953-06-06) |
39 | "The California Bullets" | June 13, 1953 (1953-06-13) |
Production
Henry Donovan was the producer for Telemount-Mutual, and the series was distributed by United Artists-TV Distribution.[7] Directors included Lesley Selander.[8] The series was filmed in color.[9] Taystee Bread sponsored the series in 24 cities.[10]
Hayden and Coogan did their own stunts on the show. Episodes were filmed in groups of 13, with three episodes typically completed within seven days—four days on location, two in a studio and "one day for the 'chases'".[11] Location shots were filmed in the San Fernando Valley.[11]
Release
Home media
Timeless Media Group released a 10 episode best-of set on DVD in Region 1 on October 26, 2008.[12]
Alpha Home Entertainment has released collections of Cowboy G-Men episodes on DVD. Each volume contains 4 episodes from the series. Six DVDs have been published from 2006 to 2011.
International
In Japan, Cowboy G-Men was the first show to be dubbed in Japanese in 1956.[13]
References
- ^ Erickson, Hal (1989). Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 0-7864-1198-8. P. 94.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (2011). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010. McFarland & Company, Inc. ISBN 978-0-7864-6477-7. P. 216.
- ^ "Cowboy G-Men Romp Across TV". The Wichita Daily Times. March 1, 1953. p. 94. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Fitzgerald, Michael G.; Magers, Boyd (August 1, 2015). Ladies of the Western: Interviews with Fifty-One More Actresses from the Silent Era to the Television Westerns of the 1950s and 1960s. McFarland. p. 88. ISBN 978-1-4766-0796-2. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Ballard, Todhunter (1985). Hollywood Troubleshooter: W.T. Ballard's Bill Lennox Stories. Popular Press. p. 155. ISBN 978-0-87972-317-0.
- ^ Andreychuk, Ed (March 8, 2010). Louis L'Amour on Film and Television. McFarland. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7864-5717-5. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Map P. A. Troupe Plan For 'Cowboy G-Men' Pix". Billboard. November 21, 1953. p. 8. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ Andreychuk, Ed (January 13, 2018). The Lone Ranger on Radio, Film and Television. McFarland. p. 113. ISBN 978-1-4766-2971-1. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Prospective Sponsors May Pick Their Stars". Billboard. June 5, 1954. p. 6. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ "Distribution Sought for Cowboy G-Men". Billboard. October 31, 1953. p. 7. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
- ^ a b Freeman, Dale (November 27, 1953). "They Came From Thataway". Springfield Leader and Press. p. 11. Archived from the original on January 9, 2024. Retrieved January 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Cowboy G-Men Timeless Media Group Release at Amazon.com
- ^ Fu, Poshek; Yip, Man-Fung (2019-11-28). The Cold War and Asian Cinemas. Routledge. p. 30. ISBN 978-0-429-75729-7.
[M]any of the early drama shows on Japanese television were bought cheaply from the U.S. The pioneers were Cowboy G-men on NTV in 1956 and The Lone Ranger on TBS in 1958.
External links
- Cowboy G-Men at IMDb