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.
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| Genre | Western |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Producer | Henry B. Donovan |
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| Running time | 24–26 minutes |
| Production company | Telemount-Mutual Television Productions |
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| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 13, 1952 – June 13, 1953 |
Synopsis
editRussell 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
edit| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Ozark Gold" | September 13, 1952 |
| 2 | "Chinaman's Chance" | September 20, 1952 |
| 3 | "The Golden Wolf" | September 27, 1952 |
| 4 | "Secret Mission" | October 4, 1952 |
| 5 | "Chippewa Indians" | October 11, 1952 |
| 6 | "Center Fire" | October 18, 1952 |
| 7 | "Beware! No Trespassing" | November 1, 1952 |
| 8 | "Pixilated" | November 8, 1952 |
| 9 | "Running Iron" | November 15, 1952 |
| 10 | "Bounty Jumpers" | November 22, 1952 |
| 11 | "Gunslingers" | November 29, 1952 |
| 12 | "Koniackers (Counterfeiters)" | December 6, 1952 |
| 13 | "Ghost Bushwacker" | December 13, 1952 |
| 14 | "Salted Mines" | December 20, 1952 |
| 15 | "Frontier Smugglers" | December 27, 1952 |
| 16 | "Mysterious Decoy" | January 3, 1953 |
| 17 | "Ridge of Ghosts" | January 10, 1953 |
| 18 | "Hang the Jury" | January 17, 1953 |
| 19 | "Silver Shotgun" | January 24, 1953 |
| 20 | "Rawhide Gold" | January 31, 1953 |
| 21 | "The Run Down" | February 7, 1953 |
| 22 | "Rawhiders" | February 14, 1953 |
| 23 | "General Delivery" | February 21, 1953 |
| 24 | "Gypsy Traders" | February 28, 1953 |
| 25 | "Safe Crackers" | March 7, 1953 |
| 26 | "Silver Fraud" | March 14, 1953 |
| 27 | "Hangfire" | March 21, 1953 |
| 28 | "Hush Money" | March 28, 1953 |
| 29 | "Ghost Town Mystery" | April 4, 1953 |
| 30 | "Empty Mailbags" | April 11, 1953 |
| 31 | "Sawdust Swindle" | April 18, 1953 |
| 32 | "Spring the Trap" | April 25, 1953 |
| 33 | "Sidewinder" | May 2, 1953 |
| 34 | "Indian Trader" | May 9, 1953 |
| 35 | "Stolen Dynamite" | May 16, 1953 |
| 36 | "The Woman or" | May 23, 1953 |
| 37 | "Double Crossed" | May 30, 1953 |
| 38 | "High Heeled Boots" | June 6, 1953 |
| 39 | "The California Bullets" | June 13, 1953 |
Production
editHenry 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
editHome media
editTimeless 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
editIn Japan, Cowboy G-Men was the first show to be dubbed in Japanese in 1956.[13]
References
edit- ^ 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
edit- Cowboy G-Men at IMDb