The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of
Wild Bill Hickok
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 Screen Gems (original)
Sony Pictures Television (current)
Release
Original network Syndication
CBS (1955-1958)
ABC (1957-1958)
Audio format Monaural
Original release April 15, 1951 – May 16, 1958

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series which ran for eight seasons from 1951 through 1958. 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.

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.[1]

During the 1950s, several episodes of the television show were spliced together and released as 16 feature movies by Monogram Pictures:

TitleDirectorCastYearNotes
The Ghost of Crossbones CanyonFrank McDonaldRussell Simpson, Gordon Jones, John Doucette1952
Behind Southern LinesThomas CarrRand Brooks, Jonathan Hale, Jonathan Hale1952
Trail of the ArrowThomas CarrMonte Blue, Terry Frost, Raymond Hatton1952
The Yellow Haired KidFrank McDonaldWilliam Edward Phipps, David Bruce, Marcia Mae Jones1952
Border City RustlersFrank McDonaldGloria Talbott, Isabel Randolph, George J. Lewis1953
Secret of Outlaw FlatsWesley Barry, Frank McDonaldKristine Miller, John Crawford, Richard Avonde1953
Six Gun DecisionFrank McDonaldGloria Saunders, David Sharpe, Lyle Talbot1953
Two Gun MarshalFrank McDonaldMichael Vallon, Pamela Duncan, Francis McDonald1953
Marshals In DisguiseFrank McDonaldAnthony Sydes, John Eldredge, Guy Beach1954
Outlaw's SonFrank McDonaldSally Fraser, Robert Hyatt, Fred Kelsey1954
Trouble on the TrailFrank McDonaldMartha Hyer, Robert Blake, Byron Foulger1954
The Two Gun TeacherFrank McDonaldCarole Mathews, Ann Carroll, Rory Mallinson1954
The Matchmaking MarshalFrank McDonaldBobby Jordan, Anna Lee Carroll, Forrest Taylor1955
Phantom TrailsWesley Barry, Frank McDonaldByron Foulger, Robert Filmer, Harry Harvey Jr.1955
Timber Country TroubleFrank McDonaldFrances Charles, Henry Blair, Harry Lauter1955
The Titled TenderfootFrank McDonaldJeanne Cagney, Marshall Reed, Clayton Moore1955

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
1955Emmy AwardNominatedBest Western or Adventure Series

References

  1. ↑ 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.


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