Wichita Town (1959)
Synopsis
Wichita Town is a half-hour western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from September 30, 1959, until April 6, 1960. Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar, in charge of keeping the peace the booming cowtown of Wichita, Kansas. His deputies were Ben Matheson, played by McCrea's real life son, Jody, and Rico Rodriquez, portrayed by Carlos Romero. Making occasional appearances were the town doctor, Nat Wyndham, the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan, and the bartender in the local saloon, Joe Kingston, played in six episodes by Robert Foulk. The model for shows such as these had already been laid out by other western programs such as Gunsmoke, Lawman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, so Wichita Town may not have been unique in its plotting and structure. The two most unusual features about the series were the presence of Joel McCrea, a favorite of Western movie audiences for his performance in such films as Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill, and Ramrod, and the fact that his real life son was in Wichita Town, but did not play his son. Wichita Town was produced by Mirisch Company and Joel McCrea's Production company for Four Star Television and aired for a single season.
First Air Date: 1959-09-30
Last Air Date: 1960-04-06
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 26
Networks: NBC
Top Cast
- Jody McCrea as Ben Matheson
- Joel McCrea as Marshal Mike Dunbar
- George N. Neise as N/A
- Dave Willock as N/A
- James Coburn as N/A
- John McIntire as N/A
- John Pickard as N/A
- Carlos Romero as N/A
- Earle Hodgins as N/A
- Robert Middleton as N/A
Seasons
Season 1 (1959)
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Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Night the Cowboys Roared (Pilot)
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Ep. 2: Wyndham's Way
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Ep. 3: Bullet for a Friend
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Ep. 4: They Won't Hang Jimmy Relson
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Ep. 5: Drifting
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Ep. 6: Man on the Hill
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Ep. 7: Day of Battle
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Ep. 8: Compadre
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Ep. 9: Passage to the Enemy
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Ep. 10: Out of the Past
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Ep. 11: Death Watch
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Ep. 12: The Devil's Choice
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Ep. 13: Biggest Man in Town
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Ep. 14: Ruby Dawes
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Ep. 15: Bought
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Ep. 16: The Long Night
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Ep. 17: Seed of Hate
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Ep. 18: The Avengers
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Ep. 19: Brothers of the Knife
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Ep. 20: Afternoon in Town
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Ep. 21: The Frontiersman
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Ep. 22: The Hanging Judge
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Ep. 23: Second Chance
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Ep. 24: Paid in Full
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Ep. 25: The Legend of Tom Horn
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Ep. 26: Sidekicks (Series Finale)
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