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Wichita Town(1959)

Western

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First Air Date: 1959-09-30

Average Runtime: 30m

Rating: 4.9

Votes: 4

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 26

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.

Keywords

marshalkansas, usa19th century

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

Episodes: 26

E01

The Night the Cowboys Roared (Pilot)

Air Date: 1959-09-30

Wichita Town(1959)

Seasons & Episodes

Season 1

The Night the Cowboys Roared (Pilot)

Wyndham's Way

Bullet for a Friend

They Won't Hang Jimmy Relson

Drifting

Man on the Hill

Day of Battle

Compadre

Passage to the Enemy

Out of the Past

Death Watch

The Devil's Choice

Biggest Man in Town

Ruby Dawes

Bought

The Long Night

Seed of Hate

The Avengers

Brothers of the Knife

Afternoon in Town

The Frontiersman

The Hanging Judge

Second Chance

Paid in Full

The Legend of Tom Horn

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