Series synopsis
Black Saddle is an American western drama television series that premiered on ABC on January 10, 1959. It ended on May 4, 1960. It was created by Hal Hudson, John McGreevey. It stars Peter Breck, Russell Johnson, Victor Millan and Mike Kellin.
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane.
For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring ...
Premise
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane.
For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Peter Breck as Clay Culhane
- Russell Johnson as Marshal Gib Scott
- Victor Millan as Alex Montoya
- Mike Kellin as Ulzana
- Frank Overton as Pete Hooker
- Simon Oakland as Grat Mowery
- Philip Abbott as Lon Jessup
- James Best as Ben Travers
Supporting cast
- Tom Holland as Jailer
- Phyllis Coates as Maggie
- Charles Arnt as Burnett
- Lorna Thayer as Belle Bronson
- L.Q. Jones as Jack Shepherd
- Stan Jones as Lucas
- Brian G. Hutton as David Trench
- Buddy Ebsen as Gurney Rhodes
- John Marley as Morgan Ames
- Arthur Hunnicutt as Roy Tagger
- Frank De Kova as Calderon
- Michael Pate as Garnie Starrit
Guest cast
- Victor Millan as Alex Montoya
- Mike Kellin as Ulzana
- Frank Overton as Pete Hooker
- Simon Oakland as Grat Mowery
- Philip Abbott as Lon Jessup
- James Best as Ben Travers
- Tom Holland as Jailer
- Phyllis Coates as Maggie
- Charles Arnt as Burnett
- Lorna Thayer as Belle Bronson
- L.Q. Jones as Jack Shepherd
- Stan Jones as Lucas
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 44 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 20 | January 10, 1959 | May 30, 1959 |
| Season 2 | 24 | October 2, 1959 | May 4, 1960 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Client: Travers | January 10, 1959 |
| 2 | Client: Meade | January 17, 1959 |
| 3 | Client: McQueen | January 24, 1959 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Freebooters When the crooked Major overtakes the town he murders Nora's father. |
October 2, 1959 |
| 2 |
The Saddle Culhane helps Marshal Scott catch three escaped prisoners. He recognizes one of them as the son of Judge McKinney, a man who encouraged his legal career. |
October 9, 1959 |
| 3 |
The Long Rider While Marshal Gib Scott is riding to Albuquerque, his horse goes lame and the marshal gets a ride with Pa Scales's wagon train. Scott, Pa Scales and son George come across two men, one whom is injured and a woman. Pa identifies the injured man as a wanted criminal. |
October 16, 1959 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | ABC |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 10, 1959 |
| Last aired | May 4, 1960 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Friday |