| Wide Country | |
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 Andrew Prine and Earl Holliman in a publicity portrait for The Wide Country episode The Girl from Knob Hill | |
| Genre | Western |
| Written by | Alan Le May |
| Directed by | Alan Crosland, Jr. |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | John Williams |
| Composers |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 28 |
| Production | |
| Producers |
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| Cinematography | Walter Strenge |
| Editor | Milton Shifman |
| Running time | 45–48 minutes |
| Production companies | Ralph Edwards Productions Revue Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 20, 1962 (1962-09-20) – April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25) |
Wide Country was an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963.
Synopsis
The series stars Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors.
Episode list
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "The Royce Bennett Story" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Donald S. Sanford | September 20, 1962 (1962-09-20) |
| 2 | "A Guy for Clementine" | Don Weis | Harold Swanton | September 27, 1962 (1962-09-27) |
| 3 | "Journey Down a Dusty Road" | John Newland | John Hawkins | October 4, 1962 (1962-10-04) |
| 4 | "Who Killed Edde Gannon?" | Robert Ellis Miller | Andy Lewis | October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11) |
| 5 | "What Are Friends For?" | John Brahm | Sy Salkowitz | October 18, 1962 (1962-10-18) |
| 6 | "Straitjacket for an Indian" | John Florea | Alan Le May | October 25, 1962 (1962-10-25) |
| 7 | "Our Ernie Kills People" | John Florea | T : Mark Rodgers S : Preston Wood | November 1, 1962 (1962-11-01) |
| 8 | "A Devil in the Chute" | Alan Crosland, Jr. | Archie L. Tegland | November 8, 1962 (1962-11-08) |
| 9 | "The Girl in the Sunshine Smile" | John Brahm | Ken Kolb | November 15, 1962 (1962-11-15) |
| 10 | "Tears on a Painted Face" | Herschel Daugherty | Louis Pelletier | November 29, 1962 (1962-11-29) |
| 11 | "The Bravest Man in the World" | Ted Post | Margaret & Paul Schneider | December 6, 1962 (1962-12-06) |
| 12 | "Good Old Uncle Walt" | Don Weis | Dave & Andy Lewis | December 13, 1962 (1962-12-13) |
| 13 | "My Candle Burns at Both Ends" | Ted Post | S : June Randolph S/T : Mark Rodgers | December 20, 1962 (1962-12-20) |
| 14 | "Memory of a Filly" | Don Weis | Alan Le May | January 3, 1963 (1963-01-03) |
| 15 | "Step Over the Sky" | William Witney | Gustave Field | January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10) |
| 16 | "A Cry from the Mountain" | John Peyser | William D. Gordon | January 17, 1963 (1963-01-17) |
| 17 | "Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin" | John Florea | Harold Swanton | January 24, 1963 (1963-01-24) |
| 18 | "Speckle Bird" | John Peyser | T : Carey Wilber S : Slim Pickens | January 31, 1963 (1963-01-31) |
| 19 | "The Man Who Ran Away" | John English | John Hawkins | February 7, 1963 (1963-02-07) |
| 20 | "Whose Hand at My Throat?" | John Brahm | Gustave Field | February 14, 1963 (1963-02-14) |
| 21 | "The Judas Goat" | John Peyser | T : Mark Rodgers S : Jameson Brewer | February 21, 1963 (1963-02-21) |
| 22 | "To Cindy, with Love" | Paul Nickell | S/T : Franklin Barton Based on a story by Slim Pickens & Franklin Adreon | February 28, 1963 (1963-02-28) |
| 23 | "The Quest for Jacob Blaufus" | John Peyser | Harold Swanton | March 7, 1963 (1963-03-07) |
| 24 | "Farewell to Margarita" | Earl Bellamy | Mark Rodgers | March 21, 1963 (1963-03-21) |
| 25 | "The Girl from Nob Hill" | John Peyser | Dave & Andy Lewis | March 28, 1963 (1963-03-28) |
| 26 | "Yanqui, Go Home!" | Don Weis | T : Preston Wood S : Franklin Barton | April 4, 1963 (1963-04-04) |
| 27 | "The Lucky Punch" | Don Weis | Ken Kolb | April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18) |
| 28 | "The Care and Handling of Tigers" | John Peyser | T : Preston Wood S : Gilbert Ralston | April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25) |
Guest stars
- Claude Akins
- Eddie Albert
- Frank Aletter
- Michael Ansara
- Rayford Barnes
- Noah Beery Jr.
- Nesdon Booth
- Edgar Buchanan
- Walter Burke
- James Caan
- Conlan Carter
- Jack Cassidy
- Lonny Chapman
- Yvonne Craig
- John Dehner
- Patty Duke
- Steve Forrest
- Eduard Franz
- Anthony George
- Alan Hale, Jr.
- Anne Helm
- Clyde Howdy
- Rodolfo Hoyos Jr.
- Jean Inness
- I. Stanford Jolley
- Diane Ladd
- Nolan Leary
- Norman Leavitt
- Karl Lukas
- Dayton Lummis
- Ralph Manza
- Peggy McCay
- Jim McMullan
- Roger Mobley
- Read Morgan
- Jay Novello
- Barbara Parkins
- Slim Pickens
- Ford Rainey
- Anthony Ray
- Chris Robinson
- Barbara Stuart
- Olive Sturgess
- Lyle Talbot
- Ray Teal
- Forrest Tucker
- Lurene Tuttle
- Ray Walston
- Bruce Yarnell
Home media
On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Wide Country- The Complete Television Series on DVD in Region 1. The 8-disc set features all 28 episodes of the series.
References
- Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle. "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present", Ballantine Books, 1999, p. 1118. ISBN 0-345-42923-0 via Google Books. Accessed October 25, 2008.
- Bernstein, Joel H. "Wild Ride", via Google Books, p. 21. Accessed October 25, 2008.
- "The Wide Country DVD news: Announcement for Wide Country - the Complete Television Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-09-26.
External links
Categories:- 1962 American television series debuts
- 1963 American television series endings
- 1960s American drama television series
- Black-and-white American television shows
- American English-language television shows
- 1960s Western (genre) television series
- Television series about brothers
- Television series by Universal Television
- NBC television dramas