CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - TV Western series
Broken Arrow
Episode Guide -  April 2006
(#1.27 #1.33 #2.3)
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
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BROKEN ARROW
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Twentieth Century-Fox Television
An I.T.C. Release
for
ABC (Tuesdays 9:00pm EST)
Executive in Charge of TV Production Irving Asher
Produced by Mel Epstein / Produced by Alan A. Armer
Based on characters from the novel "Blood Brother" by Elliott Arnold

US Western series 1956-58  72 episodes x 30 min bw
Starring:
John Lupton as Tom Jeffords
Michael Ansara as Apache Chief Cochise
recurring cast:
Tom Fadden as Duffield
Steven Ritch as Nukaya
Russ Bender as Marshal Stuart Randall
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DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
WILLIAM BEUDINE,ALBERT S.ROGELL, JOSEPH KANE, BERNARD L. KOWALSKI,
RICHARD L.BARE, HOLLINGSWORTH MORSE, SAM PECKINPAH
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ASSISTANT DIRECTORS INCLUDED: ARTHUR MARKS
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WRITERS INCLUDED:
CLARKE REYNOLDS, PETER R. BROOKE, JOHN DUNKEL, ORVILLE H. HAMPTON,
ROBERT EISENBACH,HERBERT PURDOM
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EDITORIAL SUPERVISOR: ART SEID
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DIRCTORS OF PHOTOGRAPHY INCLUDED: KARL STRUSS AND FRANK REDMOND
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SCRIPT SUPERVISOR: COSMO GENOVESE
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STORY EDITOR: ELLIOTT ARNOLD
MUSIC SCORE: PAUL SAWTELL
ADDITIONAL MUSIC: STANLEY WILSON
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: ALEC COMPINSKY
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FILMING LOCATIONS INCLUDED 2OTH CENTURY STUDIO BACK LOT AND WESTERN
STREET,FOX RANCH,VASQUEZ ROCKS,WALKER RANCH
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STUNTS:
FRED CARSON, CHUCK COUCH, GEORGE SAWAYA, CHUCK BAIL, ROBERT 'BUZZ'HENRY,
CHARLES HORVATH,AL WYATT
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THE SERIES WAS BASED ON THE 1950 FEATURE STARRING JAMES STEWART AND
CHARACTORS FROM THE NOVEL "BLOOD BROTHER" BY ELLIOTT ARNOLD
*

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(PILOT)EPISODE 60 MINUTES AIRED UNDER THE ANTHOLOGY SERIES
"THE TWENTIETH-CENTURY FOX HOUR" (1955-1957).
2May56 CBS Wednesday 10:00 pm Eastern
ACTOR RICARDO MONTALBAN PLAYED COCHISE IN THE PILOT NOT THE SERIES

[--] "BROKEN ARROW"(PILOT)(1955)
DIRECTED BY ROBERT STEVENSON.
TELEPLAY BY CLARKE REYNOLDS
BASED ON THE CHARACTORS FROM "BLOOD BROTHER" BY ELLIOTT ARNOLD.
GUEST CAST:
JOHN LUPTON.....AS TOM JEFFORDS,
RICARDO MONTALBAN.....AS COCHISE,
RITA MORENO.....AS SONSEEAHRAY,
ROBERT F. SOMON.....AS BEN SLADE,
ROBERT WARWICK.....AS GENERALD HOWARD,
ROY ROBERTS.....AS LOWRIE,
TONY GEORGE.....AS NAHILZAY,
TOMMY COOK.....AS MACHOGEE,
ANTHONY CARUSO.....AS GOKLIYA,
TOM FADDEN.....AS DUFFIELD,
DONALD RANDOLPH.....COLONEL BERNALL,
RALPH MOODY.....AS NOCHALO,
RALPH REED.....AS CHIP SLADE,
ROBERT GRIFFIN.....AS MULE DRIVER.
SYNOPSIS:
TOM JEFFORDS,AN EX-MILITARY SCOUT,ACTS AS A GO-BETWEEN WITH THE
ARMY AND THE APACHE. HE MARRIES AN APACHE MAIDEN NAMED, SONSEEAHRAY,
WHO IS KILLED BY A WHITE MAN. JEFFORDS VOWS TO BRING PEACE, AT ANY
COST, BETWEEN THE WHITE'S AND THE INDIANS. [SC]

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ABC Tuesdays 9:00pm Eastern

  1.01 [--] Broken Arrow: THE MAIL RIDERS (1956) [verified -SC]
TCF prod. no. 4-01 / 25Sep56 ABC
Produced by Mel Epstein
Directed by Alvin Ganzer
Teleplay by Clark Reynolds
director of photography: Karl Struss
film editor: Otto Meyer.
Guest Cast:
Michael Pate ............ Gokliya
Donald Randolph ......... Col. Bernall
Ted DeCorsia ............ Cartwright
KENNETH MACDONALD
Judith Ames ............. Terry Wilson
TOM LONDON (UNCREDITED), RORY MALLINSON (UNCREDITED).
RECURRING CAST:
Tom Fadden .................... Duffield
SYNOPSIS:
TOM JEFFORDS HAS HIS FIRST MEETING WITH COCHISE, WHO PROMISES
TO LET MAIL RIDERS PASS THROUGH HIS TERRITORY UNHARMED. [SC]

1.02 Broken Arrow: BATTLE AT APACHE PASS
TCF prod. no. 4-02
02Oct56 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Clark Reynolds
Directed by Richard L. Bare
Director of photography: Karl Struss
Film editor: Otto Meyer
Guest Cast:
Michael Pate ........... Gokliya
Ross Elliott ........... Capt. Carstairs
Tom Fadden ............. Duffield
Robert Warwick ......... Gen. Howard
Ted DeCorsia ........... Cartwright
Synopsis:
Angered because they think he has released information to Cochise, a group
of settlers set out to lynch mail carrier Tom Jeffords. [RF]

1.03 Broken Arrow: Indian Agent (1956.10.09)
TCF prod. no. 4-03
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Alvin Ganzer.
Teleplay by Clark Reynolds
director of photography: Karl Struss
film editor: Otto Meyer.
Michael Pate .................. Geronimo
Sue England ................... Sonseeahray
Tom Fadden .................... Duffield

1.04 Broken Arrow: THE CAPTIVE
TCF prod. no. 4-04
23-Oct-1956 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Clark Reynolds
Directed by Richard L. Bare
Director of photography: Karl Strauss.
Guest Cast:
Tom Fadden ............. Duffield
Ray Stricklyn .......... Nahilo
Trevor Bardette ........ Whittier
Kathryn Card ........... Abigail
Richard Wessel ......... Bartender
Synopsis:
Two whites kidnap a white boy who has been raised as an Apache. Cochise
and his braves prepare to go on the warpath to get the boy back. [RF]

1.05 Broken Arrow: PASSAGE DEFERRED
Prod. no. 4-05
30-Oct-1956 ABC Tue
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by John English
Teleplay by Jan Leman and Ted Thomas
director of photography: Karl Struss
film editor: James D. Ballas.
Guest Cast:
Chris Alcaide .......... Brown Eagle
Sean McClory ........... Shawn
Henry Brandon .......... Judd Buckley
Pepe Hern .............. Tokumo
Synopsis:
A poor Irishman is caught by Cochise while mining gold in Apache
territory. [RF]

1.06 Broken Arrow: MEDICINE MAN
TCF prod. no. 4-06
13Nov56 ABC Tue (rerun 25Jun57)
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by John McGreevey
Directed by John English
director of photography: Karl Struss
film editor: James D. Ballas
Guest Cast:
Peter Hansen
Synopsis:
When an Apache brave collapses at an Army post, the Army Doctor diagnoses his
ailment as smallpox. Investigation reveals that a major epidemic has broken
out among the Apache tribesmen and the doctor is assigned to treat the stricken
Indians. But the Apaches do no trust the white man's medicine and rely instead
on Nochalo, their medicine man. [RF]

1.07 Broken Arrow: HERMANO
TCF prod. no. 4-09
20Nov56 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by John Dunkel
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse
director of photography: Karl Struss
film editor: James D. Ballas.
Guest Cast:
Nick Venetoulis ........ Hermano
Ray Teal ............... Col. McBride
Kem Dibbs .............. Sanchi
Steve Conte ............ Chee
Synopsis:
A young Indian is torn between loyalty to his brother, a member of Geronimo's
band of renegade Indians, and his personal loyalty to the U.S. Army. He has to
prove his worth to the whites by giving them information about Geronimo's
activities. [RF]

1.08 Broken Arrow: Justice (a.k.a. "Caged"(copyright title)
TCF prod. no. 4-08 / 27Nov56 ABC
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by John English.
Teleplay by Warren Wilson
director of photography: Karl Struss
film editor: Otto Meyer.
Eugene Iglesias ............... Cheewaukee
Addison Richards .............. Dougherty
Robert Armstrong .............. Insp. Higgins

1.09 Broken Arrow: RETURN FROM THE SHADOWS
TCF prod. no. 4-12
04-Dec-1956 ABC Tue (rerun 21Jul57)
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by William R. Cox
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse.
director of photography: Karl Struss
film editor: James Ballas.
Starring:
John Lupton (as Tom Jeffords), Michael Ansara (as Cochise)
Guest Cast:
Robert Cornthwaite ....... Lt. Haskell
Marjorie Owens ........... Mrs. Pilgrim
Harry Harvey, Jr. ........ Judge
Christopher Dark ......... Jose
Synopsis:
An Army lieutenant who several years before lured five Indians into a trap by
using a flag of truce, returns to admit his guilt. He has to face the only one
who escaped the massacre, Cochise. [RF]


1.10 Broken Arrow: Cry Wolf (1956.12.11)
(a.k.a. "Mirage")
TCF prod. no. 4-10
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by William Thiele
Teleplay by Warren Wilson
story by Barbara and Milton Merlin
director of photography: Karl Struss/ film editor: James Ballas.
Ricky Vera
Helen Wallace

1.11 Broken Arrow: The Conspirators (1956.12.18)
(a.k.a "The Conspirators/San Francisco")
TCF prod. no. 4-11
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Hollingsworth Morse.
Teleplay by Harold Swanton
director of photography: Karl Struss.
Edgar Barrier ................. Chenoweth
Angie Dickinson ............... Terry Weaver
Florenz Ames .................. Emperor Norton
Booth Colman .................. Wilkins

1.12 [--] Broken Arrow: THE RAIDERS (1956) [verified -SC]
TCF prod. no. 4-07 / 25Dec56 ABC
Produced by Mel Epstein
Directed by John English (on copyright)
DIRECTED RICHARD L. BARE. [SC]
Teleplay by William Leicester (on copyright)
TELEPLAY BY ORVILLE H. HAMPTON. [SC]
director of photography: Karl Struss;
film editor: Otto Meyer.
GUEST CAST:
Leo Gordon ............ Will Carr
Jean Howell ........... Mrs. Krohl
William Phipps......... Frank Krohl
JOHN HARMON, TERRY FROST, MYRON HEALEY.
SYNOPSIS:
A GROUP OF TUCSON MERCHANTS IMPERSONATE APACHE RAIDERS TO BRING BACK
ARMY TROOPS, RESULTING IN AN INCREASE IN THEIR BUSINESS FROM LOCAL
FARMERS. TOM JEFFORDS MUST PROVE THAT COCHISE'S APACHES ARE NOT
RESPONSIBLE. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A general store owner, aided by three other men, campaigns to start war between
the white settlers and the Apaches. The man wants the army to send in troops to
quell the war, so he will get the soldiers' trade. [RF]

1.13 Broken Arrow: Apache Massacre (1957.01.01)
TCF prod. no. 4-13
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Joe Parker
Teleplay by John Meredyth Lucas
director of photography: Karl Struss/ film editor: Richard Farrell.

Hal Smith ..................... Griffin
Peter Mamakos ................. Tigre

1.14 Broken Arrow: The Rescue (1957.01.08)
TCF prod. no. 4-14
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Hollingsworth Morse.
Teleplay by Gerald Drayson Adams
director of photography: Charles VanEnger.
Kathy Nolan ................... Cathy Mason
Eddy Waller ................... Hank Thompson

1.15 Broken Arrow: Apache Dowry (1957.01.15)
TCF prod. no. 4-18
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by Hollingsworth Morse.
Story by Clark E. Reynolds
teleplay by Clark E. Reynolds & David T. Chantler
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: James D. Ballas.
Howard Petrie ................. Sam Carson
Maurice Jara .................. Oreste
Strother Martin ............... Renton
Lisa Montell .................. Tesalbe
Paul Birch .................... Col. Scott

1.16 [--] Broken Arrow: THE TRIAL (1957) [verified -SC]
(a.k.a. "White Man's Justice")
22Jan57 ABC
Produced by Mel Epstein
Directed by Albert S. Rogell.
Teleplay by Peter R. Brooke
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
GUEST CAST:
Don Beddoe .................... Baldwyn
Tamar Cooper .................. Julie
Hal K. Dawson ................. Carter
Damian O'Flynn ................ Hawkins
Arthur Space .................. Marshal Neilson
Phil Van Zandt ................ Walters
SYNOPSIS:
TOM JEFFORDS GETS CAUGHT UP IN A ONE-SIDED MILITARY TRIAL. [SC]

1.17 Broken Arrow: The Missionaries (1957.01.29)
TCF prod. no. 4-16
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Teleplay by David Victor & Herbert Little
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto Meyer.
Joan Camden ................... Amanda
Chet Stratton ................. Jason
Don Beddoe .................... Silas Baldwyn
Manuel Rojas .................. Tomah
Julian Rivero ................. Papago Joe
Michael Granger ............... Nantish
Jim Nusser .................... Perkins

1.18 Broken Arrow: The Challenge (1957.02.05)
TCF prod. no. 4-17
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Albert S. Rogell.
Teleplay by Wallace Bosco;
director of photography: Charles VanEnger;
film editor: James D. Ballas.
Anthony Caruso ................ Chato
Christopher Dark .............. Toweega
Pat Hogan ..................... Victorio

1.19 Broken Arrow: The Doctor (1957.02.12)
TCF prod. no. 4-19
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by William Beaudine.
Teleplay by Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
Victor Millan ................. Dr. Luke
Robert Foulk .................. Hank Woodley
Gil W. Rankin ................. Tawanga
David Saber ................... Jed
Billy Milhil
Robert Cabal

1.20 Broken Arrow: Powder Keg (1957.02.19)
TCF prod. no. 4-20
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Teleplay by Arthur Orloff
director of photography: Charles VanEnger;
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
Roland Winters ................ Perry
Lurene Tuttle ................. Kate Connor
Bernie Gozier ................. Miguel

1.21 Broken Arrow: LEGACY OF A HERO
TCF prod. no. 4-21
26Feb57 ABC Tue
Produced by William Beaudine
Teleplay by Wilton Schiller
Directed by Alan A. Armer
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
Guest Cast:
Ray Stricklyn .......... Joey
Ann Doran .............. Mrs. Randolph
Mort Mills ............. Connell
Joseph Turkel .......... Marvin
Synopsis:
A jury releases two men suspected of murder, but Tom Jeffords orders them out of
the territory to forestall any further trouble. They decide to get revenge on
Jeffords. [RF]

1.22 Broken Arrow: REBELLION
TCF prod. no. 4-22
05Mar57 ABC Tue
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by DeVallon Scott
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse
director of photography: Charles Van Enger
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
Guest Cast:
John Beradino .......... Choleno
Sally Fraser ........... Faith
Robert Burton .......... Peterson
Synopsis:
An Apache band suffering from a malaria epidemic becomes hostile to the whites
in the territory. [RF]

1.23 Broken Arrow: GHOST FACE
TCF prod. no. 4-23
12Mar57 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by John Dunkel
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse.
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
Guest Cast:
Robert F. Simon ........ Gen. Everitt
Steven Ritch ........... Nakaya
Ken Christy ............ Tabor
Steve Conte ............ Chie
Claire DuBrey .......... Tesal Bestinay
Synopsis:
During the long winter, Cochise's Apache tribe is slowly starving. They ask help
from General Everitt, but it is refused. [RF]


1.24 Broken Arrow: Johnny Flagstaff (1957.03.19)
TCF prod. no. 4-25
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by William Beaudine.
Teleplay by Warren Wilson
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Guest Cast:
James Craig ................... Johnny Flagstaff

1.25 [--] Broken Arrow: THE DESPERADO (1957)  [verified -SC]
TCF prod. no. 4-26 / 26Mar57 ABC
Produced by Mel Epstein
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
Teleplay by Peter R. Brooke
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
GUEST CAST:
Paul Richards .......... Bret Younger
Francis McDonald ....... Nochay
RICHARD SHANNON, HUGH SANDERS, DICK RICH, CHUCK COURTNEY.
SYNOPSIS:
THE ARMY IS SEARCHING FOR A WANTED KILLER. COCHICE MISTAKENLY WOUNDS
THE DESPERADO, WHO SHOT A MOUNTAIN LION READY TO ATTACK COCHISE.
WHEN JEFFORDS ARRIVES AT COCHISE'S CAMP LOOKING FOR THE KILLER,
THE APACHE CHIEF PROTECTS HIM FOR SAVING HIS LIFE. [SC]

1.26 Broken Arrow: FATHERS AND SONS
TCF prod. no. 4-27
02Apr57 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by John Dunkel/ Story by Lawrence Goldman
Directed by Frank McDonald.
director of photography: Frank Redman
film editor: Richard Cahoon.
Guest Cast:
Willis Bouchey ......... Jeremy Chambers
Nico Minardos .......... Nachise
Synopsis:
A former Army general seeks to have the Chiricahua Apaches moved from their
reservation to open up the land for white settlers. Nachise, son of Cochise,
decides to take matters into his own hands and kidnaps Indian agent Tom Jeffords
and the ex-general. [RF]

1.27 [--] Broken Arrow: QUARANTINE
TCF Prod. no. 4-30
09Apr57 ABC Tue
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Directed by William Beaudine.
Guest Cast:
Eugene Martin .......... Teeahbay
Clancy Cooper .......... Harrison
Robert Brubaker ........ Capt. Farrell
Synopsis:
Jeffords and Cochise learn that a boy is driving a herd of
infected cattle toward the Mexican border. [RF]

1.28 [--] Broken Arrow: ORDEAL (1957) [verified -SC]
TCF prod. no. 4-29 / 16Apr57 ABC
Produced by Mel Epstein
Directed by William Beaudine
Teleplay by John Dunkel
director of photography: Frank Redman
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
GUEST CAST;
JOHN LARCH,
STEVE CONTE.
SYNOPSIS:
TOM JEFFORDS AND COCHISE SEARCH FOR A WANTED KILLER IN THE DESERT.
BEFORE CAPTURING HIM,COCHISE US SERIOUSLY WOUNDED, AND JEFFORDS
MUST FIND A WAY TO SURVIVE AND SAVE HIS FRIEND. [SC]

1.29 Broken Arrow: THE ASSASSIN
TCF prod. no. 4-28
23Apr57 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Sam Peckinpah/ Story by Elliott Arnold
Directed by Frank McDonald
director of photography: Frank Redman
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Guest Cast:
Charles Fredericks ..... Dilson
Russ Bender ............ Marshal
Tyler McVey ............ Simmons
Synopsis:
Indian agent Tom Jeffords hears of a plot to assassinate Cochise. There are only
two strangers in town and he must determine which is the hired killer. [RF]

1.30 Broken Arrow: THE ARCHEOLOGIST
TCF prod. no. 4-31
30Apr1957 ABC Tue (rerun 10Sep57)
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Ellis Marcus
Directed by Frank McDonald.
director of photography: Charles VanEnger;
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
Guest Cast:
Arthur Hanson .......... Morgan
Anthony Eustrel ........ Regis
Richard Hale ........... Katena
Alex Montoya ........... Nogalo
Synopsis:
Indian agent Tom Jeffords guides two archeologists to the Apache reservation to
record primitive Indian customs for their museum. But when the two archeologists
start probing into things the Indians regard as sacred, the Apaches take up arms
against them. [RF]

1.31 Broken Arrow: APACHE GIRL
07May57 ABC
TCF prod. no. 4-32
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by Curtis Kenyon/ Story by Elliott Arnold
Directed by Frank McDonald
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard Cahoon.
Guest Cast:
Donna Martell .......... Marsheela
Miguel Landa ........... Togan
Jan Merlin ............. Pete
Synopsis:
A beautiful Indian girl leaves the boy she loves and her home on the reservation
to study in Tucson. She is convinced that education will enable her to be treated
as a woman of intelligence. But in Tucson she meets a roughneck who begins to
force his attentions on her. [RF]


1.32 Broken Arrow: The Broken Wire (1957.05.14)
TCF prod. no. 4-33
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by William Beaudine.
Teleplay by Warren Wilson
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
John Doucette
Buzz Henry
George J. Lewis

1.33 Broken Arrow: ATTACK ON FORT GRANT
TCF Prod. no. 4-24
21May57 ABC Tue (rerun 3Jan60)
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol
Directed by William Beaudine
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Guest Cast:
Hayden Rorke ........... Col. Lanson
Mae Clarke ............. Louise
Charles Horvath ........ Geronimo
Synopsis:
Cochise learns of Geronimo's plan to attack Fort Grant. He and Jeffords
go to warn the colonel in charge. [RF]

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ABC Tuesdays 9:00pm Eastern

2.01 Broken Arrow: White Man's Magic
TCF prod. no. 4-43 / 01Oct57 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Teleplay by Arthur Orloff
story by Anthony R. Cangialosi & John S.Waters
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Guest Cast:
Peter Hansen
et al.

2.02 Broken Arrow: Conquistador
TCF prod. no. 4-41 / 08Oct57 ABC
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by Richard L. Bare
Teleplay by Richard Eisenbach
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
Guest Cast:
Trevor Bardette
Peter Mamakos
Sue England

2.03 [36] Broken Arrow: APACHE CHILD
TCF Prod. no. 4-37
15Oct57 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Gerald Drayson Adams
Directed by Richard L. Bare
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon
Guest Cast:
Paul Picerni ........... Zeke
Dan Casabian ........... Manuel
Jill Jarmyn ............ Sanza
Ken Christy ............ Clyde Tabor
Synopsis:
Jeffords rescues the abandoned child of an exiled Chiricahua
Apache Indian. [RF]

2.04 Broken Arrow: GHOST SICKNESS
TCF prod. no. 4-36 / 22Oct57 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Richard L. Bare
Teleplay by Roderick Peterson
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Guest Cast:
Armand Alzamora
A young Apache boy sets out to clear the reputation of his dead father. [TA]

2.05 Broken Arrow: Black Moment
TCF prod. no. 4-34 / 29Oct57 ABC
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by Richard L. Bare.
Teleplay by Jack Laird & Wilton Schiller
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
William Phipps ................ Summerfield
Mort Mills .................... Halley
Steven Ritch .................. Moreno
Francis McDonald .............. Hobe
Peter Coe ..................... Moreno

2.06 Broken Arrow: The Arsenal
TCF prod. no. 4-47 / 5Nov57 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Richard L. Bare
Teleplay by John McGreevey
director of photography: Charles VanEnger;
film editor: Homer Powell.
DPUB: 16Nov57
Harry Harvey, Jr. ............. Len
Howard Negley ................. Cal
John Holland .................. Major Winters

2.07 Broken Arrow: Devil's Eye
TCF prod. no. 4-45 / 12Nov57 ABC
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Teleplay by Harry Kronman
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Carl Milletaire ............... Hoteko
Louis Lettieri ................ Taneya
Frank Cady .................... Parker

2.08 [41] Broken Arrow: THE TEACHER
TCF prod. no. 4-46
19Nov57 ABC Tue
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Story by Peter R. Brooke
Teleplay by Sam Peckinpah
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
Guest Cast:
Phyllis Avery .......... Teacher
Alan Roberts ........... Ysidro
Louis Lettieri ......... Pedro
Hank Patterson ......... Stagecoach Driver
Charles Stevens ........ Neche
Synopsis:
The government sends a young woman from the East to instruct the Chiricahua
children, who live in the land of the Apaches. The teacher learns an object
lesson herself before realizing the true needs of the children. [RF]

2.09 [42] Broken Arrow: THE BOUNTY HUNTERS
TCF prod. no. 4-44
26Nov57 ABC (rerun 02Sep58)
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by DeVallon Scott & Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by Richard L. Bare
director of photography: Charles VanEnger.
Guest Cast:
Ray Teal ............... Fenster
Henry Rowland .......... Lamont
Steven Ritch ........... Nakaya
Al Ferrara ............. Peon
Steve Darrell .......... Don Diego
Synopsis:
Cochise and Tom Jeffords travel to Mexico to find the white men who are
killing Apaches for their scalps. [RF]


2.10 Broken Arrow: Renegades Return
TCF prod. no. 4-38 /3Dec57 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Hollingsworth Morse.
Story by Silvia Richards
teleplay by Arthur Orloff
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
Jan Arvan ..................... Akara
Manuel Rojas .................. Tupai
Paul Langton .................. Col. Horn
Greg Roman .................... Fernando
Frank Nechero ................. Tabow

2.11 [44] Broken Arrow: SMOKE SIGNAL
TCF prod. no. 4-49
10Dec57 ABC Tue
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by Harry Kronman
Directed by Richard L. Bare
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard W. Farrell.
Guest Cast:
Gordon Jones ........... Sgt. Temby
William Leicester ...... Maj. Henderson
Tom London ............. Scout
Frank Wilcox ........... Col. Bradford
Merry Anders ........... Amy Breece
Synopsis:
Following the Civil War, a company of Confederate soldiers steals cattle
from the Apaches. [RF]

2.12 [45] Broken Arrow: SON OF COCHISE
TCF prod. no. 4-48
17Dec57 ABC Tue
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by John K. Butler
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Homer Powell.
Guest Cast:
Eugene Iglesias
Frank Wilcox ........... Col. Cordell
Robert Knapp ........... Lt. Neal
Jimmy Ogg .............. Corporal
Synopsis:
Cochise blows up an Army munitions wagon and refuses to explain why he did it.
Tom Jeffords tries to find out the truth. [RF]

2.13 Broken Arrow: White Savage
TCF prod. no. 4-52 / 24Dec57 ABC
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by Albert S. Rogell
Story by Ed Earl Repp, Sr.
teleplay by DeVallon Scott & Robert Leslie Bellem;
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
Steven Ritch .................. Nakaya
Ralph Moody ................... Nachato
Fred Graham ................... Sergeant Dobbs
Paul Picerni .................. Major Markson
Gregg Palmer .................. Lieutenant Fielding

2.14 Broken Arrow: Indian Medicine
TCF prod. no. 4-54 / 31Dec57 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Albert S. Rogell.
Teleplay by Mona Fisher
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Homer Powell.
Guest Cast:
Cathy Downs
K.L. Smith
Harry Woods

2.15 Broken Arrow: Water Witch
TCF prod. no. 4-51 / 7Jan58 ABC
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Teleplay by Harry Kronman
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Emile Meyer ................... Bert Kellems
Phil Tead ..................... Mr. Amos
Reed Howes .................... Fred Hosper
Jean Howell ................... Laurie
Steven Ritch .................. Nakaya
Jack Lomas .................... Lt. Foley
Fred Graham ................... Thug
Francis McDonald

2.16 Broken Arrow: KINGDOM OF TERROR
TCF Prod. no. 4-40
14Jan58 ABC Tue
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by Warren Wilson
Directed by Richard L. Bare
director of photography: Charles VanEnger.
Starring:
John Lupton (as Tom Jeffords), Michael Ansara (as Cochise)
Guest Cast:
Lane Bradford .......... Duke
Eugenia Paul ........... Serafina
Wilton Graff ........... Castellucci
Synopsis:
Cochise and Indian agent Tom Jeffords set out to rescue a young Apache
who is being held prisoner on a tract of land in Arizona. The land,
part of an old Spanish land grant, is the haven of outlaws and bandits. [RF]

2.17 Broken Arrow: Bad Boy
TCF prod. no. 4-53 / 21Jan58 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Teleplay by Warren Bosco
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Peter Votrian ................. Willy
Denver Pyle ................... Fred
Isabel Winters ................ Ma
Russ Bender ................... Marshal
Jason Robards, Sr. ............ Ryder

2.18 [51] Broken Arrow: MASSACRE
TCF prod. no. 4-39
28Jan58 ABC (rerun 12Aug58)
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Herbert R. Purdum
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse.
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
Guest Cast:
Paul Langton ........... Col. Horn
Larry J. Blake ......... Capt. Allison
Francis McDonald ....... Nana
Synopsis:
A small band of Apaches seeks protection at a fort and is shot down by soldiers.
The chief and several of his followers manage to escape, and they begin a series
of raids on the fort in retaliation for the massacre. [RF]

2.19 Broken Arrow: SHADOW OF COCHISE
TCF prod. no. 4-59
04Feb58 ABC Tue
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy.
Teleplay by Herbert R. Purdum
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Homer Powell.
Guest Cast:
Strother Martin ............... Joe Roman
Joseph Perry .................. Coffee
Terry Frost ................... Dave
Synopsis:
Jeffords is captured by outlaws who intend to kill him. Cochise
and a band of Apaches ride to the rescue. [RF]

2.20 Broken Arrow: Warrant for Arrest
TCF prod. no. 4-42 / 11Feb58 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Teleplay by Philip Keith Palmer
director of photography: Charles VanEnger.
Robert Einer .................. Toweekga
Booth Colman .................. Spruance
Arthur Space .................. Marshal Gary

2.21 [54] Broken Arrow: ESCAPE
TCF prod. no. 4-58
18Feb58 ABC Tue
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by DeVallon Scott & Robert Leslie Bellem
Directed by William Beaudine.
director of photography: Charles VanEnger.
Guest Cast:
Victor Millan .......... Tahzay
Pepe Hern .............. Ruklai
Steven Darrell ......... Ottola
Tony Russo ............. Anaka
Michael Kopcha ......... Koteeja
Synopsis:
Tom Jeffords and Cochise learn of a plot against the Apache chief's
oldest son. [RF]

2.22 Broken Arrow: Aztec Treasure
TCF prod. no. 4-62 / 25Feb58 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Teleplay by Wilton Schiller & Jack Laird
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Homer Powell.
Alex Stagg .................... Jiminez
Steven Ritch .................. Nakaya
Franco Corsaro ................ Arista
Jack Hogan .................... Morro

2.23 Broken Arrow: Hired Killer
TCF prod. no. 4-64 / 4Mar58 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Charles F. Haas
Teleplay by Roderick W. Peterson
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Robert Seiter.
Renny McEvoy .................. Dexter
George Cisar .................. Holmes
Chris Alcaide ................. John Brett
James Flavin .................. Sheriff

2.24 Broken Arrow: PANIC
TCF prod. no. 4-57
11Mar58 ABC Tue (rerun 26Aug58)
Produced by Mel Epstein
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Teleplay by Robert Leslie Bellem
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Robert Seiter
Starring:
John Lupton (as Tom Jeffords), Michael Ansara (as Cochise)
Guest Cast:
Carl Milletaire
Synopsis:
An Apache, suspected of being a carrier of bubonic plague, is driven away
by his people and he flees to Tucson. The inhabitants of Tucson panic
at the thought of the plague, and riots and violence break out. [RF]

2.25 [--] Broken Arrow: THE DUEL
TCF prod. no. 4-60 / 18Mar58 ABC
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Herbert R. Purdum
Directed by Ralph Francis Murphy.
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Homer Powell.
Guest Cast:
John Wilder ................... Ben
Toni Gerry .................... Waanibbo
Charles Fredericks ............ McQueen
Charles Brill ................. Pina
X Brands ...................... Nicaro
An Apache youth and a young settler both love an Indian girl.
They decide on a battle to the death to determine which of them
will marry her. [TD]

2.26 Broken Arrow: THE IRON MAIDEN
Prod. no. 4-56 / 25Mar58 ABC
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Directed by Richard W. Farrell.
Teleplay by Wilton Schiller and Jack Laird
director of photography: Charles VanEnger.
Guest cast:
Marya Stevens ..... Melana
Paul Dubov ........ Kaytowa
George Sawaya ..... Shacknasty
Lane Bradford ..... Hooker Jim
Synopsis:
An Indian girl from the Oregon Territory arrives at the Chiricahua
Reservation in Arizona. After her arrival trouble breaks out on
the reservation. [RF]

2.27 Broken Arrow: THE SISTERS
TCF prod. no. 4-35
01Apr58 ABC Tue
Produced by Alan A. Armer
Teleplay by Warren Wilson
Directed by Richard L. Bare
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard Cahoon.
Guest Cast:
Julie VanZandt
Synopsis:
Two nuns seek to restore a religious statue to an old mission on Chiricahua
land. They endanger their lives and the life of Apache Chief Cochise. [RF]

2.28 Broken Arrow: War Trail
TCF prod. no. 4-68 / 8Apr58 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Joe Kane.
Teleplay by John Dunkel
director of photography: Charles VanEnger.
John Archer ................... Major Stone
John Doucette ................. Cagle
Don Kelly ..................... Capt. Baker
Richard Collier ............... Webb

2.29 Broken Arrow: Turncoat
TCF prod. no. 4-65 / 15Apr58 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy.
Teleplay by John Dunkel
director of photography: Charles VanEnger;
film editor: Homer Powell.
Laurie Carroll ................ Kodaysay
John Beradino ................. Charro
H.M. Wynant ................... Joselito
David Renard

2.30 Broken Arrow: POWER (1958) [verified -SC]
TCF prod. no. 4-70 / 22Apr58 ABC
Produced by Mel Epstein
Directed by Joe Kane
Teleplay by by John Dunkel
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Otto W. Meyer.
Guest Cast:
Carlos Romero ................. Natan
Ed Prentiss ................... Captain Farrell
James Drury ................... Tanny
Larry Perron
SYNOPSIS:
AFTER BEING WOUNDED IN BATTLE,COCHISE APPOINTS A TEMPORARY CHIEF
TO LEED HIS TRIBE, THE CHIRACAHUAS. THE POWER-HUNGRY NEW CHIEF
TRIES TO LEAD THE APACHES'S BACK TO WAR. [SC]

2.31 Broken Arrow: Bear Trap
TCF prod. no. 4-55/ 29Apr58 ABC
produced by Alan A. Armer
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy
Teleplay by Robert Leslie Bellem & DeVallon Scott
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Richard H. Cahoon.
Ralph Moody ................... Nochalo
Steven Ritch .................. Nakaya
House Peters, Jr. ............. Capt. Rowan
Robert Warwick ................ Gen. Howard
Robert Blake .................. Viklai

2.32 Broken Arrow: Old Enemy
TCF prod. no. 4-63 / 6May58 ABC
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy.
Teleplay by John Dunkel
director of photography: Charles VanEnger;
film editor: Robert Seiter.
Paul Fix
Marya Stevens ................. Melana
Paul Dubov .................... Kaytowa
George Sawaya ................. Shacknasty
Lane Bradford

2.33 Broken Arrow: BLOOD BROTHERS
TCF prod. no. 4-69
13May58 ABC Tue
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Bernard L. Kowalski.
Story by DeVallon Scott
teleplay by DeVallon Scott & Herbert R. Purdum
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Homer Powell.
Guest Cast:
Hugh Sanders .................. Gen. Edwards
Tom Fadden .................... Duffield
Lee Roberts ................... Major Spillman
Harry Carey, Jr. .............. Captain Ward
Robert Karnes ................. Sergeant Xavier
Synopsis:
An Army general plans to occupy the Chiricahua Reservation,
violating a treaty with Cochise. [RF]

2.34 [67] Broken Arrow: THE COURAGE OF LING TANG
Prod. no. 4-66
20May58 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Wallace Bosco
Directed by Charles F. Haas.
director of photography: Charles VanEnger;
film editor: Robert Seiter.
Guest Cast:
Victor Sen Yung ........ Ling Tang
Frank Puglia
Synopsis:
Cochise rescues a Chinese cook who has been attacked by a band of renegades.
The cook vows that he will one day repay the favor. [RF]

2.35 Broken Arrow: BACKLASH
TCF prod. no. 4-67
27May58 ABC Tue
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy.
Teleplay by Herbert R. Purdum
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Homer Powell.
Guest Cast:
John Cliff .................... Zena
Ric Roman ..................... Delgado
Steve Conte ................... Teesay
George Ross ................... Ivey
Charles Irwin
Synopsis:
Jeffords starts out for a talk with an Apache chief whose tribe may
go on the warpath. But before he can reach his destination tribesmen
take him prisoner. [RF]

2.36 [69] Broken Arrow: MANHUNT
Prod. no. 4-50
03Jun58 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by William Tunberg
Directed by Albert S. Rogell
director of photography: Charles VanEnger.
Guest Cast:
Bill Henry ............. Lieutenant
James Philbrook ........ Clem Harrison
Valentin de Vargas ..... Miguel
Synopsis:
An Apache youth who believes he has committed a murder flees from the law.
Agent Tom Jeffords and Cochise try to find the young man. [RF]

2.37 [70] Broken Arrow: THE OUTLAW (a.k.a. "Outlaws")(1958) [verified -SC]
TCF prod. no. 4-71/ 10Jun58 ABC
Produced by Mel Epstein
Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski
Teleplay by Herbert R. Purdom
Editor, Robert Seiter
photography, Charles Van Enger
music, Alex Compinsky.
Guest Cast:
Phillip Ober
Gerald Milton .......... Cable
Morgan Woodward ........ Blue
Hal J. Smith ........... Dekker
Stanley Clements ....... Mingo
Michael Hinn ........... Sheriff Lincoln
RECURRING CAST: TOM FADDEN AS DUFFIELD.
SYNOPSIS 1:
COCHISE AND TOM JEFFORDS SEARCH FOR AN OUTLAW WHO SOLD WHISKEY TO THE
APACHES'S CAUSING DEATHS TO SEVERAL OF COCHISE'S BRAVES. [SC]
Summary 2:
An outlaw sells whiskey to the Apaches which causes several deaths
among the Indians. Cochise begins a search for the outlaw.

2.38 [71] Broken Arrow: JEOPARDY
TCF prod. no. 4-61
17Jun58 ABC Tue
produced by Mel Epstein
directed by Ralph Francis Murphy.
Teleplay by Orville H. Hampton & Herbert R. Purdum
director of photography: Charles VanEnger
film editor: Robert Seiter
Starring:
John Lupton (as Tom Jeffords), Michael Ansara (as Cochise)
Guest Cast:
Toni Turner
Synopsis:
An Indian youth is killed and Indian agent Tom Jeffords is accused of the
killing. Jeffords risks his life to find the real killer and to clear
his name with the Apaches. [RF]

2.39 [72] Broken Arrow: THE TRANSFER (final episode)
TCF prod. no. 4-72
24Jun58 ABC Tue
Produced by Mel Epstein
Teleplay by Sam Peckinpah
Directed by Sam Peckinpah
director of photography: Charles VanEnger;
film editor: Homer Powell.
Guest Cast:
Regis Toomey ........... Bouchet
Joel Smith ............. Lt. Meeker
Tex Foster ............. Tsoe
Michael Galloway ....... Sergeant
Steven Ritch ........... Bravo
Synopsis:
Tom Jeffords goes to Colorado to help quell an Indian uprising. A new agent
is sent to substitute for him in Arizona and through his inhuman treatment
of the Indians there, provokes an Apache uprising. [RF]

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