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Cheyenne (1955-62)
Sugarfoot (1957-60)
Bronco (1958-62)
Maverick (1957-62)
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The Dakotas (1963)
Temple Houston (1963-64)
Bronco
Episode Guide -
June 2008
(eps.#3.7 #4.13)
compiled
by
The Classic TV Archive
contributions by:
Rina Fox, D.W. McGregor, Louis H. Allgood, Sal Crisanti, Heiko Cleef
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://www.us.imdb.com)
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BRONCO
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Warner Brothers Television
for
ABC (Tuesdays 7:30pm EST)(1958-60)(season 1-2)
ABC (Mondays 7:30pm EST) (1960-61)(season 3-4)
Executive Producer
Wm. T. Orr
Produced by Arthur W. Silver (verified on ep #2)
Produced by Sidney Biddel (verified on ep #46) (season 3)
Produced by Charles Hoffman
US western series 1958-62 68 episodes x 60 min bw
(4 seasons)
starring
Ty Hardin
as
Bronco Layne
Premise:
The exploits of Bronco Layne, an ex-Confederate Army Captain,
as he wanders throughout Texas in the late 1860's
'Bronco' theme - words and music by Mack David and Jay Livingston
############### Cheyenne: Bronco #############
############# season 1 1958-59 ###############
##############################################
ABC Tuesday nights 7:30pm Eastern
20 episodes
'Bronco' was introduced to fill the gap left
by 'Cheyenne' which was off air during the 1958-59 season
because its star Clint Walker was in dispute Warner Brothers
'Bronco' alternated with season 2 of 'Sugarfoot'
Episodes of "Bronco" & "Sugarfoot" aired under the
"Cheyenne" title
during the 1958-59 season
[--] 16Sep58 - Sugarfoot: #21 "Ring of Sand"
1.01 [--] Bronco: THE BESIEGED
23Sep58 ABC Tue
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
cast:
Claude Akins .................. Dirk Baggot
Sue Randall ................... Hope Cabot
Jack Elam ..................... Dooley
Allen Case .................... Stu Baggot
Robert Warwick ................ Jeremiah Cabot
Terry Rangno .................. David Platt
Also: [LHA]
House Peters Jr. as Ben Cabot
Stewart Bradley as Clay Platt
Joan Granville as Susan Platt
Fern Barry as Jenny Cabot
[--] 30Sep58 - Sugarfoot: #22 "Brink of Fear"
1.02 [--] Bronco: Quest of the Thirty Dead (1958.10.07)
Produced by Arthur W. Silver
Written by Tom Blackburn
Directed by Lee Sholem
director of photography: Wesley Anderson
art director: Perry Ferguson
Guest Cast:
Ray Danton .................... Bill Magrider
Beverly Tyler ................. Irene Lang
Jay Novello ................... Paco
Tol Avery ..................... Mohler
[--] 14Oct58 - Sugarfoot: #23 "The Wizard"
1.03 [--] Bronco: The Turning Point (1958.10.21)
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
cast:
Scott Marlowe ................. John Wesley Hardin
R.G. Armstrong ................ Rev. Hardin
Walter Coy .................... Sheriff Walters
[--] 28Oct58 - Sugarfoot: #24 "The Ghost"
1.04 [--] Bronco: FOUR GUNS AND A PRAYER
4Nov58 ABC Tue
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
cast:
Douglas Kennedy ............... Paul Duquesne
Walter Barnes ................. Dan Banner
Pamela Lincoln ................ Marcy Lake
John Hubbard .................. Aaron Lake
Gary Vinson ................... Jamie Ringgold
Bronco is appointed Marshall to clean up Cottonwood, a very
tough town, and decides to fight fire with fire and hires
three famous deadly gunmen as his deputies. But Bronco has
a reason for being bitter when the law abiding townspeople
are fussy about the men they choose to defend them.
(UK airdate: 10Aug59 BBC, Mon 7:55pm)
[--] 11Nov58 - Sugarfoot: #25 "The Canary Kid"
1.05 [--] Bronco: The Long Ride Back (1958.11.18)
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
cast:
Mort Mills .................... Jacob Stint
Kathleen Crowley .............. Redemption McNally
Gerald Mohr ................... Ricky Cortez
Paul Fix ...................... Mr. McNally
Charles Fredericks ............ Crane
[--] 25Nov58 - Sugarfoot: #26 "The Hunted"
1.06 [--] Bronco: TRAIL TO TAOS
2Dec58 ABC Tue
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
cast:
Joanne Gilbert ................ Mike Torrence
Edward Kemmer ................. George Dowling
Frank Ferguson ................ Parson
Ron Hayes ..................... Pitt
Synopsis:
Who is it that holds up and robs the mail coach? Is it the
Apache Indians or is it the bandits known to be in the district?
Or can it be the picture of the man who is appearing everywhere:
"Wanted Dead or Alive, Bronco Layne, for mail robbery. $2,000
reward"?
(UK airdate: 19Jan60 BBC, Tue 5:10 pm)
[--] 09Dec58 - Sugarfoot: #27 "Yampa Crossing"
1.07 [--] Bronco: Brand of Courage (1958.12.16)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Anna-Lisa ..................... Sister Theresa
Cheerio Meredith .............. Sister Anna
[--] 23Dec58 - Sugarfoot: #28 "The Devil to Pay"
1.08 [--] Bronco: Freeze-Out (1958.12.30)
Directed by Lee Sholem
cast:
Grace Raynor .................. Mary Brown
James Drury ................... John Smith
Douglas Dick .................. James Jones
[--] 06Jan59 - Sugarfoot: #29 "The Desperadoes"
1.09 [--] Bronco: The Baron of Broken Lance (1959.01.13)
Directed by Lee Sholem
William Reynolds .............. Pete Loomis
Shirley Knight ................ Kathy
King Calder ................... Matt Ryker
Myron Healey .................. Mitch Krass
K.L. Smith ........... Jubal
Betty Lynn ............ Molly Bailey
[--] 20Jan59 - Sugarfoot: #30 "The Extra Hand"
1.10 [--] Bronco: Payroll of the Dead (1959.01.27)
Directed by Lee Sholem
cast:
John Dehner ................... Otis Dameyer
James Coburn .................. Adam Coverly
Robert Warwick ................ Pete
[--] 03Feb59 - Sugarfoot: #31 "The Return of the Canary Kid"
1.11 [--] Bronco: Riding Solo (1959.02.10)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Robert Lowery ................. Mike Kirk
Ray Teal ...................... Tom Biggert
Will Wright ................... Doc Winklet
Anne Anderson ................. Orissa Flynn
[--] 17Feb59 - Sugarfoot: #32 "The Mysterious Stranger"
1.12 [--] Bronco: Borrowed Glory (1959.02.24)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Robert Vaughn ................. Sheriff Lloyd Stover
Andra Martin .................. Nancy Currier
Charles Cooper ................ Frank Stover
William Reynolds .............. Dick Nelson
[--] 03Mar59 - Sugarfoot: #33 "The Giant Killer"
1.13 [--] Bronco: The Silent Witness (1959.03.10)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Chris Alcaide ................. Brutus Traxel
Russell Conway ................ Willis Turner
Karl Davis .................... Marcus Traxel
Karl Swenson .................. Casey
[--] 17Mar59 - Sugarfoot: #34 "The Royal Raiders"
1.14 [--] Bronco: The Belles of Silver Flat (1959.03.24)
Directed by Lee Sholem
cast:
Pernell Roberts ............... Rev. David Clayton
Vaughn Taylor ................. Doc Moody
John Beradino ................. Turk Hansen
[--] 31Mar59 - Sugarfoot: #35 "The Mountain"
1.15 [--] Bronco: Backfire (1959.04.07)
Directed by Lee Sholem
Barry Kelley .................. Sheriff Linc McKeever
Troy Donahue .................. Roy Parrott
Don Beddoe .................... Bert Daley
Jeff York ..................... Wide Startton
Joseph Holland ................ Thorpe
Carol Ohmart .................. Laurie Callen
Walter Coy .................... Victor Leggert
Kathleen O'Malley ............. Mrs. Graham
[--] 14Apr59 - Sugarfoot: #36 "The Twister"
1.16 [--] Bronco: School for Cowards (1959.04.21)
Directed by Lee Sholem
cast:
Tommy Andre ................... Jamie Reynolds
Jeanne Cooper ................. Martha Reynolds
Michael Connors ............... Hurd Elliott
Yvette Dugay ............ Monacita
Barry Atwater ............ Captain Martin
[--] 28Apr59 - Sugarfoot: #37 "The Vultures"
1.17 [--] Bronco: Prairie Skipper (1959.05.05)
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
cast:
Arlene Howell ................. Miranda Carr
Lorne Greene .................. Amos Carr
Bing Russell .................. Jeb
Stephen Chase ................. Tom Barclay
Hank Patterson ................ Chips
Carlos Romero ................. Angelo
Mickey Simpson ................ Bosum
[--] 12May59 - Sugarfoot: #38 "The Avengers"
1.18 [--] Bronco: SHADOW OF A MAN
19May59
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
cast:
Wayne Morris .................. Clete Rayner
Donald "Red" Barry ............ Cookie Meyers
Rebecca Welles ................ Lynne Henderson
George D. Wallace ............. Sheriff Purdom
William Bliss ................. Webster
Ray Montgomery ................ Henderson
Bronco finds himself implicated in robbery and murder when he
befriends two seemingly meek men.
[--] 26May59 - Sugarfoot: #39 "Small Hostage"
1.19 [--] Bronco: HERO OF THE TOWN
02Jun59 ABC
Directed by Lee Sholem
Guest Cast:
Lynn Bari ..................... Amy Biggs
Ken Mayer ..................... Sheriff Turner
Karl Weber .................... Ab Walker
Stephen Coit .................. Tod Biggs
Richard Carlyle ............... Colton
Harry Lauter .................. Mack
Francis DeSales ............... Larson
Henry Hunter................... Foster
Stephen Coit .................. Tod
Terry Rangno .................. Tippy
Bronco, suspected of murder, combs the territory for the real killer.
[--] 09Jun59 - Sugarfoot: #40 "Wolf"
1.20 [--] Bronco: RED WATER NORTH
16Jun59 ABC
Directed by Lee Sholem
cast:
Sarah Selby ................... Martha Chandler
Burt Douglas .................. Rolf
Hugh Sanders .................. Caleb White
Dorothy Provine ............... Gilda Harper
Karl Swenson .................. Taylor
Michael Forest ............. Jacques Perrault
Kelly Thordsen ............. Matt Crane
Synopsis:
Bronco pilots a cargo-laden riverboat for a friend---knowing that
certain people will try anything to stop him.
################# Bronco ####################
############# season 2 1959-60 ###############
##############################################
ABC Tuesdays 7:30pm Eastern
20 episodes
'Bronco' alternated with season 3 of 'Sugarfoot'
Clint Waker returned as 'Cheyenne' on Mondays 7:30pm this season.
[--] 15Sep59 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #41 "The Trial of the Canary Kid"
2.01 [21] Bronco: GAME AT THE BEACON CLUB
22Sep59 ABC
Directed by Arthur Lubin
WRITTEN BY JACKSON GILLIS AND ARTHUR SILVER.
cast:
Patricia Crowley .............. Amanda Stover
Barry Kelley .................. G.J. Harkness
Connie Hines .................. Cynthy Harkness
Gage Clarke ................... Blythe
John Holland .................. Winters
Harry Strang .................. Old Salt
Bronco sits in at a poker game. The stakes: half a million
swindled dollars---and Bronco's life.
[--] 29Sep59 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #42 "The Wild Bunch"
2.02 [22] Bronco: THE BURNING SPRING
aka "The Burning Springs" (copyright title)
06Oct59 ABC Tue
DIRECTED BY LEE SHOLEM.
WRITTEN BY GERALD DRAYSON ADAMS.
cast:
Rhodes Reason ................. Lt. John Stoddard
Suzanne Lloyd ................. Marcia Colby
Berry Kroeger ................. Carl Hugo
Adam West ..................... Major Carter
John Qualen ................... Mr. Colby
Raymond Bailey ................ General Miles
Bronco testifies at the trial of the man who tried to kill him---for
reasons dating back to the Civil War.
[--] 13Oct59 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #43 "MacBrewster the Bold"
2.03 [23] Bronco: BODYGUARD
20Oct59 ABC Tue
Directed by Lee Sholem
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Dan Flood
Alan Baxter ................... Frank Kelton
Catherine McLeod .............. Judith
Suspects and leads abound as Bronco seeks to flush out the killer
of Dan Flood---whom Bronco was hired to protect.
[--] 27Oct59 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #44 "The Gitanos"
2.04 [24] Bronco: THE SOFT ANSWER
03Nov59
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Ray Stricklyn .......... Billy the Kid
Leo Gordon ............. Barnaby Spence
Nancy Gates ............ Kay
Mike Road .............. Ransom
Gregg Barton ........... Baldy
Robert Colbert ......... Aaron Running Deer
Joseph Ruskin .......... Jackson
Bronco and Billy the Kid form an alliance while defending their
employer's ranch against ruthless cattlemen.
[--] 10Nov59 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #45 "The Canary Kid, Inc."
2.05 [25] Bronco: THE LAST RESORT
17Nov59 ABC Tue
Directed by Lee Sholem
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
cast:
Kent Taylor ................... Three Finger Jack
Marshall Thompson ............. Billy Styles
Jean Allison .................. Flora Waters
Ken Lynch ..................... Marshal Gaffney
Vito Scotti ................... Pio Quinta
Arthur Space .................. Owing
Synopsis 1:
Bronco's search for the only man who can clear him of a murder
charge leads to a hide-out where he meets the unwritten law of
the men who stand outside the law.
Synopsis 2:
Bronco, carrying out a promise, risks his life to deliver money---to
a notorious outlaw.
(UK airdate: 25Jun60 BBC UK, Sat 7:00 pm)
[--] 24Nov59 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #46 Outlaw Island
2.06 [26] Bronco: THE DEVIL'S SPAWN
01Dec59 ABC
Directed by Lee Sholem
cast:
Troy Donahue .................. Bart Donner
Mike Keene .................... Pete Donner
Gary Vinson ................... Bud Donner
Ray Teal ...................... Jeb Donner
Dan Sheridan ............ Elkins
George Mitchell ......... Maxton
Dick Evans ................. Wes
Jerry Summers ............ Willy
Bronco, injured by an escaped convict, is nursed back to health by a man
who turns out to be the father of his assailant.
[--] 08Dec59 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #47 Apollo with a Gun
2.07 [27] Bronco: Flight from an Empire (1959.12.15)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Karen Verne ................... 11se Von WeMenheim
Sasha Harden .................. Franz
Mary Tyler Moore .............. Marjlee
Barry Kelley .................. Goddard
[--] 22Dec59 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #48 The Gaucho
2.08 [28] Bronco: NIGHT TRAIN TO DENVER
29Dec1959 ABC Tue
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Gues Cast:
Brad Dexter ............. Al Simon
Myron Healey ............ Matt Larker
Jacqueline McKeever ..... Laura Winters
Robert Colbert .......... Ned Atkins
Synopsis:
Bronco Layne is escorting a body on a train when a large sum of money is
stolen from the car carrying the body. Bronco is held for the theft,
but his bail is paid by two strangers. The strangers then demand that
Bronco give them the stolen money. [RF]
[--] 05Jan60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #49 "Journey to Provision"
2.09 [29] Bronco: Shadow of Jesse James (1960.01.12)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
James Coburn .................. Jesse James
Jeanne Cooper ................. Belle Starr
Richard Coogan ................ Cole Younger
William Forrest ............... Marshal Joe Shelby
I. Stanford Jolley ............ Old Man Shirley
[--] 19Jan60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #50 "The Highbinder"
2.10 [30] Bronco: The Masquerade (1960.01.26)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Joel Grey ..................... Runt Bowles
Chance Nesbitt ................ Pat Keene
Jennifer West ................. Anne Davis
Richard Evans ................. Tim Willis
Rusty Lane .................... Luke Davis
Frank Albertson ............... Keene
Clay Randolph ................. Joe Bush
Paul Maxwell .................. Lou Drum
Thad Swift .................... Bowles
[--] 02Feb60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #51 Wolf Pack
2.11 [31] Bronco: Volunteers from Aberdeen (1960.02.09)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Robert Reed ................... Tom Fuller
Susan Morrow .................. Molly Corley
Regis Toomey ................ Judge Claymore
[--] 16Feb60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #52 Fernando
2.12 [32] Bronco: Every Man a Hero (1960.02.23)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Patricia Barry ................ Amy Carter
Simon Oakland ................. Sergeant Ross
[--] 01Mar60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #53 Blackwater Swamp
2.13 [33] Bronco: Death of an Outlaw (1960.03.08)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Stephen Joyce ................. Billy the Kid
Rhodes Reason ................. Pat Garrett
Alan Caillou .................. John Tunstall
Miriam Colon .................. Abrana
Jean Allison .................. Susan McSween
[--] 15Mar60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #54 Return to Boot Hill
2.14 [34] Bronco: THE HUMAN EQUATION
22Mar60 ABC
Directed by Lee Sholem
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Lawrence Dobkin ............... Colonel Arthur
Herbert Rudley ................ Major Trask
Synopsis:
One man's deep personal hatred of all Indians seems likely
to spark off the biggest Indian uprising the West has ever
known. Against overwhelming difficulties Bronco tries to
keep the piece.
(UK airdate: 16Jul60 BBC, Sat 6:30 pm)
[--] 12Apr60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #56 The Corsican
2.15 [35] Bronco: MONTANA PASSAGE
05-Apr-1960 ABC
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Mala Powers ................... Ruth Miller
Mari Blanchard ................ Lola Dalzel
Charles Cooper ................ Wild Bill Hickok
Rex Reason .................... Amory Tare
Robert Colbert ................ Lieutenant O'Neil
Hugh Sanders .................. Stratton
Synopsis:
Bronco assumes a false identity in a deperate attempt to
clear himself of a murder charge.
(UK airdate: 20Aug60 BBC, Sat 7:10 om)
[--] 12Apr60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #56 The Corsican
2.16 [36] Bronco: Legacy of Twisted Creed (1960.04.19)
Directed by Andre De Toth
cast:
Gustavo Rojo .................. Chr
Carleton Young ................ Pedrow
John Anderson ................. Andy Sturdevant
Richard Hale .................. Long Shadow
Henry Brandon ................. Yellow Moon
Robert B. Williams ............ Howsy McNellis
Billy M. Greene ............... Washburne
Dick Rich ..................... Sergeant Chase
Larry Chance .................. Many Trees
Mike Sargent .................. Lieutenant Hendrix
Bill Mims ..................... Sheriff
[--] 26Apr60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #57 Blue Bonnet Stray
2.17 [37] Bronco: Tangled Trail (1960.05.03)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Randy Stuart .................. Claire Russo
Marc Lawrence ................. Joe Russo
Arch Johnson .................. Mark Tanner
Bob Wiensko ................... Dove
[--] 10May60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #58 The Long Dry
2.18 [38] Bronco: La Rubia (1960.05.17)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Faith Domergue ................ Catalina
Joan O'Brien .................. Judith Castle
Rodolfo Acosta ................ Tomas Fierro
Jack Mather ................... Brother Paul
Carlos Romero ................. Urbino
Fabrizio Mioni ................ Salazar
[--] 24May60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #59 Funeral at Forty Mile
2.19 [39] Bronco: Winter Kill (1960.05.31)
Directed by Jesse Hibbs
cast:
Virginia Gregg ................ Kate Crowley
John Litel .................... Marshal Matt Sample
Richard Rust .................. Jack Crowley
Edgar Buchanan ................ Pop Owens
Merry Anders .................. Francy Owens
[--] 07Jun60 ABC Tue - Sugarfoot: #60 The Captive Locomotive
2.20 [40] Bronco: End of a Rope (1960.06.14)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
cast:
Robert Colbert ................ Pete Andrews
James Lydon ................... Allan Brierly
Horace McMahon ................ Tom Merrick
Melora Conway ................. Melissa Brierly
Joan Marshall ................. Rouge Carter
######## The Cheyenne Show: Bronco ##########
############# season 3 1960-61 ###############
##############################################
ABC Mondays 7:30 pm Eastern
10 episodes
'Sugarfoot/Cheyenne/Bronco' shared the same time slot
Each airing approx every 3rd week.
3.01 [41] Bronco: The Mustangers (1960.10.17)
Directed by Robert Altman
cast:
Mike Keene .................... Abner Shelton
Whitney Blake ................. Laurel Shelton
Robert Ridgely ................ Jimmy Smith
Kenneth Tobey ................. Campbell
3.02 [42] Bronco: APACHE TREASURE (copyright title)
(aka Apache Gold)
Warner Bros/ Exec Pr. Wm T. Orr
07-Nov-1960 ABC Mon
Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest cast:
Mort Mills .................... Hickins
Richard Hale .................. Chief Victroio
Buddy Ebsen ................... Sergeant Cass
Chad Everett .................. Lieutenant Finley
Ed Prentiss ................... Major Keever
Synopsis:
Bronco finds his mission of peace to the Apaches falling flat.
It's probably because another white man is also making the rounds
- killing Apaches and selling their scalps. [RF]
3.03 [43] Bronco: Seminole War Pipe (1960.12.12)
Directed by Robert Sparr
cast:
Robert Palmer ................. John Jumper
Anna Kashfi ................... Princess Natula
Dean Fredericks ............... Greywolf
Robert Warwick ................ Akacita
Don Wilbanks .................. Corporal Tyrone
3.04 [44] Bronco: ORDEAL AT DEAD TREE
02Jan61 ABC Mon
Directed by Robert Sparr
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Dorothy Neumann ........... Prudence Harrod
Frank Ferguson ............ Marshal Bob Harrod
Merry Anders .............. Lucy Follett
Trent Dolan ............... Roy Anders
Mary Newton ............... Mrs. Lloyd
Lenmana Guerin ............ Conchita
Synopsis:
Bronco Layne tries to outbluff a ruthless outlaw who holds two innocent
women as hostage, when they tried to help him. [TA]
3.05 [45] Bronco: THE INVADERS
Warner Bros/ Exec Pr. Wm T. Orr
23-Jan-1961 ABC MOn
Directed by William J. Hole, Jr.
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest cast:
Gerald Mohr .............. Mace Tilsey
Walter Sande ............. Marshal Steve Durrock
Shirley Knight ........... Molly Durrock
Joan Marshall ............ Lucille
Gary Vinson .............. Gunman
Synopsis 1:
Outlaw Mace Tilsey holds Marshal Steve Durrock's daughter Molly
as hostage, just to insure that the marshal won't stop his boys
from having a "good time" in town. [RF]
Synopsis 2:
Bronco reluctantly works for an outlaw to try and save the life of an
innocent girl being held as hostage. [TA]
3.06 [46] Bronco: THE BUCKBRIER TRAIL
20Feb61 ABC Mon
Produced by Sidney Biddel
Directed by Robert Sparr
Teleplay by William Bruckner
Story by Ray Hogan
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Ray Danton .................... Deputy Larkin
Mike Road ..................... Lieutenant Blyden
Sandra Gale Bettin ............ Ruth Gillespie
Denver Pyle ................... Norton Gillespie
Paul Birch .................... Marshal Kilgore
Michael Keep .................. Walter Ruick
Synopsis:
Bronco excorts a decoy prisoner to keep a madman's hatred from taking
the law into his own hands. [TA]
3.07 [47] Bronco: YANKEE TORNADO
[verified - HC]
Warner Bros/ Exec Pr. Wm T. Orr
13Mar61 ABC Mon
Produced by Burt Dunne
Written by Warren Douglas
Directed by Leo Sholem
Director of Photography, Roger Shearman
(or Bearman?)
edited by Robert Crawford
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Will Hutchins ............ Tom "Sugarfoot" Brewster
Peter Breck .............. Theodore Roosevelt
Whitney Blake ............ Julie
Tristram Coffin .......... George Mayfield
Don Haggerty ............. Henry Paddock
Lee Van Cleef ............ Shanghai Williams
John Alvin ............... Jim March
Tom London ............... Howdy O`Brien
Ralph Thomas ............. Lieutnant Sparks
Henry Hunter ............. Governor
Charles Stevens .......... Yellow Claw
Synopsis:
Bronco Learns that bumbastic oratory can be almost as deadly as a
bullet when he sides with young Teddy Roosevelt. [TA]
3.08 [48] Bronco: MANITOBA MANHUNT
Warner Bros/ Exec Pr. Wm T. Orr
03Apr1961 ABC Mon (rebroadcast 27Apr63 CBS Sat 6:30pm ET Cincinnati)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest cast:
Richard Garland ............... Dana Powell
Jacqueline Beer ............... Celeste Powell
Felix Deebank ................. Cpl. Sandy Scott
Judson Pratt .................. Marlow
John Baer ..................... Coil
Frederick Ledebur ............. Baptiste Leblanc
Jack Searl .................... Spaulding
Synopsis 1:
Bronco is asked to aid the Canadian Mounted Police in tracking down
a bank robber who's heading for the wilds of western Canada. He's
shocked to find that the fugitive is Dana Powell - his best friend.
[RF]
Synopsis 2:
Bronco Layne joins in the search for his best friend that two killers
are posing as U.S. Marshals. [TA]
3.09 [49] Bronco: STAGE TO THE SKY
24Apr61 ABC Mon
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Joan Marshall ................. Molly Rawlins
Kent Taylor ................... Billy Rawfins
Bing Russell .................. Johnny Rawfins
Charles Fredericks ............ Mike
Ron Corsi ..................... Cass Jones
Synopsis:
Bronco faces a lynch mob when he tries to save his friend from the
unbridled hatred of his own brother. [TA]
3.10 [50] Bronco: GUNS OF THE LAWLESS
08May61 ABC Mon
Produced by Burt Dunne
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Written by William L. Stuart
From a Novel by Todhunter Ballard
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Denver Pyle ................... Petrie Munger
Fred Beir ..................... Joe Spain
Morris Ankrum ................. Gilbert Groves
Synopsis:
Bronco agrees to help friends fight for ranch and finds himself facing
paid gunmen. [TA]
######## The Cheyenne Show: Bronco ###########
############# season 4 1961-62 ###############
############# (final season) ###############
ABC Mondays 7:30 pm Eastern
18 episodes
'Sugarfoot' had ended the previous season
which left 'Bronco' to compete with 'Cheyenne'
Airing approx every 2nd week.
4.01 [51] Bronco: COUSIN FROM ATLANTA
16Oct61 ABC Mon
Directed by Michael O'Herlihy
Written By Peter B. Germano [SC]
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Anne Helm ..................... Amanda Layne
Evan McCord ................... Tommy Dancer
Kaye Elhardt .................. Gail Summers
Synopsis:
Bronco has his hands full convincing a relative that frontier gunmen
are no good for city girls. [TA]
4.02 [52] Bronco: THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS
06Nov61
Directed by Marc Lawrence
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast:
Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. .......... Edwin Booth
Byron Keith ................... Colonel Traver
Donna Drew .................... Enid Taylor
John Howard ................... Millar
Denver Pyle ................... Mason
Keith Richards ................ Felton
Alan Reynolds ................. Hughes
Synopsis:
Bronco takes on a patriotic mission with Edwin Booth to save the
Union. [TA]
4.03 [53] Bronco: One Came Back (1961.11.27)
Directed by Robert Sparr
cast:
Robert McQueeney .............. Jeremy
Karen Steele .................. Vicky
John Ramondetta ............ Pete
4.04 [54] Bronco: The Equalizer (1961.12.18)
Directed by Marc Lawrence
cast:
Jack Nicholson ................ Bob Doofin
Steve Brodie .................. Butch Cassidy
Sheldon Allman ................ Billy Doofin
Frank Albertson ......... Gage
Marie Windsor .......... Belle
4.05 [55] Bronco: The Harrigan (1961.12.25)
Directed by Richard Sparr
cast:
Jack Cassidy .................. Edward Miller
Kathie Browne ................. Heather
Sean McClory .................. Terrence Harrigan
Wright King ................... Allen Miller
Dick Graf ..................... Miles
Ken Lynch ..................... Wallace
4.06 [56] Bronco: Beginner's Luck (1962.01.01)
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
cast:
Hayden Rorke .................. Wigram
Keith Richards ................ Jim Gant
Buzz Martin ................... Lew Gant
Jean Willes ................... Dolly
4.07 [57] Bronco: Ride the Whirlwind (1962.01.15)
Directed by Gunther V. Fritsch
cast:
Vaughn Taylor ................. Dr. Miles Gillis
Willis Bouchey ................ Judge Fowler
Edward Platt .................. Sheriff Lockwood
George Petrie ................. Tom Egan
Robert G. Anderson ............ Len Peters
Chad Everett .................. Johnny
4.08 [58] Bronco: A Sure Thing (1962.01.22)
Directed by Paul Landres
cast:
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Squire
Mickey Simpson ................ Jonah
Joan Taylor ................... Lorain
Trevor Bardette ............... Dutch Vandervort
4.09 [59] Bronco: Trail of Hatred (1962.02.05)
Directed by Paul Landres
cast:
Kent Smith .................... Dana Powell
Rian Garrick .................. Lt. Steve Powell
Nina Shipman .................. Cathy Foreman
James Griffith ................ Corporal Fonda
Evan McCord ................... Private Foster
4.10 [60] Bronco: Rendezvous with a Miracle (1962.02.12)
Directed by Gunther V. Fritsch
cast:
Gloria Talbott ................ Valentine Ames
Mabel Albertson ............... Mother Maria
Rico Alaniz ................... Rico Cardido
Paul Fierro ................... Lobo
4.11 [61] Bronco: DESTINIES WEST (verified
on film DWMcG)
26Feb62 ABC Mon
Supervising Producer Arthur W. Silver
Produced by Burt Dunne
Written by Barry Shiphan
Directed by George Waggner
Director of Photography, Robert Hoffman
Starring: Ty Hardin (as Bronco Layne)
Guest Starring:
Kathleen Crowley
Guest Cast: (end credits)
Robert McQueeney ........ Major Creighton
Leo Gordon .............. Nero Hollister
Don Barry ............... Stumpy
Jon Lormer .............. Doc Emery
James Anderson .......... Steve Gerard
Bing Russell ............ Rance Crosby
Ed Prentiss ............. Col. Wells
Greg Palmer ............. Colton
And:
Kathleen Crowley ........ Belle Sidden
Synopsis:
Bronco Layne is working as a secret agent for the US Army. His
assignment is to track down LeBrec, a former Civil War raider
who has stolen a fortune in gold bullion. Pursuing his
investigations in LeBrec's home town Bronco meets a beautiful
lady gambler who he suspects is Belle Sidden, a former spy
from the Civil War. Bronco knows her to have been in league
with Le Brec. However, Bronco's task is not made any easier
by the death of his contact and by the fact that he finds
himself falling in love with the beautiful Belle. [DWMcG]
4.12 [62] Bronco: The Last Letter (1962.03.05)
Directed by Robert Sparr
cast:
Ernest Sarracino .............. Solado
Robert J. Wilke ............... Buckin
Evan McCord ................... Rob
Doye O'Dell ................... Marsten
Patricia Crest ................ Delia Harte
Robert Colbert ................ Quill
Jean Allison
Arthur Space
Vito Scotti
Ken Lynch
4.13 [63] Bronco: ONE EVENING IN ABELINE
[verified - HC]
Warner Bros/ Exec. Pr. Wm T. Orr
19Mar62 ABC Mon
Produced by Burt Dunne
Written by Berne Giler, based of a Story by Steve Frazee
Directed by Robert Sparr
(some sources say Directed by Dick Benedict?)
photographed by Robert Hoffman
edited by Elbert K.Hollingsworth
starring: Ty Hardin(as Bronco Layne)
Guest Cast::
Tony Young ............ Tod Chapman
Lisa Gaye ............. Donna Coe
Jered Barclay ......... Clay Ferraday
Jack Cassidy .......... Marshal Bill Hickok
Lee Van Cleef ......... Charley Clune
Tom Gilson ............ Boley
George Petrie ......... Jack Coe
Don Kennedy ........... Johnny
Marshall Bradford ..... Morley
*********** no synopsis available **************
4.14 [64] Bronco: Until Kingdom Come (1962.03.26)
Directed by Paul Landres
cast:
Jacqueline Beer ............... Duchess Eugenia
Philip Carey ................. Josh Glendon
4.15 [65] Bronco: Moment of Doubt (1962.04.02)
Directed by Paul Landres
cast:
Roxane Berard ................. Petra
Earl Hammond .................. Mercer
Walter Brooke ................. Hammond Craig
Laurie Mitchell ............... Bess
Tol Avery ..................... Turfowe
Doodles Weaver ................ Grimes
Frank Wilcox .................. Colonel
Bill Walker ................... Dorso
4.16 [66] Bronco: A Town That Lived and Died (1962.04.09)
Directed by Paul Landres
cast:
Ahna Capri .................... Girl
Jolene Brand .................. Emily
Robert Rockwell ............... Van Dix
4.17 [67] Bronco: The Immovable Object (1962.04.16)
Directed by Sidney Salkow
cast:
William Fawcett ............... Tom Christopher
Mike Road ..................... Emmet Dawson
Maggie Pierce ................. Melvina Streeter
George Neise .................. Major Moore
Bob Hogan ..................... Captain Meadows
William Bell .................. Charlie Streeter
J. Edward McKinley ............ Governor
4.18 [68] Bronco: Then the Mountains (final episode of "Bronco")
(1962.04.30)
Directed by George Waggner
cast:
Susan Seaforth ................ Julie Mae
Gerald Mohr ................... Bohannon
Ken Mayer ..................... Horse Trader
James Best .................... Banton
Med Flory ..................... Pelham
Jim Boles ..................... Hawley
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