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"Stoney Burke" (1962-63) Jack Lord  -  "Wide Country" (1962-63) Earl Holliman
Wide Country
Episode Guide -  January 2003
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WIDE COUNTRY
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Bar-Bar-A Productions
Revue Studios
for
NBC (Thursdays 7:30pm EST)
Prdouced Frank Telford, Ralph Edwards

US modern-day Western adventure 1962-63   28 episodes x 60 min bw
starring
Earl Holliman as Mitch Guthrie
Andrew Prine as Andy Guthrie
Slim Pickens as Slim Walker

Premise:
A Rodeo rider tries to prevent his young brother, who travels
with him, from following in his footsteps.

Background:
A similar show, about a rodeo rider, "Stoney Burke" starring Jack Lord,
aired the same season on ABC.

"Wide Country" Theme song by Stanley Wilson

################ Wide Country ################
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[--] Alcoa Premiere: SECOND CHANCE (60 min)
13Mar62 ABC
Produced by Frank Telford
(pilot episode for the western series "The Wide Country"
Starring:
Earl Holliman ......... Mitch Guthrie
Andrew Prine .......... Andy Guthrie
Guest Cast:
Cliff Robertson ....... Hoby Dunlap
Jacqueline Scott ...... Oralee Dunlap
John Anderson ......... Herbert Greshon
Donald Barry .......... Wes Holbrook
Roger Mobley .......... Lonnie Dunlap
The Adventures of Mitch Guthrie, chammpion rodeo rider.

################ Wide Country ################
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NBC Thursdays 7:30 pm Eastern

[01] Wide Country: The Royce Bennett Story (1962.09.20)
Steve Forrest ................. Royce Bennett
Jacqueline Scott .............. Ella Bennett
Bill Mumy ..................... David Bennett
Sandy Kenyon .................. Walt
Lennie Geer

[02] Wide Country: A Guy for Clementine (1962.09.27)
Joyce Bulifant ................ Clemmie
Noah Beery, Jr. ............... Barney Hamfin
Rosemary Murphy ............... Sabina
James McMullan ................ Spence Roebuck
Edward Holmes ................. Desk Clerk

[03] Wide Country: Journey Down a Dusty Road (1962.10.04)
Wallace Ford .................. Dad Perry
Nellie Burt ................... Gram Perry
Sam Edwards ................... Paul Perry
Roger Mobley .................. Billy Joe Perry
Nesdon Booth .................. Clyde Grainget

[04] Wide Country: Who Killed Edde Gannon? (1962.10.11)
Ed Nelson ..................... Paul Corbello
Russell Johnson ............... Arch McHugh
Charles Aidman ................ John Nieman
Eddie Ryder ................... Ted Weiss
Alejandro Rey ................. Manny
Stanley Adams ................. George Root
Shirley Ballard ............... Fay McHugh
Joyce Van Patten .............. Nina Corbello
Ella Ethridge ................. Mrs. Gannon

[05] Wide Country: What Are Friends For? (1962.10.18)
Jay Novello ................... Julio Perez
James Westerfield ............. Sheriff Morse
Hal Baylor .................... Burt Carter
Jerome Cowan .................. Ben Stanton

[06] Wide Country: Straightjacket for an Indian (1962.10.25)
Claude Akins .................. Bullriver
Howard MeNear ................. Agent Carmody
Ray Teal ...................... Harry Kemper
Edmund Vargas ................. Calfwhistle
Lory Patrick .................. Georgina
Alvy Moore .................... Rex
Johnny Coons .................. tourist
Chuck Roberson ................ Stunt Rider

[07] Wide Country: Our Ernie Kills People (1962.11.01)
Irene Hervey .................. Dorothy Stannard
Richard Jordan ................ Ernie Stannard
Don Collier ................... Van Anda
John Litel .................... Fred Winkler
Barbara Parkins ............... Sharon Crosley
Ted DeCorsia .................. Henry McMath
Frank Wilcox .................. Larry Stannard
Willis Bouchey ................ Judge Spencer

[08] Wide Country: A Devil in the Chute (1962.11.08)
Michael Ansara ................ Jay Brenner
Coleen Gray ................... Gypsy
Donald Losby .................. Tommy
Ray Teal ...................... Frank Higgins

[09] Wide Country: The Girl in the Sunshine Smile (1962.11.15)
Anne Helm ..................... Jenny Callan
Ray Walston ................... Arthur Callan
Peter Leeds ................... Vince Dekker
Lyle Talbot ................... Wilt Marlowe
Russ McCubbin ................. Mort Lamson
Donald Barry .................. Roy
I. Stanford Jolley ............ Woody
Glenell Holly ................. Pearl

[10] Wide Country: Tears on a Painted Face (1962.11.29)
Dan Duryea .................... Willie Xeno
Charles Robinson .............. Chris Xeno
Carole Wells .................. Holly

[11] Wide Country: The Bravest Man in the World (1962.12.06)
Ray Danton .................... Warren Price
Ford Rainey ................... Mike Callahan
Peggy McCay ................... Mildred Price
Yvonne Craig .................. Anita Callahan
Bob Steele .................... Captain Ainslee
Harold Fong ................... Archie
Jerry Gatlin .................. Vern

[12] Wide Country: Good Old Uncle Wait (1962.12.13)
Edgar Buchanan ................ Uncle Walt Guthrie
Walter Burke .................. Mayhew
Lurene Tuttle ................. Mrs. Sturgis
Read Morgan ................... Ed Squires
Alan Hale, Jr. ................ Tom Yort
Stacy King .................... Auris
Theona Bryant ................. Doris
Patty Mains ................... Janey

[13] Wide Country: My Candle Burns at Both Ends (1962.12.20)
Laura Devon ................... Valerie Moore
Roy Roberts ................... George Frazier
David McMahon ................. Jimmy
Clyde Howdy ................... Cowboy

[14] Wide Country: Memory of a Filly (1963.01.03)
Ronnie Haran .................. Cally Walker
Richard Hale .................. Old Man Bilbo
Harry Raybould ................ Orval Caruthers
Olan Soule .................... Hotel Clerk
Elizabeth Thompson ............ Nurse

[15] Wide Country: Step Over the Sky (1963.01.10)
Victor Jory ................... Johnny Prewitt
Diane Ladd .................... Alma Prewitt
Robert Brubaker ............... Sam Wagoner

[16] Wide Country: A Cry from the Mountain (1963.01.17)
Jacques Aubuchon .............. Mikla Szradna
James Caan .................... Buddie Simpson
Tony Ray ...................... Stan Simpson
Diane Sayer ................... June Gladen
Karyn Kupcinet ................ Barbara Rice
Brad Weston ................... Deputy Lyon

[17] Wide Country: Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin (1963.01.24)
James McMullan ................ Johnny Devlin
R.G. Armstrong ................ Charlie Devlin
Jody Fair ..................... Maureen
Lyle Talbot ................... Harry Keating
Paul Harmon ................... Elmer
Paul Birch .................... Grady

[18] Wide Country: Speckle Bird (1963.01.31)
Forrest Tucker ................ Lynn Horn
Chris Robinson ................ Gabriel Horn
Maggie Lou .................... Joey
Ted de Corsia ................. Sheriff
Ray Teal ...................... Charlie
Ray Montgomery ................ Deputy
Kenneth MacDonald ............. Doctors
Henry Hunter .................. Doctors
Maidie Norman ................. Pecos Smith
Warren James .................. Judge

[19] Wide Country: The Man Who Ran Away (1963.02.07)
John Doucette ................. Palmer
Maia Powers ................... Georgia Lund
Jay Lanin ..................... Robert Lund
Frank Ferguson ................ Hackett
Quinn Redeker ................. Detective Kelso
Katie Sweet ................... Polly Lund
Olan Soule .................... Tim

[20] Wide Country: Whose Hand at My Throat? (1963.02.14)
Eduard Franz .................. Dr. Carl Lukins
Erika Peters .................. Ilona Lukins
John Qualen ................... Henry Demeter
Paul Newlan ................... Eugene Waiston
Virginia Gregg ................ Alice Bearing

[21] Wide Country: The Judas Goat (1963.02.21)
Eddie Albert .................. Duke Donovan
Kent Smith .................... John Edgecomb
Christine White ............... Angel
Bert Freed .................... Gov. Leroy Martin
Jack Cassidy .................. Jerry Manning
Doodles Weaver ................ Jones

[22] Wide Country: To Cindy, with Love (1963.02.28)
Patty Duke .................... Cindy Hopkins
Lonny Chapman ................. Chuck Martin
Vaughn Taylor ................. Dr. Jones
Noah Keen ..................... Mr. Hopkins
Dorothy Green ................. Mrs. Hopkins
Barbara Pepper ................ Waitress
Willa Pearl Curtis ............ Maid

[23] Wide Country: The Quest for Jacob Blaufus (1963.03.07)
Peter Whitney ................. Amos Blaufus
David Macklin ................. Jacob Blaufus
Marjorie Reynolds ............. Katy Blaufus
Diane Mountford ............... Hildy Blaufus
Norman Leavitt ................ Ike Bieler
Conlan Carter ................. Tex Bannerman
James Bannon .................. Red Pickens
Art Lewis ..................... Skelly
John Banner ................... Doctor

[24] Wide Country: Farewell to Margarita (1963.03.21)
Barbara Luna .................. Margarita Diaz
Vito Scotti ................... Carlos
Frank Puglia .................. Papa Viejo
Mario Magana .................. Poyito

[25] Wide Country: The Girl from Nob Hill (1963.03.28)
Kathryn Hays .................. Lila Never
Olive Sturgess ................ Bibsy
Carol Byron ................... Jane
Frank Aletter ................. Mott
Gene Blakely .................. Hartshorn
Les Tremayne .................. Mr. Never
Rayford Barnes ................ Yost
Jonathan Hole ................. Clerk
Doris Lloyd ................... Aunt Cora
Alex Bookston ................. Proprietor

[26] Wide Country: Yanqui, Go Home! (1963.04.04)
Henry Corden .................. Herrero
Miguel Landa .................. Carlos
Ellen Madison ................. Leta
Don Durant .................... Bonhamn
Than Wyenn .................... Father Lugarte
Allegra Varron ................ Tia Marguerita
Ralph Manza ................... Lupo
David Renard .................. Eusebio

[27] Wide Country: The Lucky Punch (1963.04.18)
Bruce Yarnell ................. Tom Kidwell
Audrey Dalton ................. Nancy Kidwell
Gene Lyons .................... Jack Higby

[28] Wide Country: The Care and Handling of Tigers (1963.04.25)
(final episode)
Anthony George ................ Edward Garner
Teddy Eccles .................. David Garner
Barbara Mansell ............... Winifred Garner
William Bramley ............... Mike Knudsen
Brendan Dillon ................ Coppy Donovan

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