CTVA US Western - "Bronco" (WB/ABC) Season 2 (1959-60)

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Starring Ty Hardin as Bronco Layne
Season 2 (ABC) (1959-60)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
contributions by:
Rina Fox, D.W. McGregor, Louis H. Allgood, Sal Crisanti, Heiko Cleef

references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)


 
################# Bronco ####################
############# season 2 1959-60 ###############
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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 desperate 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

################### Bronco ###################
############## end of season 2 ###############
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