The Marshal of Gunsight Pass | |
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Genre | Western |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 12 September 30, 1950 | –
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass is an American live broadcast Western television series that began on March 12, 1950, and ended on September 30, 1950, [1] with a one-month hiatus in April and May. [2] [3]
Based on a radio program, [4] the show starred Russell Hayden (1912–1981), Eddie Dean (1907–1999), and Riley Hill as Marshal No. 1, Marshal No. 2, and Marshal No. 3, respectively. Hayden, who is not identified by a character name, [5] left the program because he was dissatisfied with the way it was directed. [6] Dean uses his own name in the series, and Hill is known as "Riley Roberts". Smith Ballew took over the title role in May 1950. [2] [3]
Roscoe Ates (1895–1962) played the stuttering, popeyed deputy [5] Roscoe; Andy Parker (1913–1977), Andy,[ citation needed] and Bert Wenland (1929–2004), Bud Glover. [5] Jan Sterling (1921–2004),[ citation needed] then Jane Adrian, appeared at the age of twenty-nine as Ruth, the deputy's niece. [5] In May 1950, Kay Christopher was the female lead. [2] [3]
The ABC program was broadcast from the former Vitagraph Studios site, [7] near Chatsworth, [8] which the network had bought. The network invested more than $1 million to enable production of this and other live programs. All scenes were shot indoors, with projectors used to create background images — stationary or moving — for outdoor action. [7] Geared toward a children's audience, the program was telecast live to West Coast stations and viewed via kinescope elsewhere. Even in 1950, the production of the program seemed unusually primitive. [9] [10] However, the studio did have a large collection of Western props and sets, as well as live horses. [11]
The 22-episode[ citation needed] series aired live at 7 p.m. on Thursdays on the West Coast. [4]
Nancy Goodwin was the program's chief writer. [12]
From 1952-1954, CBS also aired a live afternoon Western, Action in the Afternoon. [11]
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass | |
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Genre | Western |
Directed by |
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Starring |
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Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 22 |
Production | |
Producers |
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Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | ABC |
Release | March 12 September 30, 1950 | –
The Marshal of Gunsight Pass is an American live broadcast Western television series that began on March 12, 1950, and ended on September 30, 1950, [1] with a one-month hiatus in April and May. [2] [3]
Based on a radio program, [4] the show starred Russell Hayden (1912–1981), Eddie Dean (1907–1999), and Riley Hill as Marshal No. 1, Marshal No. 2, and Marshal No. 3, respectively. Hayden, who is not identified by a character name, [5] left the program because he was dissatisfied with the way it was directed. [6] Dean uses his own name in the series, and Hill is known as "Riley Roberts". Smith Ballew took over the title role in May 1950. [2] [3]
Roscoe Ates (1895–1962) played the stuttering, popeyed deputy [5] Roscoe; Andy Parker (1913–1977), Andy,[ citation needed] and Bert Wenland (1929–2004), Bud Glover. [5] Jan Sterling (1921–2004),[ citation needed] then Jane Adrian, appeared at the age of twenty-nine as Ruth, the deputy's niece. [5] In May 1950, Kay Christopher was the female lead. [2] [3]
The ABC program was broadcast from the former Vitagraph Studios site, [7] near Chatsworth, [8] which the network had bought. The network invested more than $1 million to enable production of this and other live programs. All scenes were shot indoors, with projectors used to create background images — stationary or moving — for outdoor action. [7] Geared toward a children's audience, the program was telecast live to West Coast stations and viewed via kinescope elsewhere. Even in 1950, the production of the program seemed unusually primitive. [9] [10] However, the studio did have a large collection of Western props and sets, as well as live horses. [11]
The 22-episode[ citation needed] series aired live at 7 p.m. on Thursdays on the West Coast. [4]
Nancy Goodwin was the program's chief writer. [12]
From 1952-1954, CBS also aired a live afternoon Western, Action in the Afternoon. [11]