The Californians (TV series)
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| The Californians | |
|---|---|
| Adam Kennedy as Dion Patrick with Maria Tsien. | |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | |
| Opening theme | "I've Come to California" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 69 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 24, 1957 (1957年09月24日) – May 26, 1959 (1959年05月26日) |
The Californians is a half-hour American Western television series, set during the California Gold Rush of the 1850s, which was broadcast by NBC from September 24, 1957, through August 27, 1959.[1]
Premise
[edit ]The series was set in San Francisco, with episodes focusing on "honest men trying to clean up a wild city overrun by criminals and con men".[1] When episodes began, Sam Brennan owned a newspaper for which Dion Patrick worked as a reporter. Patrick also sought to maintain law and order as a member of a group of vigilantes headed by storekeeper Jack McGivern.[1]
Because the program's sponsors "were uneasy about glorifying vigilantes", the producers changed the characters and cast. In March 1958 Matthew Wayne came to San Francisco. He bought a saloon[2] and soon was elected as the city's sheriff. Wayne became the main character, with McGivern and Patrick being phased out.[1]
The second season began with Wayne as the city marshal, whose efforts were supported by a police department of 50 people. New characters in that season were Wilma Fansler, a widowed young operator of a gambling establishment, and Jeremy Pitt, an attorney who was "friend and foil to the marshal".[1]
Cast
[edit ]- Dion Patrick - Adam Kennedy [1]
- Jack McGivern - Sean McClory [1]
- Martha McGivern - Nan Leslie [1]
- Sam Brennan - Herbert Rudley [1]
- Matthew Wayne - Richard Coogan [1]
- Schaab - Howard Caine[1]
- Wilma Fansler - Carole Mathews [1]
- Jeremy Pitt - Art Fleming [1]
Guest stars
[edit ]- Charles Aidman
- Frank Albertson
- Chris Alcaide
- Fred Aldrich
- John Anderson
- John Archer
- R.G. Armstrong
- Rayford Barnes
- Whit Bissell
- Robert Blake
- Willis Bouchey
- George Brenlin
- Edgar Buchanan
- James T. Callahan
- James Coburn
- Fred Coby
- Mike Connors
- Hans Conried
- Russ Conway
- Bill Coontz
- Robert O. Cornthwaite
- Ted de Corsia
- Robert L. Crawford, Jr.
- Frank Dekova
- Troy Donahue
- John Doucette
- Douglass Dumbrille
- Duke Fishman
- Douglas Fowley
- Robert Fuller
- Bruce Gordon
- Herman Hack
- Don Haggerty
- James Hong
- Russell Johnson
- Allyn Joslyn
- Robert Karnes
- Stacy Keach, Sr.
- Ray Kellogg
- Tommy Kirk
- Gail Kobe
- Michi Kobi
- Ethan Laidlaw
- Lyle Latell
- Keye Luke
- Patricia Medina
- Don Megowan
- Gerald Mohr
- Jimmy Noel
- Robert Osborne
- J. Pat O'Malley
- Richard Reeves
- Stafford Repp
- Addison Richards
- Carlos Romero
- Vito Scotti
- James Seay
- Alex Sharp
- Quentin Sondergaard
- Arthur Space
- Bob Steele
- John Sutton
- Ray Teal
- Joan Tompkins
- Sammee Tong
- Audrey Totter
- Arthur Tovey
- Maria Tsien
- Lurene Tuttle
- James Westerfield
- Peter Whitney
- Jean Willes
- Marie Windsor
Episode list
[edit ]Season 1: 1957–58
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "The Vigilantes Begin" | September 24, 1957 (1957年09月24日) |
| 2 | 2 | "All That Glitters" | October 1, 1957 (1957年10月01日) |
| 3 | 3 | "The Noose" | October 8, 1957 (1957年10月08日) |
| 4 | 4 | "The Avenger" | October 15, 1957 (1957年10月15日) |
| 5 | 5 | "The Search for Lucy Manning" | October 22, 1957 (1957年10月22日) |
| 6 | 6 | "The Lost Queue" | October 29, 1957 (1957年10月29日) |
| 7 | 7 | "The Regulators" | November 5, 1957 (1957年11月05日) |
| 8 | 8 | "Man from Boston" | November 12, 1957 (1957年11月12日) |
| 9 | 9 | "The Barber's Boy" | November 19, 1957 (1957年11月19日) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Magic Box" | November 26, 1957 (1957年11月26日) |
| 11 | 11 | "Little Lost Man" | December 3, 1957 (1957年12月03日) |
| 12 | 12 | "Strange Quarantine" | December 10, 1957 (1957年12月10日) |
| 13 | 13 | "Truce of the Tree" | December 17, 1957 (1957年12月17日) |
| 14 | 14 | "The PO 8" | December 31, 1957 (1957年12月31日) |
| 15 | 15 | "The Coward" | January 7, 1958 (1958年01月07日) |
| 16 | 16 | "Panic on Montgomery Street" | January 14, 1958 (1958年01月14日) |
| 17 | 17 | "China Doll" | January 21, 1958 (1958年01月21日) |
| 18 | 18 | "Mr. Valejo" | January 28, 1958 (1958年01月28日) |
| 19 | 19 | "The Alice Pritchard Case" | February 4, 1958 (1958年02月04日) |
| 20 | 20 | "The Man from Paris" | February 11, 1958 (1958年02月11日) |
| 21 | 21 | "The Duel" | February 18, 1958 (1958年02月18日) |
| 22 | 22 | "Sorley Boy" | February 25, 1958 (1958年02月25日) |
| 23 | 23 | "Gentleman from Philadelphia" | March 4, 1958 (1958年03月04日) |
| 24 | 24 | "The Marshal" | March 11, 1958 (1958年03月11日) |
| 25 | 25 | "Death by Proxy" | March 18, 1958 (1958年03月18日) |
| 26 | 26 | "The Street" | March 25, 1958 (1958年03月25日) |
| 27 | 27 | "J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc." | April 1, 1958 (1958年04月01日) |
| 28 | 28 | "Skeleton in the Closet" | April 8, 1958 (1958年04月08日) |
| 29 | 29 | "Pipeline" | April 22, 1958 (1958年04月22日) |
| 30 | 30 | "The Foundling" | April 29, 1958 (1958年04月29日) |
| 31 | 31 | "Second Trial" | May 6, 1958 (1958年05月06日) |
| 32 | 32 | "The Inner Circle" | May 13, 1958 (1958年05月13日) |
| 33 | 33 | "The Golden Bride" | May 20, 1958 (1958年05月20日) |
| 34 | 34 | "Murietta" | May 27, 1958 (1958年05月27日) |
| 35 | 35 | "Shanghai Queen" | June 3, 1958 (1958年06月03日) |
| 36 | 36 | "Bridal Bouquet" | June 10, 1958 (1958年06月10日) |
| 37 | 37 | "Golden Grapes" | June 17, 1958 (1958年06月17日) |
Season 2: 1958–59
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 38 | 1 | "Dishonor for Matt Wayne" | September 23, 1958 (1958年09月23日) |
| 39 | 2 | "Mutineers from Hell" | September 30, 1958 (1958年09月30日) |
| 40 | 3 | "Lola Montez" | October 7, 1958 (1958年10月07日) |
| 41 | 4 | "A Girl Named Sam" | October 14, 1958 (1958年10月14日) |
| 42 | 5 | "The Salted Gold Mine" | October 21, 1958 (1958年10月21日) |
| 43 | 6 | "Overland Mail" | October 28, 1958 (1958年10月28日) |
| 44 | 7 | "Prince of Thieves" | November 11, 1958 (1958年11月11日) |
| 45 | 8 | "Hangtown" | November 18, 1958 (1958年11月18日) |
| 46 | 9 | "Dangerous Journey" | November 25, 1958 (1958年11月25日) |
| 47 | 10 | "Halfway House" | December 2, 1958 (1958年12月02日) |
| 48 | 11 | "The Painless Extractionist" | December 9, 1958 (1958年12月09日) |
| 49 | 12 | "Old Sea Dog" | December 16, 1958 (1958年12月16日) |
| 50 | 13 | "The Long Night" | December 23, 1958 (1958年12月23日) |
| 51 | 14 | "The Man Who Owned San Francisco" | December 30, 1958 (1958年12月30日) |
| 52 | 15 | "The First Gold Brick" | January 6, 1959 (1959年01月06日) |
| 53 | 16 | "The Painted Lady" | January 13, 1959 (1959年01月13日) |
| 54 | 17 | "Bella Union" | January 20, 1959 (1959年01月20日) |
| 55 | 18 | "Crimps' Meat" | January 27, 1959 (1959年01月27日) |
| 56 | 19 | "Corpus Delicti" | February 3, 1959 (1959年02月03日) |
| 57 | 20 | "A Turn in the Trail" | February 17, 1959 (1959年02月17日) |
| 58 | 21 | "Wolf's Head" | February 24, 1959 (1959年02月24日) |
| 59 | 22 | "Cat's Paw" | March 3, 1959 (1959年03月03日) |
| 60 | 23 | "Gold-Tooth Charlie" | March 10, 1959 (1959年03月10日) |
| 61 | 24 | "Stampede at Misery Flats" | March 17, 1959 (1959年03月17日) |
| 62 | 25 | "Guns for King Joseph" | March 24, 1959 (1959年03月24日) |
| 63 | 26 | "Deadly Tintype" | March 31, 1959 (1959年03月31日) |
| 64 | 27 | "A Hundred Barrels" | April 21, 1959 (1959年04月21日) |
| 65 | 28 | "The Fugitive" | April 28, 1959 (1959年04月28日) |
| 66 | 29 | "The Fur Story" | May 5, 1959 (1959年05月05日) |
| 67 | 30 | "One Ton of Peppercorns" | May 12, 1959 (1959年05月12日) |
| 68 | 31 | "The Bell Tolls" | May 19, 1959 (1959年05月19日) |
| 69 | 32 | "An Act of Faith" | May 26, 1959 (1959年05月26日) |
Production
[edit ]Producer Louis F. Edelman initially offered The Californians to ABC-TV. After that network was unable to obtain sponsors, Edelman offered it to NBC.[3] Robert Bassler was the show's first producer. Felix Feist replaced him in January 1958.[2] The Californians initially was broadcast on Tuesdays from 10 to 10:30 p.m. Eastern Time. In April 1959 it was moved to 9 - 9:30 p.m. E. T. on Tuesdays, and in July 1959 it was moved to Thursdays from 7:30 to 8 p.m. E. T.[1]
The Californians theme song, "I've Come to California", was sung by the Ken Darby Singers.[4] Darby also scored the program.[5]
The Californians had competition from The West Point Story , which was broadcast by the American Broadcasting Company, and The 64,000ドル Question by CBS. In its second season, the western competed with The Garry Moore Show on CBS and the crime/police reality show Confession , hosted by Jack Wyatt, on ABC.[6]
References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 153. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
- ^ a b McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. pp. 137–138. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
- ^ Adams, Val (June 13, 1957). "N. B. C. Purchases Western Series: Buys 'The Californians' Film" . The New York Times. p. 63. Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Terrace, Vincent (January 10, 2014). Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010, 2d ed. McFarland. p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7864-8641-0 . Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ Burlingame, Jon (2023). Music for Prime Time: A History of American Television Themes and Scoring. Oxford University Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0-19-061830-8 . Retrieved December 20, 2023.
- ^ 1957–1958 and 1958–1959 American network television schedules.
External links
[edit ]- 1957 American television series debuts
- 1959 American television series endings
- Television series set in the 1850s
- NBC television dramas
- 1950s Western (genre) television series
- Television shows set in San Francisco
- Black-and-white American television shows
- American English-language television shows
- California Gold Rush in fiction
- Television series by CBS Studios