Broken Arrow (TV series)
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| Genre | Western |
| Directed by |
Richard L. Bare William Beaudine John English Charles F. Haas Joseph Kane Bernard L. Kowalski Frank McDonald Hollingsworth Morse Ralph Murphy Albert S. Rogell |
| Starring | Narrated by: John Lupton (season one), Bob LeMond (season two) |
| Composer(s) |
Alec Compinsky Stanley Wilson Paul Sawtell |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 73 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Irving Asher |
| Producer(s) |
Alan Armer Mel Epstein |
| Cinematography | Frank Redman Karl Struss Charles Van Enger |
| Running time | 30 mins. |
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| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 25, 1956 – September 23, 1958 |
Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Repeat episodes were shown by ABC on Sunday afternoon during the 1959–60 season. Selected repeats were then shown once again in prime time (on Sunday evenings) during the summer of 1960.
Broken Arrow is a fictionalized account of the historical relationship between Indian agent Tom Jeffords, played by John Lupton, and the Chiricahua Apache chief Cochise, portrayed by Michael Ansara.
The series was based on the novel Blood Brother by Elliott Arnold, which was made into the movie Broken Arrow in 1950. The television pilot aired on May 1, 1956 on CBS's The 20th Century-Fox Hour, with Lupton in the title role. The series, which began on September 25, 1956, was produced by TCF Television Productions, the TV division of 20th Century-Fox and was filmed at 20th Century-Fox Studios. The series was syndicated under the title Cochise.
Broken Arrow was one of the few westerns to portray Native Americans in a positive light, but Michael Ansara found the role unchallenging. Ansara told TV Guide magazine in a 1960 interview: "Cochise could do one of two things–stand with his arms folded, looking noble; or stand with arms at his sides, looking noble."
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