Cimarron City (TV series)
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George Montgomery as Matthew Rockford with guest star Fred MacMurray, in "I, the People" 1958
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| Genre | Western |
| Written by | Norman Jolley Richard Morgan Tom Seller |
| Directed by |
Richard Bartlett Abner Biberman John Meredyth Lucas |
| Starring |
George Montgomery John Smith Audrey Totter Dan Blocker |
| Theme music composer | Frederick Herbert Stanley Wilson |
| Composer(s) | Paul Dunlap |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
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| Producer(s) | Richard Bartlett Norman Jolley |
| Cinematography | Jack MacKenzie William A. Sickner John F. Warren |
| Editor(s) | Lee Huntington |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Mont Productions Revue Studios |
| Distributor |
Universal Television NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format | Black-and-white |
| Audio format | Monoaural |
| Original release | September 27, 1958 – April 4, 1959 |
Cimarron City is an American one hour Western television series, starring George Montgomery as Matt Rockford and John Smith as Lane Temple, that aired on NBC from 1958 to 1959 The name "Cimarron City" refers to a boom town in Logan County north of Oklahoma City. Rich in oil and gold, Cimarron City aspires to become the capital of the future state of Oklahoma, created in 1907.
Matthew Rockford is the son of the founder of Cimarron City as well as the mayor and an area cattle rancher. Lane Temple, the blacksmith, serves also as the deputy sheriff. He maintains the law amid the crooked schemes concocted in Cimarron City.
Audrey Totter played Beth Purcell, the owner of the boarding house. The episodes were supposed to rotate equally among Montgomery, Smith, and Totter. The writers, however, did not give Totter enough of the leads as promised, and she left the series. Cimarron City also featured Dan Blocker in his pre-Bonanza role as Tiny Carl Budinger, cast after the airing of the second episode as one of Rockford's ranch hands.
The series was filmed at the Iverson Movie Ranch in Chatsworth in Los Angeles County, California.
Cimarron City was placed opposite two more successful half-hour western programs on the rival CBS network, Richard Boone's Have Gun, Will Travel and James Arness' Gunsmoke.
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