Stagecoach West (TV series)
| Stagecoach West | |
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| Starring |
Wayne Rogers Robert Bray Richard Eyer |
| Composer(s) | Herschel Burke Gilbert |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 38 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format | Black and white (1960-1961) |
| Original release | October 4, 1960 – June 27, 1961 |
Stagecoach West is an American Western drama television series which ran for thirty-eight episodes on the ABC network from October 4, 1960, until June 27, 1961. Characters Luke Perry (played by Wayne Rogers) and Simon Kane (Robert Bray) operate the Timberland Stage Line from fictitious Outpost, Missouri to San Francisco, California. Simon's 15-year-old son, David "Davey" Kane (played by Richard Eyer), joins the two as they face stagecoach robbers, murderers, inclement weather, and human interest stories. Perry and Kane, who are both deputy U.S. marshals, had been on opposite sides of the American Civil War; Kane, a captain in the Union Army, while Perry had fought for the Confederate States of America. The one-hour black-and-white program was offered at 9 p.m. Eastern on Tuesdays opposite NBC's Thriller, hosted by Boris Karloff, and CBS's The Red Skelton Show.
Rogers became well-known a dozen years later on M*A*S*H, and Bray later portrayed the forest ranger Corey Stuart on Lassie from 1964–1969, both on CBS.Child actor Richard Eyer had starred in a number of films in the 1950s, including Friendly Persuasion and Desperate Hours.
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