Thursday, March 1, 2007

"Black Saddle" - 50's GunFighter Lawyer TV Series

50's GunFighter Lawyer – Black Saddle -

Black Saddle TV series, a hugely popular Old Western Cowboy genre TV show combined with well-meaning lawyer profession. A story of the fast-drawer gunslinger Clay Culhane (played by Peter Breck, later to be Nick on Big Valley), a popular gun man belongs to the famous family of gunfighters. When Clay and his two brothers encountered a shootout, Clay almost got killed but his two brothers unlucky died in the encounter.


After losing his brothers, Culhane decided to settle the cases not in old fashioned way anymore, to dispute cases in less violent way, he chose to a more peaceful path and practice law. His adventures as a ex-gunfighter-turned circuit lawyer, he travel in Latigo, New Mexico territory in post Civil War years, carrying his law book with a black saddle bag and trying to help people who are in need of legal assistance. Most of his clients want to hire his fast gun drawing skills rather than his lawyering skills, many people and US officials couldn't believed in his new profession and given up the gun for good. US Marshal Gib Scott constantly followed him, tries to trigger Clay's gunfighter blood, but Clay Culhane eagerly uphold & settle cases using the law rather than disputing it with a pistol criminal ways.


The Black Saddle, a popular classic TV series was aired from January 1959 and lasted until May 1960, completed 2 seasons with 44 episodes, now available on DVD.


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