How The West Was Won

How The West Was Won TV Series

Casts:

• James Arness as Zeb Macahan
• Fionnula Flanagan as Molly Culhane
• Bruce Boxleitner as Luke Macahan
• Kathryn Holcomb as Laura Macahan
• Vicki Schreck as Jessie Macahan
• William Kirby Cullen as Josh Macahan

How The West Was Won western action tv series loosely based on 1963 film with the same name, about cavalry scout who turned as father for his four nieces and nephews left by his late brother, they now deal with frontier life problems with nature, Indians and town under civil war.

How The West Was Won DVD

Ten years from rugged mountain, Zeb Macahan returned to his brother Timothy in Virginia to help for long trip of his brother's family but unfortunately, Timothy and his wife Kate killed on the journey when Civil War began on their way. Zeb orphaned Luke the eldest, Laura who turning in her womanhood, tomboyish Jessie and the youngest teenager Josh, with the help of Kate's widowed sister Molly, they make it through hardships, dangers and perils caused by renegades, nature and Indians, plus Luke being accused as murderer after defensing himself but killing three men, Zeb has to rescue and help Luke to prove his innocence.

The show completed 3 seasons with 25 episodes aired from February 1977 to April 1979.

"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.

The Black Saddle DVD at TV Shows on DVD

"Alias Smith and Jones" - 70's Western Outlaws' Adventures

– Alias Smith and Jones -

Alias Smith and Jones Memorable opening narration:

"Into the west came many men. Some were good men and some were bad men. Some were good men that had some bad in them, and some were bad men that had some good in them. This is the story of two pretty good bad men."

This is the story of duo cousins, the most successful and most wanted outlaws in the Old West history who decided to go straight to lead an upstanding lives. They grant the government's amnesty by staying out of trouble for a year, thought it was that simple but the true journey - there is something beyond the conditions, they have to prove that they deserve it. The series stormed the viewer's attention, garnered enormous audiences and leaved bunch of memories that are remarkable things like - 'five pat-hand' poker trick, soap selling dodges, poker escapades, safe-cracking attempts and many more which are based upon fact, the documented historical incidents.

The storyline adventures of cousin outlaws Hannibal Hayes, a silvery-tongued card shark, the optimist safecracker poker player and the thinker of the duo while his partner Jed 'Kid' Curry, the master marksman and brawn quick-drawing dead-eye gunslinger, together the two are the non-violent expert bank and train robbers but never shot or hurt anyone (the two are members of 'Hole-in-the-Wall Gang'). The two realized the Old West was coming to an end (maybe they'll got killed), they grant the Governor's free pardon amnesty with conditions; live as model citizens, stay out of trouble for a whole year not allowing anyone to know the deal/arrangement. The duo used the new identities (Hayes alias Joshua Smith and Curry alias Thaddeus Jones), take the adventures of narrow sticky path, still their 'Wanted Posters' displayed everywhere making them the target of Sheriffs, Deputy, Lawmen, Bannerman Detectives and Bounty Hunters, they've keep their noses clean with their awesome silver-tongue and fast draw skills and always figure out to make money and get out of trouble.

The great adventures and misadventures of Alias Smith and Jones in this successful Western Cowboy Action TV series was aired from January 1971 until January 1973, completed 3 seasons with total of 50 episodes, now available on DVD.

The Alias Smith and Jones DVD at TV Shows on DVD

The Range Rider - A True Western Action

1950's - The Range Rider - TV Series

The Range Rider, won the Western Action fanatics and lovers, is an excellent TV series and truly admirable. The actions are more realistic with awesome skills in projections, both by good guys and bad guys cast of the show, their mastery in stunts and cowboy styles are clearly showed.

The Range Rider story centered on the dynamic duo of Range Rider and his sidekick Dick West, as they take west ride adventures, doing good deeds and bring justice to the American frontier. Range Rider (starred by famous stunt man Jock Mahoney, a 6'4" legendary stunt man with his athletic skills) characterized as the honest, principled and good-natured man wearing a fringed buckskin shirt, white stetson and moccasins (no boots) and riding his horse named Rawhide. While his youngster sidekick Dick Jones (starred by Dick West, a notable prodigious horseman with a mark as "World's Youngest Trick Rider and Trick Roper" in age of four and well-known in voice role of Pinocchio in Walt Disney's animated film), wearing sporting a dark, military-style shirt and a black hat, rode a steed called Lucky. Some of their missions and adventures are: they straightens out unscrupulous businessmen downing a rival freight out of business, they stop heinous Wells Gang who terrorizing voters, they uncovers the saboteurs of rankings in US Telegraph Office, etc.

The remarkable actions and adventures of Range Rider, in Western TV series was aired from 1951-1953 and completed 3 seasons and with total of 77 episodes, now on DVD.

The Range Rider DVD available at TV Shows on DVD

Western TV Show - Bonanza Season 1

Bonanza Season 1 - "A Rose for Lotta"

• The tv show Bonanza was launched on 12th of September 1959 and aired by both Hallmark and TV-land.
• The story was about the family of the Cartwright's who lives in the near Virginia City, Nevada during 1860s, conveying the personal relationship and problems of a western people.
• It was about the mine owners wanting Ponderosa timber and Ben won't sell it to them. The land miners hired an actress to lure Little Joe into town and to hostage him for exchange of the timber. Ben and his sons went into town, and spend the whole night looking for Little Joe, and he is busy hiding from the mine owners. In the end, they found Little Joe dancing with the actress and they ride into the sunset.

Check out more Bonanza Seasons and other great tv shows at TVDVDPlanet.com