The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series that ran for eight seasons from April 15, 1951, through September 24, 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication,[1] but ran on CBS from June 5, 1955,[2] through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958.[3] The Kellogg's cereal company was the show's national sponsor.[1] The series was also exported to Australia during the late 1950s.
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
United States
English
8
113 (list of episodes)
- Henry Freulich
- John J. Martin
- William A. Sickner
- Carl Pierson
- S. Roy Luby
25 mins.
Newhall Productions, William F. Broidy Productions
- Syndication
- CBS (1955-1958)
- ABC (1957-1958)
April 15, 1951 –
September 24, 1958
Synopsis[edit]
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok starred Guy Madison as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life, also a gunfighter) United States Marshal James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok, and Andy Devine as his comedy sidekick, Jingles P. Jones. The series was set in the 1870s, with Hickok and Jones based at Fort Larabee.[4]
Production[edit]
The series was produced by William F. Broidy Productions. It consisted of 113 episodes, the last 13 of which were made in color.[5] In 1957 Screen Gems bought the Broidy company's assets, which included 100 Hickok episodes on film.[6] Tommy Carr was the director. Kellogg's cereals sponsored it.[5]