Season 7 • Episode 13
LatestCheyenne takes on an evil cattleman (Andrew Duggan).
Cheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawman, and always a larger-than-life hero. CHEYENNE is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season. It was also the first series to be made by a major Hollywood film studio which did not derive from its established film properties, and the first of a long chain of Warner Brothers original series produced by William T. Orr.
Acting
Clint Walker's physical presence redefined TV leading men.
Production
Warner Bros. film stock made this look expensive.
Direction
Roy Huggins blueprinted the wandering hero format.
Creator
Roy Huggins
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Clint Walker's contract dispute in 1958 led to an entire season of 'Cheyenne' episodes without Cheyenne—other characters filled in while he sat out.
This show proved hour-long dramas could survive, paving the way for Gunsmoke, Bonanza, and basically every prestige TV series you binge today.
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