Steve Donovan, Western Marshal
Encyclopedia
Steve Donovan, Western Marshal is a 1955-1956 syndicated
western
television series starring Douglas Kennedy
as Marshal
Steve Donovan and Eddy Waller
as his sidekick, Rusty Lee. The series, set in Wyoming
, was also broadcast under the title Western Marshal.
Steve Donovan was a Jack Chertok
Production filmed at Hal Roach
Studios in Culver City
, California
.
Years after Steve Donovan, Douglas Kennedy played Sheriff
Fred Madden on ABC
's The Big Valley
.
Television syndication
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western
Western (genre)
The Western is a genre of various visual arts, such as film, television, radio, literature, painting and others. Westerns are devoted to telling stories set primarily in the latter half of the 19th century in the American Old West, hence the name. Some Westerns are set as early as the Battle of...
television series starring Douglas Kennedy
Douglas Kennedy (actor)
Douglas Richards Kennedy was an American supporting actor who appeared in over 190 films between 1935 and 1973. He was born in New York City.-Career:...
as Marshal
Marshal
Marshal , is a word used in several official titles of various branches of society. The word is an ancient loan word from Old French, cf...
Steve Donovan and Eddy Waller
Eddy Waller
Edward C. "Eddy" Waller was an American film and television actor. He was born in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin.-Career:...
as his sidekick, Rusty Lee. The series, set in Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, was also broadcast under the title Western Marshal.
Steve Donovan was a Jack Chertok
Jack Chertok
Jack Chertok was an American film and television producer perhaps best known to modern viewers as producer for the 182 black and white episodes of The Lone Ranger.-Career:...
Production filmed at Hal Roach
Hal Roach
Harold Eugene "Hal" Roach, Sr. was an American film and television producer and director, and from the 1910s to the 1990s.- Early life and career :Hal Roach was born in Elmira, New York...
Studios in Culver City
Culver City, California
Culver City is a city in western Los Angeles County, California. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 38,883, up from 38,816 at the 2000 census. It is mostly surrounded by the city of Los Angeles, but also shares a border with unincorporated areas of Los Angeles County. Culver...
, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
.
Years after Steve Donovan, Douglas Kennedy played Sheriff
Sheriff
A sheriff is in principle a legal official with responsibility for a county. In practice, the specific combination of legal, political, and ceremonial duties of a sheriff varies greatly from country to country....
Fred Madden on ABC
American Broadcasting Company
The American Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. Its first broadcast on television was in 1948...
's The Big Valley
The Big Valley
The Big Valley is an American television Western which ran on ABC from September 15, 1965, to May 19, 1969, which starred Barbara Stanwyck, as a California widowed mother. It was created by A.I. Bezzerides and Louis F. Edelman...
.
List of episodes
- "The Midnight Election" (September 24, 1955)
- "The Deputy" (October 1)
- "Plague Town" (October 8)
- "Crooked Star" (October 15)
- "Special Delivery" (October 22)
- "Terror Town" (October 29)
- "The Schoolteacher" (November 5)
- "Sketch Artist" (November 12)
- "Ghost Town" (November 19)
- "Journey Into Danger" (November 26)
- "The People's Choice" (December 3)
- "Outlaw Actor" (December 10)
- "Napoleon's Eagle" (December 17)
- "Two Men Out" (December 24)
- "Mystery Canyon" (December 31)
- "Crisis at Canyonville" (January 7, 1956)
- "Comanche Kid" (January 14)
- "Journey to Justice" (January 21)
- "Medicine Man" - Steve and Rusty encounter a bitter doctor irate over past injustices. (January 28)
- "Unbranded" (February 4)
- "Decision at Noon" (February 11)
- "Missouri Outlaw" (February 18) - Rusty poses as a cattleCattleCattle are the most common type of large domesticated ungulates. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae, are the most widespread species of the genus Bos, and are most commonly classified collectively as Bos primigenius...
buyer seeking to lure the Cantrell gang into a trap. - "Stone River" - Steve and Rusty pursue counterfeiters operating near a border town. (February 25)
- "A Pair of Jacks" (March 3)
- "Crystal Gazers" - Rusty studies ventriloquy when he investigates a murder. (March 10)
- "The Imposters" - An Indian raid on a United States ArmyUnited States ArmyThe United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...
wagon inflames tensions. Steve and Rusty investigate to determine if white men disguised as Indians may have committed the raid. (March 17) - "Outlaw's Boy" - Steve and Rusty break up the Yarbo gang but find themselves responsible for a 16-year-old boy. (March 24)
- "The Hope Chest" - A boy finds a bag of money in his late father's possessions. (March 31)
- "The Coward" - A convicted murderer escapes from prison obsessed with finding the men responsible for his incarcertation, including Steve. (April 7)
- "Gunfighter's Return" (April 14)
- "Widow's Warrant" (April 21)
- "Green Star" (April 28)
- "White Cloud" (May 5)
- "The General" (May 12)
- "Shadow of Fear" (May 19)
- "The Border Shift" (May 26)
- "Shadow Gold" (June 2)
- "Poison Trail" - Steve and Rusty find a dying boy who insists that he has been framed for murder and poisoned. (June 9)
- "Trail of the Dude" - Series finale: In an attempt to locate an outlaw gang, Steve and Rusty follow one of its members recently released from prison. The man is killed before he can lead the officers to the hideout of the gang. (June 16)