The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American
Western
television series which ran for eight seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems
series began in syndication
, but ran on CBS
from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC
from 1957 through 1958.
as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life, also a gunfighter) Marshal
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok
, and Andy Devine
as his comedy sidekick, Jingles. Devine and Madison also portrayed their roles on radio
at the same time.
During the 1950s, several episodes of the show were spliced together and released as feature movies:
United States
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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 which ran for eight seasons from 1951 through 1958. The Screen Gems
Screen Gems
Screen Gems is an American movie production company and subsidiary company of Sony Pictures Entertainment's Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group that has served several different purposes for its parent companies over the decades since its incorporation....
series began in syndication
Television syndication
In broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast radio shows and television shows by multiple radio stations and television stations, without going through a broadcast network, though the process of syndication may conjure up structures like those of a network itself, by its very...
, but ran on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
from 1955 through 1958, and, at the same time, 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...
from 1957 through 1958.
Synopsis
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok starred Guy MadisonGuy Madison
Guy Madison was an American film and television actor.-Early life:Born Robert Ozell Moseley in Pumpkin Center, California, Madison attended Bakersfield College, a junior college, for two years and then worked briefly as a telephone lineman before joining the United States Coast Guard in...
as the legendary Old West lawman (in real life, also a gunfighter) 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...
James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok
Wild Bill Hickok
James Butler Hickok , better known as Wild Bill Hickok, was a folk hero of the American Old West. His skills as a gunfighter and scout, along with his reputation as a lawman, provided the basis for his fame, although some of his exploits are fictionalized.Hickok came to the West as a stagecoach...
, and Andy Devine
Andy Devine
Andrew Vabre "Andy" Devine was an American character actor and comic cowboy sidekick known for his distinctive raspy voice.-Early life:...
as his comedy sidekick, Jingles. Devine and Madison also portrayed their roles on radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
at the same time.
During the 1950s, several episodes of the show were spliced together and released as feature movies:
- The Matchmaking Marshal
- Phantom Trails
- Timber Country Trouble
- The Titled Tenderfoot
- Marshals In Disguise
- Outlaw's Son
- Trouble on the Trail
- The Two Gun Teacher
- Border City Rustlers
- Secret of Outlaw Flats
- Six Gun Decision
- Two Gun Marshal
- The Ghost of Crossbones Canyon
- Behind Southern Lines
- Trail of the Arrow
- The Yellow Haired Kid
Award nominations
| Year | Award | Result | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Emmy Award Emmy Award An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various... |
Nominated | Best Western or Adventure Series |