Buckskin (TV series)
Encyclopedia
Buckskin is an American
Western
television series starring Tom Nolan
, Sally Brophy
, and Mike Road
. The series aired on the NBC
from July 3, 1958 until May 25, 1959, followed by summer reruns in 1959 and again in 1965.
, in the 1880's as seen through the eyes of 10-year old Jody O'Connell, played by Nolan. Jody's widowed mother, Annie, played by Brophy, runs the town's boarding house
. The lives of Jody and Annie interact with the townspeople and strangers passing through Buckskin. Another constant is Marshal
Tom Sellers, played by Mike Road
, who keeps the peace.
, Friday evenings at 7:30 from October 1958 to January 1959, and Thursdays again at 7:30 from January to September 1959. The 1965 reruns were carried on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. The Buckskin theme song was composed by Stanley Morton and Mort Green.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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 Tom Nolan
Tom Nolan (actor)
Tom Nolan is an actor whose career dates back to his work as a child star in the 1950s.Nolan was born Bernard Girouard in Montreal, Canada, to parents of French and Irish descent. His family moved to Beverly, Massachusetts, where he immediately started dance classes...
, Sally Brophy
Sally Brophy
Sally Cullen Brophy was a Broadway and television actress and college theatre arts professor.Brophy was born in Phoenix, Arizona. She studied at the Royal Academy in London, and then pursued a career on Broadway. In 1951 she was an understudy in Second Threshold. In 1954-1955, she starred as the...
, and Mike Road
Mike Road
Mike Road is a voice actor and a Warner Bros. television series contract player whose career dates back to the 1950s....
. The series aired on the NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
from July 3, 1958 until May 25, 1959, followed by summer reruns in 1959 and again in 1965.
Synopsis
The show depicts life in fictitious Buckskin, MontanaMontana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, in the 1880's as seen through the eyes of 10-year old Jody O'Connell, played by Nolan. Jody's widowed mother, Annie, played by Brophy, runs the town's boarding house
Boarding house
A boarding house, is a house in which lodgers rent one or more rooms for one or more nights, and sometimes for extended periods of weeks, months and years. The common parts of the house are maintained, and some services, such as laundry and cleaning, may be supplied. They normally provide "bed...
. The lives of Jody and Annie interact with the townspeople and strangers passing through Buckskin. Another constant is 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...
Tom Sellers, played by Mike Road
Mike Road
Mike Road is a voice actor and a Warner Bros. television series contract player whose career dates back to the 1950s....
, who keeps the peace.
Cast
- Tom Nolan .... Jody O'Connell
- Sally Brophy .... Mrs. Annie O'Connell
- Mike Road .... Marshal Tom Sellers
- Shirley KnightShirley KnightShirley Enola Knight is an American stage, film and television actress. She has been nominated twice for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, in 1960 for The Dark at the Top of the Stairs and in 1962 for Sweet Bird of Youth....
....Mrs. Newcomb - Michael Lipton .... Ben Newcomb
Notable guest stars
- Roscoe AtesRoscoe AtesRoscoe Ates was an actor and musician in primarily western films and television.-Early years:Ates was born in the rural hamlet of Grange, Mississippi, northwest of Hattiesburg. Grange is no longer included on road maps...
as Harrison in the episode "A Well of Gold" - Dayton LummisDayton LummisDayton Lummis. Sr. , was an American actor of film and television who specialized in the genre of anthology and western series, often playing authority figures. From 1959-1960, he appeared as Marshal Andy Morrison in nine episodes of NBC's Law of the Plainsman western, with Michael Ansara and...
as Jabez Lord in "Hunter's Moon" - Gregg PalmerGregg PalmerGregg Palmer, originally Palmer Lee is an American actor, known primarily for his prolific work in television westerns...
as Jackel in "A Man from the Mountains" - Tyler McVeyTyler McVeyTyler McVey was an American character actor.-Early life and career:McVey was born in Bay City on Saginaw Bay in the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. His first screen role, uncredited, came at the age of 39 in 1951, when he portrayed Brady in the The Day the Earth Stood Still...
as Ben Gordon in "Act of Faith"
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | "The Lady From Blackhawk" | July 3, 1958 |
| 1-2 | "The Man Who Waited" | July 10, 1958 |
| 1-3 | "The Outlaw's Boy" | July 17, 1958 |
| 1-4 | "The Ballad Of Gabe Pruitt" | July 24, 1958 |
| 1-5 | "The Trial Of Chrissy Miller" | July 31, 1958 |
| 1-6 | "Cash Robertson" | August 7, 1958 |
| 1-7 | "Lament For Durango" | August 14, 1958 |
| 1-8 | "Tree of Death" | August 21, 1958 |
| 1-9 | "The Gold Watch" | August 28, 1958 |
| 1-10 | "The Ghost of Balaclava" | September 4, 1958 |
| 1-11 | "Hunter's Moon" | September 11, 1958 |
| 1-12 | "China Boy" | September 18, 1958 |
| 1-13 | "Tell Me, Leonardo" | September 25, 1958 |
| 1-14 | "A Picture of Pa" | October 2, 1958 |
| 1-15 | "The Money Man" | October 9, 1958 |
| 1-16 | "Miss Pringle" | October 16, 1958 |
| 1-17 | "A Permanent Juliet" | October 23, 1958 |
| 1-18 | "A Man From the Mountains" | October 30, 1958 |
| 1-19 | "The Bullnappers" | November 6, 1958 |
| 1-20 | "The Greatest Man In History" | January 5, 1959 |
| 1-21 | "The Monkey's Uncle" | January 12, 1959 |
| 1-22 | "Mr. Rush's Secretary" | January 19, 1959 |
| 1-23 | "Coup Stick" | February 2, 1959 |
| 1-24 | "Fry's Wife" | February 9, 1959 |
| 1-25 | "Who Killed Pat Devlin?" | February 16, 1959 |
| 1-26 | "Little Heathen" | February 23, 1959 |
| 1-27 | "The Knight Who Owned Buckskin" | March 2, 1959 |
| 1-28 | "Cousin Casey" | March 9, 1959 |
| 1-29 | "A Well of Gold" | March 16, 1959 |
| 1-30 | "Act of Faith" | March 23, 1959 |
| 1-31 | "The Venus Adjourner" | March 30, 1959 |
| 1-32 | "Charlie, My Boy" | April 6, 1959 |
| 1-33 | "Annie's Old Beau" | April 13, 1959 |
| 1-34 | "Mail-Order Groom" | April 20, 1959 |
| 1-35 | "The Manager" | April 27, 1959 |
| 1-36 | "I'll Sing At Your Wedding" | May 4, 1959 |
| 1-37 | "A Question of Courage" | May 11, 1959 |
| 1-38 | "Mary MacNamara" | May 18, 1959 |
| 1-39 | "The Better Mouse Trap" | May 25, 1959 |
Production notes
The series first ran on Thursday evenings at 9:30 Eastern from July to September 1958 as a summer replacement for The Ford Show, Starring Tennessee Ernie FordThe Ford Show
The Ford Show is a half-hour comedy/variety program, starring singer and folk humorist Tennessee Ernie Ford, which aired in color on NBC television on Thursday evenings from October 4, 1956 to June 29, 1961....
, Friday evenings at 7:30 from October 1958 to January 1959, and Thursdays again at 7:30 from January to September 1959. The 1965 reruns were carried on Sundays at 8:30 p.m. The Buckskin theme song was composed by Stanley Morton and Mort Green.