Wide Country (TV series)

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Wide Country
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Andrew Prine and Earl Holliman in a publicity portrait for The Wide Country episode The Girl from Knob Hill
Genre Western
Written by Alan Le May
Directed byAlan Crosland, Jr.
Starring
Theme music composer John Williams
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes28
Production
Producers
CinematographyWalter Strenge
EditorMilton Shifman
Running time4548 minutes
Production companiesRalph Edwards Productions
Revue Studios
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseSeptember 20, 1962 (1962-09-20) 
April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25)

Wide Country was an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963. [1]

Contents

Synopsis

The series stars Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors. [2]

Episode list

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"The Royce Bennett Story"Alan Crosland, Jr. Donald S. Sanford September 20, 1962 (1962-09-20)
2"A Guy for Clementine" Don Weis Harold SwantonSeptember 27, 1962 (1962-09-27)
3"Journey Down a Dusty Road" John Newland John HawkinsOctober 4, 1962 (1962-10-04)
4"Who Killed Edde Gannon?" Robert Ellis Miller Andy LewisOctober 11, 1962 (1962-10-11)
5"What Are Friends For?" John Brahm Sy SalkowitzOctober 18, 1962 (1962-10-18)
6"Straitjacket for an Indian" John Florea Alan Le May October 25, 1962 (1962-10-25)
7"Our Ernie Kills People"John FloreaT: Mark Rodgers
S: Preston Wood
November 1, 1962 (1962-11-01)
8"A Devil in the Chute"Alan Crosland, Jr.Archie L. TeglandNovember 8, 1962 (1962-11-08)
9"The Girl in the Sunshine Smile"John BrahmKen KolbNovember 15, 1962 (1962-11-15)
10"Tears on a Painted Face" Herschel Daugherty Louis Pelletier November 29, 1962 (1962-11-29)
11"The Bravest Man in the World" Ted Post Margaret & Paul Schneider December 6, 1962 (1962-12-06)
12"Good Old Uncle Walt"Don WeisDave & Andy LewisDecember 13, 1962 (1962-12-13)
13"My Candle Burns at Both Ends"Ted PostS: June Randolph
S/T: Mark Rodgers
December 20, 1962 (1962-12-20)
14"Memory of a Filly"Don WeisAlan Le MayJanuary 3, 1963 (1963-01-03)
15"Step Over the Sky" William Witney Gustave FieldJanuary 10, 1963 (1963-01-10)
16"A Cry from the Mountain"John Peyser William D. Gordon January 17, 1963 (1963-01-17)
17"Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin"John FloreaHarold SwantonJanuary 24, 1963 (1963-01-24)
18"Speckle Bird"John PeyserT: Carey Wilber
S: Slim Pickens
January 31, 1963 (1963-01-31)
19"The Man Who Ran Away" John English John HawkinsFebruary 7, 1963 (1963-02-07)
20"Whose Hand at My Throat?"John BrahmGustave FieldFebruary 14, 1963 (1963-02-14)
21"The Judas Goat"John PeyserT: Mark Rodgers
S: Jameson Brewer
February 21, 1963 (1963-02-21)
22"To Cindy, with Love" Paul Nickell S/T: Franklin Barton
Based on a story by
Slim Pickens & Franklin Adreon
February 28, 1963 (1963-02-28)
23"The Quest for Jacob Blaufus"John PeyserHarold SwantonMarch 7, 1963 (1963-03-07)
24"Farewell to Margarita" Earl Bellamy Mark RodgersMarch 21, 1963 (1963-03-21)
25"The Girl from Nob Hill"John PeyserDave & Andy LewisMarch 28, 1963 (1963-03-28)
26"Yanqui, Go Home!"Don WeisT: Preston Wood
S: Franklin Barton
April 4, 1963 (1963-04-04)
27"The Lucky Punch"Don WeisKen KolbApril 18, 1963 (1963-04-18)
28"The Care and Handling of Tigers"John PeyserT: Preston Wood
S: Gilbert Ralston
April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25)

Guest stars

Holliman in a publicity portrait for the show EHforTWC.jpg
Holliman in a publicity portrait for the show

Home media

On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Wide Country- The Complete Television Series on DVD in Region 1. The 8-disc set features all 28 episodes of the series. [3]

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References

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  2. Bernstein, Joel H. "Wild Ride", via Google Books, p. 21. Accessed October 25, 2008.
  3. "The Wide Country DVD news: Announcement for Wide Country - the Complete Television Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-09-26.