Wichita Town
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| Wichita Town | |
|---|---|
| Format | Western |
| Starring | Joel McCrea Jody McCrea Carlos Romero George Neise |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NBC |
| Picture format | Black and white (1959-1960) |
| Original run | September 30, 1959 – April 6, 1960 |
| External links | |
| IMDb profile | |
Wichita Town is a Western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on the NBC television network from September 30, 1959 until April 6, 1960.
Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar, in charge of keeping the peace the booming cowtown of Wichita, Kansas. His deputies were Ben Matheson, played by Joel's real life son, Jody, and Rico Rodriquez, played by Carlos Romero. Making occasional appearances were the town doctor, Nat Wyndham (played by George Neise), the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan (played by Robert Anderson, and the bartender in the local saloon, Joe Kingston (played by Robert Foulk.
The model for shows such as these had already been laid out by other Western television shows such as Gunsmoke, Lawman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, so Wichita Town may not have been unique in its plotting and structure. The two most unusual features about the series was the presence of Joel McCrea, a favorite of Western movie audiences for his performance in such films as Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill, and Ramrod, and the fact that his real life son was in Wichita Town, but not playing his son. Wichita Town was produced by Mirisch-McCrea Productions and Four Star Studios and aired for only a single season.
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- McNeil, Alex. Total Television (1996). New York: Penguin Books ISBN 0-140-24916-8
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows (1999). New York: Ballantine Books ISBN 0-345-42923-0
