Yancy Derringer
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Yancy Derringer was a cult Western series that ran on CBS in the US from 1958 to 1959, with Jock Mahoney in the title role. It was produced by Derringer Productions and filmed in Hollywood by Desilu Productions. Derringer Productions consisted of half interest for Warren Lewis and Don Sharpe as executive producers, and a quarter interest to Jock Mahoney for starring in the series, and a quarter interest to Richard Sale and Mary Loos, husband and wife, as creators.[1]
The Sales based the series on a 1938 short story which Richard Sale wrote. In the 30s, Richard Sale was one of the highest paid pulp writers. Which story was never mentioned, but it was about a destitute aristocrat and troublemaker who returns to New Orleans three years after the Civil War. In the short story, Derringer has no first name, "Yancy" was added for the t.v. series.[2]
Yancy Derringer is a gentleman adventurer. He is a former Confederate Officer who has returned to New Orleans, Louisiana, after the Civil War. Widely respected by all parts of New Orleans society, he is asked by the city administrator, John Colton, as a secret agent at no pay, and only John Colton knows of Yancy's special work for Colton's office. Many times at the beginning of the episode, Colton, a former Union Officer, asks Yancy, a former Confederate Officer, to help solve New Orleans present threat and, many times at the end of the episode, arrests Yancy for breaking the law to do it. Yancy agrees, because United States is one nation again.
Yancy owns a riverboat, the Sultana, carries a four barrel Derringer gun in his hat and cane with a sword hidden in it. NOTE: the belt buckle with a derringer was never one of Yancy's props.
Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah, is a silent Pawnee American Indian sidekick of Yancy who operated out of the city of New Orleans of 1868. Pa-hoo-Ka-Ta-Wah is Pawnee for "Wolf who stands in water." Pahoo communicates with only by hand gestures. Although Pahoo was short on talk, he was long on action. Beneath a blanket wrapped about his body, he carried a shotgun which he used in emergencies. Most of the time however, he used a throwing knife sheathed in his headdress.
Yancy and Pahoo live at the family plantation, Waverly. Yancy's recurring love interest is Madame Francine, the strong willed but beautiful owner of a members-only gambling house in New Orleans. Miss Mandarin was an old love interest of Yancy's and close friend. She is the proprietor of his favorite place to dine, the Sazarack Restaurant.
The show's sponsor was Johnson Wax, now S. C. Johnson, and CLEAR floorwax was a regular sponsor.
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[edit] Show Information
- First broadcast: October 1958
- Last broadcast: June 1959
- Status: Canceled/Ended
- Running Time: 30 min
- Country: United States
- Network: CBS
[edit] Show Stars
- Jock Mahoney - Yancy Derringer
- X Brands - Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah
- Kevin Hagen - John Colton
- Frances Bergen - Madame Francine
- Bill Walker - Obadiah
- Richard Devon - Jody Barker
- Margaret Field (as Maggie Mahoney) - Bridget Malone
- Claude Akins - Toby Cook
- Lisa Lu - Miss Mandarin
- Robert McCord - Captain Fry, head of the secret service
- Woody Chambliss - Captain Tom of the Sultana
- Kelly Thordsen - Colorado Charlie
- Larry J. Blake - Turnkey, the Jailer
- Beverly Garland - Coco LaSalle
- Julie Adams - Amanda Eaton (first episode only)
New Orleans, LA (circa 1868)
[edit] Episodes
1. Return to New Orleans
- In 1868, Yancy arrives home, penniless, after the war. Only to discover he has a wife, Amanda Eaton (Julie Adams), he did not know about and that his family plantation, Waverly. has been turned in a gambling den. John Colton, the city administrator of New Orleans, helps to return the Waverly to Yancy. John Colton asks Yancy to help rebuild New Orleans as his special agent.
- b&w: 02-Oct-1958 w: Mary Loos (as Mary Sale) & Richard Sale d: Richard Sale
2. Gallatin Street
- Yancy helps a sea captain who was cheated out of his money in a dive on notorious Gallatin Street.
- b&w: 09-Oct-1958
3. Ticket to Natchez
- gs: Marie Windsor (Billie Joe)
- City administrator John Colton entrusts Yancy with an army payroll that is to be taken to Natchez on Yancy's riverboat, the Sultana, but robbers have other plans.
- b&w: 23-Oct-1958
4. An Ace Called Spade
- Yancy is relieved to find that a newspaper story about administrator Colton's death is premature, but fears that Colton will be the victim of trickery in an upcoming duel.
- b&w: 30-Oct-1958
5. A Bullet for Bridget
- We meet for the first time, Bridget Malone, Madame Francine's cousin from Ireland, who while visiting New Orleans decides that Yancy is to be her future husband. Special guest star is his real life wife, Margaret Field (as Maggie Mahoney) as Bridget Malone.
- b&w: 06-Nov-1958
6. The Belle from Boston
- After administrator Colton hangs a member of an outlaw gang, the others decide to take revenge on his visiting sister.
- b&w: 13-Nov-1958
7. The Loot from Richmond
- A messenger is sent to New Orleans by a former general in the Civil War, but is killed before he can reveal what happened to a fortune that was taken from Richmond, Virginia.
- b&w: 20-Nov-1958
8. The Saga of Lonesome Jackson
- A wealthy but lonely man who has come to New Orleans looking for a wife asks Yancy to help him.
- b&w: 27-Nov-1958
9. Memo to a Firing Squad
- An army officer with vengeance in his heart tries to stop a presidential pardon. Without the pardon, a man who is scheduled to die before a firing squad.
- b&w: 04-Dec-1958
10. Three Knaves from New Haven
- Shop owners receive threats of violence if they refuse to sell their property to three strangers. Special guest star is his real life wife, Margaret Field (as Maggie Mahoney) as Bridget Malone.
- b&w: 11-Dec-1958
11. Marble Fingers
- gs: Kasey Rogers (Blackeyed Sue)
- Yancy tries to find out who's responsible for recent grave robberies.
- b&w: 18-Dec-1958
12. Old Dixie
- gs: Louise Fletcher (Unknown)
- Special Christmas Episode. Villains go after Yancy's dog after Yancy's father dies leaving a note that only the dog knows where the family pre-war fortune is buried. Special guest star is his real life wife, Margaret Field (as Maggie Mahoney) as Bridget Malone.
- b&w: 25-Dec-1958
13. Two of a Kind
- Yancy and Pahoo are framed for a series of crimes, and now face execution.
- b&w: 01-Jan-1959
14. Nightmare on Bourbon Street
- A mysterious mad bomber steals explosives and threatens to blow up the entire city of New Orleans.
- b&w: 08-Jan-1959
15. The Fair Freebooter
- Yancy must deal with a female pirate, Coco LaSalle, who has stolen his shirt he ordered from Paris. He goes after his shirt into the deadly swamps. Coltan tags along to recover a stolen necklace from representatives of the Mexican government.
- b&w: 15-Jan-1959
16. Mayhem at the Market
- Merchants are in such fear for their lives that Yancy gets no cooperation in his attempt to break a new protection racket.
- b&w: 22-Jan-1959
17. The Night the Russians Landed
- A visiting Russian noble appears to have become a target for murder.
- b&w: 29-Jan-1959
18. A Game of Chance
- Yancy suspects foul play when a lottery winner dies before she can collect.
- b&w: 05-Feb-1959
19. Panic in Town
- With a serial attacker is loose in New Orleans. He attacks women and cut their hair. The authorities are seemingly powerless. A group of vigilantes decides to take over New Orleans.
- b&w: 12-Feb-1959
20. Hell and High Water
- gs: Charles Bronson (Rogue Donovan), Patricia Cutts (Lady Charity)
- It looks like New Orleans is going to be flooded. Yancy comes up with a risky scheme to save New Orleans. John Colton is taken prisoner by Lady Charity to protect her plantation property from Yancy's risky scheme. Meanwhile Rogue Donovan tries to kill Yancy.
- b&w: 19-Feb-1959
21. The Louisiana Dude
- gs: Hillary Brooke (Julia Bulette) John Cliff (Nat Greer) Harry Swoger (Big Jim Ogden) Addison Richards (Judge Harper) Steve Pendleton (Sheriff Anderson) Woodrow Chambliss (Captain Tom) James Anderson (Fitch) Booth Colman (Henry Duval)
- Yancy wins a half interest in a silver mine. The Sultana's broiler blows up, and Yancy travels to Virginia City hoping to get five thousand dollars needed for a new broiler. Yancy discovers that his new partner is a beautiful woman.
- b&w: 26-Feb-1959 w: Coles Trapnell d: William F. Claxton
22. Longhair
- When famed General George Armstrong Custer visits New Orleans, Yancy discovers that he is being stalked by an Indian seeking revenge for a past wrong. We meet for the first time, Colorado Charlie, Indian Scout.
- b&w: 05-Mar-1959
23. Thunder on the River
- gs: Patricia Barry ()
- Yancy decides to help a fellow riverboat owner whose fleet is being sabotaged by rivals trying to corner the market on river traffic.
- b&w: 12-Mar-1959
24. The Gun That Murdered Lincoln
- Yancy is unjustly accused of having provided the weapon used by presidential assassin John Wilkes Booth.
- b&w: 19-Mar-1959
25. Collector's Item
- To assist a woman in her crusade to provide a home for the city's orphans, Yancy comes up with a scheme that requires the aid of photography pioneer Matthew Brady.
- b&w: 26-Mar-1959
26. Fire on the Frontier
- gs: Robert Carricart (Thaddeus Stevens)
- Yancy's Indian friend Pahoo becomes an important element in efforts to prevent a war with the Pawnee tribes.
- b&w: 02-Apr-1959
27. Duel at the Oaks
- Yancy is sentenced to hang for killing a man in a duel.
- b&w: 09-Apr-1959
28. The Wayward Warrior
- Trying to stop some gun smugglers, Yancy has a run-in with a boxing champion and a re-match with a female river pirate, Coco LaSalle .
- b&w: 16-Apr-1959
29. A State of Crisis
- With the city of New Orleans plagued by counterfeit money, General Hugh Morgan arrives in New Orleans with orders promoting John Colton to a post in Washington and giving Morgan command of the city.
- b&w: 30-Apr-1959 w: Coles Trapnell d: Edward Denault
30. Outlaw at Liberty
- Yancy is at a loss to figure out what's going on when a marshal he knows charges an old wartime friend with murder.
- b&w: 07-May-1959
31. V as in Voodoo
- Yancy tries to combat superstition when the city is terrorized by a mysterious voodoo priestess.
- b&w: 14-May-1959
32. The Quiet Firecracker
- Yancy's good friend, Miss Mandarin, is accused of smuggling opium into the city inside firecrackers.
- b&w: 21-May-1959
33. Gone But Not Forgotten
- gs: Joyce Jameson (Bonnie Mason)
- A friend of Yancy's comes to visit from Virginia City, with news that his silver mine is doing well, but that there is a gravestone in the cemetery with Yancy's name on it.
- b&w: 28-May-1959
34. Two Tickets to Promontory
- On a train trip to a celebration of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, Yancy discovers a saboteur.
- b&w: 04-Jun-1959
