Stories of the Century
| Stories of the Century | |
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 Jim Davis and Mary Castle | |
| Genre | Western |
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| Theme music composer | Herschel Burke Gilbert (ASCAP) |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 39 |
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| Editors | Jim Davis, narrator |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | January 23, 1954 – March 11, 1955 |
Stories of the Century is a 39-episode
between 1954 and 1955.Synopsis
Jim Davis, who became famous decades later as the patriarch Jock Ewing in the
The series was the first television production of Republic Pictures, later
In various episodes, Stories of the Century cast Marie Windsor as Belle Starr, Lee Van Cleef as Jesse James, Slim Pickens as a variation of the Sundance Kid rechristened the "Smiling Kid" in an episode about Butch Cassidy, Rick Jason as Joaquin Murrieta, Steve Brodie as Harry Tracy, John Dehner as Henry Plummer, Richard Jaeckel as Billy the Kid, and Bruce Bennett as William Quantrill of "Quantrill's Raiders".
Production notes
In 1955, Stories of the Century became the first western to win an
In later rebroadcasts, as was common practice of the time (episodes that aired in reruns were usually given a separate title from new episodes), the program was entitled The Fast Guns.[citation needed]
The series has since lapsed into the public domain in the United States.[citation needed]
References
- ISBN 9781434359254. Retrieved July 1, 2009. Though Fifty Years of the Television Western errs in stating that Marvin Millerdid the narration for Stories of the Century.
- ^ Alex McNeil, Total Television: The Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present, 4th ed., New York: Penguin Books, 1996, p. 793
External links
- Stories of the Century at IMDb
