Broken Arrow

30min

Western

Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Repeat episodes were shown by ABC on Sunday afternoons during the 1959–60 season. Selected repeats were then shown once again in prime time during the summer of 1960.

Production Companies

TCF Television Productions

20th Century Fox Television

Episodes

Cast

The Mail Riders

1. The Mail Riders

30min

25th Sep 1956

Battle at Apache Pass

2. Battle at Apache Pass

30min

2nd Oct 1956

Indian Agent

3. Indian Agent

30min

9th Oct 1956

The Captive

4. The Captive

30min

23rd Oct 1956

Passage Deferred

5. Passage Deferred

30min

30th Oct 1956

Medicine Men

6. Medicine Men

30min

13th Nov 1956

Hermano

7. Hermano

20th Nov 1956

A young Indian working as a scout for the Army is struggling between his loyalty to the Army and his loyalty to his brother, a member of Geronimo's renegade Indians.

Caged

8. Caged

30min

27th Nov 1956

A sideshow owner schemes to turn an Indian into his star attraction. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Cheewaukee: Eugene Iglesias.

Return from the Shadows

9. Return from the Shadows

30min

4th Dec 1956

A lieutenant once lured five Indians into a murderous trap. Now he faces the only one who escaped---Cochise (Michael Ansara). Haskell: Robert Cornthwaite.

Cry Wolf

10. Cry Wolf

30min

11th Dec 1956

A youngster reports that he saw a camel, a dinosaur---and a murder. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Ramon: Ricky Vera.

The Conspirators

11. The Conspirators

30min

18th Dec 1956

Jeffords heads for San Francisco when a Government clothing order is sidetracked. Terry: Angie Dickinson. Emperor Norton: Florenz Ames.

The Raiders

12. The Raiders

30min

25th Dec 1956

Area commodity providers conduct raids which turn deadly disguised as Aravaipa Apaches to foment conflict and draw military into the area and so gain profit from the increased presence of troops.

Apache Massacre

13. Apache Massacre

30min

1st Jan 1957

White settlers attack an Indian village in reprisal for Geronimo's raids. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Griffin: Hal Smith.

The Rescue

14. The Rescue

30min

8th Jan 1957

The Mexican Army aids Jeffords' search for Geronimo. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cathy: Kathleen Nolan. Cochise: Michael Ansara.

Apache Dowry

15. Apache Dowry

30min

15th Jan 1957

A theft of horses as a wedding gift for a tribeswoman by one of Cochise's braves imperils peace with the Chiricahua and the relationship of Jeffords and Cochise.

The Trial

16. The Trial

30min

22nd Jan 1957

Quarry: an Indian brave suspected of shooting a woman. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Hawkins: Damian O'Flynn. Walters: Philip Van Zandt.

The Missionaries

17. The Missionaries

30min

29th Jan 1957

Against Jeffords' advice, a brother and sister wish to take an Apache boy back east to be given a white man's education.

The Challenge

18. The Challenge

30min

5th Feb 1957

Cochise arranges a peace conference with Geronimo. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Chato: Anthony Caruso. Jeffords: John Lupton. Toweega: Christopher Dark.

Doctor

19. Doctor

30min

12th Feb 1957

A Chiricahua man who has just completed medical school finds himself lacking acceptance of both Apache and white populations while the injury of Chiricahua and white playmates exacerbates the predicament.

Powder Keg

20. Powder Keg

30min

19th Feb 1957

When a retired Apache hating general visits the territory as a now Washington official and is shot by an unrequited love, an Apache brave is blamed by the biased settlers.

Legacy of a Hero

21. Legacy of a Hero

30min

26th Feb 1957

The son of a storekeeper who was killed by white reservation poachers when defending an Apache brave is captured and held for ransom when he pursues the poachers.

Rebellion

22. Rebellion

30min

5th Mar 1957

Apaches blame a malaria outbreak on neighboring settlers. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cholano: John Beradino.

Ghost Face

23. Ghost Face

30min

12th Mar 1957

During a harsh winter, Jeffords is compelled to use his own means to provide food for the reservation and keep the peace while an army officer and government agencies delay the delivery of promised provisions .

Johnny Flagstaff

24. Johnny Flagstaff

30min

19th Mar 1957

The Apaches fight a Government official's efforts to push them off their land. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Flagstaff: James Craig.

The Desperado

25. The Desperado

30min

26th Mar 1957

Jeffords tries to spring a murder suspect from Cochise's custody. Younger: Paul Richards. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara.

Fathers and Sons

26. Fathers and Sons

30min

2nd Apr 1957

A former general schemes to push the Indians off their land. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara.

Quarantine

27. Quarantine

30min

9th Apr 1957

Jeffords and Cochise head for the Mexican border in pursuit of a boy and his herd of infected cattle. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Teeahbay: Eugene Martin. Harrison: Clancy Cooper.

Ordeal

28. Ordeal

30min

16th Apr 1957

Cochise and Jeffords trap a killer, then lose their horses in the desert. Taggert: John Larch. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara.

The Assassin

29. The Assassin

30min

23rd Apr 1957

The Archaeologist

30. The Archaeologist

30min

30th Apr 1957

Two archaeologists prowl the reservation recording Indian customs. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Morgan: Arthur Hanson. Regis: Anthony Eustrel. Katena: Richard Hale. Nogalo: Alex Montoya.

Apache Girl

31. Apache Girl

30min

7th May 1957

An Indian girl is hampered in her efforts to get an education. Marsheela: Donna Martell. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Jeffords: John Lupton. Pete: Jan Merlin.

The Broken Wire

32. The Broken Wire

30min

14th May 1957

A chief's son is being framed for arson and murder. Rano: Buzz Henry. Kotoy: George J. Lewis. Jeffords: John Lupton. Tim: James Dobson. Bobo: John Doucette.

Attack on Fort Grant

33. Attack on Fort Grant

30min

21st May 1957

Cochise and Jeffords join forces to thwart Geronimo's attack plans. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Jeffords: John Lupton. Geronimo: Charles Horvath. Louise: Mae Clark.

First air date

25th Sep 1956

Last air date

24th Jun 1958

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks