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Brave Eagle

30min

Western

Drama

Brave Eagle is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief. The program was unconventional in that it ⁕ reflects the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West and ⁕ was the first series to feature an American Indian as a lead character. Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona, a Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom. The episodes center upon routine activities among the Cheyenne, clashes with other tribes, attempts to prevent war, encroachment from white settlers, racial prejudice, and a threat of smallpox.

Episodes

Cast

Season 1

Blood Brother

1. Blood Brother

30min

28th Sep 1955

Keena saves the life of a young Cree brave and, in the Indian tradition, becomes his blood brother. Not long afterward Keena is taken gravely ill, and he learns the wisdom of this old tradition.

Cry of the Heron

2. Cry of the Heron

30min

5th Oct 1955

An innocent joke starts a chain of events that may lead to war between the Cheyenne and the Blackfeet if Brave Eagle can't put a stop to it.

Treachery at At-Ta-Tu

3. Treachery at At-Ta-Tu

30min

12th Oct 1955

Gold of Haunted Mountain

4. Gold of Haunted Mountain

30min

19th Oct 1955

Search for the Sun

5. Search for the Sun

30min

26th Oct 1955

Moonfire

6. Moonfire

30min

2nd Nov 1955

A stubborn young white girl who is staying at Brave Eagle's village refuses to leave with her uncle, a cavalry officer. The uncle believes she is being held against her will and determines to "rescue" her. In order to avert a war, Brave Eagle must resolve the situation.

Mask of the Manitou

7. Mask of the Manitou

30min

9th Nov 1955

The Flight

8. The Flight

30min

16th Nov 1955

Code of a Chief

9. Code of a Chief

30min

23rd Nov 1955

Face of Fear

10. Face of Fear

30min

30th Nov 1955

Voice of the Serpent

11. Voice of the Serpent

30min

7th Dec 1955

Shield of Honor

12. Shield of Honor

30min

14th Dec 1955

The Challenge

13. The Challenge

30min

21st Dec 1955

Chief Brave Eagle is challenged by a warrior who wants to take his position as chief--in a fight to the death.

Medicine Drums

14. Medicine Drums

30min

28th Dec 1955

The Spirit of Hidden Valley

15. The Spirit of Hidden Valley

30min

4th Jan 1956

Papoose

16. Papoose

30min

11th Jan 1956

The Storm Pool

17. The Storm Pool

30min

18th Jan 1956

The Gentle Warrior

18. The Gentle Warrior

30min

25th Jan 1956

The Strange Animal

19. The Strange Animal

30min

1st Feb 1956

White Medicine Man

20. White Medicine Man

30min

8th Feb 1956

Death Trap

21. Death Trap

30min

15th Feb 1956

War Paint

22. War Paint

30min

22nd Feb 1956

Keena, Brave Eagle's adopted son, has defied his father and joined the tribe in an attack on renegade Indians who have attacked a white settlement, and has been captured by the renegades. Brave Eagle sets out to rescue him.

Valley of Decision

23. Valley of Decision

30min

29th Feb 1956

Witch Bear

24. Witch Bear

30min

7th Mar 1956

Trouble at Medicine Creek

25. Trouble at Medicine Creek

30min

14th Mar 1956

Ambush at Arrow Pass

26. Ambush at Arrow Pass

30min

21st Mar 1956

First air date

28th Sep 1955

Last air date

21st Mar 1956

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks