Cheyenne

48min

Western

Drama

Cheyenne Bodie was a big man, a former army scout who went west after the American Civil War and drifted from job to job, here a cowboy, there a lawman, and always a larger-than-life hero. CHEYENNE is an American western television series of 108 black-and-white episodes broadcast on ABC from 1955 to 1963. The show was the first hour-long western, and in fact the first hour-long dramatic series of any kind, with continuing characters, to last more than one season. It was also the first series to be made by a major Hollywood film studio which did not derive from its established film properties, and the first of a long chain of Warner Brothers original series produced by William T. Orr.

Episodes

Cast

Mountain Fortress

1. Mountain Fortress

41min

20th Sep 1955

Cheyenne, Smitty and a woman they just rescued from an Indian attack are trapped by a band of desperados in their fortified mountain hideaway.

Julesburg

2. Julesburg

41min

11th Oct 1955

Trying to guide a lost wagon train, Cheyenne and Smitty tangle with a gang of cattle rustlers.

The Argonauts

3. The Argonauts

42min

1st Nov 1955

Cheyenne tries to help two prospectors in their search for a gold mine, but then they encounter renegade Indians who try to rob them.

Border Showdown

4. Border Showdown

40min

22nd Nov 1955

Pursuing the bandits who killed a friend of theirs, Cheyenne and Smitty find that the gang has taken over an entire town and only the local padre has the courage to stand against them.

The Outlander

5. The Outlander

42min

13th Dec 1955

Cheyenne's previous acquaintance with a woman involves him in blackmail and nearly gets him killed.

The Travelers

6. The Travelers

3rd Jan 1956

Deputy Cheyenne is forced to bring an outlaw in for a murder Cheyenne doesn't think he committed after the US Marshal is killed in a shootout. At the same time the father of the victim is trailing Cheyenne and wants to hang the outlaw.

Decision

7. Decision

1h

24th Jan 1956

Guiding a cavalry troop through Indian territory, Cheyenne leads a mutiny to avoid a massacre.

The Storm Riders

8. The Storm Riders

7th Feb 1956

Cheyenne is driving a herd of horses across land he thought was open range. The owner, Martin Storm, roughs him up and steals them. He gets help from a local rancher who has been trying to rid the valley of this menace since he got there.

Rendezvous at Red Rock

9. Rendezvous at Red Rock

1h

21st Feb 1956

Cheyenne comes upon a man who has just been shot. Arrested by a few riders and on the way to Laramie, a hidden benefactor frees him. Their new friendship is shaken when he finds the real reason he saved him and who he really is.

West of the River

10. West of the River

10th Mar 1956

It's been five years since Ed McKeever's two daughters, Ruth and Jenny, were kidnapped by Chief Tanaka. A scout has just located the women and Cheyenne is assigned to lead the rescue mission of volunteers made up mostly of stockade prisoners from a nearby fort.

Quicksand

11. Quicksand

1st Apr 1956

Cheyenne meets a sly Indian's test of courage to save a wagonload of white settlers.

Fury at Rio Hondo

12. Fury at Rio Hondo

17th Apr 1956

In a Mexico wracked by political unrest, Cheyenne tangles with revolutionaries, a con man and a blonde pickpocket.

Star in the Dust

13. Star in the Dust

1st May 1956

A small-town sheriff, whom Cheyenne admires, is hoodwinked by a woman.

Johnny Bravo

14. Johnny Bravo

15th May 1956

Cheyenne's friend falls for a rancher's pretty daughter, but the rancher prefers Cheyenne as his son-in-law.

The Last Train West

15. The Last Train West

29th May 1956

The train to California carries some mighty interesting passengers, including Cheyenne and his...

First air date

20th Sep 1955

Last air date

17th Dec 1962

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks