It was produced by the same individuals who brought you "Bonanza",but this was one not set in the hills of Nevada mind you. It was set in the desert wasteland of the Arizona Territory in the mid-to-late 1800's and it was based on the adventures and hardships of the Cannon Family. The show centered around "Big" John Cannon(Leif Erickson),a rancher who lived in the Arizona Territory in the 1870's. He ran the ranch with his brother Buck(Cameron Mitchell),and son Billy Blue(Mark Slade).Blue Boy's mother Annalee(Joan Caulfield)was killed in the first episode by an Indian arrow,and John Cannon then married Victoria Montoya(Linda Cristal),the daughter of the powerful neighbouring rancher Don Sebastian Montoya(Frank Silvera),in what was an arranged marriage of convenience. His marriage to Victoria Montoya brought her brother Manolito Montoya(Henry Darrow)into the picture,and he also came to live with his family on the ranch.
"The High Chaparral" under its creator and executive producer David Dortort premiered on NBC-TV on September 10,1967 as part of its Sunday Night Line-Up of programming which consisted of "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom","The Wonderful World of Disney',and the long-running Western "Bonanza". All 28 episodes of Season 1 were telecast at the 10:00pmEST/9:00pmCST Sunday night time slot after "Bonanza" where it was placed opposite stiff competition with "Mission:Impossible",and "The ABC Sunday Night Movie". Season 1 consisted of 28 episodes in color that ran from September 10, 1967 until March 31, 1968. From Season 2 of the series onward NBC moved the show from Sunday nights to Friday nights in an earlier time slot at 7:30pmEST/6:30pmCST for the remainder of its run(where the show replaced "Tarzan" which was canceled after two seasons) where it went up against two very popular programs... the hugely popular "The Wild,Wild West",and family situation comedy "The Brady Bunch" for the battle of the Nielsen ratings until its cancellation on March 12,1971. Seasons 2 thru 4 aired from September 20, 1968 until its cancelled on March 12, 1971. A total of 98 Technicolor episodes were produced and was filmed on location at Tucson Studios in Arizona and on the lot of Paramount Studios in Hollywood(Seasons 1- 3),and at the Burbank Studios(it is final season) that was produced under Xanadu Productions for the NBC Television Network.
Each week they would fight off hostile Indians(apaches),greedy landowners,Mexican bandits and ruthless cattle rustlers as well as gunslingers who would try their best to take over the Cannon empire. "The High Chaparral" was known for its portrayal of outstanding top notch actors not to mention lots of action packed excitement and Western adventure each week. There were some great stories along with some of the most impressive acting ever conceived. Great production values and terrific writers and some of the top name directors in Hollywood brought some great episodes and brought along an array of guest stars that included Adam West, Gilbert Roland, Morgan Woodward, Diana Muldaur, William Conrad, to Strother Martin, Jack Kelly, Yaphet Kotto, Bruce Dern, John Saxon just to name a few. When "The High Chaparral" was abruptly canceled in 1971 after 98 episodes the network on September 12, 1971 replaced this Golden Globe winning Western series with the Jack Webb produced drama "The D.A." starring Robert Conrad......
"The High Chaparral" under its creator and executive producer David Dortort premiered on NBC-TV on September 10,1967 as part of its Sunday Night Line-Up of programming which consisted of "Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom","The Wonderful World of Disney',and the long-running Western "Bonanza". All 28 episodes of Season 1 were telecast at the 10:00pmEST/9:00pmCST Sunday night time slot after "Bonanza" where it was placed opposite stiff competition with "Mission:Impossible",and "The ABC Sunday Night Movie". Season 1 consisted of 28 episodes in color that ran from September 10, 1967 until March 31, 1968. From Season 2 of the series onward NBC moved the show from Sunday nights to Friday nights in an earlier time slot at 7:30pmEST/6:30pmCST for the remainder of its run(where the show replaced "Tarzan" which was canceled after two seasons) where it went up against two very popular programs... the hugely popular "The Wild,Wild West",and family situation comedy "The Brady Bunch" for the battle of the Nielsen ratings until its cancellation on March 12,1971. Seasons 2 thru 4 aired from September 20, 1968 until its cancelled on March 12, 1971. A total of 98 Technicolor episodes were produced and was filmed on location at Tucson Studios in Arizona and on the lot of Paramount Studios in Hollywood(Seasons 1- 3),and at the Burbank Studios(it is final season) that was produced under Xanadu Productions for the NBC Television Network.
Each week they would fight off hostile Indians(apaches),greedy landowners,Mexican bandits and ruthless cattle rustlers as well as gunslingers who would try their best to take over the Cannon empire. "The High Chaparral" was known for its portrayal of outstanding top notch actors not to mention lots of action packed excitement and Western adventure each week. There were some great stories along with some of the most impressive acting ever conceived. Great production values and terrific writers and some of the top name directors in Hollywood brought some great episodes and brought along an array of guest stars that included Adam West, Gilbert Roland, Morgan Woodward, Diana Muldaur, William Conrad, to Strother Martin, Jack Kelly, Yaphet Kotto, Bruce Dern, John Saxon just to name a few. When "The High Chaparral" was abruptly canceled in 1971 after 98 episodes the network on September 12, 1971 replaced this Golden Globe winning Western series with the Jack Webb produced drama "The D.A." starring Robert Conrad......