The Cisco Kid (1950–1956)

The Cisco Kid and his English-mangling sidekick Pancho travel the old west in the grand tradition of the Lone Ranger, righting wrongs and fighting injustice wherever they find it.

Stars:

Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Marshall Reed

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Duncan Renaldo	...	The Cisco Kid (156 episodes, 1950-1956)
Leo Carrillo	...	Pancho (156 episodes, 1950-1956)

Storyline

The Cisco Kid and his English-mangling sidekick Pancho travel the old west in the grand tradition of the Lone Ranger, righting wrongs and fighting injustice wherever they find it.

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Plot Keywords:

cisco kid | character name in title

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Genres:

Western

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 March 1950 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cisco Kid

Filming Locations:

Corriganville, Ray Corrigan Ranch, Simi Valley, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

ZIV Television Programs

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (156 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

First television series to be shot in color

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Quotes

[last lines of each episode]
The Cisco Kid: Oh, Pancho!
Pancho: Oh, Cisco!

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Connections

Featured in Avalon (1990)

User Reviews

O Henry's Famous Robin Hood of the West

I used to have a television that occasionally got a weak signal station from Fort Erie, Ontario over here in Buffalo. And I got to relive a little childhood seeing episodes of Cisco Kid and the Lone Ranger.

Unlike the Ranger all of Cisco's stuff was in color. Great foresight because a whole lot of westerns that were done in black and white can't be given away now.

Cisco was quite the guy. A gentleman always, a righter of wrongs, and an amazingly tolerant guy to keep Pancho around. Unlike Tonto who was really useful to the Lone Ranger, I think Cisco kept Pancho around for laughs. He was slow on the uptake, but devoted to Cisco, and someone you didn't have to worry about betraying you.

I thought and still Cisco was great. Many friends in my age group and slightly older who are of Latino background told me how much Cisco meant to them as a role model. He was such a good guy, I wonder what he did that made him an outlaw in the first place.

O Henry spent much time in border towns on the American side and in old Mexico himself. In writing The Caballero's Way and introducing us to Cisco, he gave us another universal hero. Cisco will be syndication 100 years from now.

Duncan Renaldo and Leo Carrillo were a couple of Hollywood veterans with substantial credits. But they will always be known as the Cisco Kid and Pancho.

By the way, did Pancho have a last name?