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

In the 1953 season star Duncan Renaldo was injured in a rock fall and hospitalized, resulting in his missing nine episodes. To cover for Renaldo's absence on the show, the Cisco Kid was shown wearing masks, disguised as a ghost and in other situations where a double could be used for him and footage of him that had been previously shot but not used was also used. He recorded his lines from his hospital bed.

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Quotes

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

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Connections

Referenced in Out of Sight (1998)

User Reviews

TV nostalgia

I remember the TV series fondly. One of the Connecticut TV stations ran reruns in the late 1960s/early 1970s. I enjoyed it as a child. I just picked up a bargain DVD with several episodes. Nothing is the same as an adult as when you first saw something as a child or teenager but these hold up well.

Some may see some ethnic stereotyping. Isn't that true for too many things coming out of an earlier era. I would be interested in reading the O. Henry story. Remember the dime novels of the late 1800s/early 1900s led into the shorts and westerns of the early decades of American films.