"The Cisco Kid" (1950) TV series 1950-1956

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Writers:

Endre Bohem (writer)
Hilda Bohem (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6

Release Date:

6 March 1950 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

The Cisco Kid and his English-mangling sidekick Pancho travel the old west in the grand tradition of the Lone Ranger...

Plot Keywords:

Cisco Kid | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Duncan Renaldo	...	The Cisco Kid / ... (156 episodes, 1950-1956)
Leo Carrillo	...	Pancho / ... (156 episodes, 1950-1956)
Diablo	...	Himself - Cisco's Horse / ... (70 episodes, 1950-1956)

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Series Directed by
Paul Landres		(31 episodes, 1950-1954)
Lambert Hillyer		(27 episodes, 1954-1956)
Leslie Goodwins		(12 episodes, 1955-1956)
Derwin Abrahams		(11 episodes, 1950)
Eddie Davis		(10 episodes, 1951-1954)
Albert Herman		(6 episodes, 1950-1951)
George Cahan		(5 episodes, 1952)

Series Writing credits
O. Henry		(156 episodes, 1950-1956)
J. Benton Cheney		(29 episodes, 1950-1956)
Barry Cohon		(15 episodes, 1954-1956)
Ande Lamb		(8 episodes, 1950-1956)
Barney A. Sarecky		(7 episodes, 1954-1956)
Betty Burbridge		(5 episodes, 1950-1951)
Sherman L. Lowe		(4 episodes, 1950-1951)
Warren Wilson		(4 episodes, 1951-1953)
Kenneth A. Enochs		(4 episodes, 1954-1956)
Wilbur S. Peacock		(4 episodes, 1954-1955)
Elizabeth Beecher		(3 episodes, 1951-1952)
Louise Rousseau		(3 episodes, 1951)
Donn Mullally		(3 episodes, 1953-1956)
Royal K. Cole		(2 episodes, 1950)
Buckley Angell		(2 episodes, 1955-1956)
Endre Bohem		(unknown episodes)
Hilda Bohem		(unknown episodes)
George Callahan		(unknown episodes)
Richard S. Conway		(unknown episodes)
Fred Leighton		(unknown episodes)
Irwin Lieberman		(unknown episodes)
Ben Markson		(unknown episodes)
Robert White		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Walter Schwimmer	....	producer (76 episodes, 1950-1956)
Frederick W. Ziv	....	executive producer / producer (27 episodes, 1950-1954)
Philip N. Krasne	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Albert Glasser		(156 episodes, 1950-1956)

Series Cinematography by
Kenneth Peach		(37 episodes, 1950-1952)
Daniel B. Clark		(unknown episodes)
Curt Fetters		(unknown episodes)
Robert Hoffman		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Asa Boyd Clark		(12 episodes, 1951-1952)
Martin G. Cohn		(7 episodes, 1950-1952)
Tholen Gladden		(6 episodes, 1950)
Arthur H. Bell		(4 episodes, 1950-1951)
Charles Craft		(3 episodes, 1950-1951)
Owen C. Gladden		(2 episodes, 1950)

Series Makeup Department
George Gray	....	makeup artist (13 episodes, 1951-1952)

Series Production Management
Eddie Davis	....	production manager (22 episodes, 1951-1954)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eddie Davis	....	assistant director (18 episodes, 1950-1952)
William A. O'Connor	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1950)
Eddie Stein	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1951-1952)
Louis Germonprez	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1950)
Lou Perlof	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1950)

Series Art Department
Donald Sandstrom	....	property master (12 episodes, 1950-1951)
Eugene C. Stone	....	property master / props (12 episodes, 1950-1951)
Lou Hafley	....	property master (11 episodes, 1951-1952)

Series Sound Department
Garry A. Harris	....	sound (26 episodes, 1950-1952)
Victor B. Appel	....	sound (7 episodes, 1950)
Hugh McDowell Jr.	....	sound (2 episodes, 1950)

Series Stunts
Troy Melton	....	stunt double: Duncan Renaldo (13 episodes, 1950-1955)
Bill Catching	....	stunt double: Leo Carillo (5 episodes, 1950)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Barlow Simpson	....	lighting technician (26 episodes, 1951-1952)

Series Other crew
Mel Mark	....	assistant to producer (17 episodes, 1950-1952)
Maurice Unger	....	head of production (7 episodes, 1951-1952)

Production Companies

• ZIV Television Programs

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1954) (UK) (TV)
• Rhino Video (1995) (USA) (VHS)
• Marathon Music & Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Marathon Music & Video (2000) (USA) (VHS)
• Navarre Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• VCI Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• VCI Home Video (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Reel Media International (2004) (worldwide) (VHS)
• Moviecraft (2005) (USA) (VHS)
• Nostalgia Collectibles (2005) (USA) (VHS)
• Alpha Video Distributors (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Reel Media International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Blair Entertainment (????) (USA) (TV) (syndication)
• MPI Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (collection 1)
• MPI Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD) (collection 2)
• Rhodes Productions (????) (USA) (TV) (syndication)

Other Companies

• Screen Time Images  color correction
• Screen Time Images  film restoration
• Screen Time Images  film transfer

Runtime:

30 min (156 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Certification:

USA:Approved

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

ZIV Television Programs

Trivia:

First television series to be shot in color

Quotes:

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

Movie Connections:

Version of The Cisco Kid (1994) (TV)

A Great deal of fun from the days when heroes saved the day in a gentlemanly fashion.

I just found a 3-disc set of The Cisco Kid that was produced by Mill Creek Entertainment and I am loving it.

Some young folks today might think it a bit corny, but Duncan Renaldo is such a dashing, debonair hero you can't help but like him. He rounds up the bad guys but never abuses them. He has too much respect to do that. He is brave and dedicated to justice. An excellent role model. This really is good family entertainment.

Pancho played by Leo Carillo is a funny, likable side kick. The show just wouldn't be the same without him.

This really deserves a look by anyone who wants some relief from the gore of present day hollyweird offerings.

I think I only paid $10 for my set and I wouldn't sell it now for $50! That's how much I like it.

If you can't find it in stores, I now see it available at Netflix. Get it while you can.