"Broken Arrow" (1956) TV series 1956-1960

Directors:

Frank McDonald
Albert S. Rogell

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

25 September 1956 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Indian Agent Tom Jeffords makes friends with Chief Cochise, becoming a blood brother of the Apache....

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Cast

John Lupton	...	Tom Jeffords (72 episodes, 1956-1958)
Michael Ansara	...	Cochise (72 episodes, 1956-1958)
Tom Fadden	...	Duffield (72 episodes, 1956-1958)

Runtime:

30 min (73 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

20th Century Fox Ranch, Malibu Creek State Park - 1925 Las Virgenes Road, Calabasas, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Because Michael Ansara did such a convincing portrayal of Cochise, and because of his somewhat Indian-sounding name, many viewers thought he actually was an Indian. In reality, he was born in Syria and his parents, while American citizens, were from Egypt.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Mischief (1985)

Ricardo Montalban was the first Cochise

I just saw what appears to be the first TV episode of Broken Arrow with Lupton as Tom Jeffords and Ricardo Montalban as Cochise. This is the episode where Jeffords' wife dies, like in the movie with Jimmy Stewart. I only remember Michael Ansara as Cochise, but not so. I don't know when he changed parts. (Maybe the original was a single episode on Zane Grey Theater, which like The Rifleman, became a series?)