"Judge Roy Bean" (1956) TV series

Writers:

Milton Raison (writer)
John Ward (story)

Seasons:

1

Genre:

Western

Plot:

Western set in the Texas town of Langtry, named after Lillie Langtry. When storekeeper Roy Bean becomes fed up with the lawlessness in the town, he sets establishes himself as a judge and introduces a system of law and order.

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Character Name In Title

Cast

Edgar Buchanan	...	Judge Roy Bean (39 episodes, 1956-1957)
Jack Buetel	...	Deputy Jeff Taggart / ... (24 episodes, 1956)
Jackie Loughery	...	Letty Bean / ... (24 episodes, 1956)
X Brands	...	Ben Logan / ... (16 episodes, 1956)

Runtime:

30 min (39 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

Pioneertown, California, USA

Company:

Barrett

Quotes:

[last lines of each episode]
Judge Roy Bean: Court's adjourned.

This one is a classic ....

Edgar Buchanan, a former dentist, went on to become a mainstay of western films/TV for decades. Long before he became famous as "Uncle Joe" on Petticoat Junction, he starred in this excellent series. Here he tackled the role that was later performed by Paul Newman on the silver screen.

This color series featured Buchanan as the legendary Law West of the Pecos. Complete with a 7-inck thick law-book (and creative sentencing) he was a cantankerous yet fair arbiter of frontier law.Guest stars included western favorites such as Russell Hayden and Lash La Rue ! Several episodes of this gem of a show are now available on DVD sets

Seek them out, or he may throw the book at you !

Recommended to all fans of vintage TV.