Cade's County (1971–1972)

Sam Cade is the tough but sensitive sheriff of sprawling Madrid County located somewhere in the American Southwest. Between chases and shootouts, episodes deal with a number of relevant '... See full summary »

Creators:

Rick Husky, Anthony Wilson

Stars:

Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Taylor Lacher

1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Glenn Ford	...	Sam Cade (24 episodes, 1971-1972)
Edgar Buchanan	...	J.J. Jackson (24 episodes, 1971-1972)
Taylor Lacher	...	Arlo Pritchard (24 episodes, 1971-1972)
Peter Ford	...	Pete (23 episodes, 1971-1972)

Storyline

Sam Cade is the tough but sensitive sheriff of sprawling Madrid County located somewhere in the American Southwest. Between chases and shootouts, episodes deal with a number of relevant '70s issues such as the plight of the American Indian.

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Plot Keywords:

sheriff | small town | native american | punctuation in title | apostrophe in title | 

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Genres:

Action | Drama | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Sam Cade

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, David Gerber Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (24 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose (1974)

User Reviews

Modern day Western and Crime Drama show!!!

After a string of hits movies to boot(which were mostly Westerns),legendary Hollywood actor Glenn Ford gave TV a try with this weekly series that is now seldom seen nowadays. Here you'll have a show that was part of a modern day Western,and part crime drama show all in one and it was one of those shows that kept you on what would happen next. Ford was the tough and sensitive sheriff of Madrid County who kept law and order with his deputy(Petticoat Junction's Edgar Buchanan). However it did tackle issues that were relevant in its day like the plight of the American Indian,and the overall discrimination of the Mexican American and other minorities. The overall opening sequence of the show(seen with Ford going through the mountain landscape in a Jeep)makes for one of the best shows ever from the early 1970's that is rarely seen. NOTE:The shows theme was written by composer Henry Mancini,and this would be Glenn Ford's only TV series to date which ran from 1971-1973 on CBS.