"Sheriff of Cochise" (1956) TV series 1956-1958

Creator:

Mort Briskin
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | unknown

Genre:

Crime | Western

Plot:

While this sounds like a western, THE SHERIFF OF COCHISE was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County...

Plot Keywords:

Sheriff | Police | Arizona

Cast

John Bromfield	...	Sheriff Frank Morgan / ... (83 episodes, 1956-1958)
Stan Jones	...	Deputy Harry Olson / ... (27 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Directed by
Harve Foster		(16 episodes, 1956-1957)
Lee Sholem		(9 episodes, 1956-1957)
Paul Guilfoyle		(7 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Writing credits
Don Martin		(6 episodes, 1956-1957)
Frank L. Moss		(4 episodes, 1956-1957)
David Robinson		(3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Mort Briskin		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Ray Buffum		(2 episodes, 1956)

Series Produced by
Mort Briskin	....	producer / executive producer (11 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Original Music by
Ray Ellis		(1 episode, 1957)

Series Cinematography by
Henry Cronjager Jr.		(5 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Film Editing by
Ben Ray		(3 episodes, 1956-1957)
John M. Foley		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster		(2 episodes, 1957)

Series Art Direction by
Claudio Guzmán		(3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Ralph Berger		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Charles F. Pyke		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Duncan Cramer		(2 episodes, 1957)

Series Set Decoration by
Jack Mills		(3 episodes, 1956-1957)
Glenn P. Thompson		(2 episodes, 1956-1957)
Jack H. Ahern		(2 episodes, 1957)

Series Makeup Department
Larry Butterworth	....	makeup artist (6 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Production Management
Argyle Nelson	....	production supervisor (7 episodes, 1956-1957)
James Paisley	....	production manager (7 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tommy Thompson	....	assistant director (2 episodes, 1957)

Series Sound Department
Leon M. Leon	....	sound (6 episodes, 1956-1957)
Robert Reeve	....	sound re-recording mixer / re-recording editor / ... (6 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Stunts
Ted White	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael J. Harte	....	wardrobe (6 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Editorial Department
Dann Cahn	....	editorial supervisor / supervising editor (6 episodes, 1956-1957)

Series Music Department
E.C. Norton	....	music supervisor (7 episodes, 1956-1957)
William Loose	....	composer: end theme (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
W.J. 'Jack' Howard	....	technical advisor (4 episodes, 1956-1957)

Production Companies

• Desilu Productions
• National Telefilm Associates (NTA)

Distributors

• Alpha Video Distributors (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• National Telefilm Associates (NTA)

Other Companies

• Glen Glenn Sound Company  sound recording

Runtime:

30 min (55 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Bisbee, Arizona, USA

Company:

Desilu Productions

Trivia:

This series ended when the title character accepted the position of U.S. Marshal based in Yuma, AZ. The series was then called U.S. Marshal and ran from 1958-1960. The title character in both series was played by John Bromfield, who retired shortly after the end of U.S. Marshal to become a full-time commercial fisherman based out of Newport Beach, CA.

Movie Connections:

Followed by "U.S. Marshal" (1958)

trivia correction

In the trivia part of your review it is stated that the US Marshall was based in Yuma, AZ. In this series it Marshall Morgan is based in Tucson,AZ. The original name of the series, Sheriff of Cochise was set in Cochise County AZ which is the county directly south of Pima County which is Tucson.

You can see Pima County on some of the buildings and cars in the series. I like this series for the fact that has a lot of action, and it is not set in LA or NYC. I love the southwest desert area of the US and AZ in particular.

This is also a great series to watch if a person is interested in old cars, especially those great old Mopars. Some very rare indeed. Morgan drives a 1958 DeSoto station wagon which was rare at the time and extremely rare today. Lots of good chase scenes, and some famous actors in early roles. Jack Lord from Hawaii 5-0 is in the pilot episode.