Riot at Arroyo Seco (1 Feb. 1960)

There's a real water shortage tearing up Arroyo Seco. Cheyenne, as sheriff, is trying to keep a lid on tempers and the townsfolk together. What he doesn't know is the very prominent ... See full summary »

Director:

Lew Landers

Writers:

Sidney Biddell (teleplay), Arthur W. Silver (story),

Stars:

Clint Walker, James Bell, Whitney Blake

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Clint Walker	...	Cheyenne Bodie
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Bell	...	Carl Benson
Whitney Blake	...	Beth Tobin
Willis Bouchey	...	Ralph Tobin
Allan Drake	...	Telegraph Operator
Stephen Ellsworth	...	Lafayette Hale
Frank Ferguson	...	Judge Lloyd Pomeroy
Don Haggerty	...	Chet Noler
Mauritz Hugo	...	Sam Mason
Robert Hyatt	...	Joel Weeks (as Bobby Hyatt)
Harry Lauter	...	Harry Tobin
Wynn Pearce	...	Jess Tobin
Phil Tully	...	Paddy Moore
Gary Vinson	...	Johnny Benson
John Zaccaro	...	Todd Colter

Storyline

There's a real water shortage tearing up Arroyo Seco. Cheyenne, as sheriff, is trying to keep a lid on tempers and the townsfolk together. What he doesn't know is the very prominent citizens who are supposed to be behind the town's best interests are the ones upsetting the water barrel - at Cheyenne's expense as he is on trial for murder!

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 February 1960 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 22, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Chet's name is shown as Noler in the credits, but his water wagon shows Noller.

User Reviews

The Best Ending for a TV Western!

Remember, we had political correctness back in the 1950's too! No mention of story or plot here, but this episode surprised me! It has, in my very humble opinion, the best ending I've ever seen for a western TV drama of any of the shows made during this time.

HAVE GUN WILL TRAVEL was great, at half an hour, but the PC "message" westerns didn't gear up until Kennedy was elected-- Gunsmoke went "comedy" with Festus and Bonanza became a preach fest. Of course, this lead to LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE and so on and so on, a trend that killed the western.

This episode of CHEYENNE had NOTHING TO DO with any of that sappy junk! It leads you by the hand for 95% of it's story, then springs a twist ending so cool and original I felt I needed to comment on it here and hope other people will watch. and the last scene, the look on his face-- well, don't tell me Clint Walker didn't know how to act. He may not have knocked over the critics, but we're watching these shows 50 years later-- that has to tell you something.

Watch this one episode and then watch the rest, see what you've been missing. Great stuff.