The Stallion (20 Sep. 1968)

Blue and the son of the local Apache Chief are both after a wild black stallion. The fight over it may spill over into a war with the tribe but the Chief allows Blue to keep the horse. When his son steals the horse, the problem resurfaces.

Director:

William Witney

Writer:

Ken Pettus

Stars:

Leif Erickson, Cameron Mitchell, Mark Slade

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Leif Erickson	...	Big John Cannon
Cameron Mitchell	...	Buck Cannon
Mark Slade	...	Billy Blue Cannon
Henry Darrow	...	Manolito Montoya
Linda Cristal	...	Victoria Cannon
Michael Keep	...	Natchez
Roberto Contreras	...	Pedro
Ted Markland	...	Reno
Don Collier	...	Sam Butler
Clive Clerk	...	Chatto

Storyline

Blue and the son of a local tribal leader Natchez have their eye on a wild stallion. Blue ropes the horse after the stallion escapes the Indian boy's hands. They fight over the horse but a war threatens to erupt when Indian braves and ranch hands appear. Natchez reluctantly acknowledges Blue as the owner to prevent a war. Blue over time with carrots and sugar breaks and trains the stallion. The Indian boy steals the horse while Blue and the ranch hands are at camp eating. Blue tracks the boy and horse for three days as Big John confronts Natchez who is unaware of the theft. Natchez finds and confronts his son but the braves back the son. Blue back on the hunt with a fresh horse finds the boy and horse resulting in a fight between them. Natchez warns Big John as the ranch hands go after Blue. Big John and Natchez ride together to stop the fight as the men on both sides prepare to fight. With no easy solution in sight, Big John asks Natchez if his son will agree to let the stallion ...

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1968 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Old Tucson - 201 S. Kinney Road, Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Xanadu Productions Inc., NBC Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

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