The Americans 

During the American Civil War, two brothers fighting on opposite sides of the conflict.

Stars:

Darryl Hickman, Richard Davalos, John McIntire

Cast

Series cast summary:
Darryl Hickman	...	Cpl. Ben Canfield, USA 13 episodes, 1961
Richard Davalos	...	Cpl. Jeff Canfield, CSA 11 episodes, 1961
John McIntire	...	Pa Canfield 5 episodes, 1961

Storyline

Inspired by James Warner Bellah's "The Valiant Virginians", a 1953 book that had previously been serialized in "The Saturday Evening Post", this series focused on the impact war has on the young men fighting it. Bellah's stories were about the smaller incidents that impacted the regular soldier, not just the officers, and this show reflected this sensibility.

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Plot Keywords:

corporal | american civil war | 

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Genres:

Action | War

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User Reviews

Enticing History

I teach history both in high school and at a university. I am especially interested in the American Civil War, the War Between the States, or, as a North Carolina teacher put it to me, "Down here, we call it 'the War of Northern Aggression,'" But, to tell you the truth, one of the reasons I was an avid fan of "The Americans" when it played on television in 1961 was that it was "sexy." I was in 8th grade at the time and therefore of a budding, going on boiling over interest in exotic women. I particularly remember an episode when Dick Davalos goes into a back hills village to recruit some of their sharpshooting men into the Confederate army. Before he finds any men, he encounters a bevy of very shapely Daisy Mays who are very interested in him. What a test of his loyalty to the Southern cause! Should he go back to the battlefield or stay here with the Dogpatch harem?

Am I the only one who remembers the show this way?

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

23 January 1961 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Americans

Filming Locations:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1