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Wide Country

  • TV Series
  • 1962–1963
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
8.2/10
84
YOUR RATING
Wide Country (1962)
DramaSportWestern

Mitch Guthrie is a champion bronco rider in the rodeo who tries to keep his kid brother, Andy, from pursuing the same life.Mitch Guthrie is a champion bronco rider in the rodeo who tries to keep his kid brother, Andy, from pursuing the same life.Mitch Guthrie is a champion bronco rider in the rodeo who tries to keep his kid brother, Andy, from pursuing the same life.

  • Stars
    • Earl Holliman
    • Andrew Prine
    • Slim Pickens
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  • IMDb RATING
    8.2/10
    84
    YOUR RATING
    • Stars
      • Earl Holliman
      • Andrew Prine
      • Slim Pickens
    • 3User reviews
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  • Episodes28

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    Bill Mumy in Wide Country (1962)
    Earl Holliman and Bill Mumy in Wide Country (1962)
    Ted Eccles, Earl Holliman, and Andrew Prine in Wide Country (1962)
    Ted Eccles, Earl Holliman, and Andrew Prine in Wide Country (1962)
    Ted Eccles and Anthony George in Wide Country (1962)
    Ted Eccles, Earl Holliman, and Andrew Prine in Wide Country (1962)
    Ted Eccles, Anthony George, Earl Holliman, Barbara Mansell, and Andrew Prine in Wide Country (1962)
    Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine in Wide Country (1962)
    Earl Holliman, Karl Lukas, Barbara Parkins, Andrew Prine, and Bruce Yarnell in Wide Country (1962)
    Earl Holliman, Barbara Parkins, and Andrew Prine in Wide Country (1962)
    Earl Holliman, Barbara Parkins, and Andrew Prine in Wide Country (1962)
    Barbara Parkins and Andrew Prine in Wide Country (1962)

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    Earl Holliman
    Earl Holliman
    • Mitch Guthrie
    Andrew Prine
    Andrew Prine
    • Andy Guthrie
    Slim Pickens
    Slim Pickens
    • Slim Walker
    Ray Teal
    Ray Teal
    • Frank Higgins…
    Ted de Corsia
    Ted de Corsia
    • Chief Henry McMath…
    Jim McMullan
    Jim McMullan
    • Johnny Devlin…
    Lyle Talbot
    Lyle Talbot
    • Harry Keating…
    Barbara Parkins
    Barbara Parkins
    • Billie Kidwell…
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    David McMahon
    • Jimmy…
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    Olan Soule
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    Jody Fair
    • Maureen…
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    Jonathan Hole
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    • Trivia
      The unofficial pilot to this series was the March 13, 1962 episode of Alcoa Premiere (1961), titled "Second Chance".
    • Connections
      Referenced in The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson: Earl Holliman/Charles Nelson Reilly/Billy Crystal/Donna Theodore/Merie Earle (1977)

    User reviews3

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    6/10
    Not a subject for a television series
    The Wide Country was the second of two shows with a rodeo background that came to television in 1962, the other being Stoney Burke. Maybe both could not crack that all important demographic, the young. Those that buy the products the advertisers hawk on shows.

    I don't understand why neither show really made it. The rodeo does have some inherent drama within it. The quest to be champion in whatever event you compete in, the personal dangers accompanying trying to do your personal best. The Professional Bullriders do quite well with their attendance and audience today.

    Earl Holliman like Jack Lord was a rider of broncos and he also was after a national championship. At the same time Earl had a younger brother Andrew Prine who wants the same life, but Holliman is discouraging it. Still Prine tags along with him, to every event where one or both have some kind of experience.

    In a nutshell that was both Stoney Burke and The Wide Country. The success of films like The Lusty Men, J.W. Coop, and 8 Seconds show that rodeo does have a big screen appeal. Maybe someday, someone will capture that appeal for the small screen.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 20, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • The Rope Riders
    • Filming locations
      • Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Bar-Bar-A Productions
      • Ralph Edwards Productions
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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