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1914. 18 year U.S. 7th Calvary veteran Nichols returns home to his namesake hometown, Nichols, Arizona. He finds out his mother has died and his family ranch has been taken. Right away gets into trouble and winds up becoming the sheriff.

Director:

Frank Pierson (as Frank R. Pierson)

Writers:

Frank Pierson (creator) (as Frank R. Pierson), Frank Pierson (as Frank R. Pierson)

Stars:

James Garner, Margot Kidder, Neva Patterson

Cast

Episode cast overview:
James Garner	...	Sheriff Frank Nichols
Margot Kidder	...	Ruth
Neva Patterson	...	Ma Ketcham
John Beck	...	Ketcham
Stuart Margolin	...	Mitchell
Paul Hampton	...	Johnson
John Quade	...	Scully One
John Harding	...	Salter
Wayne Heffley	...	Team Leader
Harry Hickox	...	Commanding Officer
Owen Bush	...	Conductor

Storyline

1914. 18 year U.S. 7th Calvary veteran Nichols returns home to his namesake hometown, Nichols, Arizona. He finds out his mother has died and his family ranch has been taken. Right away gets into trouble and winds up becoming the sheriff.

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 September 1971 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Cherokee Productions, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

The Browning liquid cool machine gun was a 1917 design. It was not available in 1914.

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