Wichita Town (1959)
Wichita Town (1959)
Plot.
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Cast & Crew.
Joel McCrea
Marshal Mike Dunbar / Mike Dunbar
Jody McCrea
Ben Matheson / Deputy Ben Matheson
Robert Foulk
Joe Kingston
Robert Anderson
Aeneas MacLinahan
George N. Neise
Dr. Nat Wyndham
Carlos Romero
Rico Rodriguez / Rico
Charles Seel
Charlie Cruter / Old Man
Dave Willock
Quincy
Frank Ferguson
Mayor Eric Holbein
Pitt Herbert
Art Sutton / Sutton
R.G. Springsteen
Director
Jerry Hopper
Director
Walter Grauman
Director
Jesse Hibbs
Director
Ron Hayes
Gregory Walcott
Media.
Details.
Release DateSeptember 30, 1959
StatusEnded
Seasons1
Episodes26
Running Time30m
Genres
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Wichita Town is a half-hour Western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from September 30, 1959, until April 6, 1960.Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar, in charge of keeping the peace in the booming cattle town of Wichita, Kansas. His deputies were Ben Matheson, played by McCrea's real life son, Jody, and Rico Rodriquez, portrayed by Carlos Romero. Making occasional appearances were the town doctor, Nat Wyndham (played by George Neise), the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan (played by Robert Anderson), and the bartender in the local saloon, Joe Kingston, played in six episodes by Robert Foulk.
The model for shows such as these had already been laid out by other western programs such as Gunsmoke, Lawman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, so Wichita Town may not have been unique in its plotting and structure. The two most unusual features about the series were the presence of Joel McCrea, a favorite of Western film audiences for his performance in such films as Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill, and Ramrod, and the fact that his real life son was in Wichita Town, but did not play his son. Wichita Town was produced by Mirisch Company and Joel McCrea's Production company for Four Star Television and aired for a single season.