The Rough Riders (TV series)

For other uses, see Rough Riders (disambiguation).

The Rough Riders is an American Western television series set in the West after the American Civil War. It aired on ABC for the 1958-1959 television season. It was produced by Ziv Television.

The Rough Riders
Genre	Western
Written by	Richard Dorso George Fass Gertrude Fass Bruce Geller Paul King Samuel A. Peeples Teddi Sherman Joseph Stone R.E. Thompson
Directed by	Franklin Adreon Monroe P. Askins Leon Benson Alan Crosland Jr. Walter Doniger Eddie Davis Henry S. Kesler Otto Lang John Rich
Starring	Kent Taylor Jan Merlin Peter Whitney
Theme music composer	Cliff Radford
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	39
Production
Producer	Vernon E. Clark
Cinematography	Monroe P. Askins Jacques R. Marquette
Editors	Tony Martinelli Thomas Scott Joseph Silver
Running time	30 mins.
Production company	Ziv Television Programs
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02) – September 24, 1959 (1959-09-24)

Synopsis

The program is about three ex-soldiers, two at one time fighting for the Union side and one for the Confederate, who traveled together across the West, fighting trouble and bad guys. The series starred Kent Taylor as ex-Union Captain Jim Flagg, Jan Merlin as former Confederate Lieutenant Colin Kirby, and Peter Whitney as former Union Sergeant Buck Sinclair. Prior to his starring role in The Rough Riders, Kent Taylor previously starred in still another Ziv Television-produced series, Boston Blackie, which aired for two seasons in syndication from 1951–53.^[1]

Guest stars

Among series guest stars were John Anderson, Russ Bender, Lon Chaney Jr., James Coburn, Mike Connors, William Conrad, Russ Conway, Bill Coontz, Walter Coy, Broderick Crawford, Richard Garland, Mimi Gibson, Carol Henry, Ed Hinton, Jack Hogan, DeForest Kelley, Douglas Kennedy, George Macready, Wayne Mallory, Ted Mapes, Tyler McVey, Joyce Meadows, Troy Melton, Leonard Nimoy, Judson Pratt, Stuart Randall, Karen Sharpe, Dan Sheridan, Guy Teague, Robert Tetrick, Carol Thurston, Gary Vinson, Patrick Waltz, Barbara Woodell and Larry Pennell.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
1	"The Murderous Sutton Gang"	Eddie Davis	Bret Hill	October 2, 1958 (1958-10-02)
2	"Breakout"	Unknown	Unknown	October 9, 1958 (1958-10-09)
3	"The Maccabites"	Unknown	Unknown	October 16, 1958 (1958-10-16)
4	"The Duelists"	Unknown	Unknown	October 23, 1958 (1958-10-23)
5	"The Imposters"	Unknown	Unknown	October 30, 1958 (1958-10-30)
6	"The Governor"	Monroe Askins	Frederic Louis Fox	November 6, 1958 (1958-11-06)
7	"Blood Feud"	David Friedkin	Bret Hill	November 13, 1958 (1958-11-13)
8	"The Nightbinders"	Unknown	Unknown	November 20, 1958 (1958-11-20)
9	"Shadow of the Past"	Unknown	Unknown	November 27, 1958 (1958-11-27)
10	"Killers at Chocktaw Valley"	Unknown	Unknown	December 4, 1958 (1958-12-04)
11	"The Counterfeiters"	Unknown	Unknown	December 11, 1958 (1958-12-11)
12	"Strand of Wire"	Unknown	Unknown	December 18, 1958 (1958-12-18)
13	"The Electioners"	Unknown	Unknown	January 1, 1959 (1959-01-01)
14	"The Scavengers"	Unknown	Unknown	January 8, 1959 (1959-01-08)
15	"An Eye for an Eye"	Otto Lang	Joe Stone & Paul King	January 15, 1959 (1959-01-15)
16	"Double Cross"	Unknown	Unknown	January 22, 1959 (1959-01-22)
17	"Wilderness Trace"	Unknown	Unknown	January 29, 1959 (1959-01-29)
18	"The Plot to Assassinate President Johnson"	Unknown	Unknown	February 5, 1959 (1959-02-05)
19	"The End of Nowhere"	Unknown	Unknown	February 12, 1959 (1959-02-12)
20	"A Matter of Instinct"	Unknown	Unknown	February 19, 1959 (1959-02-19)
21	"Witness Against the Judge"	Unknown	Unknown	February 26, 1959 (1959-02-26)
22	"End of Track"	Unknown	Unknown	March 5, 1959 (1959-03-05)
23	"Death Sentence"	Unknown	Unknown	March 12, 1959 (1959-03-12)
24	"The Double Dealers"	Unknown	Unknown	March 19, 1959 (1959-03-19)
25	"Lesson in Violence"	Unknown	Unknown	March 26, 1959 (1959-03-26)
26	"The Promise"	Unknown	Unknown	April 2, 1959 (1959-04-02)
27	"The Injured"	Robert Florey	Samuel A. Peeples	April 9, 1959 (1959-04-09)
28	"Paradise Gap"	Unknown	Unknown	April 16, 1959 (1959-04-16)
29	"Hired Gun"	Unknown	Unknown	April 23, 1959 (1959-04-23)
30	"Gunpoint Persuasion"	Unknown	Unknown	April 30, 1959 (1959-04-30)
31	"The Rifle"	Unknown	Unknown	May 7, 1959 (1959-05-07)
32	"Forty-Five Calibre Law"	Unknown	Unknown	May 14, 1959 (1959-05-14)
33	"Deadfall"	Unknown	Unknown	May 21, 1959 (1959-05-21)
34	"The Highgraders"	Unknown	Unknown	May 28, 1959 (1959-05-28)
35	"The Wagon Raiders"	Franklin Adreon	Samuel A. Peeples	June 4, 1959 (1959-06-04)
36	"Ransom of Rita Renee"	Otto Lang	Joe Stone & Paul King	June 11, 1959 (1959-06-11)
37	"Reluctant Hostage"	Unknown	Unknown	June 18, 1959 (1959-06-18)
38	"The Holdout"	Unknown	Unknown	June 25, 1959 (1959-06-25)
39	"The Last Rebel"	Walter Doniger	Samuel A. Peeples	July 16, 1959 (1959-07-16)

Production

The Rough Riders produced thirty-nine episodes.

P. Lorillard Company was an alternate sponsor for the program.^[2]