Wide Country (TV series)

*Wide Country*
Wide Country
	Andrew Prine and Earl Holliman in a publicity portrait for The Wide Country episode The Girl from Knob Hill
Genre	Western
Written by	Alan Le May
Directed by	Alan Crosland, Jr.
Starring	Earl Holliman; Andrew Prine; Slim Pickens;
Theme music composer	John Williams
Composers	Morton Stevens; John Williams;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	28
Production
Producers	Ralph Edwards; Frank Telford;
Cinematography	Walter Strenge
Editor	Milton Shifman
Running time	45–48 minutes
Production companies	Ralph Edwards Productions; Revue Studios
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	September 20, 1962 –; April 25, 1963

Wide Country was an American Western television series that aired on NBC from September 20, 1962 to April 25, 1963.^[1]

Synopsis

The series stars Earl Holliman and Andrew Prine as brothers, Mitch and Andy Guthrie, respectively, who are traveling rodeo competitors.^[2]

Episode list

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Royce Bennett Story"	Alan Crosland, Jr.	Donald S. Sanford	September 20, 1962 (1962-09-20)
2	"A Guy for Clementine"	Don Weis	Harold Swanton	September 27, 1962 (1962-09-27)
3	"Journey Down a Dusty Road"	John Newland	John Hawkins	October 4, 1962 (1962-10-04)
4	"Who Killed Edde Gannon?"	Robert Ellis Miller	Andy Lewis	October 11, 1962 (1962-10-11)
5	"What Are Friends For?"	John Brahm	Sy Salkowitz	October 18, 1962 (1962-10-18)
6	"Straitjacket for an Indian"	John Florea	Alan Le May	October 25, 1962 (1962-10-25)
7	"Our Ernie Kills People"	John Florea	T : Mark Rodgers S : Preston Wood	November 1, 1962 (1962-11-01)
8	"A Devil in the Chute"	Alan Crosland, Jr.	Archie L. Tegland	November 8, 1962 (1962-11-08)
9	"The Girl in the Sunshine Smile"	John Brahm	Ken Kolb	November 15, 1962 (1962-11-15)
10	"Tears on a Painted Face"	Herschel Daugherty	Louis Pelletier	November 29, 1962 (1962-11-29)
11	"The Bravest Man in the World"	Ted Post	Margaret & Paul Schneider	December 6, 1962 (1962-12-06)
12	"Good Old Uncle Walt"	Don Weis	Dave & Andy Lewis	December 13, 1962 (1962-12-13)
13	"My Candle Burns at Both Ends"	Ted Post	S : June Randolph S/T : Mark Rodgers	December 20, 1962 (1962-12-20)
14	"Memory of a Filly"	Don Weis	Alan Le May	January 3, 1963 (1963-01-03)
15	"Step Over the Sky"	William Witney	Gustave Field	January 10, 1963 (1963-01-10)
16	"A Cry from the Mountain"	John Peyser	William D. Gordon	January 17, 1963 (1963-01-17)
17	"Don't Cry for Johnny Devlin"	John Florea	Harold Swanton	January 24, 1963 (1963-01-24)
18	"Speckle Bird"	John Peyser	T : Carey Wilber S : Slim Pickens	January 31, 1963 (1963-01-31)
19	"The Man Who Ran Away"	John English	John Hawkins	February 7, 1963 (1963-02-07)
20	"Whose Hand at My Throat?"	John Brahm	Gustave Field	February 14, 1963 (1963-02-14)
21	"The Judas Goat"	John Peyser	T : Mark Rodgers S : Jameson Brewer	February 21, 1963 (1963-02-21)
22	"To Cindy, with Love"	Paul Nickell	S/T : Franklin Barton Based on a story by Slim Pickens & Franklin Adreon	February 28, 1963 (1963-02-28)
23	"The Quest for Jacob Blaufus"	John Peyser	Harold Swanton	March 7, 1963 (1963-03-07)
24	"Farewell to Margarita"	Earl Bellamy	Mark Rodgers	March 21, 1963 (1963-03-21)
25	"The Girl from Nob Hill"	John Peyser	Dave & Andy Lewis	March 28, 1963 (1963-03-28)
26	"Yanqui, Go Home!"	Don Weis	T : Preston Wood S : Franklin Barton	April 4, 1963 (1963-04-04)
27	"The Lucky Punch"	Don Weis	Ken Kolb	April 18, 1963 (1963-04-18)
28	"The Care and Handling of Tigers"	John Peyser	T : Preston Wood S : Gilbert Ralston	April 25, 1963 (1963-04-25)

Guest stars

Holliman in a publicity portrait for the show

Home media

On November 15, 2011, Timeless Media Group released Wide Country- The Complete Television Series on DVD in Region 1. The 8-disc set features all 28 episodes of the series.^[3]

References

^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle. "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present", Ballantine Books, 1999, p. 1118. ISBN 0-345-42923-0 via Google Books. Accessed October 25, 2008.
^ Bernstein, Joel H. "Wild Ride", via Google Books, p. 21. Accessed October 25, 2008.
^ "The Wide Country DVD news: Announcement for Wide Country - the Complete Television Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-09-26.

External links

Wide Country at IMDb
Wide Country at epguides.com

[1] Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle. "The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-present", Ballantine Books, 1999, p. 1118. ISBN 0-345-42923-0 via Google Books. Accessed October 25, 2008.

[2] Bernstein, Joel H. "Wild Ride", via Google Books, p. 21. Accessed October 25, 2008.

[3] "The Wide Country DVD news: Announcement for Wide Country - the Complete Television Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on 2011-12-10. Retrieved 2011-09-26.

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