Wichita Town
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First Air DateSep 30, 1959
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ProductionFour Stars Productions
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Rotten tomato42%
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Original titleWichita Town
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ReleaseSep 30, 1959
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Overview
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 the booming cowtown 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, the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan, 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 movie 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.
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Casts
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Ben Matheson
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Marshal Mike Dunbar
Season 1 ( 1959-09-30)
The Night the Cowboys Roared (Pilot)
Wyndham's Way
Bullet for a Friend
They Won't Hang Jimmy Relson
Drifting
Man on the Hill
Day of Battle
Compadre
Passage to the Enemy
Out of the Past
Death Watch
The Devil's Choice
Biggest Man in Town
Ruby Dawes
Bought
The Long Night
Seed of Hate
The Avengers
Brothers of the Knife
Afternoon in Town
The Frontiersman
The Hanging Judge
Second Chance
Paid in Full
The Legend of Tom Horn
Sidekicks (Series Finale)
