Man from the West ( The Westerner ) is an American television series in the Western genre, created by director Sam Pekinpa for NBC in 1960 .
| Man from the West | |
|---|---|
| The westerner | |
| Genre | Western |
| Creator | Sam Pekinpa |
| Cast | Brian Keith |
| A country |  USA |
| Language | |
| Number of seasons | one |
| Number of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Sam Pekinpa |
| Series duration | 30 minutes. |
| Studio | Four Star Productions |
| Broadcast | |
| Tv channel | Nbc |
| On the screens | September 30, 1960 - December 30, 1960 |
| Video format | 1.33: 1 |
| References | |
| IMDb | ID 0053551 |
Content
- 1 plot
- 2 Episode List
- 3 Cast
- 4 Interesting Facts
- 5 Digital Editions
Story
The lonely and laconic Dave Blasingheim with his faithful dog Brown travels through the Wild West, full of notorious thugs, unhappy women and cruel men. All he wants to do is save up to buy his own ranch, and in order to achieve this goal he will stop at nothing. On his difficult journey, he is destined to meet many unpleasant personalities, but Dave always finds a way out, even if for this he has to break the law.
Episode List
| No. | Title | Producer | Screenwriters | Premiere date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | Jeff | Sam Pekinpa | Sam Pekinpa, Robert Haverly | September 30, 1960 |
| 2 | School days | Andre De Tot | Sam Pekinpa, Robert Haverley | October 7, 1960 |
| 3 | Brown | Sam Pekinpa | Bruce geller | October 21, 1960 |
| four | Mrs. Kennedy | Bernard Kowalski | Sam Pekinpa, John Dunkel | October 28, 1960 |
| 5 | Dos Pinos | Don McDougall | I. Jack Neumann | November 4, 1960 |
| 6 | Courting Libby | Sam Pekinpa | Bruce geller | November 11, 1960 |
| 7 | Treasure | Ted Post | Cyril Hume | November 18, 1960 |
| 8 | Old man | Andre De Tot | Sam Pekinpa, Jack Curtis | November 25, 1960 |
| 9 | Ghost chance | Bruce geller | Milton S. Gelman | December 2, 1960 |
| 10 | Halt | Tom greece | Tom greece | December 9, 1960 |
| eleven | Home | Elliott Silverstein | Jack Curtis | December 16, 1960 |
| 12 | Hand on the gun | Sam Pekinpa | Bruce geller | December 23, 1960 |
| 13 | Picture | Sam Pekinpa | Bruce geller | December 30, 1960 |
Cast
- Brian Keith - Dave Blassingame
- Spike - Dog Brown
- John Dener - Burgendy Smith
- Mary Selland - Eddie McKean
- Hank Gobble - Gold Digger
- Jimmy Lee Cook - Gang Member
- Michael T. Mickler - Gang Member
- Warren Oates - Bar Drunker
Interesting Facts
“Man from the West” became one of the first author’s series on American television - Sam Pekinpa came up with his concept and storyline. The NBC channel took a certain risk, providing Beijing with complete creative freedom when working on the series. Pekingpa, who later became famous for his extremely realistic paintings, wanted for the first time to show on American television the gloomy and extremely ugly side of the Wild West, formerly portrayed only in a romantic vein. The series lasted only 13 episodes on air and, despite the unanimous approval of critics, was closed.
Digital Media Editions
For many years, the series was considered rare. It was first released on digital media only in February 2017 - the release was carried out by Shout! Factory as a double-disc DVD edition.