Black Saddle

    Black Saddle

    tv
    195930 mintt0052449Ended
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    WesternDrama

    2 seasons · 44 episodes

    Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane. For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.

    Genre Profile

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    Western
    Drama

    Primarily a western title with drama undertones.

    Audience

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    Adult audience

    Niche genreDramaSerialized dramaLight intensityLong-running series

    This title is positioned as a niche genre and drama experience for a adult audience aimed at serialized drama.

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