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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.
Cast
Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01Client: TraversJanuary 10, 1959—
- S01E02Client: MeadeJanuary 17, 1959—
- S01E03Client: McQueenJanuary 24, 1959—
- S01E04Client: DawesJanuary 31, 1959—Culhane is investigating the death of Ben Dawes, a wealthy middle-aged bachelor who took a mail-order bride.
- S01E05Client: StarkeyFebruary 7, 1959—June Starkey arrives in town to ask Culhane to find her missing husband.
- S01E06Client: TaggerFebruary 14, 1959—
- S01E07Client: RobinsonFebruary 21, 1959—
- S01E08Client: MartinezMarch 7, 1959—
- S01E09Client: NorthrupMarch 14, 1959—Ty Northrup, ex-lawman turned renegade, and his wife arrive in Latigo, but Marshal Gib Scott orders them out of town. Mrs. Northrup is unabl
- S01E10Client: SteeleMarch 21, 1959—Lawyer Clay Culhane agrees to defend Bill Steele, one of three men being held by Marshal Gib Scott for robbery.
- S01E11Client: MoweryMarch 28, 1959—
- S01E12Client: BraunApril 4, 1959—A recluse hires Clay Culhane to obtain an injunction keeping trespassers off his property. While attending to this matter, the lawyer is sta
- S01E13Client: BanksApril 11, 1959—Teenager Dick Banks maintains an interest in guns in spite of his father's opposition. Clay Culhane, who sees a similarity to the start of h
- S01E14Client: JessupApril 18, 1959—Rancher Lon Jessup is charged with robbery and murder by two Chicago detectives. Jessup tells Clay Culhane that he was involved in a robbery
- S01E15Client: FromeApril 25, 1959—
- S01E16Client: NelsonMay 2, 1959—Culhane runs into two brawling men, each of whom claims he's a lawman and that the other is his prisoner.
- S01E17Client: Neal AdamsMay 9, 1959—An injured man, Neal Adams, arrives in Latigo and tells his friend Clay Culhane that he is being unjustly hunted. Clay learns that Adams is
- S01E18Client: BrandMay 16, 1959—
- S01E19Client: ReynoldsMay 23, 1959—Jealousy causes misfortune between two females and one greedy gambler.
- S01E20Client: VardonMay 30, 1959—
Season02
- S02E01The FreebootersOctober 2, 1959—When the crooked Major overtakes the town he murders Nora's father.
- S02E02The SaddleOctober 9, 1959—Culhane helps Marshal Scott catch three escaped prisoners. He recognizes one of them as the son of Judge McKinney, a man who encouraged his
- S02E03The Long RiderOctober 16, 1959—While Marshal Gib Scott is riding to Albuquerque, his horse goes lame and the marshal gets a ride with Pa Scales's wagon train. Scott, Pa Sc
- S02E04The HotelOctober 23, 1959—
- S02E05Client: Peter WarrenOctober 30, 1959—
- S02E06The Freight LineNovember 6, 1959—
- S02E07MurdockNovember 13, 1959—After Murdock is found not guilty for the murder of a couple in Latigo, his step-son admits that he is terrified because he knows Murdock di
- S02E08Apache TrailNovember 20, 1959—Apache Ulzana comes for King when Chata escapes his captivity and returns with vengeance on their mind.
- S02E09Four From StillwaterNovember 27, 1959—
- S02E10The DealDecember 4, 1959—
- S02E11Change Of VenueDecember 11, 1959—Carla wants vengeance against Tom Brandon, she thinks he murdered her sister Maria.
- S02E12Blood MoneyDecember 18, 1959—
- S02E13The KillerJanuary 1, 1960—Four men and a dog are found dead. Unable to explain who or what killed them, the townspeople live in constant fear.
- S02E14Letter Of DeathJanuary 8, 1960—
- S02E15Mr. SimpsonJanuary 22, 1960—
- S02E16Means To An EndJanuary 29, 1960—Two business partners disagree over the books and one ends up dead, Culhane is asked to help the widow find out the truth.
- S02E17The Indian TreeFebruary 19, 1960—A fight ensues when stolen money winds up in a most unusual place.
- S02E18The ApprenticeMarch 11, 1960—Clay Culhane tangles with the gunslinger who first taught him how to use a gun.
- S02E19Burden Of GuiltMarch 18, 1960—
- S02E20The CabinApril 1, 1960—
- S02E21The ReturnApril 8, 1960—When Marshal Scott arrest's Chance Crawford, he discovers that his brother is right in the middle of the it. His brother claims he was kidna
- S02E22A Case Of SlowApril 15, 1960—
- S02E23The PenaltyApril 22, 1960—
- S02E24End Of The LineMay 4, 1960—
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