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Broken Arrow

TV·1956–1958·2 seasons, 72 episodes·ABC·Western·30m

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Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Repeat episodes were shown by ABC on Sunday afternoons during the 1959–60 season. Selected repeats were then shown once again in prime time during the summer of 1960.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0133Episodes1956–57AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01The Mail RidersSeptember 25, 1956
  2. S01E02Battle at Apache PassOctober 2, 1956
  3. S01E03Indian AgentOctober 9, 1956
  4. S01E04The CaptiveOctober 23, 1956
  5. S01E05Passage DeferredOctober 30, 1956
  6. S01E06Medicine MenNovember 13, 1956
  7. S01E07HermanoNovember 20, 1956A young Indian working as a scout for the Army is struggling between his loyalty to the Army and his loyalty to his brother, a member of Ger
  8. S01E08CagedNovember 27, 1956A sideshow owner schemes to turn an Indian into his star attraction. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Cheewaukee: Eugene Igle
  9. S01E09Return from the ShadowsDecember 4, 1956A lieutenant once lured five Indians into a murderous trap. Now he faces the only one who escaped---Cochise (Michael Ansara). Haskell: Rober
  10. S01E10Cry WolfDecember 11, 1956A youngster reports that he saw a camel, a dinosaur---and a murder. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Ramon: Ricky Vera.
  11. S01E11The ConspiratorsDecember 18, 1956Jeffords heads for San Francisco when a Government clothing order is sidetracked. Terry: Angie Dickinson. Emperor Norton: Florenz Ames.
  12. S01E12The RaidersDecember 25, 1956Area commodity providers conduct raids which turn deadly disguised as Aravaipa Apaches to foment conflict and draw military into the area an
  13. S01E13Apache MassacreJanuary 1, 1957White settlers attack an Indian village in reprisal for Geronimo's raids. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Griffin: Hal Smith
  14. S01E14The RescueJanuary 8, 1957The Mexican Army aids Jeffords' search for Geronimo. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cathy: Kathleen Nolan. Cochise: Michael Ansara.
  15. S01E15Apache DowryJanuary 15, 1957A theft of horses as a wedding gift for a tribeswoman by one of Cochise's braves imperils peace with the Chiricahua and the relationship of
  16. S01E16The TrialJanuary 22, 1957Quarry: an Indian brave suspected of shooting a woman. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Hawkins: Damian O'Flynn. Walters: Phi
  17. S01E17The MissionariesJanuary 29, 1957Against Jeffords' advice, a brother and sister wish to take an Apache boy back east to be given a white man's education.
  18. S01E18The ChallengeFebruary 5, 1957Cochise arranges a peace conference with Geronimo. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Chato: Anthony Caruso. Jeffords: John Lupton. Toweega: Christoph
  19. S01E19DoctorFebruary 12, 1957A Chiricahua man who has just completed medical school finds himself lacking acceptance of both Apache and white populations while the injur
  20. S01E20Powder KegFebruary 19, 1957When a retired Apache hating general visits the territory as a now Washington official and is shot by an unrequited love, an Apache brave is
  21. S01E21Legacy of a HeroFebruary 26, 1957The son of a storekeeper who was killed by white reservation poachers when defending an Apache brave is captured and held for ransom when he
  22. S01E22RebellionMarch 5, 1957Apaches blame a malaria outbreak on neighboring settlers. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cholano: John Beradino.
  23. S01E23Ghost FaceMarch 12, 1957During a harsh winter, Jeffords is compelled to use his own means to provide food for the reservation and keep the peace while an army offic
  24. S01E24Johnny FlagstaffMarch 19, 1957The Apaches fight a Government official's efforts to push them off their land. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Flagstaff: Ja
  25. S01E25The DesperadoMarch 26, 1957Jeffords tries to spring a murder suspect from Cochise's custody. Younger: Paul Richards. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara.
  26. S01E26Fathers and SonsApril 2, 1957A former general schemes to push the Indians off their land. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara.
  27. S01E27QuarantineApril 9, 1957Jeffords and Cochise head for the Mexican border in pursuit of a boy and his herd of infected cattle. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michae
  28. S01E28OrdealApril 16, 1957Cochise and Jeffords trap a killer, then lose their horses in the desert. Taggert: John Larch. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansar
  29. S01E29The AssassinApril 23, 1957
  30. S01E30The ArchaeologistApril 30, 1957Two archaeologists prowl the reservation recording Indian customs. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Morgan: Arthur Hanson. Re
  31. S01E31Apache GirlMay 7, 1957An Indian girl is hampered in her efforts to get an education. Marsheela: Donna Martell. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Jeffords: John Lupton. Pet
  32. S01E32The Broken WireMay 14, 1957A chief's son is being framed for arson and murder. Rano: Buzz Henry. Kotoy: George J. Lewis. Jeffords: John Lupton. Tim: James Dobson. Bobo
  33. S01E33Attack on Fort GrantMay 21, 1957Cochise and Jeffords join forces to thwart Geronimo's attack plans. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Jeffords: John Lupton. Geronimo: Charles Horvat

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0239Episodes1957–58AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01White Man's MagicOctober 1, 1957
  2. S02E02ConquistadorOctober 8, 1957A Mexican ranch owner is pressured by his foreman to not allow Cochise to move and water his cattle on the ranch property, by threatening to
  3. S02E03Apache ChildOctober 15, 1957Jeffords intervenes when an exiled Apache abandons his child. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Manuel: Dan Casbian. Sanza: Jil Jarmyn. Tabor: Ken Ch
  4. S02E04Ghost SicknessOctober 22, 1957
  5. S02E05Black MomentOctober 29, 1957A man who kills an elderly prospector for a valuable locket alleges it is Cochise who committed the murder. His associates then determine to
  6. S02E06The ArsenalNovember 5, 1957Gun runners intent on supplying arms to the factions in a Mexican power struggle steal and buy all the guns and ammunition in the area and u
  7. S02E07Devil's EyeNovember 12, 1957
  8. S02E08The TeacherNovember 19, 1957Cochise asks for a teacher to instruct in the ways of white culture. To his chagrin, the one he gets is not only a woman, but a woman who ho
  9. S02E09The Bounty HuntersNovember 26, 1957
  10. S02E10Renegades ReturnDecember 3, 1957
  11. S02E11Smoke SignalDecember 10, 1957
  12. S02E12Son of CochiseDecember 17, 1957
  13. S02E13White SavageDecember 24, 1957
  14. S02E14Indian MedicineDecember 31, 1957
  15. S02E15Water WitchJanuary 7, 1958
  16. S02E16OutlawsJune 10, 1958An outlaw sells whiskey to the Apaches which causes several deaths among the Indians. Cochise begins a search for the outlaw.
  17. S02E17Bad BoyJanuary 21, 1958When a boy from a criminal family is caught stealing, Jeffords takes custody of him to prevent his imprisonment. But he then farms the boy t
  18. S02E18MassacreJanuary 28, 1958
  19. S02E19Shadow of CochiseFebruary 4, 1958
  20. S02E20Warrant for ArrestFebruary 11, 1958Jeffords is falsely accused of stealing supplies meant for the Chiricahua reservation, which spurs efforts by Cochise to thwart Jeffords' pr
  21. S02E21EscapeFebruary 18, 1958
  22. S02E22Aztec TreasureFebruary 25, 1958
  23. S02E23Hired KillerMarch 4, 1958
  24. S02E24PanicMarch 11, 1958
  25. S02E25The DuelMarch 18, 1958
  26. S02E26The Iron MaidenMarch 25, 1958A murderous Modoc woman wanders into Cochise's camp and causes a jurisdictional dispute among a Modoc search party, the Apaches and the U.S.
  27. S02E27The SistersApril 1, 1958
  28. S02E28War TrailApril 8, 1958
  29. S02E29TurncoatApril 15, 1958
  30. S02E30PowerApril 22, 1958Cochise, is wounded in a battle and appoints a subchief to rule the Chiracahuas. The new leader, intoxicated with power, tries to lead the A
  31. S02E31Bear TrapApril 29, 1958
  32. S02E32Old EnemyMay 6, 1958
  33. S02E33Blood BrothersMay 13, 1958A US Cavalry general posts troops on the Chirikawa reservation, distrustful of Cochise.
  34. S02E34The Courage of Ling TangMay 20, 1958
  35. S02E35BacklashMay 27, 1958
  36. S02E36ManhuntJune 3, 1958
  37. S02E37The OutlawsJune 10, 1958
  38. S02E38JeopardyJune 17, 1958
  39. S02E39The TransferJune 24, 1958

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