The Dakotas (TV series)
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Dakotas |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| year | 1963 |
| length | 45 minutes |
| Episodes | 20 in 1 season |
| genre | Western film |
| production | William T. Orr |
| music |
Harold Levey Kenneth S. Webb |
| First broadcast | Jan 7, 1963 (USA) on ABC |
| occupation | |
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The Dakotas is an American western series that was produced in 1963.
action
The story focuses on the adventures of United States Marshal Frank Ragan and his Deputies J.D. Smith , Del Stark, and Vance Porter in the Dakota Territory in the Gilded Age . The four of them take on outlaws . Former gunslinger JD Smith was hired in the pilot to kill the marshal. However, he then takes his side and becomes his deputy. In a later episode, he gets into a conflict of conscience when the members of his former gang visit him and he is supposed to join them.
background
The Dakotas was a spin-off from Cheyenne . The series was canceled after the 19th episode aired after violent audience protests. In the episode there was a gunfight in a church in which a priest was injured. The last episode that had already been filmed was then no longer broadcast.
Guest stars included Lee Van Cleef , Dennis Hopper , Victor French , Richard Jaeckel , Strother Martin , DeForest Kelley and Telly Savalas .
Web links
- The Dakotas in the Internet Movie Database (English)