Yancy Derringer
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| German title | Yancy Derringer |
| Original title | Yancy Derringer |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Year (s) | 1958-1959 |
| length | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 34 in 1 season |
| genre | Western film |
| Theme music |
Don Quinn Henry Russell |
| idea |
Richard Sale Mary Loos |
| production |
Warren Lewis Mary Loos Richard Sale Don Sharpe |
| music |
Don Quinn Henry Russell |
| First broadcast | October 2nd, 1958 on CBS |
| German-language first broadcast |
January 3, 1967 on ZDF |
| occupation | |
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Yancy Derringer is an American western series produced in 34 episodes between 1958 and 1959, with Jock Mahoney in the title role and X Brands as co-star. In the 1967 and 1969 German premieres of one season each with 13 episodes, only 26 episodes were shown.
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The always finely dressed gentleman, gambler and former southern officer Yancy Derringer is the owner of the riverboat Sultana in post- Civil War New Orleans . He does secret assignments for former Northerner and current City Councilor John Colton to maintain law and order. Towards the end of an episode, Derringer often sits in jail for violating rules or laws in successfully completing his assignments, but the cell door generally remains unlocked.
Yancy Derringer is armed with a four-barreled Sharps Deringer in his hat and a Deringer attached to a quick -release device in his sleeve; he carries a knife for this.
Fighting at his side is the silent Pawnee Indian Pahoo-Ka-Ta-Wah, who saved Derringer's life in the time before the events of the series and who now feels responsible for him. The Indian, whose name is abbreviated as Pahoo in some episodes, hides a double-barreled, sawn-off shotgun under his cloak for emergencies . He often uses his throwing knife behind his shoulder , which he can pull out quickly and throw accurately. Derringer and Pahoo live on Derringer's Waverly Plantation.
Derringer is also repeatedly supported by Madame Francine, the owner of an arcade in New Orleans.
Guest appearances
- Julie Adams : Amanda Eaton ( Return to New Orleans, 1958)
- Claude Akins : Toby Cook ( Gallatin Street , Dynamite in the Game, 1958; Collector's Item , Who Offers More? 1959)
- John Anderson : Wayne Raven ( Outlaw at Liberty , For A Dollar Aid, 1959)
- Charles Bronson : Rogue Donovan ( Hell and High Water , 1959)
- Jim Davis : Bullet Pike ( Two Tickets to Promontory , 1959)
- Margaret Field (as Maggie Mahoney): Bridget Malone ( Old Dixie , Hunt for Dixie, 1958; Three Knaves from New Haven , Gone Too Far, 1958; A Bullet for Bridget , When the Rats Dance, 1958)
- Louise Fletcher : Twins Miss Nellie and Miss Alithia ( Old Dixie , The Hunt for Dixie, 1958)
- Beverly Garland : Coco LaSalle ( The Fair Freebooter , Die Flusspiratin, 1959; The Wayward Warrior , 8… 9… 10… from !, 1959)
- Lee Van Cleef : Ike Milton / Frank James ( Outlaw at Liberty , For A Dollar Aid, 1959)
DVD release
Studio Hamburg released the series on DVD in May 2013, which has not been shown since it was first broadcast in Germany.
Web links
- Yancy Derringer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Information and pictures about the series.
- German series titles and performance dates.