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Wichita Town

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Wichita Town is a half-hour western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from September 30, 1959, until April 6, 1960. Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar, in charge of keeping the peace the booming cowtown of Wichita, Kansas. His deputies were Ben Matheson, played by McCrea's real life son, Jody, and Rico Rodriquez, portrayed by Carlos Romero. Making occasional appearances were the town doctor, Nat Wyndham, the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan, and the bartender in the local saloon, Joe Kingston, played in six episodes by Robert Foulk. The model for shows such as these had already been laid out by other western programs such as Gunsmoke, Lawman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, so Wichita Town may not have been unique in its plotting and structure. The two most unusual features about the series were the presence of Joel McCrea, a favorite of Western movie audiences for his performance in such films as Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill, and Ramrod, and the fact that his real life son was in Wichita Town, but did not play his son. Wichita Town was produced by Mirisch Company and Joel McCrea's Production company for Four Star Television and aired for a single season.

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30th September 1959 - 6th April 1960
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The Night the Cowboys Roared (Pilot) Still
The Night the Cowboys Roared (Pilot)
30th September 1959

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Wyndham's Way
7th October 1959

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Bullet for a Friend
14th October 1959

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They Won't Hang Jimmy Relson
21st October 1959

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Drifting
28th October 1959

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Man on the Hill
4th November 1959

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Day of Battle
18th November 1959

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Compadre
25th November 1959

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Passage to the Enemy
2nd December 1959

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Out of the Past
9th December 1959

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Death Watch
16th December 1959

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The Devil's Choice
23rd December 1959

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Biggest Man in Town
30th December 1959

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Ruby Dawes
6th January 1960

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Bought
13th January 1960

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20th January 1960

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Seed of Hate
27th January 1960

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3rd February 1960

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10th February 1960

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Afternoon in Town
17th February 1960

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The Frontiersman
2nd March 1960

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The Hanging Judge
9th March 1960

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Second Chance
16th March 1960

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23rd March 1960

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The Legend of Tom Horn
30th March 1960

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6th April 1960

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