Shane (TV series)
Shane is an American Western television series aired in 1966 and based on the 1949 book of the same name by Jack Schaefer (there had also been a 1953 film of the novel, Shane). The series starred David Carradine as the title character, a former gun fighter and sometimes outlaw who takes on work as a hired-hand at the ranch of a widowed woman, her son, and her father-in-law. The series, which aired on ABC, was filmed as a continuing story.
Shane | |
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![]() Jill Ireland as Marion Starett and Christopher Shea as her son, Joey. | |
Genre | Western |
Written by | William Blinn Ernest Kinoy Denne Bart Petitclerc Jack Schaefer David Shaw |
Directed by | David Greene Alex March Gerd Oswald |
Starring | David Carradine Bert Freed Jill Ireland |
Theme music composer | Victor Young |
Composer | Jerry Fielding |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
Production | |
Executive producer | David Shaw |
Producer | Denne Bart Petitclerc |
Running time | 60 mins. |
Production company | Titus Productions |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Picture format | Color 4:3 |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | September 10 – December 31, 1966 |
Cast comparison
Character | 1953 movie | 1966 TV series |
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Shane | Alan Ladd | David Carradine |
Marian Starett | Jean Arthur | Jill Ireland |
Joey Starett | Brandon deWilde | Christopher Shea |
Rufe Ryker | Emile Meyer | Bert Freed |
Sam Grafton | Paul McVey | Sam Gilman |
Episode list
Nº | Title | Original air date |
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1 | "The Distant Bell" | September 10, 1966 |
2 | "The Hant" | September 17, 1966 |
3 | "The Wild Geese" | September 24, 1966 |
4 | "An Echo of Anger" | October 1, 1966 |
5 | "The Bitter, the Lonely" | October 8, 1966 |
6 | "Killer in the Valley" | October 15, 1966 |
7 | "Day of the Hawk" | October 22, 1966 |
8 | "The Other Image" | October 29, 1966 |
9 | "Poor Tom's A-Cold" | November 5, 1966 |
10 | "High Road to Viator" | November 12, 1966 |
11 | "The Day the Wolf Laughed" | November 19, 1966 |
12 | "The Silent Gift" | November 26, 1966 |
13 | "A Long Night of Mourning" | December 3, 1966 |
14 | "The Big Fifty" | December 10, 1966 |
15 | "The Great Invasion: Part 1" | December 17, 1966 |
16 | "The Great Invasion: Part 2" | December 24, 1966 |
17 | "A Man'd Be Proud" | December 31, 1966 |
DVD release
On March 10, 2015, Timeless Media Group released Shane: The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time.[1]
References
- DVDs for 'The Complete Series' Starring David Carradine Archived 2015-04-02 at the Wayback Machine
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