Chain of Command

1960TV Episode⏱️ 30m

Western

⭐ 6.8

IMDB Rating

19 votes

Colt risks a court-martial when he refuses to follow orders. Colt: Wayde Preston.

Director

Lew Landers

Writers

Dean Riesner, Howard Browne, Roy Huggins

Stars

Wayde Preston, Alan Baxter, Ross Elliott

Release Date

April 5, 1960

Language

English

💬 2

Reviews

📽️ View on IMDB

🎭 Top Cast

Wayde Preston

as Christopher Colt

Alan Baxter

as Col. Bealey

Ross Elliott

as Maj. Parker

Gary Vinson

as Lt. Roberts

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Jean Blake

as Honora O'Hickey

Gordon Jones

as Sgt. O'Hickey

Don C. Harvey

as Sgt. Billings

Robert Anderson

as Col. Post

Joe Brooks

as Corporal

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Dan Dowling

as Trooper

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Color

Black and White

Filming Location

Stage 25, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Production

Warner Bros. Television

🎯 Categories

Western

⭐ Featured Review

"Remake" of Cheyenne "Decision" episode (1956)

by glornt • 2025-08-12

9/10

"Different names, but same plot as above mentioned episode of Cheyenne (episode 7 of the first season), only with less padding, as the Cheyenne episode was a full hour. Even the final scene had as far as I can tell the same dialog. Still a good episode, though; I saw this one before the earlier Cheyenne episode, and while watching the Cheyenne episode I kept thinking that I'd seen it before even though I knew I hadn't. Maj. Heffler (Ray Teal) becomes Col. Bealey, Capt. Quinlan (Richard Denning) becomes Maj. Parker, and Lt. Rogers becomes Lt. Roberts, with the two Lieutenants having..."

📖 Synopsis

Colt risks a court-martial when he refuses to follow orders. Colt: Wayde Preston.