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Westerns

Westerns

2011TV Episode
DocumentaryHistory
7.6
IMDB Rating
59 votes

This episodes reviews various contributions to the western genre on early US television. Maverick (1957), starring 'James Garner' was an early success and noted for its humor. The Rifleman (1958) was created by Sam Peckinpah, late...

Director
Steve Boettcher
Writers
N/A
Stars
Kelsey Grammer, James Garner, Ed Ames
Release Date
January 25, 2011
💬 4
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
as Self - Narrator
James Garner
James Garner
as Self
Ed Ames
Ed Ames
as Self
Linda Evans
Linda Evans
as Self
Veronica Cartwright
Veronica Cartwright
as Self
Roosevelt Grier
Roosevelt Grier
as Self
Ernest Borgnine
Ernest Borgnine
as Self
Robert Conrad
Robert Conrad
as Self
Robert Culp
Robert Culp
as Self
Johnny Crawford
Johnny Crawford
as Self

🎬 Technical Specs

Production
Boettcher/Trinklein Productions

🎯 Categories

DocumentaryHistory

⭐ Featured Review

Inadequate treatment of the subject
by lor_2011-01-31

"I was entertained (up to a point) by the vintage clips and interesting interviews in this latest segment of the "Pioneers of TV" series, a gloss on the Golden Era of Westerns on the tube. But it barely scratched the surface. Director Steven Boettcher is clearly hampered by the sad fact that so many of the great creators and performers have died. Basically, such a documentary should have been done sooner, or he should have done more archival research in digging up vintage interviews with more key people. Instead there is too much utterly pointless generic "new footage" wit..."

📖 Synopsis

This episodes reviews various contributions to the western genre on early US television. Maverick (1957), starring 'James Garner' was an early success and noted for its humor. The Rifleman (1958) was created by Sam Peckinpah, late...