Broken Arrow is an American Western television series that ran on ABC in prime time from September 25, 1956 to June 24, 1958, with reruns airing through September 18, 1960. The show was based on the 1947 novel Blood Brothers, by Elliott Arnold, which had been made into a film in 1950, starring James Stewart as Tom Jeffords and Jeff Chandler playing as Cochise.
Synopsis
upright|right|thumb|[[Anthony Caruso (actor)|Anthony Caruso, John Lupton as Tom Jeffords and Michael Ansara as Cochise, 1957.]]
Broken Arrow was set in the 1870s. The main characters were Tom Jeffords, an Indian agent, and Cochise, an Apache Chief.
Cast
- Tom Jeffords - John Lupton
Episodes
Season 1 (1956–57)
Season 2 (1957–58)
Production
The series was based on the novel Blood Brother by Elliott Arnold. Series co-star John Lupton noted that the production tried to stay as true to the book as possible.
Mel Epstein was the producer; directors included Alvin Ganzer, and writers included Clark E. Reynolds. The sponsor was General Electric's Appliance and Television Receiver Division.
Broadcast
The pilot for Broken Arrow was broadcast on May 2, 1956, as an episode of The 20th Century Fox Hour. Lupton portrayed Jeffords, with Ricardo Montalban as Cochise and Anthony Caruso as Geronimo.
Cochise was the name used for the series in syndication. It said that Lupton's "appearance does not convey the rugged impression the job demands."