
Black Saddle
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane. For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.
Cast: Peter Breck, Russell Johnson
20 episodes
- 1. Client: TraversNo synopsis available yet.CCJan 10, 1959
- 2. Client: MeadeNo synopsis available yet.CCJan 17, 1959
- 3. Client: McQueenNo synopsis available yet.CCJan 24, 1959
- 4. Client: DawesCulhane is investigating the death of Ben Dawes, a wealthy middle-aged bachelor who took a mail-order bride.CCJan 31, 1959
- 5. Client: StarkeyJune Starkey arrives in town to ask Culhane to find her missing husband.CCFeb 7, 1959
- 6. Client: TaggerNo synopsis available yet.CCFeb 14, 1959
- 7. Client: RobinsonNo synopsis available yet.CCFeb 21, 1959
- 8. Client: MartinezNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 7, 1959
- 9. Client: NorthrupTy Northrup, ex-lawman turned renegade, and his wife arrive in Latigo, but Marshal Gib Scott orders them out of town. Mrs. Northrup is unable to travel, and Clay Culhane tries to talk Scott into allowing them to stay until the woman is well enought to move on.CCMar 14, 1959
- 10. Client: SteeleLawyer Clay Culhane agrees to defend Bill Steele, one of three men being held by Marshal Gib Scott for robbery.CCMar 21, 1959
- 11. Client: MoweryNo synopsis available yet.CCMar 28, 1959
- 12. Client: BraunA recluse hires Clay Culhane to obtain an injunction keeping trespassers off his property. While attending to this matter, the lawyer is startled by an encounter with a famous general who is believed to have died heroically.CCApr 4, 1959
- 13. Client: BanksTeenager Dick Banks maintains an interest in guns in spite of his father's opposition. Clay Culhane, who sees a similarity to the start of his own career as a gunfighter, befriends the youth.CCApr 11, 1959
- 14. Client: JessupRancher Lon Jessup is charged with robbery and murder by two Chicago detectives. Jessup tells Clay Culhane that he was involved in a robbery but had nothing to do with the murder.CCApr 18, 1959
- 15. Client: FromeNo synopsis available yet.CCApr 25, 1959
- 16. Client: NelsonCulhane runs into two brawling men, each of whom claims he's a lawman and that the other is his prisoner.CCMay 2, 1959
- 17. Client: Neal AdamsAn injured man, Neal Adams, arrives in Latigo and tells his friend Clay Culhane that he is being unjustly hunted. Clay learns that Adams is a wanted man and his pursuer is a bounty hunter.CCMay 9, 1959
- 18. Client: BrandNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 16, 1959
- 19. Client: ReynoldsJealousy causes misfortune between two females and one greedy gambler.CCMay 23, 1959
- 20. Client: VardonNo synopsis available yet.CCMay 30, 1959
Black Saddle
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane. For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Hal Hudson, John McGreevey
Maturity rating
Not yet rated.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
Not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service.

