''Outlaws'' is an American Western

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about lawmen pursuing criminals on the

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. It stars Barton MacLane, Don Collier, Jock Gaynor, Wynn Pearce, Bruce Yarnell, Slim Pickens, and Judy Lewis and aired on NBC during the 1960–1961 and 1961–1962 television seasons.

Synopsis

During Season 1 (1960–1961), ''Outlaws'' depicted

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Frank Caine and his deputies Will Foreman and Heck Martin, lawmen on the

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, they pursue outlaws across the

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. After the first nine episodes, Martin disappears from Caine′s team and Deputy U.S. Marshal Steve Corbie replaces him. Rather than tell the story from the lawmen′s point of view, each episode depicts events from the viewpoint of the outlaws they are trying to bring to justice, a darker perspective that explores how the outlaws think, what motivates them to break the law, how they plot their crimes, and how they feel about getting caught by lawmen. In Season 2 (1961–1962), Caine has become the territorial governor, and he, Martin, and Corbie are gone from the series. Still enforcing the law in the Oklahoma Territory, Foreman has been promoted to marshal and now is based in Stillwater, pursuing outlaws with the assistance of his own deputy, Chalk Breeson. Stories are told from the point of view of the lawmen and honest citizens rather than from that of the outlaws. Episodes also portray events in Stillwater, where Slim is the town character who sometimes assists the marshals and Connie Masters works at the

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office. ''Outlaws'' sought greater historical accuracy than most television Westerns, depicting real-life outlaws such as the Dalton Gang,

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, and Sam Bass and events such as the Land Rush of 1889 in some of its episodes.

Cast

* Barton MacLane... U.S. Marshal Frank Caine (1960–1961) * Don Collier...Deputy U.S. Marshal Will Foreman (1960–1961)/U.S. Marshal Will Foreman (1961–1962) * Jock Gaynor...Deputy U.S. Marshal Heck Martin (1960 – 9 episodes) * Wynn Pearce...Deputy U.S. Marshal Steve Corbie (1960–1961 – 17 episodes) * Bruce Yarnell...Deputy U.S. Marshal Chalk Breeson (1961–1962) * Slim Pickens...Slim (1961–1962) * Judy Lewis...Connie Masters (1961–1962)

Production

''Outlaws'' was filmed at

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and

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and Frank Telford served as its

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. Producers included Robert Bassler, Joseph Dackow, and Telford. Episode directors included

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, John Florea,

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, Sobey Martin,

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, and Richard Whorf. Episode writers included Doniger, Heyes, Lowell Barrington, Jack Curtis, Norman Katkov, Andy Lewis, Dave Lewis, and Corey Wilbur. Hugo Friedhofer wrote the show′s theme song. Spike, the dog cast in the 1957 film '' Old Yeller'', appeared in ''Outlaws''.moviedb.org Outlaws (1960) Season 1 of ''Outlaws'' was filmed in

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. Season 2 was in color.

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produced a board game based on ''Outlaws''.

Reception

William Margulies was nominated for the

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in 1961 for his work on ''Outlaws'' during its first season. At the 13th Primetime Emmy Awards, held on May 16, 1961, he lost to George T. Clemens of ''

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''.

Broadcast history

''Outlaws'' premiered on September 29, 1960, and 26 episodes were produced for its first season, the last of them airing on May 18, 1961. After reruns aired during the summer of 1961, the second season premiered with a revised premise and cast on October 5, 1961, and consisted of 24 episodes. Despite the changes, the show was cancelled after its second season, and its last new episode was broadcast on May 10, 1962, seven weeks after its second-to-last new episode. Prime-time reruns of ''Outlaws'' then aired in its regular time slot until September 13, 1962. ''Outlaws'' aired on NBC on Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.

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throughout its 50-episode, two-season run.

Episodes

Season 1 (1960–1961)

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Season 2 (1961–1962)

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References

External links

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''Outlaws'' closing credits on YouTube

''Outlaws'' Season 1 Episode 1 "Thirty a Month" on YouTube

''Outlaws'' Season 1 Episode 3 "Bang the Drum Slowly" on YouTube

''Outlaws'' Season 1 Episode 5 "Shorty" on YouTube

''Outlaws'' Season 1 Episode 6 "Last Chance" on YouTube

''Outlaws'' Season 2 Episode 9 "No Luck on Fridays" on YouTube

''Outlaws'' Season 2 Episode 20 "No More Horses" on YouTube

William Shatner in ''Outlaws'' Season 1 Episodes 7 and 8 "Starfall" Parts 1 and 2 on YouTube

Remembering the cast of ''Outlaws'' on YouTube
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