Champion of the Western World is the twenty-first episode of the first season of The High Chaparral. It first aired on February 4, 1968.
Plot[]
Blue has his eye on a $300 silver saddle but has only $18. He and the men decide they can win the money at the Fourth of July rodeo. When only John wins at the rodeo, it is left to Blue filling in at a prize fight for the boxer he hurt. - Source: IMDb
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Leif Erickson (as Big John Cannon)
Co-Starring[]
And[]
Guest Stars[]
- Charles Aidman (as Paddy O'Bannion)
- Walter Brooke (as Carney)
- Charles H. Gray (as Killian)
Also Starring[]
- Don Collier as Sam
- Rodolfo Acosta as Vaquero
- Bob Hoy as Joe
- Roberto Contreras as Pedro
- Jerry Summers as Ira
- Ted Markland as Reno
- Gene Rutherford as Bart Kellogg
- George Sims as The Benecia Kid
- And Marie Gomez as "Pearlita"
Crew (and other credits)[]
Opening credits[]
- Created by Executive Producer: David Dortort
- Produced by: William F. Claxton
- Written by: Michael Fessier
- Directed by: William F. Claxton
Closing credits[]
- Supervisory Producer: Irving Elman
- Production Manager: Kent McCray
- Music by: Harry Sukman
- Theme by: David Rose
- Director of Photography: Harold Stine, A.S.C.
- Color Consultant: Edward P. Ancona
- Unit Production Manager: Andrew J. Durkus
- Assistant Director: Erich von Stroheim, Jr.
- Stunt Co-ordinator: Henry Wills
- Story Editor: Ward Hawkins
- Art Direction: McClure Capps
- Edited by: Argyle Nelson, Jr.
- Set Decoration: Bill F. Calvert
- Post Production Co-ordinator: Bill Wistrom
- Casting: Russel Trost
- Sound Recording: Joe Edmondson and Joel Moss
- Make-up Artists: Beau Hickman and Beau Wilson
- Hair Stylist: Hedvig Mjorud
- Titles by: CineFX
- Location scenes filmed at:
- Old Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
- A Xanadu Production
- In Association with: NBC Productions
- Filmed at: Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California
Images[]
Episode guide[]
| The High Chaparral - Season 1 episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 - Destination Tucson | 11 - A Hanging Offense | 21 - Champion of the Western World | |||||||
| 02 - The Arrangement | 12 - The Price of Revenge | 22 - Ride the Savage Land | |||||||
| 03 - The Ghost of Chaparral | 13 - The Widow from Red Rock | 23 - Bad Day for a Thirst | |||||||
| 04 - Best Man for the Job | 14 - Mark of the Turtle | 24 - Tiger by the Tail | |||||||
| 05 - A Quiet Day in Tucson | 15 - The Terrorist | 25 - The Peacemaker | |||||||
| 06 - Young Blood | 16 - The Firing Wall | 26 - The Hair Hunter | |||||||
| 07 - Shadows on the Land | 17 - The Assassins | 27 - A Joyful Noise | |||||||
| 08 - The Filibusteros | 18 - Survival | 28 - Threshold of Courage | |||||||
| 09 - The Doctor from Dodge | 19 - Gold Is Where You Leave It | ||||||||
| 10 - Sudden Country | 20 - The Kinsman | ||||||||
External links[]
- Champion of the Western World on IMDb
- Champion of the Western World on tv.com
- Champion of the Western World on TheHighChaparral.com