The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Andy Devine as Jingles
GenreWestern
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons8
No. of episodes113 (list of episodes)
Production
ProducerWilliam F. Broidy
Cinematography
  • Henry Freulich
  • John J. Martin
  • William A. Sickner
Editors
Running time25 mins.
Production companyRomson Productions
Original release
Network
ReleaseApril 15, 1951 (1951-04-15) –
September 24, 1958 (1958-09-24)
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The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok is an American Western television series that ran for eight seasons from April 15, 1951, through September 24, 1958. The Screen Gems series began in syndication,[1] but ran on CBS from June 5, 1955,[2] through 1958, and, at the same time, on ABC from 1957 through 1958.[3] The Kellogg's cereal company was the show's national sponsor.[1] The series was also exported to Australia during the late 1950s.[citation needed]

  1. ^ a b "Breakfast cereal mascots: Beloved and bizarre". CBS News. 7 April 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
  2. ^ Hawes, William (December 26, 2001). Filmed Television Drama, 1952-1958. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1132-0. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  3. ^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 34–37. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.