The Tall Man (TV series)

The Tall Man
GenreWestern
Written by
Directed by
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes75
Production
Executive producerNat Holt
Producers
Running time30 minutes
Production companies
  • Lincoln Country Production Company
  • Revue Studios
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 10, 1960 (1960-09-10) –
May 26, 1962 (1962-05-26)
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The Tall Man is a half-hour American Western television series about Sheriff Pat Garrett and gunfighter Billy the Kid that aired on NBC from September 10, 1960, to September 1, 1962,[1] filmed by Revue Productions.[2]

Created and produced by Samuel Peeples,[3] the series is set in New Mexico in the late 1870s[1] and also depicts other figures of the period, such as John Tunstall and Lew Wallace.

Sponsors included Beech-Nut Life Savers.[4]

  1. ^ a b Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (1999). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946-Present (7th ed.). New York: The Ballentine Publishing Group. p. 1004. ISBN 0-345-42923-0.
  2. ^ "Criterion to Handle Revue TV Themes" (PDF). Billboard. January 6, 1962. p. 12. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  3. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 817. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  4. ^ "Assorted flavors" (PDF). Broadcasting. September 19, 1960. p. 50. Retrieved November 5, 2021.