The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett. The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas, where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by the Bowie Knife, his ever-present weapon. He designed it in the first episode, The Birth of the Blade.
Title | The Adventures of Jim Bowie |
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Year | 1958 |
Genre | Western |
Country | United States of America |
Studio | ABC |
Cast | Scott Forbes |
Crew | Lewis R. Foster (Producer), Louis F. Edelman (Producer) |
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Keyword | jim bowie |
First Air Date | Sep 07, 1956 |
Last Air date | May 23, 1958 |
Season | 2 Season |
Episode | 76 Episode |
Runtime | 30:14 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb: | 3.70/ 10 by 3.00 users |
Popularity | 94.227 |
Language | English |