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Jefferson
Drum
a.k.a "The Pen and The Quill"
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Dischley, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
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JEFFERSON DRUM
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Goodson-Todman Telefilms, Inc.
Screen Gems, Inc. a division of Columbia Pictures
for
NBC (Fridays 8:00 pm EST)(season 1)(eps 1-14 + reruns)
NBC (Fridays 7:30 pm EST)(season 2)(eps 15-17)
NBC (Thursdays 7:30pm EST) season 2)(eps 18-26 + reruns)
Executive Producers
Mark Goodson,
Bill Todman
Produced by Matthew Rapf
US Western series 1958 26 episodes x 30 min bw
starring
Jeff Richards
as Jefferson Drum
Cyril Delevanti as Lucius Coin
Eugene Martin as Joey Drum
Robert J. Stevenson as Big Ed
Premise:
A newspaper editor fights corruption in an 1850's mining town.
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NBC Fridays 8:00 pm Eastern
[01] Jefferson Drum: Arrival
25Apr58 NBC Fri
John Ashley ................... Tim Keough
Hal Smith ..................... Hickey
Harry Hickox .................. Station Master
[02] Jefferson Drum: The Bounty Man
02May58 NBC Fri
John Larch .................... John Larkin
John Shay ..................... Will Shenandoah
Barbara Stuart ................ Ellie
Martin Smith .................. Tad Shenandoah
[03] Jefferson Drum: Law and Order
09May58 NBC Fri
R.G. Armstrong ................ Kreiger
Hal Smith ..................... Hickey
Robert P. Lieb ................ Stoker
Lyn Thomas .................... Nora
Charles Courtney .............. Jimmy
[04] Jefferson Drum: Bad Day for a Tinhorn
16May58 NBC Fri
Bruce Gordon .................. Juan Cavanaugh
Rita Lynn ..................... Birdy Thornton
Edward McNally ................ Rogers
Bill Catching ................. Dealer
[05] Jefferson Drum: The Cheater
23May58 NBC Fri
Andrew Duggan ................. Charles McGowan
Philip Ahn .................... Charles Wong
Paul Sorensen ................. Benson
Rex Lease ..................... Tobin
[06] Jefferson Drum: A Very Deadly Game
30May58 NBC Fri
Gerald Milton ................. Moose Miklos
Jean Byron .................... Angela
Russell Johnson ............... the Sundown Kid
Jim Bannon .................... Tay Beloin
Kathryn Card .................. Evie Barnes
1.07 [--] Jefferson Drum: MADAM FARO
Goodson-Todman/Screen Gems prod. no. 7
06Jun58 NBC Fri
written by Gene Roddenberry
directed by Harmon Jones
Starring:
Jeff Richards (as Jefferson Drum)
Guest cast:
Karen Steele ......... Madam Faro
Rick Vallin .......... Tanner
Hal Smith ............ Hickey
Synopsis:
Kathy Evans, one of the West's most successful gamblers, is known as
Madam Faro. She comes to Jubilee and shortly thereafter an attempt is
made on her life. In trying to protect the young woman, Jefferson Drum
is shot and seriously wounded. [RF]
[08] Jefferson Drum: Bandidos
13Jun58 NBC Fri
Rodolfo Acosta ................ Mendoza
Than Wyenn .................... Casey
Lita Milan .................... Chuli Ornitiz
1.09 [--] Jefferson Drum: THE OUTLAW
20Jun58 NBC Fri
Starring:
Jeff Richards (as Jefferson Drum)
with: Robert J. Stevenson (as Big Ed)
Guest Cast:
Sue George .................... Kate Sparks
Martin Balk ................... Roland Greer
Robert Griffin ................ Marshal
Harry Hickok .................. Sam Dorritt
Barbara Stuart ................ Ellie
Synopsis:
Jefferson Drum finds a young girl on the open prairie who is dressed
as a boy. He takes her back to Jubilee and learns that her name is
Kate Sparks. Although he tries to win the girl's confidence, he can't learn
anything else from her until an outlaw is brought through town on his
way to be hanged. [RF]
[10] Jefferson Drum: Wheel of Fortune
27Jun58 NBC Fri
Richard Webb .................. Duane
Jeanne Cooper ................. Duane
Robert Foulk .................. Jake
Ned Glass ..................... Hitale
Douglas Fowley ................ Wooley
[11] Jefferson Drum: The Post
04Jul58 NBC Fri
Skip Homeier .................. Kading
James Anderson ................ Ritter
Hal Smith ..................... Hickey
[12] Jefferson Drum: A Matter of Murder
11Jul58 NBC Fri
Joe Maross .................... Peter Norse
William Schallert ............. Polk Beauregard
Joel Ashley ................... Vardo
John Harmon
[13] Jefferson Drum: The Lawless
18Jul58 NBC Fri
Robert Anderson ............... Varner
Richard Cutting ............... Bash
Karl Swenson .................. Kiley
Frank Gerstle ................. Hardy
[14] Jefferson Drum: The Hanging of Joe Lavetti
01Aug58 NBC Fri
Virginia Gregg ................ Louise Hammond
Hal Smith ..................... Hickey
Harry Lauter .................. Vince Meeker
Russell Thorson ............... Bert Temple
Richard Reeves ................ Paul Meeker
Gregg Barton .................. Yance Meeket
Jan Arvan ..................... Joe Lavetti
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(episodes 15-17) NBC Fridays 7:30 PM
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2.01 [15] Jefferson Drum: Showdown
26Sep58 NBC Fri
Paul Richards ................. Les Groves
Irene Tedrow .................. Mary Easton
Gardner McKay ................. Simon Easton
Dennis Cross .................. Gideon Easton
2.02 [16] Jefferson Drum: The Keeney Gang
03Oct58 NBC Fri
Brad Dexter ................... Scott Keeney
Judith Braun .................. Franny
L.Q. Jones .................... Burdette
Andy Clyde .................... Hepburn
Joseph Turkel ................. Tom
2.03 [17] Jefferson Drum: Stagecoach Episode
10Oct58 NBC Fri
Dan Blocker ................... Craig
Helen Westcott ................ Hilda
Lane Bradford ................. Hank
John Cason .................... Driver
Dan Sheridan .................. Leo
Henry Rowland ................. Bandit
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(episodes 18-26) NBC Thursdays 7:30 PM
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2.04 [18] Jefferson Drum: Obituary
16Oct58 NBC Thur
Robert Bray ................... Jack Page
Peggy Maley ................... Jenny Lee
Charles Tannen ................ Dandy Case
Frank Scannell ................ Charlie Mason
Robert Foulk .................. Haw
Hal Smith ..................... Hickey
2.05 [19] Jefferson Drum: Band of Iron
23Oct58 NBC Thur
Mary La Roche ................. Laura Comstock
Gregg Palmer .................. Grant
Peter Hornsby ................. Carter
Rand Brooks ................... Ray Comstock
2.06 [20] Jefferson Drum: Return
30Oct58 NBC Thur
James Griffith ................ Troy Bendick
Robert Vaughn ................. Shelly Poe
Anna Karen .................... Bess
2.07 [21] Jefferson Drum: The Captive
06Nov58 NBC Thur
Baynes Barron ................. Sawyer
Sydney Mason .................. Marshal Regan
John Reach .................... Grosset
Ron Hansen .................... Burt
2.08 [22] Jefferson Drum: $50 for a Dead Man
13Nov58 NBC Thur
Kenneth Tobey ................. John Wallach
Hal Baylor .................... Ben Grotcher
Frances De Sales .............. Bass Williard
Dehl Berti .................... Cocopah Brave
2.09 [23] Jefferson Drum: Pete Henke
20Nov58 NBC Thur
Strother Martin ............... Pete Henke
Frank Wolff ................... Sam Creighton
Bert Remsen ................... Jim Ford
2.10 [24] Jefferson Drum: Thicker Than Water
27Nov58 NBC Thur
Abby Dalton ................... Eloise Barton
Douglas Kennedy ............... Dallas
Ron Hagerthy .................. Will Barton
2.11 [25] Jefferson Drum: Prison Hill
04Dec58 NBC Thur
Denver Pyle ................... Bart Resdake
Judson Pratt .................. Father Andrew Damon
Nancy Hadley .................. Ellie Drake
Charles Fredericks ............ Warden Johns
John Beradino ................. Johnny Cracker
2.12 [26] Jefferson Drum: Simon Pitt
(final episode)
11Dec58 NBC Thur
Michael Connors ............... Simon Pitt
Ted DeCorsia .................. Jim
Ken Mayer ..................... Jingo
Patrice Wymore ................ Goldie
Alexander Campbell ............ Judge
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Reruns NBC Jan 1959 - April 23, 1959
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