6.7
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Black Saddle (1959)
Black Saddle (1959)
Overview
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane. For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.
Starring Cast
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Traditional
Political: Leans Right
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
6.7
Overview
Black Saddle is an American Western television series starring Peter Breck that aired 44 episodes on ABC from January 10, 1959 to May 6, 1960. The half-hour program was produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television, and the original pilot was an episode of CBS's Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater, with Chris Alcaide portraying the principal character, Clay Culhane. For syndicated reruns, Black Saddle was combined with three other Western series from the same company, Law of the Plainsman starring Michael Ansara, Johnny Ringo starring Don Durant and Mark Goddard, and the critically acclaimed creation of Sam Peckinpah, The Westerner with Brian Keith, under the umbrella title, The Westerners, with new hosting sequences by Keenan Wynn.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Traditional
Primary
The series champions individual responsibility and the establishment of law and order in a chaotic frontier, with a strong individual protagonist ensuring justice through both legal means and pragmatic action.
This 1959 Western adheres to traditional casting practices, featuring a predominantly white cast without intentional race or gender swaps of established roles. The narrative maintains a neutral or positive framing of traditional identities, consistent with the genre and era.
Secondary
'Black Saddle' is a Western television series from the late 1950s. Based on available information and the historical context of its production, the series does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Therefore, there is no portrayal to evaluate.
No identifiable transsexual characters or themes were found within the available information for the television series "Black Saddle" (1959). Therefore, no specific portrayal could be evaluated against the rubric.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
Black Saddle is an original 1959 television series. Its characters were created for the show, meaning there is no prior source material or established canon from which their gender could have been swapped.
The 1959 television series "Black Saddle" is an original production. There is no evidence of prior source material, established canonical characters, or historical figures whose race was altered in this adaptation. Therefore, no race swaps are identified.
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