6.5
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The Cisco Kid (1950)
The Cisco Kid (1950)
Overview
The Cisco Kid is a half-hour American Western television series starring Duncan Renaldo in the title role, The Cisco Kid, and Leo Carrillo as the jovial sidekick, Pancho. Cisco and Pancho were technically desperados, wanted for unspecified crimes, but instead viewed by the poor as Robin Hood figures who assisted the downtrodden when law enforcement officers proved corrupt or unwilling to help. It was also the first television series to be filmed in color, although few viewers saw it in color until the 1960s.
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Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Center
Diversity: Moderate
Christianity: Positive
Viewer Rating
6.5
Overview
The Cisco Kid is a half-hour American Western television series starring Duncan Renaldo in the title role, The Cisco Kid, and Leo Carrillo as the jovial sidekick, Pancho. Cisco and Pancho were technically desperados, wanted for unspecified crimes, but instead viewed by the poor as Robin Hood figures who assisted the downtrodden when law enforcement officers proved corrupt or unwilling to help. It was also the first television series to be filmed in color, although few viewers saw it in color until the 1960s.
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Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The film focuses on universal themes of individual heroism and justice, with its 'outlaw' protagonist acting against corrupt individuals rather than challenging systemic structures, resulting in a neutral political stance.
The movie features non-white lead characters, providing visible diversity in its cast. The narrative focuses on adventure and heroism, without explicitly critiquing traditional identities or centering on explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The series, typical of 1950s Westerns, implicitly upholds a moral framework rooted in Christian values. Heroes like Cisco and Pancho embody virtues such as justice, compassion, and protecting the innocent, which align with Christian ethics, often with churches or ministers serving as symbols of community morality.
The television series "The Cisco Kid" (1950-1956), a Western adventure, does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative focuses on the exploits of the titular hero and his sidekick Pancho, with no depiction of queer identity or related storylines.
The Cisco Kid (1950 TV show) does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The narrative focuses on Western adventures, with no elements related to transgender identities or experiences present in its plot or character arcs.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Cisco Kid and his sidekick Pancho, established as male characters in prior works, are portrayed as male in this 1950 television series. No other significant characters from established canon appear to have undergone a gender swap.
The Cisco Kid character is canonically Mexican. The actor, Duncan Renaldo, was of Portuguese and Spanish descent. While not ethnically Mexican, his casting does not represent a shift to a different broader racial category, aligning with the exclusion for ethnicity/nationality shifts within the same racial group.
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5.9
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