Jefferson Drum

Jefferson Drum
Genre Western
Written by E. Jack Neuman
Gene Roddenberry
Directed by Harmon Jones
Starring Jeff Richards
Eugene Mazzola
Cyril Delevanti
Robert J. Stevenson
Country of origin  United States
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 2
No. of episodes 26
Production
Executive producer(s) Mark Goodson
Bill Todman
Running time 25 mins. (approx)
Production company(s) Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
Distributor Screen Gems
Columbia Pictures Television
Columbia Tri-Star Television
Sony Pictures Television (current)
Release
Original network NBC
Picture format Black-and-white
Audio format Monaural
Original release April 25 – December 11, 1958

Jefferson Drum, also known as The Pen and the Quill, is an American Western television series starring Jeff Richards that aired on the NBC network from April 25 to December 11, 1958.[1]

Overview

Jefferson Drum, portrayed by former baseball player Jeff Richards, is a crusading newspaper editor in the Old West town of Jubilee. A widower, he rears his son, Joey, played by 10-year-old Eugene Mazzola, also known as Eugene Martin. Drum's printer is Lucius Coin, played by Cyril Delevanti. Big Ed, the town bartender, is portrayed by Robert J. Stevenson, later a member of the Los Angeles City Council. Hal J. Smith, later known for his role of the town drunk, Otis Campbell, on CBS's The Andy Griffith Show, was cast five times on Jefferson Drum as Hickey.[1]

In the episode entitled "Pete Henke" (November 28, 1958), the character Henke, portrayed by Strother Martin, is a violent sharpshooter known for causing trouble. Editor Jefferson Drum challenges Henke to a fistfight in the saloon, but Henke prevails in the third round when he throws something into Drum's eyes and blinds him temporarily. The saloon hostess who gave Henke the blinding substance is later seen at Henke's "medicine show." In the end, the persistent Drum knocks over Henke with a stomach punch. "Pete Henke" also starred Frank Wolff as Sam Creighton and Bert Remsen as Jim Ford.[1][2]

The series first aired at 7:30 Eastern on Friday opposite repeats of I Love Lucy on CBS and Leave It to Beaver on ABC. For its second round of episodes it moved to Thursdays in the same 7:30 p.m. time slot. Rebroadcasts were aired during the first half of 1959. Jefferson Drum was produced for Screen Gems by Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions (known more for their game show output), and ran for parts of two seasons before it was cancelled.[1]

Cast

Guest stars

Episodes

Season 1

Episode # Episode title Original airdate
1-1 "Arrival" April 25, 1958
1-2 "The Bounty Man" May 2, 1958
1-3 "Law and Order" May 9, 1958
1-4 "A Bad Day For a Tinhorn" May 16, 1958
1-5 "The Cheater" May 23, 1958
1-6 "A Very Deadly Game" May 30, 1958
1-7 "Madame Faro" June 6, 1958
1-8 "Bandidos" June 13, 1958
1-9 "The Outlaw" June 20, 1958
1-10 "Wheel of Fortune" June 27, 1958
1-11 "The Post" July 4, 1958
1-12 "A Matter of Murder" July 11, 1958
1-13 "The Lawless" July 18, 1958
1-14 "The Hanging of Joe Lavett" August 1, 1958

Season 2

Episode # Episode title Original airdate
2-1 "Showdown" September 26, 1958
2-2 "The Keeney Gang" October 3, 1958
2-3 "Stagecoach Episode" October 10, 1958
2-4 "Obituary" October 16, 1958
2-5 "Band of Iron" October 23, 1958
2-6 "Return" October 30, 1958
2-7 "The Captive" November 6, 1958
2-8 "$50 For a Dead Man" November 13, 1958
2-9 "Pete Henke" November 20, 1958
2-10 "Thicker Than Water" November 27, 1958
2-11 "Prison Hill" December 4, 1958
2-12 "Simon Pitt" December 11, 1958

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Jefferson Drum". ctva.biz. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  2. "Pete Henke". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved December 21, 2012.
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