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*Brave Eagle*
Brave Eagle
Starring	Keith Larsen; Bert Wheeler; Kim Winona; Anthony Numkena (then Keena Nomkeena); Pat Hogan;
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26
Production
Running time	30 minutes
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 28, 1955 –; March 14, 1956

Brave Eagle is a 26-episode half-hour Western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6.^[1] Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief.

The program was unconventional in that it reflects the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West and was the first series to feature an American Indian character as a lead character.^[2]^[3]

Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona (1930–1978), a Santee Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena (born 1942) of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan (1920–1966) as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler (1895–1968) of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom.^[4]

The episodes center upon routine activities among the Cheyenne, clashes with other tribes, attempts to prevent war, encroachment from white settlers, racial prejudice, and a threat of smallpox.

Episodes

No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Blood Brother"	Paul Landres	Mona Fisher, Jack Jacobs, and Malvin Wald	September 28, 1955 (1955-09-28)
2	"Cry of the Heron"	Paul Landres	Mona Fisher	October 5, 1955 (1955-10-05)
3	"The Treachery of At-Ta-Tu"	Paul Landres	Dwight V. Babcock	October 12, 1955 (1955-10-12)
4	"Gold of Haunted Mountain"	Paul Landres	Wells Root	October 19, 1955 (1955-10-19)
5	"Search For The Sun"	Paul Landres	Mona Fisher	October 26, 1955 (1955-10-26)
6	"Moonfire"	Paul Landres	Mona Fisher	November 2, 1955 (1955-11-02)
7	"Mask Of The Manitou"	Paul Landres	William Copeland	November 9, 1955 (1955-11-09)
8	"The Flight"	Paul Landres	Jack Laird	November 16, 1955 (1955-11-16)
9	"Code Of A Chief"	Paul Landres	Lawrence L. Goldman	November 23, 1955 (1955-11-23)
10	"Face Of Fear"	Unknown	Unknown	November 30, 1955 (1955-11-30)
11	"Voice Of The Serpent"	Paul Landres	Mona Fisher	December 7, 1955 (1955-12-07)
12	"Shield Of Honor"	Paul Landres	Mona Fisher	December 14, 1955 (1955-12-14)
13	"The Challenge"	Paul Landres	Jack Jacobs and Malvin Wald	December 21, 1955 (1955-12-21)
14	"Medicine Drums"	Paul Landres	William Copeland	December 28, 1955 (1955-12-28)
15	"The Spirit of Hidden Valley"	Unknown	Unknown	January 4, 1956 (1956-01-04)
16	"Papoose"	Paul Landres	Wells Root	January 11, 1956 (1956-01-11)
17	"The Storm Fool"	Paul Landres	Mona Fisher	January 18, 1956 (1956-01-18)
18	"The Gentle Warrior"	Paul Landres	Unknown	January 25, 1956 (1956-01-25)
19	"The Strange Animal"	Paul Landres	William Copeland	February 1, 1956 (1956-02-01)
20	"White Medicine Man"	Paul Landres	Dwight V. Babcock	February 8, 1956 (1956-02-08)
21	"Death Trap"	Unknown	Unknown	February 15, 1956 (1956-02-15)
22	"War Paint"	Paul Landres	Wells Root	February 22, 1956 (1956-02-22)
23	"Valley Of Decision"	George Blair	William Copeland	February 29, 1956 (1956-02-29)
24	"Witch Bear"	Paul Landres	William Copeland	March 7, 1956 (1956-03-07)
25	"Trouble at Medicine Creek"	Paul Landres	Lawrence L. Goldman	March 14, 1956 (1956-03-14)
26	"Ambush at Arrow Pass^{[citation needed]}"	Unknown	Unknown	March 21, 1956 (1956-03-21)

Guest stars

Production notes

Though Brave Eagle was produced by NBC, it aired on CBS at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday preceding Arthur Godfrey and His Friends. Since the 1980s, several episodes have been released on videotape.^[3] Brave Eagle was filmed by Roy Rogers Productions on Rogers' 130-acre (0.53 km²) ranch in Chatsworth in Los Angeles, California, as well as the Corriganville Ranch in Simi Valley.^[2] Brave Eagle's principal competition was ABC's Disneyland, the Walt Disney anthology series.^[5]

Merchandising

Dell Comics released a Brave Eagle comic book series based on the TV show. It was published between 1956 and 1958 and drawn by Dan Spiegle.^[6]

References

^ Woolery, George W. (1985). Children's Television: The First Thirty-Five Years, 1946-1981, Part II: Live, Film, and Tape Series. The Scarecrow Press. pp. 71–72. ISBN 0-8108-1651-2.
^ ^a ^b "Brave Eagle". TV Acres. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Brave Eagle (1955) Review Summary". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved January 13, 2009.
^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 116
^ 1955-1956 American network television schedule; in appendix of Total Television
^ "Dan Spiegle". lambiek.net.