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Brave Eagle

8.3(3)

First Aired:September 28, 1955

Seasons:1 season

Episodes:26

Status:Ended

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. 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 as a lead character. Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona, a Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom. 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.

Cast

Anthony Earl Numkena

Kim Winona

Keith Larsen

Keith Larsen

Bert Wheeler

Bert Wheeler

Seasons & Episodes

E1Blood Brother

Sep 28, 1955

Keena saves the life of a young Cree brave and, in the Indian tradition, becomes his blood brother. Not long afterward Keena is taken gravely ill, and he learns the wisdom of this old tradition.

E2Cry of the Heron

Oct 5, 1955

An innocent joke starts a chain of events that may lead to war between the Cheyenne and the Blackfeet if Brave Eagle can't put a stop to it.

E3Treachery at At-Ta-Tu

Oct 12, 1955

E4Gold of Haunted Mountain

Oct 19, 1955

E5Search for the Sun

Oct 26, 1955

E6Moonfire

Nov 2, 1955

A stubborn young white girl who is staying at Brave Eagle's village refuses to leave with her uncle, a cavalry officer. The uncle believes she is being held against her will and determines to "rescue" her. In order to avert a war, Brave Eagle must resolve the situation.

E7Mask of the Manitou

Nov 9, 1955

E8The Flight

Nov 16, 1955

E9Code of a Chief

Nov 23, 1955

E10Face of Fear

Nov 30, 1955

E11Voice of the Serpent

Dec 7, 1955

E12Shield of Honor

Dec 14, 1955

E13The Challenge

Dec 21, 1955

Chief Brave Eagle is challenged by a warrior who wants to take his position as chief--in a fight to the death.

E14Medicine Drums

Dec 28, 1955

E15The Spirit of Hidden Valley

Jan 4, 1956

E16Papoose

Jan 11, 1956

E17The Storm Pool

Jan 18, 1956

E18The Gentle Warrior

Jan 25, 1956

E19The Strange Animal

Feb 1, 1956

E20White Medicine Man

Feb 8, 1956

E21Death Trap

Feb 15, 1956

E22War Paint

Feb 22, 1956

Keena, Brave Eagle's adopted son, has defied his father and joined the tribe in an attack on renegade Indians who have attacked a white settlement, and has been captured by the renegades. Brave Eagle sets out to rescue him.

E23Valley of Decision

Feb 29, 1956

E24Witch Bear

Mar 7, 1956

E25Trouble at Medicine Creek

Mar 14, 1956

E26Ambush at Arrow Pass

Mar 21, 1956

Storyline

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. 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 as a lead character. Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona, a Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom. 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.

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