Cowboy G-Men is an American Western television series that aired in syndication from September 1952 to June 1953, for a total of thirty-nine episodes.

Synopsis

Russell Hayden and Jackie Coogan star as Pat Gallagher and Stoney Crockett, a pair of government agents operating in the American West in the 1870s. Phil Arnold portrayed Zerbo, a sometimes associate of Gallagher and Crockett. Gallagher typically was undercover as a ranch hand, while Crockett took the role of a wrangler. Hand-picked agents Gallagher and Crockett dealt with "counterfeiters, smugglers and robbers and protecting property owners". Other actors who appeared in Cowboy G-Men included Claudia Barrett and Virginia Herrick. Cowboy G-Men was based on a story by Henry B. Donovan and featured the writing of such Western fiction authors as Todhunter Ballard and Louis L'Amour.

Episode list

Production

Henry Donovan was the producer for Telemount-Mutual, and the series was distributed by United Artists-TV Distribution. Directors included Lesley Selander. The series was filmed in color. Taystee Bread sponsored the series in 24 cities. Hayden and Coogan did their own stunts on the show. Episodes were filmed in groups of 13, with three episodes typically completed within seven days—four days on location, two in a studio and "one day for the 'chases'". Location shots were filmed in the San Fernando Valley.

Release

Home media

Timeless Media Group released a 10 episode best-of set on DVD in Region 1 on October 26, 2008. Alpha Home Entertainment has released collections of Cowboy G-Men episodes on DVD. Each volume contains 4 episodes from the series. Six DVDs have been published from 2006 to 2011.

International

In Japan, Cowboy G-Men was the first show to be dubbed in Japanese in 1956.