Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre (2,000 km2) ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Ryan O'Neal and Charles Bronson.[1] It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to May 14, 1963.[1]
| Empire | |
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 Male cast members clockwise from back: Warren Vanders, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Bronson and Richard Egan, 1963 | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 32 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | September 25, 1962 – May 14, 1963 |
| Related | |
| Redigo | |
After NBC cancelled the original series due to low ratings, a later version was made to rename it to Redigo (instead of having a 2nd season), truncated from one-hour episodes to half hour episodes, in black and white instead of color, and again starring Egan as Redigo. That version only ran for a partial season. However, even after NBC cancelled the original series in 1963 due to low ratings, ABC reran the show on Sundays, 7:30-8:30pm, on the partial part of the 1963-64 network television season, on Spring 1964.
In the UK the series was shown in the London ITV area (Associated-Rediffusion) under the title Big G, from Jun 12th 1963 to Jan 16th 1964.
In 1965 Columbia Pictures released the pilot episode as a film called This Rugged Land[2] outside the US.
Episodes
edit| No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 0 | "This Rugged Land" | Arthur Hiller | Frank S. Nugent | N/A | |
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| 1 | "The Day the Empire Stood Still" | Arthur Hiller | Frank S. Nugent | September 25, 1962 | |
| 2 | "Ballard Number One" | Walter Grauman | Unknown | October 2, 1962 | |
| 3 | "A Place to Put a Life" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Unknown | October 9, 1962 | |
| 4 | "Ride to a Fall" | Abner Biberman | Ken Trevey | October 16, 1962 | |
| 5 | "Long Past, Long Remembered" | Ted Post | Unknown | October 23, 1962 | |
| 6 | "Walk Like a King" | Alex March | Alvin Sargent | October 30, 1962 | |
| 7 | "The Fire Dancer" | Fred Jackman Jr. | Stephen Kandel and Alvin Sargent | November 13, 1962 | |
| 8 | "The Tall Shadow" | John Farrow | Andy White | November 20, 1962 | |
| 9 | "The Earth Mover" | Harry Keller | Story by : Anthony Wilson Teleplay by : Ken Trevey | November 27, 1962 | |
| 10 | "Pressure Lock" "Deadline" | Abner Biberman | Unknown | December 4, 1962 | |
| 11 | "Echo of a Man" | John Farrow | Unknown | December 12, 1962 | |
| 12 | "When the Gods Laugh" | Robert Gist | Unknown | December 18, 1962 | |
| 13 | "Green, Green Hills" | Unknown | Unknown | December 25, 1962 | |
| 14 | "Stopover on the Way to the Moon" | William D. Russell | Robert E. Thompson | January 1, 1963 | |
| 15 | "The Four Thumbs Story" | Frank Pierson | Frank Pierson | January 8, 1963 | |
| 16 | "End of an Image" | Unknown | Unknown | January 15, 1963 | |
| 17 | "The Loner" | Unknown | Unknown | January 22, 1963 | |
| 18 | "Where the Hawk Is Wheeling" | John Farrow | Donald S. Sanford | January 29, 1963 | |
| 19 | "No Small Wars" | Unknown | Unknown | February 5, 1963 | |
| 20 | "The Tiger Inside" "The Hunted" | Bernard McEveety | Unknown | February 12, 1963 | |
| 21 | "Season of Growth" | Bernard McEveety | Unknown | February 19, 1963 | |
| 22 | "Seven Days on Rough Street" | Bernard McEveety | Stephen Kandel | February 26, 1963 | |
| 23 | "A House in Order" "Farewell" | Byron Paul | Story by : Cyril Hume and Preston Wood Teleplay by : Cyril Hume | March 5, 1963 | |
| 24 | "Down There, the World" | Leon Benson | Story by : John Falvo and Peter Mamakos Teleplay by : John Falvo | March 12, 1963 | |
| 25 | "Burnout" | Bernard McEveety | Ken Kolb | March 19, 1963 | |
| 26 | "Hidden Asset" | Leonard J. Horn | Unknown | March 26, 1963 | |
| 27 | "Arrow in the Sky" | Frank Pierson | Unknown | April 9, 1963 | |
| 28 | "Nobody Dies on Saturday" "Breakout" | Hal Hudson | Unknown | April 16, 1963 | |
| 29 | "65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way" | Allen Reisner | Unknown | April 23, 1963 | |
| 30 | "Duet for Eight Wheels" "Ordeal" | Leon Benson | Ron Bishop | April 30, 1963 | |
| 31 | "Between Friday and Monday" | Unknown | Unknown | May 7, 1963 | |
| 32 | "The Convention" | Abner Biberman | Unknown | May 14, 1963 | |
Cast
editMain cast
edit- Richard Egan as Jim Redigo (both versions 1 and 2)
- Ryan O'Neal as Tal Gerret (both versions 1 and 2)
- Terry Moore as Connie Gerret (version 1)
- Anne Seymour as Lucia Gerret (version 1)
- Charles Bronson as Moreno (version 2)
- Warren Vanders as Chuck (version 2)
Guest stars
editGuest stars who appeared on Empire included:
Film/TV production crew
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- Executive producer:
- William Sackheim (E14)
- Hal Hudson (E18, E26)
- Producer:
- Frank Pierson (E14)
- Andy White (E18, E26)
- Assistant to the Producer:
- Ernest Nims (E14)
- David Bretherton (E18, E26)
- Story executive:
- Anthony Wilson (E14)
- Sidney Biddell (E18)
- Tom Crow (E26)
- Theme music: Johnny Green
- Created by: Kathleen Hite
- Director of photography: Charles S. Welborn
- Art director: Robert Peterson
- Film editor:
- Harry Gerstad (also a part of the A.C.E.) (E14, E26)
- Joseph Silver (E18)
- David Bretherton (E30)
- Set decorator:
- Sidney Clifford (E18, E26)
- Louis Diage (E30)
- Make-up supervisor: Ben Lane (also a part of the S.M.A.)
- Music supervisor: Irving Friedman
- Music editor: Igo Kantor
- Sound effects editor: Jack Kirschner
- Technical advisor: Noel Smith (E30)
- Production supervisor: Seymour Friedman
- Post-production supervisor: Lawrence Werner
- Assistant director: John Bloss
References
edit- ^ a b Terrance, Vincent (1979). Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs (1947–1979). Vol. 1. Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. pp. 138. ISBN 0-498-02488-1.
- ^ pp. 230-231 Pitts, Michael R. Charles Bronson: The 95 Films and the 156 Television Appearances McFarland 30 June 2003
External links
edit- Empire at IMDb
- Empire at epguides.com