"Branded" (1965)TV series 1965-1966

Creator:

Larry Cohen
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Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

24 January 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Western

Plot:

In the 1880s Jason McCord travels the country trying to prove he's no coward. He needs to do this because...

Plot Keywords:

Army | Cavalry | Civil War | Cowardice

Cast

Chuck Connors	...	Jason McCord (48 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Howard	...	Cavalry Colonel (Opening Credits Court Martial Scene) (37 episodes, 1965-1966)

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Series Directed by
Larry Peerce		(7 episodes, 1965-1966)
Harry Harris		(6 episodes, 1965-1966)
Lee H. Katzin		(6 episodes, 1965-1966)
Bernard McEveety		(6 episodes, 1965-1966)
Allen Reisner		(5 episodes, 1966)
Vincent McEveety		(4 episodes, 1965)
William Witney		(4 episodes, 1966)
Leonard Horn		(2 episodes, 1965)
Ron Winston		(2 episodes, 1965)

Series Writing credits
Larry Cohen		(48 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jameson Brewer		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
John Wilder		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Jerry Ziegman		(8 episodes, 1965-1966)
Frank Chase		(5 episodes, 1965-1966)
Frederick Louis Fox		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Andrew J. Fenady		(2 episodes, 1965-1966)
Nicholas T. Rowe		(2 episodes, 1965)
Lou Shaw		(2 episodes, 1965)
Jerome B. Thomas		(2 episodes, 1965)
Chuck Connors		(2 episodes, 1966)
Frank Paris		(2 episodes, 1966)
Ken Trevey		(2 episodes, 1966)
Cecil Barker		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Dann Cahn	....	associate producer (12 episodes, 1965)
Andrew J. Fenady	....	producer (11 episodes, 1965)
Cecil Barker	....	producer (7 episodes, 1965)
Harris Katleman	....	producer (2 episodes, 1965)
Larry Cohen	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Dominic Frontiere		(16 episodes, 1965)
Sidney Cutner		(unknown episodes)
Robert Van Eps		(unknown episodes)

Series Cinematography by
Lester Shorr		(13 episodes, 1965-1966)
Richard E. Cunha		(7 episodes, 1965)

Series Film Editing by
Anthony Wollner		(8 episodes, 1965)
Edward Mann		(6 episodes, 1965)
Melvin Shapiro		(4 episodes, 1965-1966)
Fred W. Berger		(3 episodes, 1965)
Dann Cahn		(2 episodes, 1965)
Sergei Goncharoff		(unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Ruth Burch		(7 episodes, 1965)

Series Art Direction by
Stan Jolley		(9 episodes, 1965)
Hal Pereira		(9 episodes, 1965)
Paul Sylos		(7 episodes, 1965)

Series Set Decoration by
William F. Calvert		(9 episodes, 1965)
Sam Comer		(9 episodes, 1965)
Raymond Boltz Jr.		(7 episodes, 1965)

Series Costume Design by
Frank Tauss		(7 episodes, 1965)

Series Makeup Department
Bill Morley	....	makeup artist (9 episodes, 1965)
Del Acevedo	....	makeup artist (7 episodes, 1965)
Doris Dunkus	....	hair stylist (7 episodes, 1965)

Series Production Management
Harry F. Hogan	....	production manager (9 episodes, 1965)
Glenn Cook	....	production manager (7 episodes, 1965)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Roger Slager	....	assistant director (7 episodes, 1965)
Lee H. Katzin	....	assistant director (5 episodes, 1965)
George Fenaja	....	assistant director (4 episodes, 1965)
Victor Vallejo	....	assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Ted Cooper	....	property master (6 episodes, 1965)

Series Sound Department
Harry Lindgren	....	sound engineer (9 episodes, 1965)
Joel Moss	....	sound engineer (9 episodes, 1965)
John L. Bury	....	sound mixer (7 episodes, 1965)
Jack Schrader	....	sound effects editor (4 episodes, 1965)
Robert A. Reich	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Stunts
Steven Burnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Dick Cangey	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Bill Catching	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Fritz Ford	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Charles Horvath	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Alex Sharp	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Clint Sharp	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jesse Wayne	....	stunts (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Marvin Paige	....	casting consultant (9 episodes, 1965)

Series Editorial Department
Edward P. Ancona Jr.	....	color consultant (3 episodes, 1965)

Series Music Department
John Caper Jr.	....	music supervisor (4 episodes, 1965)
Robert Post	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1965)

Series Other crew
John Wilder	....	story consultant / executive story consultant (16 episodes, 1965)
Ann St. Lawrence	....	executive associate / production consultant / ... (15 episodes, 1965)
George Rutter	....	script supervisor (9 episodes, 1965)
Mary Chaffee	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 1965)
Jameson Brewer	....	script consultant (3 episodes, 1965)

Production Companies

• Madison Productions
• Mark Goodson-Bill Todman Productions
• Sentinel Productions

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1965-1966) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• EDI Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• King World Productions

Runtime:

30 min (48 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Kanab Movie Fort, Kanab, Utah, USA

Company:

Madison Productions

Trivia:

Jason's horse was Domino.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Big Lebowski (1998)

Soundtrack:

Branded

most memorable theme song...

I used to watch this show on the usual circuit of bad late night television. I will not glorify it; it only lasted two seasons because it was not a great show. It was respectable, however, and had a theme song that made it memorable.

"All but one man died..."