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The Adventures of Jim Bowie

★ 5.0 (5 votes) | 1956 | 0h 30m
Western
Overview

The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett. The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas, where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by the Bowie Knife, his ever-present weapon. He designed it in the first episode, The Birth of the Blade.

Details
  • Status Ended
  • First Air Date September 7, 1956
  • Last Air Date May 23, 1958
  • Seasons 2
  • Episodes 76
  • Networks ABC

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Seasons

Season 1
Season 1

38 episodes • 1956

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Season 2
Season 2

38 episodes • 1957

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Videos

Jim Bowie Opening Theme Song
Jim Bowie Opening Theme Song

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