Buffalo Bill Jr. - The Fight For Texas

Buffalo Bill, Jr. is an American Western television series starring Dickie Jones that aired in syndication from March 1, 1955, until September 21, 1956. Jones portrayed Buffalo Bill, Jr., an orphan adopted by Judge Ben Wiley (played by Harry Cheshire). Bill and his younger sister, Calamity (played by Nancy Gilbert), live with Judge Wiley in fictitious Wileyville, Texas, a town founded by the judge. In the script, young Bill is the marshal of Wileyville. Bob Woodward appeared in twenty episodes as a stagecoach driver. The program, which lasted for a season and a half, was produced by Gene Autry's Flying A Productions.

Tonight's Story The Fight For Texas
A crooked rancher forces Calamity to send a telegraph to the commander of a company of Texas Rangers authorizing an incursion into Mexico to round up a gang of rustlers.

Cast
Dickie Jones ... Buffalo Bill Jr. (as Dick Jones)
Nancy Gilbert ... Calamity
Harry Cheshire ... Judge Ben 'Fair and Square' Wiley
Tom Keene ... J.L. Jeffers (as Richard Powers)
Steve Pendleton ... Captain Kenneth McNabb
William Fawcett ... Corporal Dunbar
Jack Ingram ... Frank Snyder
Jack Daly ... Telegrapher Walters
Art Dillard ... Texas Ranger

Directed By George Archainbaud
Teleplay By John K. Butler
Written By Eric Freiwald
Executive Producers Gene Autrey, Armand Schaefer
Produced By Louis Gray, Eric Jenson
Cinematography By William Bradford
Film Editing By Bruce B. Pierce
Assistant Director Stanley Neufeld

Details
Country USA
Original Air Date July 27, 1955
Season 1, Episode 22
Production Co Flying 'A' Productions

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