Brave Eagle(1955)

Name: Brave Eagle
Genre: Western, Drama
Released: 1955-09-28
Rating: 8.3
Cast: Anthony Earl Numkena, Kim Winona, Keith Larsen, Bert Wheeler

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Brave Eagle is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief. The program was unconventional in that it ⁕ reflects the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West and ⁕ was the first series to feature an American Indian as a lead character. Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona, a Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom. The episodes center upon routine activities among the Cheyenne, clashes with other tribes, attempts to prevent war, encroachment from white settlers, racial prejudice, and a threat of smallpox.

First aired:: 1955-09-28
Country:: US
Network:: CBS

Episodes

Season 1(26)

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1. Blood Brother
1955-09-28 · 30m
Keena saves the life of a young Cree brave and, in the Indian tradition, becomes his blood brother. Not long afterward Keena is taken gravely ill, and he learns the wisdom of this old tradition.
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2. Cry of the Heron
1955-10-05 · 30m
An innocent joke starts a chain of events that may lead to war between the Cheyenne and the Blackfeet if Brave Eagle can't put a stop to it.
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3. Treachery at At-Ta-Tu
1955-10-12 · 30m
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4. Gold of Haunted Mountain
1955-10-19 · 30m
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5. Search for the Sun
1955-10-26 · 30m
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6. Moonfire
1955-11-02 · 30m
A stubborn young white girl who is staying at Brave Eagle's village refuses to leave with her uncle, a cavalry officer. The uncle believes she is being held against her will and determines to "rescue" her. In order to avert a war, Brave Eagle must resolve the situation.
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7. Mask of the Manitou
1955-11-09 · 30m
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8. The Flight
1955-11-16 · 30m
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9. Code of a Chief
1955-11-23 · 30m
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10. Face of Fear
1955-11-30 · 30m
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11. Voice of the Serpent
1955-12-07 · 30m
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12. Shield of Honor
1955-12-14 · 30m
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13. The Challenge
1955-12-21 · 30m
Chief Brave Eagle is challenged by a warrior who wants to take his position as chief--in a fight to the death.
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14. Medicine Drums
1955-12-28 · 30m
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15. The Spirit of Hidden Valley
1956-01-04 · 30m
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16. Papoose
1956-01-11 · 30m
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17. The Storm Pool
1956-01-18 · 30m
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18. The Gentle Warrior
1956-01-25 · 30m
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19. The Strange Animal
1956-02-01 · 30m
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20. White Medicine Man
1956-02-08 · 30m
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21. Death Trap
1956-02-15 · 30m
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22. War Paint
1956-02-22 · 30m
Keena, Brave Eagle's adopted son, has defied his father and joined the tribe in an attack on renegade Indians who have attacked a white settlement, and has been captured by the renegades. Brave Eagle sets out to rescue him.
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23. Valley of Decision
1956-02-29 · 30m
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24. Witch Bear
1956-03-07 · 30m
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25. Trouble at Medicine Creek
1956-03-14 · 30m
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26. Ambush at Arrow Pass
1956-03-21 · 30m