Broken Arrow

Season 1

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Broken Arrow is a Western series which ran on ABC-TV in prime time from 1956 through 1958 on Tuesdays at 9 p.m. Eastern time. Repeat episodes were shown by ABC on Sunday afternoons during the 1959–60 season. Selected repeats were then shown once again in prime time during the summer of 1960.

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33 Episodes

The Mail Riders
E1
The Mail RidersFederal agent Tom Jeffords makes a deal with Apache chief Cochise to permit the mail riders to pass safely through Apache territory despite the mutual animosity of Apache and white.
Battle at Apache Pass
E2
Battle at Apache PassJeffords has a group of settlers after him because they think he has given the Apaches information.
Indian Agent
E3
Indian AgentJeffords asks Cochise for help against Geronimo, and falls in love with an Apache priestess.
The Captive
E4
The CaptiveCochise threatens to go on the warpath if a white boy raised by the Apaches is not returned to the tribe.
Passage Deferred
E5
Passage DeferredCochise catches a poor Irishman mining gold on Apache land. Jeffords steps in and tries to keep the Apaches from killing him.
Medicine Men
E6
Medicine Men
Hermano
E7
HermanoA young Indian working as a scout for the Army is struggling between his loyalty to the Army and his loyalty to his brother, a member of Geronimo's renegade Indians.
Caged
E8
CagedAn Indian friend of Jeffords goes to San Francisco after being convinced he is to represent the Apaches at an Indian conference. But it is all a scheme to get him to San Francisco to be used as the star in a circus side show.
Return from the Shadows
E9
Return from the ShadowsA lieutenant once lured five Indians into a murderous trap. Now he faces the only one who escaped---Cochise (Michael Ansara). Haskell: Robert Cornthwaite.
Cry Wolf
E10
Cry WolfThe town derelict's imaginative son tries to convince the town that he saw two strange looking animals, one that looked like a dinosaur and the other like a camel. At the same time he is also saying he witnessed a murder.
The Conspirators
E11
The ConspiratorsJeffords heads for San Francisco when a Government clothing order is sidetracked. Terry: Angie Dickinson. Emperor Norton: Florenz Ames.
The Raiders
E12
The RaidersArea commodity providers conduct raids which turn deadly disguised as Aravaipa Apaches to foment conflict and draw military into the area and so gain profit from the increased presence of troops.
Apache Massacre
E13
Apache MassacreWhen Geronimo's braves raid into Cochise's Chiricahua land, some settlement folks who blame the Chiricahua retaliate on a group of Cochise's innocents and nearly precipitate a war with the Apache tribes.
The Rescue
E14
The RescueOn a mission to a Mexican general for a plan to trap warring Apaches between Mexico and Arizona Jeffords learns that the foe is headed to New Mexico to where he must now go and on the way gains the company of a naive young woman survivor.
Apache Dowry
E15
Apache DowryA theft of horses as a wedding gift for a tribeswoman by one of Cochise's braves imperils peace with the Chiricahua and the relationship of Jeffords and Cochise.
The Trial
E16
The TrialA man stirs near vigilante justice by falsely accusing the son of one Cochise's elders of murders to divert attention away from the responsible renegade Apache and the man's illegal dealing with that renegade.
The Missionaries
E17
The MissionariesAgainst Jeffords' advice, a brother and sister wish to take an Apache boy back east to be given a white man's education.
The Challenge
E18
The ChallengeCochise arranges a peace conference with Geronimo. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Chato: Anthony Caruso. Jeffords: John Lupton. Toweega: Christopher Dark.
Doctor
E19
DoctorA Chiricahua man who has just completed medical school finds himself lacking acceptance of both Apache and white populations while the injury of Chiricahua and white playmates exacerbates the predicament.
Powder Keg
E20
Powder KegWhen a retired Apache hating general visits the territory as a now Washington official and is shot by an unrequited love, an Apache brave is blamed by the biased settlers.
Legacy of a Hero
E21
Legacy of a HeroThe son of a storekeeper who was killed by white reservation poachers when defending an Apache brave is captured and held for ransom when he pursues the poachers.
Rebellion
E22
RebellionWhile Jeffords tries to persuade a novice and misguided agent for the Pinal Apache to allow the tribe ailing from conditions in low wetlands to move to high ground, braves kidnap the agent's daughter as ransom for agreement to the move.
Ghost Face
E23
Ghost FaceDuring a harsh winter, Jeffords is compelled to use his own means to provide food for the reservation and keep the peace while an army officer and government agencies delay the delivery of promised provisions .
Johnny Flagstaff
E24
Johnny FlagstaffTo validate the annexation of Cochise's land a western folk hero of exaggerated fame is sent for a phony review of the peace but the hero is targeted for assassination when he delivers a review opposite of that for which he was tasked.
The Desperado
E25
The DesperadoJeffords is placed between Cochise and the army when Cochise harbors due to a debt of honor a ruthless outlaw wanted by the army for the murder of an army doctor responsible for the man's dishonorable discharge.
Fathers and Sons
E26
Fathers and SonsCoxhise's son and young braves kidnap an influential white man whom Jeffords has brought to negotiate the man's plan to clear the reservation for settlement which act creates a life and death confrontation of Chiricahua fathers and sons.
Quarantine
E27
QuarantineJeffords and Cochise head for the Mexican border in pursuit of a boy and his herd of infected cattle. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Teeahbay: Eugene Martin. Harrison: Clancy Cooper.
Ordeal
E28
OrdealCochise and Jeffords capture a man who must be taken to Tucson to save a Chiricahua brave who the man has falsely accused of murder but in the process all the horses are lost , Cochise is wounded and there is minimal water for the three.
The Assassin
E29
The AssassinJeffords investigation of tip that a man hired by an outlaw gang to assassinate Cochise is on the most recent stage arrival perplexes him because none of the passengers seem to have an assassin profile.
The Archaeologist
E30
The ArchaeologistTwo archaeologists prowl the reservation recording Indian customs. Jeffords: John Lupton. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Morgan: Arthur Hanson. Regis: Anthony Eustrel. Katena: Richard Hale. Nogalo: Alex Montoya.
Apache Girl
E31
Apache GirlAn Indian girl is hampered in her efforts to get an education. Marsheela: Donna Martell. Cochise: Michael Ansara. Jeffords: John Lupton. Pete: Jan Merlin.
The Broken Wire
E32
The Broken WireJeffords persuades Cochise to convince the Coyotero chief to permit telegraph lines through Coyotero land. But war threatens after two lineman who accidentally start a destructive fire blame the Coyotero chief's pacifistic son.
Attack on Fort Grant
E33
Attack on Fort GrantJeffords and Cochise try to warn the colonel at Fort Grant that Geronimo plans an attack on the fort. But, encouraged by his wife, the colonel decides to go after Geronimo himself, despite Cochise's warning that this is probably just what the renegade is hoping for, as it will leave the fort vulnerable to attack.