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Champion of the Western World is the twenty-first episode of the first season of The High Chaparral. It first aired on February 4, 1968. 

Plot[]

Blue has his eye on a $300 silver saddle but has only $18. He and the men decide they can win the money at the Fourth of July rodeo. When only John wins at the rodeo, it is left to Blue filling in at a prize fight for the boxer he hurt. - Source: IMDb

Cast[]

Starring[]

Co-Starring[]

And[]

Guest Stars[]

  • Charles Aidman (as Paddy O'Bannion)

Also Starring[]

  • Gene Rutherford as Bart Kellogg
  • George Sims as The Benecia Kid
And Marie Gomez as "Pearlita"

Crew (and other credits)[]

Opening credits[]

  • Created by Executive Producer: David Dortort
  • Produced by: William F. Claxton
  • Written by: Michael Fessier
  • Directed by: William F. Claxton

Closing credits[]

  • Supervisory Producer: Irving Elman
  • Production Manager: Kent McCray
  • Music by: Harry Sukman
  • Theme by: David Rose
  • Director of Photography: Harold Stine, A.S.C.
  • Color Consultant: Edward P. Ancona
  • Unit Production Manager: Andrew J. Durkus
  • Assistant Director: Erich von Stroheim, Jr.
  • Stunt Co-ordinator: Henry Wills
  • Story Editor: Ward Hawkins
  • Art Direction: McClure Capps
  • Edited by: Argyle Nelson, Jr.
  • Set Decoration: Bill F. Calvert
  • Post Production Co-ordinator: Bill Wistrom
  • Casting: Russel Trost
  • Sound Recording: Joe Edmondson and Joel Moss
  • Make-up Artists: Beau Hickman and Beau Wilson
  • Hair Stylist: Hedvig Mjorud
  • Titles by: CineFX
Location scenes filmed at:
  • Old Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
  • A Xanadu Production
  • In Association with: NBC Productions
  • Filmed at: Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California

Images[]

Episode guide[]

The High Chaparral - Season 1 episodes
01 - Destination Tucson 11 - A Hanging Offense 21 - Champion of the Western World
02 - The Arrangement 12 - The Price of Revenge 22 - Ride the Savage Land
03 - The Ghost of Chaparral 13 - The Widow from Red Rock 23 - Bad Day for a Thirst
04 - Best Man for the Job 14 - Mark of the Turtle 24 - Tiger by the Tail
05 - A Quiet Day in Tucson 15 - The Terrorist 25 - The Peacemaker
06 - Young Blood 16 - The Firing Wall 26 - The Hair Hunter
07 - Shadows on the Land 17 - The Assassins 27 - A Joyful Noise
08 - The Filibusteros 18 - Survival 28 - Threshold of Courage
09 - The Doctor from Dodge 19 - Gold Is Where You Leave It
10 - Sudden Country 20 - The Kinsman

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