Destination Tucson is the first episode of the first season of The High Chaparral. It first aired on September 10, 1967.
Plot[]
The Cannon family fights to establish a ranch in the Arizona territory of the 1870s. Marauding Apaches led by Cochise are on the warpath. The Army orders the Cannon family to move on, but Big John Cannon won't budge. While his brother Buck rides off to recruit gun-carrying cowhands, Big John learns of another enemy: a Mexican land baron claims the Cannon property, and dispatches his men to seize the cattle. - Source: tv.com
Cast[]
Starring[]
- Leif Erickson (as Big John Cannon)
- Cameron Mitchell (as Buck Cannon)
Co-Starring[]
And[]
- Linda Cristal as Victoria - credit only
Guest Star[]
- Joan Caulfield (as Annalee Cannon)
Also Starring[]
- Don Collier as Sam
- Rodolfo Acosta as Vaquero
- Bob Hoy as Joe
- Roberto Contreras as Pedro
- Jerry Summers as Ira
- Ted Markland as Reno
- Erin O'Donnell as Jo
- Mike De Anda as Chavez
- Evelyn King as Mabel
- Henry Wills as Lt. Ellis
Crew (and other credits)[]
Opening credits[]
- Created and Produced by: David Dortort
- Teleplay by: Denne Bart Petitclerc
- Story by: David Dortort and Denne Bart Petitclerc
- Directed by: William F. Claxton
Closing credits[]
- Production Manager: Kent McCray
- Music by: David Rose
- Director of Photography: Haskell Boggs, A.S.C.
- Color Consultant: Edward P. Ancona
- Assistant Director: Don Daves
- Stunt Co-ordinator: Henry Wills
- Art Direction: Hal Pereira and Earl Hedrick
- Set Decoration: Robert Benton, Ray Moyer
- Post Production Co-ordinator: Bill Wistrom
- Edited by: John Woodcock, A.C.E.
- Casting: William Maybery
- Sound Recording: Joe Edmondson & Joel Moss
- Makeup Supervision: Wally Westmore, S.M.A.
- Hair Style Supervision: Nellie Manley, C.H.S.
- Titles by: CineFX
- Location scenes filmed at:
- Old Tucson, Tucson, Arizona
- Coronado National Forest, Forest Service, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
- Saguaro National Monument, National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of Interior
- 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 | ||||||||
External links[]
- Destination Tucson on IMDb
- Destination Tucson on tv.com
- Destination Tucson on TheHighChaparral.com