Brave Eagle
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.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Sep 28, 1955
- Popularity: 2.8383
- 1 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Status: Ended
Show Ended
1 seaons till Mar 21, 1956
Last episode: Ambush at Arrow Pass
Seasons & episodes
Total 1 seasons, 26 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Blood Brother30 min
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.
Episode 2Cry of the Heron30 min
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.
Episode 3Treachery at At-Ta-Tu30 min
Overview not available
Episode 4Gold of Haunted Mountain30 min
Overview not available
Episode 5Search for the Sun30 min
Overview not available
Crew & Team
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