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.

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1. Blood Brother

Air Date: 1955-09-28

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.

2. Cry of the Heron

Air Date: 1955-10-05

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.

3. Treachery at At-Ta-Tu

Air Date: 1955-10-12

4. Gold of Haunted Mountain

Air Date: 1955-10-19

5. Search for the Sun

Air Date: 1955-10-26

6. Moonfire

Air Date: 1955-11-02

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.

7. Mask of the Manitou

Air Date: 1955-11-09

8. The Flight

Air Date: 1955-11-16

9. Code of a Chief

Air Date: 1955-11-23

10. Face of Fear

Air Date: 1955-11-30

11. Voice of the Serpent

Air Date: 1955-12-07

12. Shield of Honor

Air Date: 1955-12-14

13. The Challenge

Air Date: 1955-12-21

Chief Brave Eagle is challenged by a warrior who wants to take his position as chief--in a fight to the death.

14. Medicine Drums

Air Date: 1955-12-28

15. The Spirit of Hidden Valley

Air Date: 1956-01-04

16. Papoose

Air Date: 1956-01-11

17. The Storm Pool

Air Date: 1956-01-18

18. The Gentle Warrior

Air Date: 1956-01-25

19. The Strange Animal

Air Date: 1956-02-01

20. White Medicine Man

Air Date: 1956-02-08

21. Death Trap

Air Date: 1956-02-15

22. War Paint

Air Date: 1956-02-22

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.

23. Valley of Decision

Air Date: 1956-02-29

24. Witch Bear

Air Date: 1956-03-07

25. Trouble at Medicine Creek

Air Date: 1956-03-14

26. Ambush at Arrow Pass

Air Date: 1956-03-21

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Rating

5.0/10

Release Date

1955-09-28

Episodes

26 (1 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast