Black Saddle was a mid-season replacement that bowed in January 1959 from Four Star. Western vet Chris Alcaide had the lead in the pilot, but by the time the series launched, he'd been replaced by Peter Breck.
Clay Culhane (Breck) is a gunfighter-turned-lawyer who settles in Latigo, New Mexico, which, as depicted in the opener, is a lawless town whose only lawman is Marshal Gibson Scott (Russell Johnson). While Culhane plans on starting his law practice, he doubles as Scott's de facto deputy to keep the bad guys in check.
Black Saddle began on NBC, but shifted to ABC for season 2 in October 1959, paired with Four Star stablemate The Detectives. The main competition appeared to be Edward R. Murrow's legendary Person to Person.
Right now, let's look at the series opener:
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