The Chisholms

*The Chisholms*
The Chisholms
Genre	Western
Created by	David Dortort
Developed by	Evan Hunter
Directed by	Mel Stuart; Edward M. Abroms; Sigmund Neufeld Jr.; Nicholas Webster;
Starring	Robert Preston; Rosemary Harris; Ben Murphy; Mitchell Ryan; Brian Kerwin; Brett Cullen; James Van Patten; Stacy Nelkin; Delta Burke; Susan Swift; Charles Frank; Sandra Griego; Billy Drago; Brian Keith; Anthony Zerbe; Reid Smith;
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producers	Alan Landsburg; David Dortort;
Producer	Paul Freeman
Running time	275 mins (miniseries); 50 mins (series);
Production company	Alan Landsburg Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	March 29, 1979 –; March 15, 1980

The Chisholms is a CBS western miniseries starring Robert Preston, which aired from March 29, 1979, to April 19, 1979; and continued as a television series from January 19, 1980, to March 15, 1980.^[1]^[2] The original mini-series episodes were filmed in Illinois at New Salem State Park near Springfield, and Jubilie State Park near Peoria.

Episodes

Season 1: 1979 miniseries

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	1	"Chapter I"	Mel Stuart	Evan Hunter	March 29, 1979 (1979-03-29)
2	2	"Chapter II"	Mel Stuart	Evan Hunter	April 5, 1979 (1979-04-05)
3	3	"Chapter III"	Mel Stuart	Evan Hunter	April 12, 1979 (1979-04-12)
4	4	"Chapter IV"	Mel Stuart	Evan Hunter	April 19, 1979 (1979-04-19)

Season 2: 1980 series

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
5	1	"Siege"	Mel Stuart	T : Paul Savage, Corey Blechman S : Evan Hunter	January 19, 1980 (1980-01-19)
6	2	"Betrayal"	Mel Stuart	T : Paul Savage S : Evan Hunter	January 26, 1980 (1980-01-26)
7	3	"Endless Desert"	Mel Stuart	T : Corey Blechman S : Evan Hunter	February 2, 1980 (1980-02-02)
8	4	"Vengeance"	Mel Stuart	T : Paul Savage S : Evan Hunter	February 9, 1980 (1980-02-09)
9	5	"Death in the Sierras"	Nicholas Webster	Evan Hunter	February 16, 1980 (1980-02-16)
10	6	"The Promised Land"	Mel Stuart	T : David Dortort S/T : Evan Hunter	February 23, 1980 (1980-02-23)
11	7	"The Suitor"	Edward M. Abroms	Corey Blechman	March 1, 1980 (1980-03-01)
12	8	"Chains"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Kimmer Ringwald	March 8, 1980 (1980-03-08)
13	9	"The Siren Song"	Edward M. Abroms	Harold Swanton	March 15, 1980 (1980-03-15)

Home media

The four part miniseries of The Chisholms was released on VHS by U.S.A Home Video in 1986 in which it was presented as a feature film with a runtime of 4 hours and 37 minutes on two tapes. On June 10, 2014, Timeless Media Group released the complete series on DVD in Region 1.^[3]

References

^ Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 163
^ "The Chisholms: Summary". TV.com. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ TMG Distributes Package Art for 'The Complete Series' on DVD Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

External links

The Chisholms at IMDb

[tt-1] Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Books, 1996, 4th ed., p. 163

[2] "The Chisholms: Summary". TV.com. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[3] TMG Distributes Package Art for 'The Complete Series' on DVD Archived 2014-03-12 at the Wayback Machine

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