The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie is an American Western television series that aired on ABC from 1956 to 1958. Its setting was the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. The series was an adaptation of the book Tempered Blade, by Monte Barrett. The series stars Scott Forbes as the real-life adventurer Jim Bowie. The series initially portrayed Jim Bowie as something of an outdoors-man, riding his horse through the wilderness near his home in Opelousas, where he would stumble across someone needing his assistance. He was aided by the Bowie Knife, his ever-present weapon. He designed it in the first episode, The Birth of the Blade.
Cast
Scott Forbes
Jim Bowie
Seasons & Episodes
1. The Birth of the Blade
1956-09-07
2. The Squatter
1956-09-14
3. An Adventure with Audubon
1956-09-21
4. Deputy Sheriff
1956-09-28
5. Trapline
1956-10-05
6. Broomstick Wedding
1956-10-12
7. Natchez Trace
1956-10-19
8. Jim Bowie Comes Home
1956-10-26
9. The Ghost of Jean Battoo
1956-11-02
10. The Secessionist
1956-11-09
11. Land Jumpers
1956-11-16
12. The Select Females
1956-11-23
13. Bowie and His Slave
1956-11-30
14. Outlaw Kingdom
1956-12-07
15. The Swordsman
1956-12-14
