The Sheriff of Cochise

The 2 DVD discs that I own contain 20 episodes from The Sheriff of Conchise (circa 1956). Apparently (during its entire 2-year run) there were a total of 78 episodes in all.

Filmed in b&w - This entertaining TV series centred around the day-to-day work activities of the no-nonsense lawman, Sheriff Frank Morgan.

To be sure - Morgan was certainly a diligent law-enforcer who had his hands full, doing his best to bring law & order to the deceptively peaceful county of Conchise, Arizona. In this otherwise quiet desert locale - There seemed to be criminal shenanigans lurking under every rock and behind every cactus.

For the most part - I enjoyed these 30-minute episodes. They were all well-produced. The scripts were tight and straight to the point. The stories were quite believable. And the actors and guest stars all put in very convincing performances.

All-in-all - I would gladly recommend this TV series to anyone who enjoys watching vintage, 1950's TV programs where a decidedly Western/Macho Man atmosphere prevails throughout.

In the trivia part of your review it is stated that the US Marshall was based in Yuma, AZ. In this series it Marshall Morgan is based in Tucson,AZ. The original name of the series, Sheriff of Cochise was set in Cochise County AZ which is the county directly south of Pima County which is Tucson.

You can see Pima County on some of the buildings and cars in the series. I like this series for the fact that has a lot of action, and it is not set in LA or NYC. I love the southwest desert area of the US and AZ in particular.

This is also a great series to watch if a person is interested in old cars, especially those great old Mopars. Some very rare indeed. Morgan drives a 1958 DeSoto station wagon which was rare at the time and extremely rare today. Lots of good chase scenes, and some famous actors in early roles. Jack Lord from Hawaii 5-0 is in the pilot episode.

If you watched any of Glenn Ford's Cade's County of 1971 and 2, this is in the same locsl southwest flavor. Here, the sheriff is played by John Blomfield, a highly underrated TV actor and western actor. He is still very handsome and fit man here for his fans. There are guest parts for your favorite western actors every week. Ruta Lee, James Griffith, Michael Landon to name a few. Having lived in Southern Arizona near that time, I love seeing local shots. Also the cars. Oh boy, A DeSoto, the 1956 Chevy. I can't see enough of them. TV lost a great star when Bromfield decided to quit in 1960 and become a fisherman. What a man.