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Empire
Male cast members clockwise from back: Warren Vanders, Ryan O'Neal, Charles Bronson and Richard Egan, 1963
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes32
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
  • Eaves Movie Ranch
  • Wilrich Productions
  • Screen Gems
Original release
NetworkNBC
ReleaseSeptember 25, 1962 (1962-09-25) –
May 14, 1963 (1963-05-14)
Related
Redigo
Richard Egan as Jim Redigo

Empire is an hour-long Western television series set on a 1960s 500,000-acre (2,000 km2) ranch in New Mexico, starring Richard Egan, Terry Moore, Ryan O'Neal and Charles Bronson.[1] It ran on NBC from September 25, 1962, to May 14, 1963.[1]

After NBC cancelled the original series due to low ratings, a later version was made to rename it to Redigo (instead of having a 2nd season), truncated from one-hour episodes to half hour episodes, in black and white instead of color, and again starring Egan as Redigo. That version only ran for a partial season. However, even after NBC cancelled the original series in 1963 due to low ratings, ABC reran the show on Sundays, 7:30-8:30pm, on the partial part of the 1963-64 network television season, on Spring 1964.

In the UK the series was shown in the London ITV area (Associated-Rediffusion) under the title Big G, from Jun 12th 1963 to Jan 16th 1964.

In 1965 Columbia Pictures released the pilot episode as a film called This Rugged Land[2] outside the US.

Episodes

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No. in
season		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
0"This Rugged Land"Arthur HillerFrank S. NugentN/A
Unaired pilot.
1"The Day the Empire Stood Still"Arthur HillerFrank S. NugentSeptember 25, 1962 (1962-09-25)
2"Ballard Number One"Walter GraumanUnknownOctober 2, 1962 (1962-10-02)
3"A Place to Put a Life"Fred Jackman Jr.UnknownOctober 9, 1962 (1962-10-09)
4"Ride to a Fall"Abner BibermanKen TreveyOctober 16, 1962 (1962-10-16)
5"Long Past, Long Remembered"Ted PostUnknownOctober 23, 1962 (1962-10-23)
6"Walk Like a King"Alex MarchAlvin SargentOctober 30, 1962 (1962-10-30)
7"The Fire Dancer"Fred Jackman Jr.Stephen Kandel and Alvin SargentNovember 13, 1962 (1962-11-13)
8"The Tall Shadow"John FarrowAndy WhiteNovember 20, 1962 (1962-11-20)
9"The Earth Mover"Harry KellerStory by : Anthony Wilson
Teleplay by : Ken Trevey		November 27, 1962 (1962-11-27)
10"Pressure Lock"
"Deadline"		Abner BibermanUnknownDecember 4, 1962 (1962-12-04)
11"Echo of a Man"John FarrowUnknownDecember 12, 1962 (1962-12-12)
12"When the Gods Laugh"Robert GistUnknownDecember 18, 1962 (1962-12-18)
13"Green, Green Hills"UnknownUnknownDecember 25, 1962 (1962-12-25)
14"Stopover on the Way to the Moon"William D. RussellRobert E. ThompsonJanuary 1, 1963 (1963-01-01)
15"The Four Thumbs Story"Frank PiersonFrank PiersonJanuary 8, 1963 (1963-01-08)
16"End of an Image"UnknownUnknownJanuary 15, 1963 (1963-01-15)
17"The Loner"UnknownUnknownJanuary 22, 1963 (1963-01-22)
18"Where the Hawk Is Wheeling"John FarrowDonald S. SanfordJanuary 29, 1963 (1963-01-29)
19"No Small Wars"UnknownUnknownFebruary 5, 1963 (1963-02-05)
20"The Tiger Inside"
"The Hunted"		Bernard McEveetyUnknownFebruary 12, 1963 (1963-02-12)
21"Season of Growth"Bernard McEveetyUnknownFebruary 19, 1963 (1963-02-19)
22"Seven Days on Rough Street"Bernard McEveetyStephen KandelFebruary 26, 1963 (1963-02-26)
23"A House in Order"
"Farewell"		Byron PaulStory by : Cyril Hume and Preston Wood
Teleplay by : Cyril Hume		March 5, 1963 (1963-03-05)
24"Down There, the World"Leon BensonStory by : John Falvo and Peter Mamakos
Teleplay by : John Falvo		March 12, 1963 (1963-03-12)
25"Burnout"Bernard McEveetyKen KolbMarch 19, 1963 (1963-03-19)
26"Hidden Asset"Leonard J. HornUnknownMarch 26, 1963 (1963-03-26)
27"Arrow in the Sky"Frank PiersonUnknownApril 9, 1963 (1963-04-09)
28"Nobody Dies on Saturday"
"Breakout"		Hal HudsonUnknownApril 16, 1963 (1963-04-16)
29"65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way"Allen ReisnerUnknownApril 23, 1963 (1963-04-23)
30"Duet for Eight Wheels"
"Ordeal"		Leon BensonRon BishopApril 30, 1963 (1963-04-30)
31"Between Friday and Monday"UnknownUnknownMay 7, 1963 (1963-05-07)
32"The Convention"Abner BibermanUnknownMay 14, 1963 (1963-05-14)

Cast

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Main cast

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Guest stars

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Guest stars who appeared on Empire included:

Film/TV production crew

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  • Executive producer:
    • William Sackheim (E14)
    • Hal Hudson (E18, E26)
  • Producer:
  • Assistant to the Producer:
  • Story executive:
    • Anthony Wilson (E14)
    • Sidney Biddell (E18)
    • Tom Crow (E26)
  • Theme music: Johnny Green
  • Created by: Kathleen Hite
  • Director of photography: Charles S. Welborn
  • Art director: Robert Peterson
  • Film editor:
  • Set decorator:
  • Make-up supervisor: Ben Lane (also a part of the S.M.A.)
  • Music supervisor: Irving Friedman
  • Music editor: Igo Kantor
  • Sound effects editor: Jack Kirschner
  • Technical advisor: Noel Smith (E30)
  • Production supervisor: Seymour Friedman
  • Post-production supervisor: Lawrence Werner
  • Assistant director: John Bloss

References

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  1. ^ a b Terrance, Vincent (1979). Complete Encyclopedia of Television Programs (1947–1979). Vol. 1. Cranbury, New Jersey: A. S. Barnes and Co. pp. 138. ISBN 0-498-02488-1.
  2. ^ pp. 230-231 Pitts, Michael R. Charles Bronson: The 95 Films and the 156 Television Appearances McFarland 30 June 2003
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