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- Yancy Derringer is an American Western series that was broadcast on CBS from 1958 to 1959, with Jock Mahoney in the title role.
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The eponymous character, Yancy Derringer, is an adventurer and gambler. He is a former Confederate Army Captain who has returned to New Orleans, Louisiana , [1] in 1868, three years after the end of the American Civil War , during the southern Reconstruction Era .
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- Yancy Derringer is not really a Western. During the 1958-59 season, more than two dozen Westerns saddled up in primetime. How to stand out in that glut of gunslingers?
- The series was co-created, co-written, and co-produced by a woman. Pulp writer Richard Sale wrote Derringer - the short story that would serve as the basis for the TV show - in 1938.
- Jock Mahoney did all his own stunts. The 6'4" Chicago native began working as a stunt man at Columbia Pictures following a tour of duty in World War II.
- Yancy lives in a famous house. Don’t be surprised if Yancy’s family home looks familiar. It’s the white-columned headquarters of Selznick International Pictures, immortalized in Gone With The Wind and countless other films between 1935 and 1956.
Action Adventure Western. An adventurer, gambler, and widely respected southern gentleman is recruited to work as a secret agent, at no pay, in post-Civil War New Orleans, helped by his companion, a silent Pawnee Native American. Creators. Richard Sale. Mary Loos.
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- 1958-10-02
- Action, Adventure, Western
- 30
- Return to New Orleans. October 2, 1958.
- Gallatin Street. October 9, 1958.
- Ticket to Natchez. October 23, 1958.
- An Ace Called Spade. October 30, 1958.
Yancy Derringer was different from all other westerns on the air during the late '50's in that it was set in New Orleans rather than a dusty old west town. Yancy Derringer, as played by former stuntman Jock Mahoney, did not carry the traditional six shooter, he packed a pistol in his hat.
Sep 6, 2018 · Yancy Derringer was a New Orleans dandy just after the Civil War, his clothes were elegant and often white, and his preferred weapons were derringer pistols and a swordstick. He was slightly louche and a cynical bachelor.
Yancy Derringer was a CBS network Western series created by Mary Loos & Richard Sale, starring Jock Mahoney in the lead role. The series aired from October 2, 1958 to June 4, 1959, lasting for one season & 34 episodes.
