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Trackdown

1957–1959 · 2 seasons

A steady, old-fashioned Western procedural that ambles through dusty towns with a calm lawman and tidy moral lessons.

Created by
John English, Lawrence Dobkin
Genres
Western, Action & adventure
Starring
Robert Culp, Don Durant, Kem Dibbs
Overview
Trackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp that aired on CBS between 1957 and 1959. More than seventy episodes of this series were produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television and filmed at the Desilu-Culver Studio. The series was itself a spin-off of Powell's anthology series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.

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Created by
John English, Lawrence Dobkin
Genres
Western, Action & adventure
Starring
Robert Culp, Don Durant, Kem Dibbs
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Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • justice
    • crime
    • power
    • loyalty
    • morality
    Places
    • small town
    • countryside
    Era
    period
    Audience
    family
    Form
    • procedural
    • serialised
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action4
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension4
    Darkness3
    Complexity3
    Emotional weight3

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    Genres
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    Created by
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    Written by
    Robert Culp, John Robinson
    Starring
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    Length
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    Network
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    Languages
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