26 Men#ep51

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|genre = Western

|director = {{Plainlist|

Franklin Adreon
Joseph Kane
Reg Browne
Oliver Drake

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|starring = {{Plainlist|

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|theme_music_composer = {{Plainlist|

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|composer = {{Plainlist|

Al Sack
Gordon Zahler

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|country = United States

|language = English

|num_seasons = 2

|num_episodes = 78

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|executive_producer = Russell Hayden

|producer = {{Plainlist|

William Dennis
Russell Hayden

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|editor = {{Plainlist|

Tom Biggart
Reg Browne
Frank Capacchione
Everett Dodd
Axel Hubert Sr.
Roy V. Livingston

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|cinematography = {{Plainlist|

Buddy Harris
John Mathew Nickolaus Jr.
Kenneth Peach
J.D. Weiler

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|runtime = 25 minutes

|company = Russell Hayden Productions

|network = Syndication

|first_aired = {{Start date|1957|11|01}}

|last_aired = {{End date|1959|06|30}}

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26 Men is a syndicated American Western television series about the Arizona Rangers, a law-enforcement group limited to 26 active members.{{cite book|last1=McNeil|first1=Alex|title=Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present |date=1996|publisher=Penguin Books USA, Inc.|location=New York, New York|isbn=0-14-02-4916-8|pages= 870–871|edition=4th}} By March 1958, the program was carried on 158 stations in the United States.{{cite news |last1=Stern |first1=Harold |title=26 Men Based on Fact |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80262137/26-men/ |access-date=June 26, 2021 |work=The Record |date=March 15, 1958 |location=New Jersey, Hackensack |page=37|via = Newspapers.com}} The program was also broadcast on ATN-7 in Australia{{cite news |title=More Western Series |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80246808/the-sydney-morning-herald/ |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=The Sydney Morning Herald |date=June 16, 1958 |page=15|via = Newspapers.com}} and on ZBM-TV in Bermuda.{{cite news |title=Film Clips |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1957/1957-12-23-BC.pdf#page=54 |access-date=June 26, 2021 |work=Broadcasting |date=December 23, 1957 |page=64}}

Synopsis and background

The series is set in the Arizona Territory in the first decade of the 20th century. The rangers were part of the group established by the Arizona Territorial Legislature in 1901. The number of members was limited to 26 "to avoid vigilantism".{{cite book |last1=Erickson |first1=Hal |title=Syndicated Television: The First Forty Years, 1947-1987' |date=1989 |publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc. |isbn=0-7864-1198-8 |page=101}} Information from government archives and newspapers provided the basis of the plots of episodes.{{cite news |title='26 Men' - the Story of Arizona |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80247714/26-men/ |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=Honolulu Star-Bulletin |date=August 2, 1958 |page=74|via = Newspapers.com}}

Critical response

A review in the trade publication Variety said that the premiere episode had "clean action and plot situations", making it different from the era's trend toward adult westerns.{{cite magazine |date=October 16, 1957 |page=52 |title=26 Men |magazine=Variety |url=https://archive.org/details/variety208-1957-10/page/n209/mode/1up?view=theater |accessdate=March 31, 2023}} It commended the work of Tris Coffin and Kelo Henderson and the pacing of the direction but noted that production values appeared weaker than those of Western programs on networks.

Cast

= Main =

Tris Coffin as Captain Thomas H. Rynning
Kelo Henderson as ranger Clint Travis.

= Guest stars =

File:26 Men (The Recruit) scene.jpg, Hal Hopper, Don Haggerty and William Murphy in 26 Men, 1957]]

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Episodes

=Series overview=

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=Season 1 (1957–58)=

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|EpisodeNumber = 1

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = The Recruit

|DirectedBy = Reg Browne

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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|10|15}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Trouble at Pinnacle Peak

|DirectedBy = Reg Browne

|WrittenBy = Sloan Nibley

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|10|22}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = The Wild Bunch

|DirectedBy = Reg Browne

|WrittenBy = Buckley Angell

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|10|29}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Border Incident

|DirectedBy = Reg Browne

|WrittenBy = Joe Richardson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|11|05}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 5

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = Destination Nowhere

|DirectedBy =

|WrittenBy = Dwight V. Babcock

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|11|12}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 6

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Incident at Yuma

|DirectedBy = Reg Browne

|WrittenBy = Ed Repp

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|11|19}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 7

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = The Slater Brothers

|DirectedBy = Oliver Drake

|WrittenBy = Terence Maples & Sam Roeca & Tom Hubbard

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|11|26}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Dead Man in Tucson

|DirectedBy = Reg Browne

|WrittenBy = Tom Hubbard & Sam Roeca

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|12|03}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 9

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = Man on the Run

|DirectedBy = Oliver Drake

|WrittenBy = Sam Roeca & Tom Hubbard & Will George

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|12|10}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 10

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = The Big Rope

|DirectedBy = Oliver Drake

|WrittenBy = John K. Butler

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|12|17}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 11

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = Valley of Fear

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|WrittenBy = Sloan Nibley

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|12|24}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 12

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = Indian Gunslinger

|DirectedBy = Reg Browne

|WrittenBy = Frank Graves

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1957|12|31}}

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = Trail of Darkness

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|WrittenBy = Joe Richardson

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1958|01|07}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 14

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = Trade Me Deadly

|DirectedBy = Oliver Drake

|WrittenBy = Buckley Angell

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1958|01|14}}

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = Violent Land

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|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = Panic at Bisbee

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|EpisodeNumber = 17

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = Insurrection

|DirectedBy =

|WrittenBy = Dwight V. Babcock

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1958|02|11}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 18

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = Slaughter Trail

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|EpisodeNumber = 19

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = Gun Hand

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|EpisodeNumber = 20

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = Cattle Embargo

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|EpisodeNumber = 21

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = Badge to Kill

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|EpisodeNumber = 22

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = Montezuma's Cave

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|EpisodeNumber = 23

|EpisodeNumber2 = 23

|Title = Sundown Decision

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|EpisodeNumber = 24

|EpisodeNumber2 = 24

|Title = The Parrish Gang

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|EpisodeNumber = 25

|EpisodeNumber2 = 25

|Title = Hoax at Globe

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 26

|EpisodeNumber2 = 26

|Title = The Bounty Hunter

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|EpisodeNumber = 27

|EpisodeNumber2 = 27

|Title = Apache Water

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 28

|EpisodeNumber2 = 28

|Title = Legacy of Death

|DirectedBy = Oliver Drake

|WrittenBy = Oliver Drake

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1958|04|29}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 29

|EpisodeNumber2 = 29

|Title = Chain Gang

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 30

|EpisodeNumber2 = 30

|Title = The Bells of St. Thomas

|DirectedBy = Oliver Drake

|WrittenBy = Oliver Drake

|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1958|05|13}}

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|EpisodeNumber = 31

|EpisodeNumber2 = 31

|Title = Hondo Man

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|EpisodeNumber = 32

|EpisodeNumber2 = 32

|Title = The Vanquisher

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 33

|EpisodeNumber2 = 33

|Title = The Ranger and the Lady

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|EpisodeNumber = 34

|EpisodeNumber2 = 34

|Title = Idol in the Dust

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 35

|EpisodeNumber2 = 35

|Title = Runaway Stage

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 36

|EpisodeNumber2 = 36

|Title = Wayward Gun

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|EpisodeNumber = 37

|EpisodeNumber2 = 37

|Title = Hole Up

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 38

|EpisodeNumber2 = 38

|Title = Unholy Partners

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 39

|EpisodeNumber2 = 39

|Title = Killer's Trail

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=Season 2 (1958–59)=

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 40

|EpisodeNumber2 = 1

|Title = The Glory Road

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|EpisodeNumber = 41

|EpisodeNumber2 = 2

|Title = Shadow of Doubt

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|EpisodeNumber = 42

|EpisodeNumber2 = 3

|Title = Man in Hiding

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 43

|EpisodeNumber2 = 4

|Title = Cross and Double Cross

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|EpisodeNumber = 44

|EpisodeNumber2 = 5

|Title = The Last Rebellion

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|EpisodeNumber = 45

|EpisodeNumber2 = 6

|Title = Brief Glory

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 46

|EpisodeNumber2 = 7

|Title = Dog Eat Dog

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|EpisodeNumber = 47

|EpisodeNumber2 = 8

|Title = Judge Not

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 48

|EpisodeNumber2 = 9

|Title = My Brother's Keeper

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|EpisodeNumber = 49

|EpisodeNumber2 = 10

|Title = Run No More

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 50

|EpisodeNumber2 = 11

|Title = The Manhunt

|DirectedBy =

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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1958|12|16}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 51

|EpisodeNumber2 = 12

|Title = The Avenger

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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1958|12|23}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 52

|EpisodeNumber2 = 13

|Title = False Witness

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 53

|EpisodeNumber2 = 14

|Title = The Torch

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 54

|EpisodeNumber2 = 15

|Title = Trail of Revenge

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 55

|EpisodeNumber2 = 16

|Title = The Hellion

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 56

|EpisodeNumber2 = 17

|Title = Ranger Without a Badge

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 57

|EpisodeNumber2 = 18

|Title = The Showdown

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 58

|EpisodeNumber2 = 19

|Title = The Long Trail Home

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 59

|EpisodeNumber2 = 20

|Title = Death in the Dragoons

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 60

|EpisodeNumber2 = 21

|Title = Ricochet

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 61

|EpisodeNumber2 = 22

|Title = House Divided

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 62

|EpisodeNumber2 = 23

|Title = Profane Masquerade

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 63

|EpisodeNumber2 = 24

|Title = Dead or Alive

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 64

|EpisodeNumber2 = 25

|Title = The Has Been

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 65

|EpisodeNumber2 = 26

|Title = The Unwanted

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 66

|EpisodeNumber2 = 27

|Title = Live and Let Die

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 67

|EpisodeNumber2 = 28

|Title = Trial at Verde River

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 68

|EpisodeNumber2 = 29

|Title = Scorpion

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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1959|04|21}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 69

|EpisodeNumber2 = 30

|Title = The Last Kill

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 70

|EpisodeNumber2 = 31

|Title = Redskin

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 71

|EpisodeNumber2 = 32

|Title = Cave-In

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 72

|EpisodeNumber2 = 33

|Title = Terror in Paradise

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 73

|EpisodeNumber2 = 34

|Title = Fighting Man

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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1959|05|26}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 74

|EpisodeNumber2 = 35

|Title = Tumbleweed Ranger

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 75

|EpisodeNumber2 = 36

|Title = The Tiger

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 76

|EpisodeNumber2 = 37

|Title = Abandoned

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|OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1959|06|16}}

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 77

|EpisodeNumber2 = 38

|Title = Bandit Queen

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{{Episode list

|EpisodeNumber = 78

|EpisodeNumber2 = 39

|Title = Refuge at Broken Bow

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Production

Russell Hayden was the producer{{cite news |date=June 13, 1981 |title=Russell (Lucky) Hayden, Romantic Film Cowboy |page=16 |work=The New York Times |agency=Associated Press |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1981/06/13/obituaries/russell-lucky-hayden-romantic-film-cowboy.html |access-date=June 25, 2021}} of the ABC Film Syndication series. Reg Browne was the director, Sloane Nibley was the writer, and Oliver Drake was the adapter.{{cite magazine |date=August 19, 1957 |title=George T. (2-gun) Shupert calls it a Western, son! |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Billboard/50s/1957/Billboard%201957-08-19.pdf#page=10 |magazine=Billboard |page=10 |access-date=June 25, 2021}} The theme song was written by Hal Hopper.

Facilities of Cudia City Studios, in Phoenix, Arizona, were expanded to handle filming of 26 Men. When the series filmed on location, local residents often filled some roles in the cast. It was "reportedly the first TV series ever to be filmed completely in Arizona."{{cite news |date=September 2, 1957 |title='26 Men' Filming begins |page=81 |work=Broadcasting |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1957/1957-09-02-BC.pdf#page=81}}

= Sponsors =

As a syndicated program, 26 Men had different sponsors in different parts of the United States. They included H. P. Hood and Sons (a dairy) for all of New England; Mrs. Smith's Pie Company and Freihofer Baking Company (alternating weekly) in four cities in Pennsylvania; Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company in Pittsburgh, Syracuse, and Buffalo; and Standard Oil of Texas in eight markets in Texas and New Mexico.{{cite news |title=ABC Film's '26 Men' Racks Up $500,000 in Advance Sales |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-1957/1957-07-22-BC.pdf#page=62 |access-date=June 25, 2021 |work=Broadcasting |date=July 22, 1957 |page=62}}

Release

= Home media =

Timeless Media Group released a 3-disc best-of set, featuring 20 episodes from the series on DVD in Region 1 on April 12, 2011.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/26-Men-The-Best-Of/15220 |title=26 Men - TMG Release a 3-DVD Set about the Old West's Arizona Rangers |accessdate=2012-05-01 |author=David Lambert |date=April 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916125238/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/26-Men-The-Best-Of/15220 |archivedate=2011-09-16 }}

UK television network Talking Pictures TV began a re-run of series 1 from Wednesday 9 October 2024

References

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Category:American English-language television shows

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Category:Television shows set in Arizona

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Category:Television series by CBS Studios

Category:1950s Western (genre) television series