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No. of seasons
  
1

Producer(s)
  
Matthew Rapf

First episode date
  
17 October 1960

Number of seasons
  
1

Genre
  
Western

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Country of origin
  
United States

No. of episodes
  
39

Running time
  
30 minutes

Final episode date
  
31 July 1961

Number of episodes
  
39

Starring
  
Charles Bateman Francis De Sales Joyce Meadows Paul Comi

Cast
  
Charles Bateman, Joyce Meadows, Francis De Sales, Paul Comi, June Blair

Similar
  
Jefferson Drum, The Man from Blackhawk, Black Saddle, The Dakotas, Man Without a Gun

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Two Faces West is a 39-episode half-hour syndicated television western series set in Gunnison in southwestern Colorado, which aired from October 17, 1960, to July 31, 1961. It stars Charles Bateman (born 1930) in the dual roles of twin brothers, Rick January, M.D., and Marshal Ben January. Matthew Rapf produced the series.

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Francis De Sales (1912-1988) appeared as Sheriff Maddox; Joyce Meadows portrayed Stacy, and Paul Comi (born 1932) played Deputy Johnny Evans. In the marshal's role, Bateman played a man prone to violent outbursts in his pursuit of law and order; as the physician, he demonstrated calmness and compassion. The series was filmed by Screen Gems at the Iverson's Movie Ranch in Chatsworth in Los Angeles County, California.

Episodes and guest stars

The series premiere is entitled "Hot Water". Other episodes with notable guest stars include:

  • "Prognosis Death" (James T. Callahan)
  • "Sheriff of the Town" (Dyan Cannon and Walter Coy)
  • "The Trigger" (Ron Hagerthy as Lucas Garrett)
  • "The Challenge" (Barbara Stuart)
  • "Fallen Gun" (DeForest Kelley
  • "The Prisoner" (Chris Alcaide)
  • "The Last Man" (L.Q. Jones and John M. Pickard)
  • "The Proud Man" (Dabbs Greer)
  • "The Drought" (Walter Burke)
  • "Performance Under Fire" (June Blair)
  • "The Wayward" (Chris Robinson)
  • "Hand of Vengeance" (John Marley and Denver Pyle)
  • "The Decision" (Gilman Rankin)
  • "The Noose" (Victor French and L.Q. Jones)
  • "The Vials" (Howard Caine)
  • "The $10,000 Reward" (Dennis Cross)
  • "Doctor's Orders" (Leonard Nimoy and Ryan O'Neal)
  • "Music Box" (Ron Hayes as "Toley")
  • "The Dead Ringer" (Gregg Palmer and June Blair)

    • The series finale is "The Assassin".

    References

    Two Faces West Wikipedia
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