Jefferson Drum

(1958)

30 minutes

Western

Directed by Harmon Jones

Cast:

Jeff Richards as Jefferson Drum
Eugene Martin as Joey Drum
Cyril Delevanti as Lucius Coin
Robert Stevenson as Big Ed, the town bartender
 
Jefferson Drum was a widower and crusading newspaper editor in the Old West trying to bring up his son in a violent, rapidly changing world. By making the lead character a single dad, the door was left open to to a near-weekly parade of potential love interests. 26 episodes aired on NBC from April 25, 1958 to December 11, 1958.