The Cisco Kid
The Cisco Kid is an American Western television series that aired from 1950 to 1956, starring Duncan Renaldo as the Cisco Kid and Leo Carrillo as his sidekick Pancho. Based on the O. Henry character, the series follows Cisco and Pancho as they ride through the American Southwest righting wrongs and helping those in need. The Cisco Kid was one of the first television series to feature a Hispanic hero, and Renaldo's portrayal, while reflecting the sensibilities of its time, presented the character as a charming, honorable, and intelligent figure. The series was filmed in color at a time when most television was still black and white, making it visually distinctive. Over 150 episodes were produced, and the series was widely syndicated for decades. Many episodes are in the public domain.
Season 1
Boomerang
Cisco and Pancho are impersonated by two bandits who commit robbery and murder, leaving the real Cisco and Pancho wanted men. Arrested and
Rustling
Pancho and Cisco are framed for murder by a rancher who is secretly running a gang of rustlers.
Big Switch
A ranch owner is targeted by a scheming foreman who plans to replace him with a look-alike murderer and seize control of the property. When
Convict Story
A young woman convinces Cisco that her escaped-convict brother was framed for murder. Cisco and Pancho investigate and find that the
Oil Land
When a rancher discovers oil on his property, he becomes the target of swindlers who want to cheat him out of his land. Cisco and Pancho ride
Chain Lightning
Jim Brent is released from prison and is out to get revenge on the men who sent him there, including Cisco and Pancho.
Medicine Flats
Cisco and Pancho pretend to be wanted for killing a sheriff in order to join a gang of rustlers.
Railroad Land Rush
Cisco and Pancho are on the trail of a con man who murdered a railroad detective who was onto his phony land scheme.
The Will
A wealthy rancher's will becomes the center of a dispute when greedy relatives try to disinherit the rightful heir. Cisco steps in to
Renegade Son
Cisco and Pancho break a woman out of jail after she has been sentenced to hang for a murder she did not commit.
Lynching Story
A mine owner is murdered by his own employees, who have been stealing gold from him. The killers frame the dead man's prospective
Newspaper Crusader
Cisco and Pancho arrive in the town of Sundance, in turmoil with local thug Judd trying to take over. After Cisco sees the destruction of a local newspaper office, he decides to hang around and sort things out.
Dog Story
A prospector's dog plays an important role in bringing to justice the two men who killed the prospector.
Confession for Money
A young woman asks Cisco and Pancho to help her fiance, who has confessed to a robbery and murder he didn't commit in order to get money for his mother's surgery.
The Old Bum
A poor man steals Cisco and Pancho's horses, trying to raise money to impress his visiting daughter. Later, he becomes the unsuspecting fall guy in a cattle rustling operation.
Haven for Heavies
Cisco follows the killer of a U.S. marshal to the town of Twin Buttes, which is notorious as a haven for criminals of all kinds.
Pancho Held Hostage
After having captured and jailed a bank robber, Pancho is taken hostage by the robber's sister, who threatens to kill him unless Cisco frees her brother.
Freight Line Feud
Elaine, the owner of Western Freighting Co., is convinced that Bill Jarrett, owner of the soon-to-open Jarrett Stage Line, is responsible for the robbery of one of her wagons. She also thinks that Cisco and Pancho are in cahoots with Jarrett.
Phoney Sheriff
Cisco and Pancho have their cattle stolen by a gang posing as a sheriff's posse.
Uncle Disinherits Niece
A rancher threatens to disinherit his niece unless she stops seeing her boyfriend. When the rancher is found murdered, suspicion falls on her lover. Cisco and Pancho must find the real killer and clear the young man's name.
Water Rights
Cisco and Pancho witness strange behavior by a coach driver near the town of Guunison. Suddenly they are accused of attempting to rob the stage, and while investigating Cisco discovers a much bigger game being played.
Season 2
Performance Bond
Cisco and Pancho try to find who has been sabotaging a woman's company freight wagons, before she loses the $20,000 performance bond she put up.
Stolen Bonds
Cisco and Pancho are after a thief who stole $25,000 in bonds from a friend of theirs. They soon begin to suspect that a young woman who is a cook in a hotel is actually the thief's partner.
Ghost Story
A pair of silver smugglers murder their partner, a local rancher, when he tries to back out of the operation. Cisco and Pancho set out to get them.
The Bates Story
Cisco and Pancho are forced to switch clothes with two escaped convicts, and are later arrested when they are mistaken for the fleeing criminals.
Vigilante Story
In order to break up a gang of vigilantes that's terrorizing the people of Buffalo Flats, Cisco and Pancho head into town disguised as a gambler and an organ grinder.
Hidden Valley
Cisco and Poncho are trapped by an ex-pirate who runs a slave camp, with Indian guards, in a secret valley with his gorgeous niece who wants no part of it.
Quarter Horse
Cisco takes part in an endurance race to help prove four quarter-horses can beat one thoroughbred, while the man entrusted to hold the race money is planning to steal it.
Jewelry Holdup
Cisco and Pancho get involved when a gang of jewel thieves, who've mailed themselves part of their haul, are prevented from getting their package by a by-the-book postal clerk and decide to take it by force.
Ghost Town
Cisco and Pancho ride into a deserted old mining town and find it hiding more than memories when outlaws take refuge among its empty buildings.
Quicksilver Murder
A crooked prosecutor robs quicksilver shipments, then uses chemical weapons to commit murder. Cisco and Pancho investigate.
Details
- Years
- 1950–1956
- Seasons
- 6
- Episodes
- 31
- Genres
- Western, Adventure, Comedy
- Rating
- 7/10
- Status
- Public Domain Mark 1.0
- Studio
- Republic Pictures
