Much of the action consisted of footage lifted from various westerns produced by Republic Pictures over the years. Republic produced this series through its subsidiary, Hollywood Television Service.
The stories told, span an impressive time period from the 1850s to 1900s, with the primary characters moving seamlessly between the decades regardless of appearance or clothing updates.
Won an Emmy Award for best Western or Adventure series in 1955 , the only western series to win an Emmy.
The villains described in this series were actual people, although the much of the story lines are drastically changed from the facts. More information about these villains is available on the Wikipedia web site.