Brave Eagle
Brave Eagle is a 26-episode half-hour western television series which aired on CBS from September 28, 1955, to March 14, 1956, with rebroadcasts continuing until June 6. Keith Larsen, who was of Norwegian descent, starred as Brave Eagle, a peaceful young Cheyenne chief. The program was unconventional in that it ⁕ reflects the Native American viewpoint in the settlement of the American West and ⁕ was the first series to feature an American Indian as a lead character. Larsen's co-stars were Kim Winona, a Sioux Indian, as Morning Star, Brave Eagle's romantic interest; Anthony Numkena of Arizona, a Hopi Indian then using the stage name Keena Nomkeena, appeared as Keena, the adopted son of Brave Eagle; Pat Hogan as Black Cloud, and Bert Wheeler of the comedy team Wheeler & Woolsey, as the halfbreed Smokey Joe, full of tribal tall tales but accompanying wisdom. The episodes center upon routine activities among the Cheyenne, clashes with other tribes, attempts to prevent war, encroachment from white settlers, racial prejudice, and a threat of smallpox.
Top Cast
Anthony Earl Numkena
Kim Winona
Keith Larsen
Bert Wheeler
Episodes
Blood Brother
Sep 28, 1955
Cry of the Heron
Oct 05, 1955
Treachery at At-Ta-Tu
Oct 12, 1955
Gold of Haunted Mountain
Oct 19, 1955
Search for the Sun
Oct 26, 1955
Moonfire
Nov 02, 1955
Mask of the Manitou
Nov 09, 1955
The Flight
Nov 16, 1955
Code of a Chief
Nov 23, 1955
Face of Fear
Nov 30, 1955
Voice of the Serpent
Dec 07, 1955
Shield of Honor
Dec 14, 1955
The Challenge
Dec 21, 1955
Medicine Drums
Dec 28, 1955
The Spirit of Hidden Valley
Jan 04, 1956
Papoose
Jan 11, 1956
The Storm Pool
Jan 18, 1956
The Gentle Warrior
Jan 25, 1956
The Strange Animal
Feb 01, 1956
White Medicine Man
Feb 08, 1956
Death Trap
Feb 15, 1956
War Paint
Feb 22, 1956
Valley of Decision
Feb 29, 1956
Witch Bear
Mar 07, 1956
Trouble at Medicine Creek
Mar 14, 1956
Ambush at Arrow Pass
Mar 21, 1956
