Casey Jones is an American children's Western series that ran during the '58-'59 television season, based around the pioneering western railroads. The series aired in syndication in the United States. Casey Jones also aired on BBC in the United Kingdom, and on the Nine Network in Australia.
Based on a real life story, its connection with the real-life locomotive engineer Casey Jones of the Midwest and Central Railroad was rather limited, although...
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Casey Jones is an American children's Western series that ran during the '58-'59 television season, based around the pioneering western railroads. The series aired in syndication in the United States. Casey Jones also aired on BBC in the United Kingdom, and on the Nine Network in Australia.
Based on a real life story, its connection with the real-life locomotive engineer Casey Jones of the Midwest and Central Railroad was rather limited, although the series did use the real name of his train, the "Cannonball Express", and his fireman, Wally. Alan Hale Jr. played the legendary railroad engineer, alongside his wife Alice Mary Lawrence and his son Casey Jr (Bobby Clark). Dub Taylor portrayed Casey's fireman Wallie Sims, while Eddy Waller portrayed conductor Red Rock.
Kenneth Gamet wrote a children's format gentler Western series, against the more violent adult shows of the time like The Virginian. The series featured the same classical types of plots as other westerns such as train...
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