Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans

Infobox Television
show_name = Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans


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genre = Western
creator =
starring = John Hart
Lon Chaney, Jr.
country = United States
language = English
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 39
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runtime = 30 minutes
network =
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first_aired = 1957
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"Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans" is a television Western series made for syndication by ITC Entertainment and Normandie Productions in 1957. It ran for one season of 39 half-hour monchrome episodes. The series is available on DVD and some episodes on VHS.

The series, loosely based on "The Last of the Mohicans" by James Fenimore Cooper, was released under several different names, including Hawkeye and The Last of the Mohicans.

The series was set in New York's Hudson Valley in the 1750s but was filmed in Canada. [cite web|url=http://www.members.tripod.com/~JohnHart/starhawk.htm|title=Toronto Star archives for Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans|accessdate=2007-09-18] The end credits state that the series was filmed in Canada with the cooperation of The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

The series had a more realistic view of the old West than most TV series of the times. The settlers were rough and dressed in old but suitable clothes for the long hard winters in the small settlements of the new frontier. The Indians were more realistically portrayed too, as an intelligent people with good and bad among them. Fights in the film needed more than just the odd blow as the opponents hit hard at each other and torture was used in a number of episodes. Weapons used were normally single shot rifles and tomahawks (which often ended up in someone's back). Furs were often a cause of crime as they were the currency of the northern settlements.

Mistake: In the episode "Washington Story", Stan Francis played a young George Washington but in the end credits, he is named as Benjamin Franklin.

Main cast

* John Hart as Nat 'Hawkeye' Cutler
* Lon Chaney, Jr. as Chingachgook

Filming locations

Outdoor scenes

Valley Farm Road, Pickering, Ontario, Canada

Indoor scenes

Lakeshore Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Episode list

This episode list is in airdate order, based on the earliest known syndication showing of each episode in the United States.

# "Hawkeye's Homecoming"
# "The Threat"
# "Franklin Story"
# "The Wild One"
# "Delaware Hoax"
# "The Coward"
# "Ethan Allen Story"
# "The Witch"
# "The Medicine Man"
# "The Servant"
# "The Search"
# "Snake Tattoo"
# "False Witness"
# "Powder Keg"
# "Scapegoat"
# "Way Station"
# "The Brute"
# "Stubborn Pioneer"
# "The Promised Valley"
# "The Girl"
# "The Soldier"
# "Huron Tomahawk"
# "Tolliver Gang"
# "The Colonel and his Lady"
# "Washington Story"
# "Winter Passage"
# "The Reckoning"
# "La Salle's Treasure"
# "The Prisoner"
# "False Faces"
# "The Morristown Story"
# "Revenge"
# "The Contest"
# "The Truant"
# "The Royal Grant"
# "The Long Rifles"
# "The Printer"
# "The Indian Doll"
# "Circle of Hate"

References

External links

* [http://www.geocities.com/pickeringhawkeye Hawkeye and the Last of the Mohicans Fan Site]
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* [http://epguides.com/HawkeyeandtheLastoftheMohicans/ epguides.com]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/retro/cta/Can/Hawkeye1957.htm CTA information]