Cisco Kid

To my knowledge, "The Cisco Kid" was the first television series filmed in color, beginning in 1950. This is a black and white print of the original opening, commercial, and closing to "The Cisco Kid" from the first season.

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Entertainment

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• Cisco Kid
• Duncan Renaldo
• Leo Carrillo
• Jim Nolt

[NickiNickification]

Duncan Renaldo appeared at a shopping center in Indianapolis when I was a kid. My mom and Grandma took me to see him. I got a kiss on the cheek and I remember that my Grandma was as excited or more excited than me about it.

[jimnolt1946]

@NickiNickification What year was that? "The Cisco Kid" was one of the first TV shows I watched.

[SakuraBear77]

Leo Carillo is my great-great uncle on my grandpa's side!!!

[jimnolt1946]

@SakuraBear77 I have great admiration for Carrillo. According to imdb, he was born in 1881. That's makes him 69 when he began the TV series with Duncan Renaldo. They'd surely not cast a 69-year-old in that role today! I've seen him in several other roles... one that comes to mind right now is Universal's "Horror Island" from 1940.

[battenwood]

@jimnolt1946 69? Why not? Some of us in our 60's feel like we can ride a horse and play western roles with little trouble---especially with the use of a body double! Look at Eastwood. He is 80 and has played action roles in recent years. Carrillo was from an old Californio clan and probably knew tons of Old West stories to base shows on.

[jimnolt1946]

@battenwood No reason at all why not. My brother is 77 and still rides almost everyday. My thoughts as I wrote that were that not many television productions today would hire someone our age and older. And that's too bad.

[slipnkot1212]

SUBLIME brought me here :)

[Postie218]

@SakuraBear77 I didn't grow up in California, but I went to college in Fullerton and learned a bit about Leo Carillo and the Carillo family. There's a family history anyone would be proud of.

[delminoadv]

I used to watch in the afternoon! Good and nostalgic childhood days ....

[LkOutMtnMan]

One of my favorite series when I was a kid, Saturday was cartoons and westerns!

[moviemayhem59]

This is great! I do think this particular episode actually comes from the final season, not the first. Thanks for posting this in any case.

[boomerang905]

OMG, I feel like a little girl again watching this. Good time television! It really does seem like yesterday. How time flies. : )

[tigerboy2011]

Eu era um menino aqui no Australie e eu sempre via Cisco Kid todo o tempo, excelente série de TV.

[ggnzlz2008]

En mi época (1957) en Buenos Aires la transmitían los viernes a las 19hs

[DE60pvi]

Sublime