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Cade's County

  • TV Series
  • 1971–1972
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.0/10
263
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Glenn Ford, Edgar Buchanan, Victor Campos, Sandra Ego, Peter Ford, and Taylor Lacher in Cade's County (1971)
ActionCrimeDramaWestern

The adventures of Sam Cade, sheriff of rural Madrid County.The adventures of Sam Cade, sheriff of rural Madrid County.The adventures of Sam Cade, sheriff of rural Madrid County.

  • Creators
    • Rick Husky
    • Anthony Wilson
  • Stars
    • Glenn Ford
    • Edgar Buchanan
    • Taylor Lacher
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    263
    YOUR RATING
    • Creators
      • Rick Husky
      • Anthony Wilson
    • Stars
      • Glenn Ford
      • Edgar Buchanan
      • Taylor Lacher
    • 9User reviews
    • 1Critic review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

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    Glenn Ford
    Glenn Ford
    • Sam Cade
    • 1971–1972
    Edgar Buchanan
    Edgar Buchanan
    • J.J. Jackson…
    • 1971–1972
    Taylor Lacher
    Taylor Lacher
    • Arlo Pritchard
    • 1971–1972
    Victor Campos
    Victor Campos
    • Rudy Davillo
    • 1971–1972
    Peter Ford
    • Pete…
    • 1971–1972
    Betty Ann Carr
    Betty Ann Carr
    • Betty Ann Sundown…
    • 1971–1972
    Sandra Ego
    Sandra Ego
    • Joannie Little Bird
    • 1971
    Barney Phillips
    Barney Phillips
    • Dr. Ganby
    • 1971–1972
    Mario Machado
    Mario Machado
    • Al…
    • 1971–1972
    Buck Young
    Buck Young
    • 1st Newscaster…
    • 1972
    Tony Bill
    Tony Bill
    • Willie Ball
    • 1972
    John Schuck
    John Schuck
    • Luke Edwards
    • 1972
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    Gerald S. O'Loughlin
    • Ed Kaproski
    • 1972
    Mark Jenkins
    Mark Jenkins
    • George Traven
    • 1972
    Dehl Berti
    Dehl Berti
    • David Aguilas
    • 1972
    Mike Road
    Mike Road
    • D.A. Jack Forbes…
    • 1971–1972
    Anne Seymour
    Anne Seymour
    • Judge Tanner
    • 1972
    Bernie Casey
    Bernie Casey
    • Patrick
    • 1972
    • Creators
      • Rick Husky
      • Anthony Wilson
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    raysond

    Modern day Western and Crime Drama show!!!

    After a string of hits movies to boot(which were mostly Westerns),legendary Hollywood actor Glenn Ford gave TV a try with this weekly series that is now seldom seen nowadays. Here you'll have a show that was part of a modern day Western,and part crime drama show all in one and it was one of those shows that kept you on what would happen next. Ford was the tough and sensitive sheriff of Madrid County who kept law and order with his deputy(Petticoat Junction's Edgar Buchanan). However it did tackle issues that were relevant in its day like the plight of the American Indian,and the overall discrimination of the Mexican American and other minorities. The overall opening sequence of the show(seen with Ford going through the mountain landscape in a Jeep)makes for one of the best shows ever from the early 1970's that is rarely seen. NOTE:The shows theme was written by composer Henry Mancini,and this would be Glenn Ford's only TV series to date which ran from 1971-1973 on CBS.
    9skoyles

    Great actor; memorable series

    I find it astounding that "Cade's County" was on the air for only one season. (When re-run I believe it was called "Sheriff of Madrid", Madrid being the county seat of Cade's county.) Although it was never specified in which state the county existed, everything pointed to Arizona or New Mexico. Ford provided a mature, compassionate hero who was correctly unbending on matters of right and wrong but willing to help people: the ideal lawman. Edgar Buchanan, an actor whom I personally found irritating in most roles, was a fine foil for Ford. As Ford was in his forties there was no hint of Buchana as old mentor so the dynamics were a bit unusual, as though Marshall Dillon's deputy Chester had been twenty years Dillon's senior. Ford's Jeep ripping through the desert landscape was a treat. In one standout episode Bobby Darrin demonstrated acting powers even beyond what he demonstrated in the motion picture "Captian Newman, M.D." The theme song was and is superb.
    7bkoganbing

    It Should Have Been Given A Better Chance

    Cade's County was one of two television series that Glenn Ford tried after his time as a big movie name was up and he knew it. The man was smart and transitioned gracefully into middle age. Westerns are a great medium for older stars to transition in. And Ford had appeared in some of the best westerns ever made.

    The show was set in fictional Madrid County in Arizona. If Sam Cade and his deputies seem to cover a large bit of territory, take a good look at a map of Arizona with the county lines printed. There are about a dozen counties and some of them are larger than many of our New England states. The show had no big metropolitan areas like Phoenix, Tucson, or Yuma in it, it was strictly a rural affair.

    The show lasted only one season despite good critical reception, not great and decent ratings. CBS pulled the plug on it because right at that time it was going on an anti-violence kick along with the other two networks.

    I think one of the things that could have saved it was if they had developed more of the personal lives of the sheriff's office of Madrid County. The show had the potential to be like In The Heat Of The Night set in the Southwest. Ford and his deputies which included, Victor Mohica, Taylor Lacher, Edgar Buchanan, and his son Peter Ford were never really seen too much as three dimensional characters. We knew Ford's father had also served as Madrid County Sheriff and was killed in the line of duty and Edgar Buchanan had served with him. That's all I can remember.

    Ford and Edgar Buchanan had a long standing friendship from their first film together, Texas back in 1941. It was only fitting that Ford find a place for Buchanan who had recently left the canceled Petticoat Junction when CBS went on an anti-rural kick. Ford and Buchanan were in about a dozen films together.

    Cade's County should have been given a much better chance to succeed from CBS.
    6DKosty123

    CBS was Problem With this series

    This series has a strong cast & good production. What happened that it ran so short a time? CBS was a big piece of the problem. This series was on the network which had given itself a black eye with the over hyped western dud Lancer. After such a terrible entry, folks ignored this entry because they were afraid it would be just as bad.

    Then, CBS put it on late Sunday evenings. This time slot back in the three network days was a kiss of death for almost any program. As a matter of fact, Johnny Carson's quip concerning this show in a monologue on The Tonight Show then: "According to the latest Nielson ratings it dismayed CBS to find out that more than 90 percent of households tuned to Cades County on Sunday nights are using the program as a night light." Carsons pot shot at the show is a little cruel, but the program was canceled in one season.
    8pmpepe

    Terras Bravias

    This was how the series was called in Portugal when it aired around 1975. How do I add this info?

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    • Alternate versions
      Two episodes released to television as film entitled "Marshal From Madrid."
    • Connections
      Featured in O.J. Simpson: Juice on the Loose (1974)

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    • Release date
      • September 19, 1971 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Sheriff Cade
    • Filming locations
      • Wildwood Regional Park, Thousand Oaks, California, USA
    • Production company
      • 20th Century Fox Television
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    • Runtime
      • 1h(60 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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