History Series / CadesCounty

* DropTheHammer: In "Company Town", Sam has to do battle with a recalcitrant miner in front of a hostile group in a miners' bar with both of them using the supposed miner's weapon of choice, a pick hammer.

* CainAndAbel: In "The Brothers", we discover that Arlo's brother Jess, who was the favorite son when they were growing up, is now a criminal who's planning a kidnapping.
* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: In "Delegate At Large", Grover Curtis decides that he and his gang need a kidnapped J.J. alive to get across the border to Mexico. ''Then'' they'll dispose of him.

* AmoralAttorney: In "Violent Echo", Cade thinks death row inmate Jody Ray Baker was falsely convicted of murder and enlists the help of attorney Frank Leonard (Creator/WilliamWindom) to clear Baker before he's executed. However, Leonard turns out to be as amoral as an attorney can get, because [[spoiler:he's the real killer.]]

''Cade's County'' is a hybrid crime drama/Western that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} during the 1971-72 season, produced by David Gerber for [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century-Fox Television]]. It starred Creator/GlennFord, which made it part of a trend that had movie stars trying their hand at TV series.[[note]]Creator/ShirleyMacLaine had a sitcom entitled ''Shirley's World'' in 1970. Midway through the 1970-71 season, both Creator/HenryFonda and Creator/JamesStewart launched ''The Smith Family'' and ''The Jimmy Stewart Show'', respectively. The following season, 1971-72, saw Creator/RockHudson land a hit with ''Series/McMillanAndWife'', while Creator/AnthonyQuinn bombed with ''The Man and the City''. And in 1972, Creator/KarlMalden scored with ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' and Creator/GeorgePeppard with ''Series/{{Banacek}}'', while Creator/RichardWidmark starred in a series based on his 1968 film ''Madigan''.[[/note]]

* TheCorpseStopsHere: All the trouble for illegal alien Esteban Sanchez in "Crisscross" starts when he's found standing over the body of a guy who hassled him earlier that night, holding the knife that was the murder weapon.

* AmoralAttorney: [[spoiler: Frank Leonard (Creator/WilliamWindom), the attorney who's helping Cade to clear death row inmate Jody Ray Baker, turns out to be the real killer.]]

* CantKillYouStillNeedYou: In "Delegate At Large", Grover Curtis decides that he and his gang need a kidnapped J.J. alive to get across the border to Mexico. THEN they'll dispose of him.

* AmoralAttorney: [[Frank Leonard (Creator/WilliamWindom), the attorney who's helping Cade to clear death row inmate Jody Ray Baker, turns out to be the real killer.]]

Set in the southwestern desert town of Madrid (no state was ever specified), the series had Sam Cade (Ford), who grew up there, returning to be the Marshal of the area. Having served in Naval Intelligence and in the FBI, Cade was more than up to the lead lawman's job, whether investigating a simple robbery or murder or a missing person case that always seemed to lead to a larger conspiracy. Assisting him was Head Deputy J.J. Jackson (Edgar Buchanan), who may have looked like a doddering old man, but was a very shrewd law enforcer who knew the town (and everyone in it) inside and out. A team of deputies served under J.J., Arlo Pritchard (Taylor Lacher), Rudy Davillo (Victor Campos) and Pete (Peter Ford, Glenn Ford's real-life son). A pair of fetching Indian dispatchers, Sundown and Little Bird, rounded out the team.

** In the two-part episode "Slay Ride", UsefulNotes/{{Chicago}} Police Lieutenant Ben Kaprowski arrives in town to take Willie, an Indian who's confessed to murder in Madrid. There has been a series of similar slayings in the Windy City, and Kaprowski is certain that Willie is the killer, but Cade is certain that he's only confessing to crimes to draw attention to the plight of Indians and asks the visiting cop to give him extra time to prove Willie innocent.

* BilledAboveTheTitle: Glenn Ford in...Cade's County.

[[caption-width-right:350:Standing: Arlo. Seated, left to right: Sam, J.J. and Rudy.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Standing:Arlo. Seated, left to right: Sam, J.J. and Rudy.]]

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* TheCorpseStopsHere: All the trouble for illegal alien Esteban Sanchez in "Criss Cross" starts when he's found standing over the body of a guy who hassled him earlier that night, holding the knife that was the murder weapon.

* ShortRunner
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's never fully established where Madrid is located...is it in southern UsefulNotes/{{California}}? Maybe UsefulNotes/{{Arizona}} or UsefulNotes/NewMexico (where there is a town called Madrid, though they pronounce it with the emphasis on the first syllable, i.e., MAD-rid)? It might even be in UsefulNotes/{{Utah}} or UsefulNotes/{{Colorado}}! The series never gives the state away.

''Cade's County'' is a hybrid crime drama/Western that aired on Creator/{{CBS}} during the 1971-72 season, produced by David Gerber for [[Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios 20th Century-Fox Television]].

In the early 1970's, there seemed to be an influx of movie stars trying their hand at TV series. Creator/ShirleyMacLaine had a sitcom entitled ''Shirley's World'' in 1970. Midway through the 1970-71 season, both Creator/HenryFonda and Creator/JamesStewart launched ''The Smith Family'' and ''The Jimmy Stewart Show'', respectively. The following season, 1971-72, saw Creator/RockHudson land a hit with ''Series/McMillanAndWife'', while Creator/AnthonyQuinn bombed with ''The Man and the City''. And in 1972, Creator/KarlMalden scored with ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' and Creator/GeorgePeppard with ''Series/{{Banacek}}'', while Creator/RichardWidmark starred in a series based on his 1968 film ''Madigan''. ''Cade's County'' was Creator/GlennFord's attempt at a television series.

Set in the southwestern desert town of Madrid (no state was ever specified), Sam Cade, who grew up there, returned to be the Marshal of the area. Having served in Naval Intelligence and in the FBI, Cade was more than up to the lead lawman's job, whether investigating a simple robbery or murder or a missing person case that always seemed to lead to a larger conspiracy. Assisting him was Head Deputy J.J. Jackson (Edgar Buchanan), who may have looked like a doddering old man, but was a very shrewd law enforcer who knew the town (and everyone in it) inside and out. A team of deputies served under J.J., Arlo Pritchard (Taylor Lacher), Rudy Davillo (Victor Campos) and Pete (Peter Ford, Glenn Ford's real-life son). A pair of fetching Indian dispatchers, Sundown and Little Bird, rounded out the team.

In the early 1970's, there seemed to be an influx of movie stars trying their hand at TV series. Creator/ShirleyMacLaine had a sitcom entitled ''Shirley's World'' in 1970. Midway through the 1970-71 season, both Creator/HenryFonda and Creator/JamesStewart launched ''The Smith Family'' and ''The Jimmy Stewart Show'', respectively. The following season, 1971-72, saw Creator/RockHudson land a hit with ''Series/McMillanAndWife'', while Creator/AnthonyQuinn bombed with ''The Man and the City''. And in 1972, Creator/KarlMalden scored with ''Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco'' and Creator/GeorgePeppard with ''Series/{{Banacek}}''. ''Cade's County'' was Creator/GlennFord's attempt at a television series.

* HeelFaceTurn: Sheila Curtis, the wife of villain Grover Curtis in "Delegate At Large", eventually helps to free J.J., who was kidnapped while at a law enforcer's convention in Los Angeles.

* JurisdictionFriction: Cade goes to UsefulNotes/LosAngeles to look for his missing deputy J.J. and immediately clashes with the LAPD Lieutenant, Gifford, in charge of the investigation.

* SpiritualSuccessor: The 1974 series ''Nakia'', also produced by David Gerber, could be considered as a successor to this show. It's pretty much ''Cade's County'' from the point of view of the titular Deputy (Creator/RobertForster) and even co-stars Taylor Lacher as a fellow deputy.

* BadgesAndDogTags: Cade served in the Navy during the Korean War.

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Cade's County is a hybrid crime drama/Western that aired on CBS during the 1971-72 season, produced by David Gerber for 20th Century-Fox Television.

In the early 1970's, there seemed to be an influx of movie stars trying their hand at TV series. Creator/ShirleyMacLaine had a sitcom entitled Shirley's World in 1970. Midway through the 1970-71 season, both Creator/HenryFonda and Creator/JamesStewart launched The Smith Family and The Jimmy Stewart Show, respectively. The following season, 1971-72, saw Creator/RockHudson land a hit with Series/McMillanAndWife, while Creator/AnthonyQuinn bombed with The Man and the City. And in 1972, Creator/KarlMalden scored with Series/TheStreetsOfSanFrancisco and Creator/GeorgePeppard with Series/Banacek. Cade's County was Creator/GlennFord's attempt at a television series.

Set in the desert town of Madrid (no state was ever specified), Sam Cade, who grew up there, returned to be the Marshal of the town. Having served in Naval Intelligence and in the FBI, Cade was more than up to the lead lawman's job, whether investigating a simple robbery or murder or a missing person case that always seemed to lead to a larger conspiracy. Assisting him was Head Deputy J.J. Jackson (Edgar Buchanan), who may have looked like a doddering old man, but was a very shrewd law enforcer who knew the town (and everyone in it) inside and out. A team of deputies served under J.J., Arlo Pritchard (Taylor Lacher), Rudy Davillo (Victor Campos) and Pete (Peter Ford, Glenn Ford's real-life son). A pair of fetching Indian dispatchers, Sundown and Little Bird, rounded out the team.

Although it was well-produced and well-received, Cade's County lasted only a season, but when reran the following Summer on CBS, got higher ratings. By that time, Producer David Gerber had moved from 20th Century-Fox Television to Screen Gems (Columbia Pictures Television), where he would score his biggest successes with Series/PoliceStory1973 and Series/PoliceWoman. Gerber and Ford would work together again, first on the unsold 1973 pilot Jarrett and later in a two-hour episode of Police Story.

* JurisdictionFriction: Cade goes to L.A. to look for his missing deputy J.J. and immediately clashes with the LAPD Lieutenant, Gifford, in charge of the investigation.
** In the two-part episode "Slay Ride", Chicago Police Lieutenant Ben Kaprowski arrives in town to take Willie, an Indian who's confessed to murder in Madrid. There has been a series of similar slayings in the Windy City, and Kaprowski is certain that Willie is the killer, but Cade is certain that he's only confessing to crimes to draw attention to the plight of Indians and asks the visiting cop to give him extra time to prove Willie innocent.
* SpiritualSuccessor: The 1974 series Nakia, also produced by David Gerber, could be considered as a successor to Cade's County. It's pretty much Cade's County from the point of view of the titular Deputy (Creator/RobertForster) and even co-stars Taylor Lacher as a fellow deputy.
* WhereTheHellIsSpringfield: It's never fully established where Madrid is located...is it in southern California? Maybe Arizona or New Mexico (where there is a town called Madrid, though they pronounce it with the emphasis on the first syllable, i.e., MAD-rid)? It might even be in Utah or Colorado! The series never gives the state away.