The Adventures of Jim Bowie: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in the Louisiana Territory around 1830, wealthy planter Jim Bowie encounters many famous people in New Orleans or the backwoods, relying for protection on the knife he supposedly invented after his regular one broke in a fight with a grizzly.

Series details

• Title: The Adventures of Jim Bowie
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Action, Adventure, Western
• Premiere date: 1956-09-07
• Final broadcast date listed: 1958-05-23
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 16100
• IMDb ID: tt0048840
• TVDB ID: 77242

Cast and credited roles

• Scott Forbes — Jim Bowie

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1956-09-07; final listed air date 1957-05-24; episode order: 38.
• Season 2: premiered 1957-09-06; final listed air date 1958-05-23; episode order: 38.

Source and licence

Adapted from The Adventures of Jim Bowie on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.