Your roundup of everything happening this week on INSP and INSP.com
Welcome to The Roundup for the week of July 1. Our new feature highlights exciting happenings over the next seven days at INSP and INSP.com. Let’s ride!
Happy Independence Day! After the cookouts, parades, and fireworks, you’ll be ready for a different kind of thrill—Westerns!
FRIDAY
Yellowstone Kelly (9PM ET): Clint Walker stars! Military scout Luther “Yellowstone” Kelly saves the life of a wounded Arapaho woman…and soon finds himself ensnared in a deadly conflict between the Sioux and the U.S. Army.
Did you know?
In 1971, Clint Walker fell off a ski lift and was pierced through the heart with one of his ski poles—and pronounced dead at the hospital! When a doctor discovered that Walker was still alive, the medical staff rushed Walker into surgery and fixed his damaged heart. Walker was back to work within two months!
Learn more The Clint Walker Story
Black Fox (12AM ET)
Tony Todd and Christopher Reeve star! As the Civil War heats up, Alan Johnson and former slave Britt head to Texas with their families, to forge new lives. But when Indians attack, and take women and children hostage, the settlers turn to Britt to broker peace.
Learn more Insights Into Black Fox
SATURDAY
Wild West Walker: Clint Walker Movie Weekend continues…
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SUNDAY
Far Haven (2PM ET)
In 1887, Hunter Braddock moves back to Far Haven, Arizona to start over with his two young children, but when his father-in-law is brutally attacked he must take on the corrupt forces strangling the town in order to protect what he loves most. Stars Bailey Chase, Amanda Righetti, Bruce Boxleitner, A Martinez, Chris Mulkey.
A Martinez, who plays blacksmith Abraham in Far Haven, was rejected twice for the role of Cimarron, one of the young boys in the John Wayne classic Western, The Cowboys. Ultimately, he found himself on set with the Duke. “I gotta say, when I met John Wayne, I just felt like a little kid in my pajamas. Because he’s so much bigger than life. He was nice to me. He was big,” Martinez recalls.
Read more The Amazing A Martinez Far Haven—A Haven for Chris Mulkey Bruce Boxleitner on James Arness
The Fighting Kentuckian (4PM ET)
John Wayne stars! In 1818 Alabama, Kentucky militiaman John Breen leads his regiment home following the battle of New Orleans. Along the way, Breen finds love and a new fight against men trying to steal land from French refugees. Now Breen’s in an all-out war for life, love—and justice!
Did You Know?
The Fighting Kentuckian is just one of two times Oliver Hardy appeared in a movie without his comedy partner of 23 years, Stan Laurel.
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Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (9PM ET)
Marshal Matt Dillon rides again in this heartwarming and inspiring reunion movie! This time, he’s on a mission to save the daughter he never knew he had—and see that justice is served for two young Indian boys. Stars James Arness, Richard Kiley, Amy Stoch, and Michael Learned.
From The Waltons to the Wild West
In this TV movie, Michael Learned (who played Olivia Walton on The Waltons) reprises her role as Mike Yardley, Marshal Dillon’s love interest from the 1973 Gunsmoke episode, “Matt’s Love Story.”
All About Arness
Age of Arness: A Gunsmoke Journey
A Dodge City Love Affair
The James Arness Story
Trivia: Each Tuesday we release a new trivia question. Test your knowledge about all things Western!
Wednesday
Our summer Road Trip Series continues with Cheyenne, Wyoming. From bulls and broncs to a carnival and concerts, Cheyenne takes the Wild West seriously—with some serious fun!
Gear Up for Your Road Trip in the INSP General Store!
Guess the Guest: Cheyenne
Something is out of focus! Can you guess the famous Cheyenne guest stars from the blurry photos?
8 Facts About Theodore Roosevelt
Born into wealth and privilege, but with a heart for service, Theodore Roosevelt overcame immense personal challenges. The 26th President of the United States—at a glance.
Clint Walker and Jack Benny go toe-to-toe, but not quite eye-to-eye, in the classic clip of the Cheyenne star’s 1963 appearance on The Jack Benny Show in the “Tall Cowboy” skit.