A lawyer who can't ride a horse? In 1957 Oklahoma? Chaos, cowboys, and courtroom drama collide.
Season 4 • Episode 9
LatestJimmy and Rance Benbow are accused of murder, and Sugarfoot is appointed their defense counsel. He knows he has got a tough case when he sees that the prosecuting attorney is Rhonda Rigsby, the daughter of the murdered man.
Sugarfoot is an American western television series that aired on ABC from 1957 to 1961. The series stars Will Hutchins as Tom Brewster, an Easterner who comes to the Oklahoma Territory to become a lawyer. Jack Elam is cast in occasional episodes as sidekick Toothy Thompson. Brewster was a correspondence-school student whose apparent lack of cowboy skills earned him the nickname "Sugarfoot", a designation even below that of a tenderfoot.
Acting
Will Hutchins commits fully to the bumbling lawyer bit.
Costume
Easterner-in-Oklahoma wardrobe is accidentally iconic.
Creator
Michael Fessier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The title 'Sugarfoot' was originally meant for another series entirely—Warner Bros. just slapped it on this Western when plans fell through.
This was peak 1950s TV's obsession with 'civilizing' the West through non-violent, educated protagonists—a direct reaction to grittier film Westerns of the era.
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