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'''''Tales of Wells Fargo''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[western]] [[television]] series starring [[Oklahoma]] native Dayle Lymoine "Dale" Robertson (1923-2013) that aired on [[NBC]] for five and a half seasons from March 18, 1957, to  June 2, 1962.  

'''''Tales of Wells Fargo''''' is an [[United States|American]] [[western]] [[television]] series starring [[Oklahoma]] native Dayle Lymoine "Dale" Robertson (1923-2013) that aired on [[NBC]] for five and a half seasons from March 18, 1957, to  June 2, 1962.  

A Revue Production, the series was set in the 1870s and 1880s and filmed in Old Tucson, [[Arizona]]. It aired in a half-hour format with Robertson cast as Wells Fargo investigative agent Jim Hardie until its final season when it expanded to an hour, switched to color, and focused on Hardie's ranch near [[San Francisco]], [[California]].​ In the last season, William Demarest (1892-1983), Virginia Christine (1920-1996), and Jack Ging (born 1931) joined the cast.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050066/|title=Tales of Wells Fargo|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=February 12, 2020}}</ref>

A Revue Production, the series was set in the 1870s and 1880s and filmed in Old Tucson, [[Arizona]]. It aired in a half-hour format with Robertson cast as Wells Fargo investigative agent Jim Hardie until its final season when it expanded to an hour, switched to color, and focused on Hardie's ranch in fictitious Gloribee, near [[San Francisco]], [[California]].​ In the last season, William Demarest (1892-1983), Virginia Christine (1920-1996), and Jack Ging (born 1931) joined the cast.<ref name=imdb>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050066/|title=Tales of Wells Fargo|publisher=Internet Movie Data Base|accessdate=February 12, 2020}}</ref>

==Premise==

==Premise==

The Jim Hardie character is based on a [[biography]] of Frederick J. "Fred" Dodge (1854-1938), a Wells Fargo detective who worked in Arizona, California, and [[Nevada]].  In the series story line, Hardie seemed to appear suddenly nearly anywhere in the West while engaged in Wells Fargo business.  

The Jim Hardie character is based on a [[biography]] of Frederick J. "Fred" Dodge (1854-1938), a Wells Fargo detective who worked in Arizona, California, and [[Nevada]].  In the series story line, Hardie seemed to appear suddenly nearly anywhere in the West while engaged in Wells Fargo business.  

Two other western series similarly focused on detectives. These programs, both syndicated, were ''Pony Express,'' which stars Grant Sullivan (1924-2011) as detective Brett Clark, which aired in the 1959-1960 season to coincide with the centennial of the [[Pony Express]]. Earlier, from 1954 to 1955, Jim Davis (1909-1981) had starred as railroad investigator Matt Clark in the syndicated ''Stories of the Century.'' Davis and Robertson each voiced the narration for their respective series. Robertson's narration was especially essential to the success of the series. He voiced a self-reliant, traditional, and wholesome  message in his narrations always landing on the side of truth and justice.

Two other western series similarly focused on detectives. These programs, both syndicated, were ''Pony Express,'' which stars Grant Sullivan (1924-2011) as detective Brett Clark, which aired in the 1959-1960 season to coincide with the centennial of the [[Pony Express]]. Earlier, from 1954 to 1955, Jim Davis (1909-1981) had starred as railroad investigator Matt Clark in the syndicated ''Stories of the Century.'' Davis and Robertson each voiced the narration for their respective series. Robertson and Davis later landed roles in the  1980's prime-time soap operas, ''Dynasty'' and ''Dallas.''

And Robertson and Davis later landed roles in the  1980's prime-time soap operas, ''Dynasty'' and ''Dallas,'' respectively.​

Robertson's soothing narration was especially essential to the success of the series, but the narrations ended with the final season. He voiced a self-reliant, traditional, and wholesome message in his narrations, always landing on the side of truth and justice.

 

Aively.​

==Historical figures==

==Historical figures==