An American Western television series that aired from 1956 to 1958, and follows the adventures of frontiersman Jim Bowie in the 1830s-era Louisiana Territory. Scott Forbes starred as Jim Bowie, famous for his ever-present weapon the Bowie Knife, which he obtains in the first episode of The Birth of the Blade.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 1: The Birth Of The Blade
1956
The first episode in the series explains how Jim Bowie came to invent his famous Bowie knife.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 2: The Squatter
1956
Jim tries to talk a neighbor out of throwing penniless German squatters off her land.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 3: An Adventure With Audubon
1956
Bowie assists a legendary painter and naturalist escape French forces that are hunting him.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 4: Deputy Sheriff
1956
Jim volunteers to be a temporary deputy sheriff in order to guard a prisoner.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 5: Trapline
1956
A fur company is trying to keep the Cajun fur trappers from selling to Jim Bowie.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 6: Broomstick Wedding
1956
A horse trade leads an angry farmer to mistakenly believe that Jim "dishonored" his daughter.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 7: Natchez Trace
1956
A group of travelers ask Bowie for help against a rumored highwayman on the trail to Natchez.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 8: Jim Bowie Comes Home
1956
Returning from a trip, Jim discovers the town near his home has been taken over by hoodlums.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 9: The Ghost Of Jean Battoo
1956
An old woman threatens to unleash the ghost of an infamous Louisiana pirate against villagers if they don't pay her protection fee.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 10: The Secessionist
1956
A friend of Jim’s tries to talk a group of French planters out of seceding from the Union.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 11: Land Jumpers
1956
When Jim and his brother try to sell land, a Frenchman shows up claiming to have the title.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 12: The Select Females
1956
Bowie encounters the headmistress of a school for young ladies, and she tells him that one of her students has been kidnapped.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 13: Jim Bowie And His Slave
1956
Bowie comes to the aid of a freed slave, who is at risk of being sold again.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 14: Outlaw Kingdom
1956
Bowie goes after a gang of river pirates who have stolen his cargo.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 15: The Swordsman
1956
Jim Bowie heads to New Orleans to purchase an estate, but runs into trouble when an attractive woman turns his head.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 16: The Return Of Alciblade
1956
Bowie goes after the thief who stole an expensive Christmas gift he bought for his mother.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 17: Monsieur Francois
1956
Jim comes to the aid of a French boy and his aunt, who are victims of con men.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 18: Osceola
1957
Bowie aids the native Seminoles, who the army is trying to move to a bad tract of land.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 19: Jackson’s Assassination
1957
Bowie is duped into helping a group that is plotting to kill the President.
The Adventures Of Jim Bowie – Episode 20: Gone To Texas
1957
When Bowie crosses the border into Texas he finds someone is trying to kill him.