Still A Success
Each episode cost around $100,000-150,000, but the whole Bonanza brought a lot of money for actors and producers. The show was so massively successful that it is still in syndication today, with reruns playing on several TV stations to this day. It remains the most successful TV show in the Western genre.
Still A Success
Giant
This western from 1956 was the last James Dean’s leading-role movie. Unfortunately, he couldn’t see it as he was killed by a car before the film was released. Giant was also significant production for Elizabeth Taylor, who played the lead female role.
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Giant