The Forsaken Westerns - El Coyote - tv shows full episodes

El Coyote western TV series episode pilot starring Muriel Davis and George Brent this is the pilot episode of a suggested TV series titled El Coyote from 1957. This is episode 10 of The Forsaken Westerns, an original TV series produced by Westerns On The Web Productions. In this episode Muriel Davis (American gymnast team gold medal winner at the 1963 Pan American Games, she also competed in all artistic gymnastics events at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympics) stars as the title character Jane Edwards who now takes on the identity of El Coyote. The avenger of long ago disappeared and now Jane takes on the part when the need for the old time hero presents itself again. Her father Colonel Bart Edwards is retired from the military and now runs a newspaper. This is the only known existing episode of this show. It is a shame because it looks like it could have been a great series with a young girl starring as a Zorro type character. The Forsaken Westerns series contains episodes of TV shows that were never broadcast or have not been broadcast in as many as 65 years. Almost lost forever, these rare television film treasures are now being released and uploaded for free viewing from the www.westernsontheweb.com archive collection. Watch full length western movies and TV shows full episodes on the Westerns On The Web channel and make sure to subscribe. The Forsaken Westerns is hosted by Bob Terry.

[@richardyoung1890]

Muriel Davis was a World Class Gymnast and Pan American games Gold Medalist,member of th USA. Olympic Gymmnastic team! Wish this would have been a series she would have made a terrific role model!

[@robertfindlay8166]

This is one of the best. The girl reminds me of my little sister way back when. She is my best friend and such a Tom boy. This one really touched me. Thanks

[@josephluedke4667]

Great show. Thank you

[@raymondsommerfeldt2817]

What a classic! Female Zorro. Pity it wasn't a series. Many thanks

[@user-pg9lw8ek5r]

I really enjoyed El coyote very much I watched it the date I did is December 18 2023 tks

[@Pete4Flags]

Sad that this gem was not kept alive. Loved the heroines, and the rest of the players .

[@almeggs3247]

Boy oh boy what a great series!

[@MrSologratia]

As of 12-11-2017, it appears Muriel Evelyn Davis-Grossfeld is still here with us at 77. She had a long career in U.S. Olympics. Thank you very much, Bob Terry and WotW, for these uniquely American, forgotten programs. They are often rich with the concepts, ideals, and standards that had seemed to be relatively "common sense", but have slipped from US. A house, family, society, country is only as strong as its foundation[s]. Everything tends to go the way of entropy, without enduring vigilance! Pray!

[@davidcraig9779]

And rebirth.

[@Fred-xh9ls]

what a shame they never went ahead with production of El Coyote, I enjoyed it very much

[@CLCinflorida]

I can't figure why they didn't pick up this Show, what an awesome Western portraying the Strength of Women...

[@Erin-Thor]

It stared a tomboy wearing pants. 😳😱 Hello!

[@Stormbringer505]

Very enjoyable thank you.

[@raymondcorcoran2297]

Great series thanks

[@garycounterman449]

Great show

[@lucasa.galvan8358]

I think this would been a great series. A women as lead actor following Gale Dave is of Antie Okley. Thanks for thiese lost series. I enjoy them ver much.

[@donniehodge2548]

Another good show 👏 👌

[@tjd673]

Wow -- Scotty Beckett and Billy Gilbert. An "Our Gang" reunion.

[@paulkatz258]

Thanks for uploading this episode.

[@walterwheeler5465]

Some comments below wondered why this pilot of 1957 was not "picked-up" and made into a regular series. I think the answer is that in October 1957 the Disney series, "Zorro," featuring Guy Williams started its two-year run on ABC television in the USA. The well known plot of "Zorro" would have had to much similarities to this pilot.

[@terriecotham1567]

Keep up the good work Bob For you so right this would have a made a Grate TV Series even to day this would sell

[@robertc1433]

Nice one

[@williamfoster8346]

I am somewhat surprised that there is only the "Pilot" episode...The way I have read about this Proposed Series from the various sources (TV/Film Magazines/Newspapers/Trade Journals) relate that this proposed series was very, VERY close to be accepted as an upcoming Network series. Usually, when this is the case, there are often a handful (2-4) episodes already "In-The-Can--as it were? And--if the episodes were not actually filmed and "In-The-Can" already...then, almost invariably, there were already Finished--finalized Scripts immediately ready to be shot with everything behind--the-scenes in Pre-Production being ready to shoot at a moments notice--if and when the Network gave the Big "OK"! Also, we may have some evidence of this (several other episodes eing already shot and in post production) by-the-way-of or involving one of the big Promo Shots of Muriel Davis (Jane)...apparently...performing a stupendous Dive over (or from) the top of Waterfall into the lake beneath...we will note that this apparently important and expensive scene does not take place in the pilot-episode...even if the location itself is utilized during one of the scenes shown in the Pilot-Episode...where "George Brent" (Jane's Father) is about to be "Dry-Gulched" by 2 side-wander "Varmits" working under orders to shoot him down. In the scene from the pilot episode...we see "Jane" from the top of the waterfall/cliff tossing her "Father" (George Brent) one of her pistols, but the audience has trouble hearing what she is telling him...partly because of the noise of the water-fall, but also because of the Spanish accent she is conveniently employing, and I might make mention that because of her youthful or feminine voice working in a higher-pitch voice than an adult or a Man...the waterfall noise also at high pitch, makes her voice a bit difficult to understand. This factor might have been mitigated by having her wear a silk mask which covered her mouth, and the result would make her voice sound much more Male and MENacing. It would make her voice sound much deeper. This is because the strands of Silk are actually very much like the thin vocal chords/cords of children and young women, and when the sounds are vocalized through the silk weave strands, the higher-pitched frequencies are sympathetically resonating the silk strands of the mask, and only the lower-deeper vocalizations are projected. This is why in the classic films of people disguising their voices they habitually utilized a silk scarf or some silk materials. The effect was to make their voices more MENacing, MEaN, and MAlE. I also think that this series--or the title/Titular Pilot Episode may/might/possibly have been shot in Color? Actually after 1957, many TV pilot Episodes were shot in color. Partly, this is because many of TV shows were shown overseas as film-serials, but it was known that Color-TV was coming...Soon! For example, the Lone Ranger was shot in color from just about the time of the start of the Korean War. So...maybe...somewhere in the Vaults...there may be a color episode? There was 2 things going against this series in late 1958-59 time frame...there was the shift to the Adult-Psychological WESTERN...Gunsmoke, Bonanza et.al...and the economic recession of late 58-59 early 60, and so many advertisers and networks were not eager to start new series. I have much more I could say about this proposed series...the girl or female heroine in westerns...was actually not something that was an anathema, a distinct and direct deviation, nor something which was utterly unacceptable as some other reviewers ardently and adamantly claim! I could also relate that the core stunt sequence of Muriel's (Jane's) stunts in...at...or around the Church are lifted, in almost their entirety, from Douglas Fairbanks Sr. in his magnificent 1920 film: "The Mark of Zorro"! I am not complaining, but I will and must marvel at the facility and facile form in which they were adapted and performed--not just by Muriel-- but by the entire stunt crew! I am almost sad that the series was not set in a more...swashbuckling, sword-wielding period...maybe in Pre-Mexican War Monterey, the Capitol of Old Spanish California? Maybe, Jane would have...Justly wielded a wildly, wondrously wicked sword against the Wicked? Maybe, her Father would have been a diplomat serving in Monterey....one who had married a Spanish Catalonian lady with family-ties to California? Catalonians were almost the exclusive Spanish immigrants to California, and this is why they never thought of themselves as Mexicans--or as one Historian put it...the Californios hated the Mexicans, but they never united long enough to declare themselves in open rebellion. They just never cooperated with the government in Mexico City--especially...most ESPECIALLY...involving TAXES!

[@actionsub]

I would suspect that the failure of this show boiled down to three letters at the end of the credits: RKO. In 1957 when the pilot was copyrighted, RKO Pictures was failing. The production facilities had been shuttered, hence Filmaster's involvement, and the studios were sold to Desilu. Domestic distribution was sold to Universal-International. What was left of the remaining assets were gradually being sold off. One film that they had in the can, "Verboten" would end up being released by Columbia two years later. RKO would not re-enter production until the 1980s.

[@peggyjerman1389]

Wonderful movies

[@Bigbadwhitecracker]

This was truly one of the best unsold pilots I have ever seen. Shame on the networks for not picking this one up. This had at least a 4-6 year run in it.

[@mickey1849]

Muriel Davis died last year in January 2021. Look at some of the images of her. She had a great pair of legs when she was doing the gymnast thing.

[@almeggs3247]

God bless Bob Terry!

[@Rangersly]

Too bad there was only a pilot episode. The concept is interesting, and cool name too. A western tv series with a female star lead would have been refreshing for the genre (I don't remember any other aside from "Annie Oakley") . Muriel Davis had a certain charm, seemed to be a vey good rider, and could do a lot of her own stunts. Even with all the darkness in this copy of the episode, you can tell it would have been exciting acrobatic action for the time.

[@westernsontheweb]

Yes we agree! This would have made an excellent series. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@davidcoleman8275]

I have a Zorro The Masked Avenger DVD set (three disc set) with different people playing Zorro. In one episode called "Zorro' s Black Whip" Linda Sterling played the lead role as Barbara Merideth. She took on her brother's role as The Black Whip when he was killed saving her from outlaws. The story took place in Idaho in the late 1880's

[@westernsontheweb]

Yes. We also have the Black Whip cliffhanger set. Great series.

[@brianboisguilbert6985]

Showed this to my daughter and her cousins, they've enjoyed THE RANGE RIDER and BUFFALO BILL JR. on these hot Summer afternoons. It was a big hit, especially with the girls. They were bummed there was only one episode.

[@erikwheeler99]

I think it's time to go to the school tomorrow and I'll be back at work around here

[@jimlaguardia8185]

Kid’s show, one of many from 50s.

[@amundsenAmundsen]

Very good choice

[@aaubreywallace3575]

El coyote is interesting with out seeing the end so now I continue watching stay tuned for final wrap

[@WOLFROY47]

a cross between the lone ranger, zoro, and the cisco kid, and to round it off, annie oakley and calamity jane

[@johnwong8271]

A cross between Woman Queen of Swords and Zorro's black whip

[@davidcoleman8275]

Do you know if she did her own stunts? With her gymnastics skills I wouldn't doubt it

[@westernsontheweb]

It really looks like she is doing many of the action gymnastics at the end. But I would not be surprised to find that Loren Janes did many of the dangerous stunts. He is in this production as one of the bad guys.

[@bessiesmith5538]

I like her alot

[@manuelsantiagorodriguez5212]

Buena serie pero en español mecusta

[@robertwalker2290]

Good t v show

[@aaubreywallace3575]

K rated. VG

[@larryrobertson2150]

All that athletic ability and prettier than Grannies' peach pie , whats' not to like?

[@mickey1849]

Slim, shapely and pretty legs. Not overly thick, like the gymnasts nowadays.

[@tomswinburn1778]

Too bad this proposed series didn't make the cut. The concept was good as were the character choices. Had it been made as a series I expect it would have had very good success.

[@Lee90000]

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[@WOLFROY47]

at last, a different film set

[@stevengriffin5299]

She holds the title of a real little lady and two legged female coyote (B--t-h)

[@ollilehtonen2762]

Thanks for uploading these games that unfortunately did not see daylight. If it is alright to ask I wonder where you have got these clips? There is even a place for the commercials.

[@WOLFROY47]

the pen does more lasting damage than the gun

[@Erin-Thor]

Only in old western cancelled TV series. 😂

[@newt13spacerider7]

El Coyote would have outlasted Zorro, easily. If they had been given the chance to do so. n

[@davidcraig9779]

Stole it from Mexico? Where did they get it?

[@Erin-Thor]

Is it a boy, or a girl, staring a Tomboy gymnast. My oh my how progressive they were way back then. 🤣

[@aaubreywallace3575]

Mabe they don't like female kid stars 🤔🤔 not even adult ones .only wonda woman and she be ain't Westward

[@ch.bonniebaker7750]

This is HERE + now. El cayote’ = trump

[@Erin-Thor]

Seriously? Trump would be the bad guy, liar, cheat and misogynist. Hello! 😂