Television: Keye Luke, Gunslinger

Top: Robert Culp and Keye Luke in a

publicity photograph for the TV series

Trackdown that aired September 19,

1958. The episode is “Chinese Cowboy”.

In the town of Porter, laundryman Wong

is harassed by Morgan and some of his

friends. They call him China Boy. Wong

buys a hand gun in the belief that the

townspeople will respect him. He prac-

tices shooting days and nights. Morgan

and friends damage Wong’s laundry shop

then cut off his queue. Wong, wearing

his gun belt, goes to the saloon and tells

Morgan to draw first. Morgan goes for

his gun and Wong shoots him dead. The

next day Wong packs his belongings and

prepares to leave. Some of the towns-

people implore him to stay but he refuses

and walks away with his donkey.

(Next post on Friday: The Memoir 1947)

Television: The Asian Interracial Kiss

Here are some televised interracial kisses between a Caucasian man and Asian woman and an Asian man and Caucasian woman.

Sea Hunt

“Proof of Guilt” aired August 16, 1959, with Nobu McCarthy

Mickey Spillane’s Mike Hammer

“Siamese Twinge” aired September 18 1959, with Sondi Sodsai

Adventures in Paradise

“The Big Surf” aired December 5, 1960, with Pilar Seurat

Laramie
“Dragon at the Door” aired September 26, 1961, with Nobu McCarthy
see the kiss at Brian Camp’s Film and Anime Blog

Naked City

“Without Stick or Sword” aired March 28, 1962, with Pilar Seurat

The Man From U.N.C.L.E.

“The Her Majesty's Voice Affair” aired September 16, 1966, with Victoria Young

I Spy
“The Tiger” aired January 5, 1966, with France Nuyen

The Wild Wild West
“The Night the Dragon Screamed” aired January 14, 1966, with Pilar Seurat

Laredo
“The Bitter Yen of General Ti” aired February 3, 1967, with Irene Tsu
see the kiss at the Official Peter Brown Fan Site

The Golden Girls
“Vacation” aired November 29, 1986, with Keye Luke

Hero Collector

(Updated December 31, 2021; Next post on Friday: Dong Kingman in Famous Artists Schools Advertisements)

Television: Chinese Working on the Railroad

Some vintage and recent television westerns with Chinese laborers working on the railroad.

The Adventures of Brisco County Jr.
“Pilot” aired August 27, 1994, with James Hong, Chi Muoi Lo, Stuart Quan,

Cimarron City
“Chinese Invasion” aired March 21, 1959, with Lisa Lu, James Hong, Spencer Chan, Owen Song

Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
”The Train” aired September 24, 1994, with Eric Michael Zee
“Things My Father Never Taught Me” aired February 10, 1995, with Eric Michael Zee
“Hell on Wheels” aired December 9, 1995, with Eric Michael Zee

Have Gun Will Travel
“Hey Boy’s Revenge” aired April 12, 1958, with Kam Tong (Hey Boy), Philip Ahn, Lisa Lu (Hey Girl), Harold Fong, Spencer Chan, Paul King, Owen Song, Walter Soo Hoo

Hell on Wheels
Season 5, 2015–2016

The Iron Horse
“The Dynamite Driver” aired September 19, 1966, with James Hong, William Saito
“Sister Death” aired April 3, 1967, with James Hong

Kung Fu
“The Garments of Rage” aired November 8, 1974, with Philip Ahn, James Shigeta, James Hong, Johnny Yune, Jay Jay Jue

Little House on the Prairie
“To Live with Fear, Part 2” aired February 21, 1977, with James Shigeta

The Magnificent Seven
“Chinatown” aired July 9, 1999, with John Cho, George Kee Cheung, Jim Lau, Kathleen Luong, Tzi Ma, Roland Nip, Arsenio “Sonny” Trinidad

Wanted: Dead or Alive
“Black Belt” aired March 19, 1960, with Robert Kino


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(Next post on Friday: The Asian Interracial Kiss)