Adventures of Jim Bowie - Season 1 - Episode 1 - Birth of the Blade | Scott Forbes

An encounter with an unfriendly she-bear nearly becomes fatal for Jim Bowie when his rifle misfires. Realizing the need for a simpler and more reliable weapon, he approaches master blacksmith Samuel Black with an idea for a new type of knife.

Directed by Lewis R. Foster, George Archainbaud
Starring Scott Forbes, William Schallert, John Laing

Cast
Scott Forbes as Jim Bowie
William Schallert as Justinian Tebbs
John Laing as Narrator
Joyce Vanderveen as Marie de Gravien
Jack Perry as Bartender