Tales of the 77th Bengal Lancers is a television series broadcast in the United States by NBC during its 1956-57 season.
It consisted of the adventures of a fictional regiment of the famed real-life cavalry of the British Indian Army.
The leading characters were the 77th's officers: the commander, Colonel Standish (Patrick Whyte) and two of his lieutenants, William Storm (Warren Stevens) and Michael Rhodes (Phil Carey).
George Archainbaud earned a nomination from the Directors Guild of America as well from the Emmys in 1957 for his direction of the episode "The Traitor," which first aired Nov. 19, 1956.
[citation needed] The series failed in the ratings opposite Lassie on CBS and ended its run after six months on the air.