Joel McCrea speelde maarschalk Mike Dunbar, die verantwoordelijk was voor het bewaren van de vrede in de bloeiende koeienstad Wichita, Kansas. Zijn plaatsvervangers waren Ben Matheson, gespeeld door McCrea's echte zoon, Jody, en Rico Rodriquez, gespeeld door Carlos Romero. Af en toe verschenen de stadsdokter, Nat Wyndham, de smid, Aeneas MacLinahan, en de barman in de plaatselijke salon, Joe Kingston, gespeeld in zes afleveringen door Robert Foulk.

Het model voor dit soort shows was al uiteengezet door andere westerse programma's zoals Gunsmoke, Lawman en The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, dus Wichita Town was misschien niet uniek qua plot en structuur. De twee meest ongewone kenmerken van de serie waren de aanwezigheid van Joel McCrea, een favoriet van het westerse filmpubliek vanwege zijn optreden in films als Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill en Ramrod, en het feit dat zijn echte zoon in Wichita Town was. maar speelde zijn zoon niet.

Wichita Town is a half-hour western television series starring Joel McCrea, Jody McCrea, Carlos Romero, and George Neise that aired on NBC from September 30, 1959, until April 6, 1960.

Joel McCrea played Marshal Mike Dunbar, in charge of keeping the peace the booming cowtown of Wichita, Kansas. His deputies were Ben Matheson, played by McCrea's real life son, Jody, and Rico Rodriquez, portrayed by Carlos Romero. Making occasional appearances were the town doctor, Nat Wyndham, the blacksmith, Aeneas MacLinahan, and the bartender in the local saloon, Joe Kingston, played in six episodes by Robert Foulk.

The model for shows such as these had already been laid out by other western programs such as Gunsmoke, Lawman, and The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp, so Wichita Town may not have been unique in its plotting and structure. The two most unusual features about the series were the presence of Joel McCrea, a favorite of Western movie audiences for his performance in such films as Union Pacific, Buffalo Bill, and Ramrod, and the fact that his real life son was in Wichita Town, but did not play his son. Wichita Town was produced by Mirisch Company and Joel McCrea's Production company for Four Star Television and aired for a single season.