Jefferson Drum
A widower with a young son starts a newspaper in a wild Western town.
- 1958-1959
- 2 seasons
- NBC
- Drama, Action & Adventure
A widower with a young son starts a newspaper in a wild Western town.
Season 2 Episode Guide
12 Episodes 1958
Episode 1
Showdown
Fri, Sep 26, 1958 30 mins
When Les Groves kills a man in self-defense, he is pursued by the embittered family of the deceased.
Episode 2
The Keeney Gang
Fri, Oct 3, 1958 30 mins
While attempting to rob the assayer's office, Scott Keeney and his gang are captured. Drum's taken hostage by an escaped prisoner and his girlfriend. A mother refuses to believe dead son had tried to shoot a man in the back.
Episode 3
Stagecoach Episode
Fri, Oct 10, 1958 30 mins
Drum is returning to Jubilee by stagecoach with a large sum of money in his possession. He becomes friendly with a woman passenger. When the stagecoach is stopped, Craig boards. He then discovers the girl is trying to avoid Craig.
Episode 4
Obituary
Thu, Oct 16, 1958 30 mins
Show concerns a crooked traveling carnival headed by a no-talent dancer, and expert duelist. And a cheating prizefighter. They're out to use editor Drum as their whipping boy on the road to riches.
Episode 5
Band of Iron
Thu, Oct 23, 1958 30 mins
When Laura and Ray Comstock fail to show up in town to buy supplies, Jefferson Drum rides out to their place to investigate. When he arrives at the mountain cabin, he discovers it has been raided by two gunmen.
Episode 6
Return
Thu, Oct 30, 1958 30 mins
Episode 7
The Captive
Thu, Nov 6, 1958 30 mins
Episode 8
$50 for a Dead Man
Thu, Nov 13, 1958 30 mins
Episode 9
Pete Henke
Thu, Nov 20, 1958 30 mins
Pete Henke, a violent sharpshooter, comes to town and immediately starts stirring up trouble. The town's newspaper editor, Jefferson Drum, challenges Henke to a fistfight in the saloon. Drum says if he wins the fight Henke has to leave town. Drum takes a beating in the first round, but knocks Henke down in the second. In the third round, Henke throws something into Drum's eyes, blinding him, and, so, wins the bout. The saloon hostess who passed the blinding substance to Henke makes a play for Drum but he rejects her. She later is seen by Drum and the town's sheriff dancing at Henke's medicine show. Drum again tells Henke to leave town. Henke challenges him to another fight. Drum turns him down and doubles over Henke with a stomach punch.
Episode 10
Thicker Than Water
Thu, Nov 27, 1958 30 mins
Episode 11
Prison Hill
Thu, Dec 4, 1958 30 mins
Episode 12
Simon Pitt
Thu, Dec 11, 1958 30 mins