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Lawman Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1958 - 1959
Episode 1
The Deputy
Sun, Oct 5, 1958 30 mins
The newly appointed marshal sets out to find a deputy---and the man who murdered his predecessor. Dan Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Dru: Bek Nelson. Lacy: Edward Byrnes. Flynn: Jack Elam.
Episode 2
The Prisoner
Sun, Oct 12, 1958 30 mins
Troop (John Russell) edges toward a showdown with a killer who provokes his victims into gunfights. Sellers: John Doucette. McKay: Peter Brown. Dru: Bek Nelson. Sutherland: William Henry.
Episode 3
The Joker
Sun, Oct 19, 1958 30 mins
Convinced he's the son of a notorious outlaw, McKay (Peter Brown) turns in his badge. Troop: John Russell. Tremain: Jeff York. Dru: Bek Nelson. Larry: Dub Taylor.
Episode 4
The Oath
Sun, Oct 26, 1958 30 mins
Troop's prisoners---a vicious killer, and a doctor who shot a man---find a common bond: both intend to escape. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Brewer: Stephen Courtleigh. Eggles: Whit Bissell.
Episode 5
The Outcast
Sun, Nov 2, 1958 30 mins
Martin Landau as Bob Ford, the man who killed Jesse James---and became marked for death by the famed outlaw's cohorts. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Kelly: Dick Foran. Jackson: Stuart Randall.
Episode 6
The Jury
Sun, Nov 9, 1958 30 mins
Troop (John Russell) sets a trap for a beautiful killer who uses her charms---and all-male juries---to escape punishment. Kate: Jean Willes. McKay: Peter Brown.
Episode 7
Wanted
Sun, Nov 16, 1958 30 mins
McKay (Peter Brown) tries to shield his prisoner from a vicious bounty hunter. Troop: John Russell. Fallon: Robert J. Wilke. Red: Patrick McVey. Wilson: Russell Thorson.
Episode 8
The Badge
Sun, Nov 23, 1958 30 mins
McKay (Peter Brown) puts his job on the line to prove that an outlaw's son has been falsely charged with attempted murder. Troop: John Russell. Bill: Gary Vinson. Rick: Wesley Lau. Molly: Venetia Stevenson.
Episode 9
Bloodline
Sun, Nov 30, 1958 30 mins
The lawmen are drawn into a strange family dispute: young Mark Saint wants to kill his father---to prove he's the faster draw. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Luke: Will Wright. Mark: Chuck Courtney.
Episode 10
The Intruder
Sun, Dec 7, 1958 30 mins
Fear and bigotry hamper the lawman's search for a murderous group exploiting Chinese labor. Troop: John Russell. May Ling: Frances Wong. Clemens: John Hoyt.
Episode 11
Short Straw
Sun, Dec 14, 1958 30 mins
When a hired gunslinger fails to kill Troop (John Russell), a group of sinister businessmen decide to tackle the job themselves. McKay: Peter Brown. Haggert: Jack Lambert. Crowthers: Ted de Corsia. Dru: Bek Nelson. Biddle: John Hubbard.
Episode 12
Lady in Question
Sun, Dec 21, 1958 30 mins
McKay's nightmare involves a showdown, a missing gun and a murder charge. McKay: Peter Brown. Julie: Dorothy Provine. Troop: John Russell. Dru: Bek Nelson. Daniels: Michael Connors.
Episode 13
The Master
Sun, Dec 28, 1958 30 mins
Conflicting emotions plague Troop (John Russell), who must go after a respected marshal turned paid gunman. Horgan: Wayne Morris. McKay: Peter Brown. Dru: Bek Nelson. Brady: Rusty Lane.
Episode 14
The Outsider
Sun, Jan 4, 1959 30 mins
Troop (John Russell) helps a girl and her Native American mother fight bigotry and land-grabbers. Rene: Miranda Jones. McKay: Peter Brown. Teller: Barry Kelly. Bates: James Drury. Mrs. Lebeau: Rosa Rey.
Episode 15
The Captives
Sun, Jan 11, 1959 30 mins
McKay (Peter Brown) takes a desperate gamble when he's captured by the man who murdered Wild Bill Hickok. Troop: John Russell. Miller: Edgar Buchanan. Stewart: James Bell. McCall: Michael Dante.
Episode 16
The Encounter
Sun, Jan 18, 1959 30 mins
Seriously wounded while trailing outlaw Ward Horgan, Troop (John Russell) finds his life left in the hands of Horgan's sister. Betty: Louise Fletcher. Horgan: Russell Johnson. McKay: Peter Brown. Hawkins: Donald Buka.
Episode 17
The Brand Release
Sun, Jan 25, 1959 30 mins
Troop (John Russell) tries to break up a gang of swindlers headed by a crooked sheriff. Dallas: R.G. Armstrong. McKay: Peter Brown. Lang: Russell Thorson. Greene: Lee Farr. Williams: Stewart Bradley.
Episode 18
The Runaway
Sun, Feb 1, 1959 30 mins
Troop tries to flush out a young Army deserter who is being aided by a dance-hall girl. Ben: James Kirkwood Jr. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Steed: Hugh Sanders. Dora: Joyce Taylor. Sergeant: Karl Lucas.
Episode 19
Warpath
Sun, Feb 8, 1959 30 mins
Troop is caught in the cross fire between a group of murderous buffalo hunters and a vengeful Indian tribe. McKay: Peter Brown. Cardigan: Murvyn Vye. Billy: William Fawcett. Weed: Lew Gallo. Whitaker: Howard Caine.
Episode 20
The Gunman
Sun, Feb 15, 1959 25 mins
Reformed gunfighter Kurt Monroe comes into Laramie to meet his fiancee, Lucy, on the stage. But when the stage comes in without her, his resolve to stay on the straight and narrow is put to the test.
Episode 21
The Big Hat
Sun, Feb 22, 1959 30 mins
Big Hat Anderson and Lily Keats are married, and Frank Tate, the newspaper editor, is given the grooms 'big hat' to wear. As he leaves the saloon, he is shot and killed. Dan must find the killer, and starts with former loves of the bride. Frank Tate was a regular in the cast, as the editor who respected and worked with Dan and Johnny. His niece, Julie, comes in this episode to take over his job at the paper.
Episode 22
The Chef
Sun, Mar 1, 1959 30 mins
International politics invade the kitchen of a Laramie cafe as rival restaurateurs grapple for the services of a German chef. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Hans: Sig Ruman. Mary: Lee Patrick.
Episode 23
The Posse
Sun, Mar 8, 1959 30 mins
Troop single-handedly tries to hold off a posse bent on lynching an innocent man. Hartley: Pernell Roberts. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Hunter: Michael Macready. Beth: Jean Allison. Carter: Tol Avery.
Episode 24
The Visitor
Sun, Mar 15, 1959 30 mins
Gunslinger Jack Rollins rides into Laramie to take custody of the son he deserted years before. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Rollins: Charles Cooper. Jamie: Stephen Talbot. Mrs. Welch: Vivi Janiss. Welch: Ned Weaver.
Episode 25
Battle Scar
Sun, Mar 22, 1959 30 mins
Troop and McKay are drawn into a brutal ex-Army officer's private nightmare. Rogers: R.G. Armstrong. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. French: Walter Coy. Cynthia: Catherine McLeod. Catteron: Robert Conrad.
Episode 26
The Gang
Sun, Mar 29, 1959 30 mins
The Hayes gang is riding into Laramie, and one of the riders, Clay, is coming in to warn Dan. In a rare show of Dan's background, we learn Clay is his brother, that they both loved the same girl who went off with Clay and then died, and that Clay is not exactly a law-abiding citizen. But he still wants his brother and Johnny to win this fight against the gang, so he gets out of a sickbed to help when no one in the town will.
Episode 27
The Souvenir
Sun, Apr 5, 1959 30 mins
When Dan and Johnny both draw and fire on an escaped convicted killer's brother, Dan takes the credit for it in order to protect Johnny and draw out the other 2 brothers. But when Johnny learns that he was, in fact, the one who killed Davey, he turns in his badge.
Episode 28
The Young Toughs
Sun, Apr 12, 1959 30 mins
In Troop's absence, McKay (Peter Brown) is pushed toward a showdown with a trio of trigger-happy youths intent on taking over the town. Troop: John Russell. Hoak: Tom Gilson. Zachary: Van Williams. Joey: Eric Morris.
Episode 29
Riding Shotgun
Sun, Apr 19, 1959 30 mins
An ex-convict's efforts to bury his past are blocked when he's accused of murder. Larry: Allen Case. McKay: Peter Brown. Troop: John Russell. Brubaker: Jack Lomas. Jake: Ron Soble. Pike: Lane Chandler.
Episode 30
The Journey
Sun, Apr 26, 1959 30 mins
An urgent wire from a friend accused of murder takes Troop (John Russell) to New Mexico, where he encounters hositility, silence---and violence. McKay: Peter Brown. Haddon: Robert J. Wilke. Muldoon: J. Pat O'Malley. Bentham: Willis Bouchey. Phillip: Harry Millard. Kenyon: Nesdon Booth.
Episode 31
The Huntress
Sun, May 3, 1959 30 mins
When stage robbers kill Loma Williams' brother, she becomes a one-woman vigilante force. After one of the men tells her where she can find the other one, she kills him. Then she heads for Laramie, the place where she was told she could find the other one. Dan tries to head off a bloodbath.
Episode 32
The Return
Sun, May 10, 1959 30 mins
An ex-convict's efforts to reform are hampered by his girl friend's self-righteous father---and the lure of $15,000 in stolen money. Adams: Burt Douglas. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Nancy: Nan Peterson. Porter: Frank Albertson.
Episode 33
The Senator
Sun, May 17, 1959 30 mins
Dan and Johnny must stop an assassination attempt on the Senator, who is supposed to stop in Laramie on the midnight train.
Episode 34
The Ring
Sun, May 24, 1959 30 mins
A missing ring is Troop's only clue to a mysterious double murder. McKay: Peter Brown. Adams: Richard Long. Troop: John Russell. Claire: Hillary Brooke. Albert: Roy Baker. Link: Byron Palmer.
Episode 35
The Bandit
Sun, May 31, 1959 30 mins
In an isolated farmhouse, the lawmen find a suspected bank robber (Skip Homeier) caring for a critically ill brother and sister. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Jenny: Anne Anderson. Bob: Jimmy Baird.
Episode 36
The Wayfarer
Sun, Jun 7, 1959 30 mins
Troop comes under fire when he acts to protect Doc Holliday (Adam West) from a revenge-seeking cowboy. McKay: Peter Brown. Sam: Jeff York. Troop: John Russell. Treb: Ken Becker. Toby: Debby Hengen.
Episode 37
The Conclave
Sun, Jun 14, 1959 30 mins
Troop puts his job---and his life---in jeopardy to thwart a stage robbery. Folsom: Denver Pyle. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Scott: Lee Van Cleef. Walsh: Lawrence Dobkin. Ramirez: Carl Milletaire. Clark: John Hubbard.
Episode 38
Red Ransom
Sun, Jun 21, 1959 30 mins
Troop searches for the killer of an Indian chief's son. McKay: Peter Brown. Red Horse: Francis J. McDonald. Jimmie: Walter Burke. Troop: John Russell.
Episode 39
The Friend
Sun, Jun 28, 1959 30 mins
An outlaw faces a difficult choice when his gang robs a bank guarded by old friend Johnny McKay (Peter Brown). Buck Harmon: Robert Fuller. Gorman: Nestor Paiva. Harmon: Robert F. Simon. Hank: Emory Parnell. Troop: John Russell. Harry: Brad von Beltz.