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The Californians Season 1 Episodes

Season 1 Episode Guide

37 Episodes 1957 - 1958

Episode 1

The Vigilantes Begin

Tue, Sep 24, 1957 30 mins

Arriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China. Jack McGivern: Sean McClory. Martha McGivern: Nan Leslie.

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Episode 2

All That Glitters

Tue, Oct 1, 1957 30 mins

A prospector faces death for trying to "rob" a cardsharp who cheated him. Dion Patrick: Adam Kennedy. Steve Thompson: Russ Bender. Jack McGivern: Sean McClory.

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Episode 3

The Noose

Tue, Oct 8, 1957 30 mins

The vigilantes disagree about how to treat the man who supposedly robbed Dion Patrick (Adam Kennedy). McGivern: Sean McClory. Brannan: Herbert Rudley.

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Episode 4

The Avenger

Tue, Oct 15, 1957 30 mins

Dion's out for vengeance in the murder of a reporter by two thugs. Dion: Adam Kennedy. Anne: Judith Ames. Morton: Frank Gerstle. Wilkerson: Lowell Gilmore.

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Episode 5

The Search for Lucy Manning

Tue, Oct 22, 1957 30 mins

Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws. Dion: Adam Kennedy. Jack: Sean McClory. Spangler: Fay Roope.

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Episode 6

The Lost Queue

Tue, Oct 29, 1957 30 mins

Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Lee Sing: Aki Aleong. Wan: Michi Kobi. Akins: Robert Griffin.

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Episode 7

The Regulators

Tue, Nov 5, 1957 30 mins

To silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife Martha (Nan Leslie). McGivern: Sean McClory. Dion: Adam Kennedy. Dolly: Marie Windsor. Purdy: Lane Chandler. Sloat: Ray Kellogg.

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Episode 8

Man from Boston

Tue, Nov 12, 1957 30 mins

Jack's shot by a renegade and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him. Jack: Sean McClory. Doctor: Robert Cornthwaite. Sarah: Peg Hillias.

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Episode 9

The Barber's Boy

Tue, Nov 19, 1957 30 mins

The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators. Fritz: Bobby Hyatt. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Martha: Nan Leslie. Max: Steven Geray.

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Episode 10

The Magic Box

Tue, Nov 26, 1957 30 mins

Politics is a deadly game the way Martin Donovan plays it. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Brannan: Hugh Sanders. Hastings: Dick Wilson. Cooper: Phil Tead. Bess: Peggy McCay.

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Episode 11

Little Man Lost

Tue, Dec 3, 1957 30 mins

The vigilantes try to handle the mounting problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco. Dion: Adam Kennedy.

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Episode 12

Strange Quarantine

Tue, Dec 10, 1957 30 mins

Quacks hamper a Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic. Audrey Totter. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Sailor: Howard Dayton. Dr. Rodman: Henry Daniell.

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Episode 13

Truce of the Tree

Tue, Dec 17, 1957 30 mins

Lord Charlie fights for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco. Lord Charlie: Melville Cooper. Percival: Richard Hale. Piute: Peter Whitney. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory.

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Episode 14

The PO 8

Tue, Dec 31, 1957 30 mins

Patrick and McGivern seek a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit. McGivern: Sean McClory. Patrick: Adam Kennedy. Collie: Robert Ellenstein. Hamish: Paul Bryar.

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Episode 15

The Coward

Tue, Jan 7, 1958 30 mins

The new---and cowardly---justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart. Jones: Sidney Blackmer. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Susan: Jean Willes.

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Episode 16

Panic on Montgomery Street

Tue, Jan 14, 1958 30 mins

Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Judith: Claudia Barrett.

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Episode 17

China Doll

Tue, Jan 21, 1958 30 mins

While trailing a killer, Dion Patrick gets into a poker game with unusual stakes. McGivern: Sean McClory. Slave: Maria Tsien. Martha: Nan Leslie.

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Episode 18

Mr. Valejo

Tue, Jan 28, 1958 30 mins

Don Mariano Valejo is suspected of leading the vaqueros' raids on Yankee settlements. Valejo: Salvador Baguez. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Yolande: Georgette Duval.

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Episode 19

The Alice Pritchard Case

Tue, Feb 4, 1958 30 mins

A plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered, but the blackmailer is murdered. Alice: Lilian Bond. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. David Douglas: Don Haggerty.

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Episode 20

The Man from Paris

Tue, Feb 11, 1958 30 mins

A Paris couturier is ridiculed because of his "unmanly profession." Girard: Robert Cornthwaite. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Martha: Nan Leslie. Buck: James Westerfield.

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Episode 21

The Duel

Tue, Feb 18, 1958 30 mins

A series of duels is costing San Francisco some of her most prominent citizens. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Talbot: Jeffrey Stone. Hannah: Dorothy Green. Gehman: Ralph Sanford.

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Episode 22

Sorley Boy

Tue, Feb 25, 1958 30 mins

McGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and Tully O'Neil, champion of England. Dion: Adam Kennedy. McGivern: Sean McClory. Tully: Charles Horvath. Sorley Boy: John Alderson.

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Episode 23

Gentleman from Philadelphia

Tue, Mar 4, 1958 30 mins

Marshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his partner in a mining venture. McGivern: Sean McClory.

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Episode 24

The Marshal

Tue, Mar 11, 1958 30 mins

Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them. Joey: Billy Chapin. Matt: Richard Coogan. McGivern: Sean McClory. Father Holzer: Shepperd Strudwick. Geary: Douglass Dumbrille. Slater: John Anderson.

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Episode 25

Death by Proxy

Tue, Mar 18, 1958 30 mins

A Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family. Choo: Philip Ahn. Matt: Richard Coogan. Lili: Michi Kobi. White: Robert Riordan. Lee Ying: Kam Tong. Krego: Wendell Holmes.

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Episode 26

The Street

Tue, Mar 25, 1958 30 mins

Matt unknowingly appoints as a policeman a man hired to kill him. Matt: Richard Coogan. Malone: R.G. Armstrong.

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Episode 27

J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.

Tue, Apr 1, 1958 30 mins

A prospector goes to great lengths to avoid paying his creditors. Matt: Richard Coogan. Wilma: Carole Mathews. Jim: John Archer. Paul: John McNamara.

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Episode 28

Skeleton in the Closet

Tue, Apr 8, 1958 30 mins

A blackmailer has been murdered, but by which of his victims? Matt: Richard Coogan. Belle: Lurene Tuttle. Grace: Cathy O'Donnell. Pico: Roberto Cabal. Dom: Alex Montoya. McGivern: Sean McClory.

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Episode 29

Pipeline

Tue, Apr 22, 1958 30 mins

Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company when impure water brings on a cholera epidemic. Stryker: Howard Petrie. Matt: Richard Coogan.

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Episode 30

The Foundling

Tue, Apr 29, 1958 30 mins

Matt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks: when Alonzo's in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son. Hicks: Luis Van Rooten. Matt: Richard Coogan. Martin: Stephen Wooten. Millicent: Lorna Thayer.

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Episode 31

Second Trial

Tue, May 6, 1958 30 mins

Matt investigates the death of a prominent citizen. McGivern: Sean McClory. Buchanan: Mason Curry. Joe Ortega: James Bronte. Aurelia: Jean R. Maxey.

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Episode 32

The Inner Circle

Tue, May 13, 1958 30 mins

While investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime ring. Matt: Richard Coogan. Bender: Robert Lies. Nellie: Peg Hillias.

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Episode 33

The Golden Bride

Tue, May 20, 1958 30 mins

A prospector promises a girl her weight in gold---if she marries him. Dutch: Edgar Buchanan. Matt Wayne: Richard Coogan. Melissa: Helen Mowery. Drake: Jeffrey Stone.

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Episode 34

Murietta

Tue, May 27, 1958 30 mins

Mexican-American animosity stands in the way of a young girl's love. Maria: Anna Navarro. Matt: Richard Coogan. Jordan: William Ching. Juan Perez: Jerry Oddo.

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Episode 35

Shanghai Queen

Tue, Jun 3, 1958 30 mins

Trying to catch a gang shanghaiing sailors to the Orient, Matt almost lands at the bottom of the bay. Matt: Richard Coogan. Captain Rutland: Peter Whitney. Lottie: Paula Raymond. Alfie: Ashley Cowan.

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Episode 36

Bridal Bouquet

Tue, Jun 10, 1958 30 mins

Dolph Parker imports a bride from the East and gets more than he bargained for. Matt: Richard Coogan. Cora Sue: Rebecca Welles.

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Episode 37

Golden Grapes

Tue, Jun 17, 1958 30 mins

A family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery. Matt: Richard Coogan. Judy Carson: Luana Anders. Lachiavo: Anthony Caruso. Craig: Leo Britt. Confederate: Stafford Repp.

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