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The Californians Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

34 Episodes 1958 - 1959

Episode 1

Dishonor for Matt Wayne

Tue, Sep 23, 1958 30 mins

Crooks try to ruin Marshal Matt Wayne's reputation to remove him from their path. Matt: Richard Coogan. Pitt: Arthur Fleming. Wilma Fansler: Carole Mathews.

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Episode 2

Mutineers from Hell

Tue, Sep 30, 1958 30 mins

Jeremy Pitt agrees to defend a group of mutineers---but his only witness has disappeared. Pitt: Arthur Fleming. Matt: Richard Coogan. Coffin: Charles Aidman. Rosie: Jean Allison. Farragut: Dan Riss. Poke: Edwin Jerome.

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Episode 3

Lola Montez

Tue, Oct 7, 1958 30 mins

The arrival of beautiful Lola Montez causes quite a stir in San Francisco. McGivern: Sean McClory. Matt: Richard Coogan. Wilma: Carole Mathews. Duane: Paul Lambert. Martha: Nan Leslie.

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Episode 4

A Girl Named Sam

Tue, Oct 14, 1958 30 mins

The Bandanna Gang is on the rampage, so Matt agrees to escort a group of settlers to San Francisco. Sam: Sue George. Matt: Richard Coogan. Evans: Robert Cornthwaite.

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Episode 5

The Salted Gold Mine

Tue, Oct 21, 1958 30 mins

While trying to prove that Troy Selby's mine is a fraud, Matt is almost killed in an explosion. Matt: Richard Coogan. Pitt: Arthur Fleming. Wilma: Carole Mathews.

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Episode 6

Overland Mail

Tue, Oct 28, 1958 30 mins

When a series of stage holdups occurs, Matt is sworn in as a U.S. marshal so he can take the case. Matt: Richard Coogan. Wilma: Carole Mathews. Millie: Grace Raynor. Tom Quinn: Russell Johnson.

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Episode 7

Prince of Thieves

Tue, Nov 11, 1958 30 mins

"The Prince of Thieves" arrives in San Francisco and executes a daring robbery. Crawford: John Sutton. Matt: Richard Coogan. Wilma: Carole Mathews.

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Episode 8

Hangtown

Tue, Nov 18, 1958 30 mins

A dying man's last request takes Matt to sinister Hangtown. Bullard: John Anderson. Florita: Anna Navarro. Biggo: Jeff York. Sanchez: Henry Wills.

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Episode 9

Dangerous Journey

Tue, Nov 25, 1958 30 mins

A gang of thieves tries to frame Corey Harris (Robert Osborne). Matt: Richard Coogan. Lorna: Carolyn Craig.

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Episode 10

Halfway House

Tue, Dec 2, 1958 30 mins

Travelers to San Francisco have been disappearing in the vicinity of an ancient inn. Matt: Richard Coogan. Pitt: Arthur Fleming. Patience: Joan Tomkins.

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Episode 11

The Painless Extractionist

Tue, Dec 9, 1958 30 mins

Painless Pepper, "The Painless Extractionist," plans to extract more than teeth. Pepper: Hans Conried. Matt: Richard Coogan. Little Sheba: Penny Edwards. Ug-A-Mug: Frank De Kova. McGivern: Sean McClory.

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Episode 12

Old Sea Dog

Tue, Dec 16, 1958 30 mins

An admiral's son, misunderstood by his father, helps outlaws steal from the Navy. David: David Post. Matt: Richard Coogan. Cameron: William Keene.

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Episode 13

The Long Night

Tue, Dec 23, 1958 30 mins

Three men try to silence a murder witness who has refused protective custody. Matt: Richard Coogan. Gertrude: Patricia Michon. Vonn: Chris Warfield. Jake: Hal Baylor.

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Episode 14

The Man Who Owned San Francisco

Tue, Dec 30, 1958 30 mins

Panic sets in when Jose Limantour claims title to two square miles in the heart of the city. Jose: Carlos Romero. Pitt: Arthur Fleming. Pio: Julian Rivero.

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Episode 15

The First Gold Brick

Tue, Jan 6, 1959 30 mins

J. Pat O'Malley appears as a banker who unwittingly becomes Clay Kendall's partner in a fraud scheme. Clay: Don Megowan. Matt: Richard Coogan. Dora: Mary Anderson.

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Episode 16

The Painted Lady

Tue, Jan 13, 1959 30 mins

Is Maude Sorel, owner of an objectionable gambling house, socialite Julie Draton's mother? Matt Wayne: Richard Coogan. Julie: Dusty Anders. Cyrus: John Warburton. Big Corny: Don Kennedy.

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Episode 17

Bella Union

Tue, Jan 20, 1959 30 mins

The Bella Union Hotel caters to the upper crust and the miners resent this discrimination. Matt: Richard Coogan. Tuttle: Frank Albertson. Molly: Veda Ann Borg. Charlotte: Gail Kobe. McGivern: Sean McClory.

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Episode 18

Crimps' Meat

Tue, Jan 27, 1959 30 mins

Joe Ryan tips Matt off about a gang that's shanghaiing sailors. Matt: Richard Coogan. Papa Kelly: Billy House. Pitt: Arthur Fleming. Gaines: Robert Burton. Millie: Jean Allison.

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Episode 19

Corpus Delicti

Tue, Feb 3, 1959 30 mins

Matt faces a court battle with Jeremy when he tries to have a man convicted on circumstantial evidence. Matt: Richard Coogan. Wilma: Carole Mathews. Jeremy: Arthur Fleming. Brank: Philip Terry.

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Episode 20

A Turn in the Trail

Tue, Feb 17, 1959 30 mins

While trailing an outlaw, Matt gets involved with a conniving female. Matt: Richard Coogan. Shaster: Jack Lambert. Asa: George Mitchell. Wilma: Carole Mathews.

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Episode 21

Wolf's Head

Tue, Feb 24, 1959 30 mins

Outlaw Charles Savage escapes from jail with one thing in mind---revenge against Matt and Jeremy. Matt: Richard Coogan. Jeremy: Arthur Fleming. Savage: Bruce Gordon.

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Episode 22

Cat's Paw

Tue, Mar 3, 1959 30 mins

Matt deputizes Wilma Fansler to help him solve a strange murder. Wilma: Carole Mathews. Lorraine: Lorraine Miller. Les Lane: Harlan Wade.

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Episode 23

Gold-Tooth Charlie

Tue, Mar 10, 1959 30 mins

A young Chinese man wants to break with the past---to join the underworld. Charlie: James Hong. Wilma: Carole Mathews. Mai Sung: Michi Kobi. Quon Wei: Sammee Tong.

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Episode 24

Stampede at Misery Flats

Tue, Mar 17, 1959 30 mins

An eccentric old prospector is Matt Wayne's ally as he tries to solve a gold-embezzlement scheme. Matt: Richard Coogan. Jones: John Qualen. Dayton: Stafford Repp.

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Episode 25

Guns for King Joseph

Tue, Mar 24, 1959 30 mins

Jeremy's friendship with an Indian outlaw angers Matt.

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Episode 26

Deadly Tintype

Tue, Mar 31, 1959 30 mins

A defrauded insurance company asks Matt to work on a case of maritime larceny. Pitt: Arthur Fleming. Photographer: Vito Scotti. Armand: Dick Kallman. Hetty Kinball: Charity Grace.

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Episode 27

The Fugitive

Tue, Apr 21, 1959 30 mins

The first U.S. extradition case conflicts with Matt's efforts to clear an accused murderer. Matt: Richard Coogan. Keel: Booth Colman. Pitt: Arthur Fleming. Clara: Rebecca Welles. Chandler: Olan Howlin.

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Episode 28

A Hundred Barrels

Tue, Apr 28, 1959 30 mins

Matt is marked for death after he tries to intercept a slave cargo from the Orient. Matt: Richard Coogan. Wilma: Carole Mathews. Ellen: Jennifer Raine.

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Episode 29

The Fur Story

Tue, May 5, 1959 30 mins

The vigilantes try to drive a Russian fur company out of town. Matt: Richard Coogan. McGivern: Sean McClory. McFadden: James T. Callahan. Peggy: Dolores Donlon.

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Episode 30

One Ton of Peppercorns

Tue, May 12, 1959 30 mins

James Coburn plays Matt Wayne's gullible cousin, who is victimized by a swindler as soon as he gets to town. Matt: Richard Coogan. Major: Edgar Buchanan. Begger: Jonathan Haze. Aunt Hetty: Marjorie Bennett. Whitehead: John McNamara.

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Episode 31

The Bell Tolls

Tue, May 19, 1959 30 mins

The vigilantes insist on lynching a man accused of murdering the Attorney General. Matt: Richard Coogan. McGivern: Sean McClory. Bella: Rita Lynn. King: Henry Daniell. Clerman: Stephen Roberts.

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Episode 32

An Act of Faith

Tue, May 26, 1959 30 mins

Deputy Anthony Wayne tries to get a reluctant murder witness to talk. James: Robert Crawford Jr. Cal Dobbs: James Keene. Mme. Jouvais: Maria Palmer.

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Episode 33

Sorely Boy

Mon, Jul 10, 2023 30 mins

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Episode 34

The Saltes Gold Mine

Fri, Oct 27, 2023 30 mins

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