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The Texan Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
37 Episodes 1958 - 1959
Episode 1
Law of the Gun
Mon, Sep 29, 1958 30 mins
Longley (Rory Calhoun) tries to save a friend framed for murder. Torbert: John Larch. Mrs. Richards: Helen Wallace. Bray: Reg Parton. Dr. Christie: Ralph Moody.
Episode 2
The Man with the Solid Gold Star
Mon, Oct 6, 1958 30 mins
Veteran character actor Thomas Gomez plays a former lawman who's having a streak of bad luck. Caldwell: Bruce Bennett. Marshal: Robert Burton. Longley: Rory Calhoun.
Episode 3
The Troubled Town
Mon, Oct 13, 1958 30 mins
Longley is accused of killing a man in a street fight. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Mike: Pat Conway. Johnny: James Drury. Leno: William Schallert. Player: Gregg Palmer.
Episode 4
The First Notch
Mon, Oct 20, 1958 30 mins
An embittered rancher tries to turn his son against the law. Walt: J. Carrol Naish. Neil: Ron Hagerthy. Charlotta: Peggie Castle. Longley: Rory Calhoun.
Episode 5
The Edge of the Cliff
Mon, Oct 27, 1958 30 mins
Sidney Blackmer plays a troubled man who can't stop blaming himself for his son's death and wife's suicide. Ruth: Barbara Baxley. Larry: Michael Connors. Bender: Norman Leavitt. Longley: Rory Calhoun.
Episode 6
Jail for the Innocents
Mon, Nov 3, 1958 30 mins
Longley (Rory Calhoun) investigates a kidnapping. Peter Swenson: Ray Ferrell. Sheriff: Vaughn Taylor. Nick: Herbert Rudley. Dan: Grant Richards. Dolly: Elaine Riley.
Episode 7
A Tree for Planting
Mon, Nov 10, 1958 30 mins
In "A Tree for Planting," the Texan helps an old Mexican in his fight against ranchers who don't want the range cluttered up with orchards. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Ramirez: Martin Garralaga. Bofert: James Westerfield. Gorman: Paul Fix. Amy: Lurene Tuttle. Beamer: John Cliff. Emory: Clark Gordon. Jake: James Parnell.
Episode 8
The Hemp Tree
Mon, Nov 17, 1958 30 mins
Michael Landon plays Nick Ahearn in this story about Longley's search for bandits. Jenny: Susan Anderson. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Max Bowen: Stacy Harris.
Episode 9
The Widow of Paradise
Mon, Nov 24, 1958 30 mins
Longley kills a drunken cowhand in self-defense---then learns that he's legally responsible for the man's family. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Iris: Marilyn Hanold. Bricker: Alan Hale. Judge: Charles Watts. Sheriff: Russell Thorson. Joey: Rich Allen. Nathan: Gary Allen.
Episode 10
Desert Passage
Mon, Dec 1, 1958 30 mins
Outlaws besiege a small town where their leader is jailed. Pete: Jon Locke. Cliff: R.G. Armstrong. Ruth: Mae Clarke. Atkins: Fay Roope. Mac: Wright King.
Episode 11
No Tears for the Dead
Mon, Dec 8, 1958 30 mins
To fulfill a dying man's request, Longley (Rory Calhoun) agrees to look after the man's daughter. Henrietta: Beverly Washburn. Brandon: Michael Pate. Bess: Carole Mathews. Travers: Ray Neal.
Episode 12
The Easterner
Mon, Dec 15, 1958 30 mins
A faked robbery turns to tragedy for a bridegroom. Julian: Donald Harron. Ann: Fay Spain. Huelo: Natividad Vacio. Tug Swann: Jack Elam. Longley: Rory Calhoun.
Episode 13
A Time of the Year
Mon, Dec 22, 1958 30 mins
Longley (Rory Calhoun) tries to help a recently widowed woman who is about to have a baby. Sammett: George Macready. Maria: Suzanne Lloyd. Jody: Michael Macready. Dolly: Peggy Maley. Doc Morton: Howard Wendell. Jeff Karger: Charlie Briggs. Norm Seevey: Dick Wilson. Matt: William Challee.
Episode 14
The Lord Will Provide
Mon, Dec 29, 1958 30 mins
Longley (Rory Calhoun) disguises himself as a preacher to bring religion to an outlaw town. Curly: Ric Roman. Katy: Ellen Corby. Kilgore: Ross Elliott.
Episode 15
The Duchess of Denver
Mon, Jan 5, 1959 30 mins
Longley (Rory Calhoun) runs afoul of an old flame, gambling queen Gay Brewster (Dolores Donlon). Garson: Gerald Mohr. Chet: Mason Alan Dinehart.
Episode 16
A Quart of Law
Tue, May 12, 1959 30 mins
An alcoholic lawyer battles the local sheriff over voting procedures. Davis: Edgar Stehli. Sheriff: Robert Lowery. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Carlin: Charles Cooper.
Episode 17
Outpost
Mon, Jan 19, 1959 30 mins
Outlaws leave one lone witness to their attack on a stagecoach. Carter: Les Tremayne. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Woods: Harry Swoger. Dodson: Patrick McVey. Jack Arno: Christopher Dark. Charley Arno: Scott Peters. Walt: Robert Karnes.
Episode 18
The Peddler
Mon, Jan 26, 1959 30 mins
An outlaw gang terrorizes the only witness to a murder. Varga: Lou Jacobi. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Julia: Elisa Palfi. Clinton: Chris Alcaide. Webb: James Bell.
Episode 19
Return to Friendly
Mon, Feb 2, 1959 30 mins
Outlaws force Longley and his prisoner to take refuge in a ghost town. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Lewis: James Philbrook. Bess: Mary Webster. Cooms: John Harmon.
Episode 20
The Man Behind the Star
Mon, Feb 9, 1959 30 mins
Wanted: a sheriff's son who killed a woman rancher. Sheriff: Brian Donlevy. Clint: Richard Jaeckel. Martha: Jean Willes. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Zeb: Russell Simpson.
Episode 21
The Ringer
Mon, Feb 16, 1959 30 mins
There's confusion aplenty when Longley's look-a-like gets drunk and starts shooting up the town. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Masters: Reg Parton. Kilmer: Adam Williams. Mary Lou: Olive Sturgess. Martin: Grant Withers. Sheriff: Daniel White.
Episode 22
The Eyes of Captain Wylie
Mon, Feb 23, 1959 30 mins
An old sea captain (Chill Wills) encounters trouble when he tries to claim the ranch he inherited. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Spike: Lane Bradford. Judge: Tudor Owens.
Episode 23
The Marshal of Yellow Jacket
Mon, Mar 2, 1959 30 mins
Longley (Rory Calhoun) clashes with a greedy lawman. Marshal: Robert J. Wilke. Duke: John Beradino. Ruth: Anne Neyland.
Episode 24
No Love Wasted
Mon, Mar 9, 1959 30 mins
Wylie Amos advertised for a mail order bride---but he used Longley's photo. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Amos: Lon Chaney. Cora: Marian Seldes. Jody: Eugene Martin. Owen: Richard Adams. Bob: Ken Mayer. Doctor: William Gould. Agent: Tom London.
Episode 25
A Race for Life
Mon, Mar 16, 1959 30 mins
An elderly rancher bets everything on a race between his horse and a gambler's thoroughbred. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Dobie: Frank Ferguson. Anderson: Douglas Fowley. Hampton: Bart Bradley. Lou: Kem Dibbs. Andy: John Cliff. Judge: Ralph Moody. Doc: Harry Harvey Sr. Mrs. Maywood: Sondra Rodgers.
Episode 26
Letter of the Law
Mon, Mar 23, 1959 30 mins
Outlaws threaten a judge about to preside over a murder trial. Pop: Trevor Bardette. Judge: Richard Hale. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Julia: Cathy Case. Doc: Ralph Dumke.
Episode 27
Private Account
Mon, Apr 6, 1959 30 mins
Weeb Martin stops running from a posse long enough to save Longley's life. Then he starts running again. Martin: Jesse White. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Hinshaw: Joe di Reda. Hoffner: Konstantin Shayne. Jackson: Fred Kohler.
Episode 28
Caballero
Mon, Apr 13, 1959 30 mins
Cesar Romero plays Joaquin, a Mexican official helping Longley stop the illegal sale of guns to Indians. Catherine: Mari Blanchard. Crawford: Whit Bissell.
Episode 29
Blood Money
Mon, Apr 20, 1959 30 mins
Ralph Meeker (Sam Kerrigan) and Dorothy Provine (Cha1mers) star in a drama of vengeance. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Lew: Charles Maxwell. Jeb Cade: William Vaughn. Marshal Latta: Robert J. Wilke.
Episode 30
No Place to Stop
Mon, Apr 27, 1959 30 mins
Blackstone and his sons are out to trick a law-abiding ex-convict into violating his parole. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Blackstone: Charles Arnt. Bowdrie: Chuck Wassil. Laura: Sally Fraser. Whipple: Robert Burton. Polk: Strother Martin. Houston: Denver Pyle. Crockett: James Anderson. Jackson: Dehl Berti.
Episode 31
Reunion
Mon, May 4, 1959 30 mins
At a Civil War reunion, rivalry for Julie Bofert's affections erupts into violence. Julie: Bethel Leslie. Jackson: Christopher Dark. Winans: Richard Carlyle. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Crandall: Robert F. Simon. Plummer: Clarence Straight.
Episode 32
Badlands
Mon, May 11, 1959 30 mins
Stephen McNally stars in this tale of a bounty hunter on the trail of an innocent man. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Beth: Judith Ames. Frank Kincaid: Michael Galloway.
Episode 33
South of the Border
Mon, May 18, 1959 30 mins
John Doucette as a sheriff who sends Longley into Mexico to track down outlaws. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Luke: Jack Elam. Phyllis: Joyce Meadows. Mary: Leslie Wenner. Hank: Peter Mamakos. Towers: Jess Kirkpatrick.
Episode 34
The Smiling Loser
Mon, May 25, 1959 30 mins
Longley (Rory Calhoun) intervenes when drunken ranchers threaten to hang a cardsharp. Parker: Eddie Quillan. Rangers: Rusty Lane, John McKee, Harry Lauter.
Episode 35
The Sheriff of Boot Hill
Mon, Jun 1, 1959 30 mins
Longley (Rory Calhoun) tries to thwart an attempt to kill Sheriff Ben Tildy (Reed Hadley). Lufton: Denver Pyle. Stricker: Charles Maxwell. Elser: Chick Bilyeu. Lou: Chuck Bail. Wes: Terry Frost.
Episode 36
The Gunfighter
Mon, Jun 8, 1959 30 mins
Longley faces a showdown with a boastful young outlaw. Grady: Dick Kallman. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Ben: John Pickard. Ruth: Kristine Miller. Helen: Nancy Valentine.
Episode 37
The Man Hater
Mon, Jun 15, 1959 30 mins
"The Manhater" is Elizabeth Drake, (Lori Nelson), who won't tell why gunmen are pursuing her. Longley: Rory Calhoun. Sheriff: William Tannen. Crowley: Henry Branden.