Tombstone Territory
Life in a fictional Tombstone in the 1880s.
- 1957-1960
- 3 seasons
- ABC
- Action & Adventure
- TV-PG
Life in a fictional Tombstone in the 1880s.
Season 3 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 1959 - 1960
Episode 1
To the Last Man
Fri, Oct 16, 1959 30 mins
With a long standing feud between the Caswells and the Harpers, and Jeff Harper arriving in Tombstone after 5 years in jail, Sam Caswell hires a gunfighter Chuck Ashley to deal with him. Harper's pride makes him want to face up to Ashley.
Episode 2
The Hidden Gunman
Fri, Oct 23, 1959 30 mins
Hollister finds Anita Torison with stolen jewelry, and escorts her on a warrant to Tucson on the stagecoach. An incident at a way station en route raises his suspicions, and he has to find which passenger is her accomplice Boone Cahill.
Episode 3
The Lady and the Gun
Fri, Oct 30, 1959 30 mins
Ferguson, President Chester Arthur's personal agent, and Elizabeth Blythe, a beautiful reporter, travel to Tombstone to report about the lawlessness that appears to be rampant in the boomtown. Both agent and reporter are captured by the notorious Chandler gang with Elizabeth being held hostage until Hollister releases Joe Chandler from his jail.
Episode 4
The Man From Yuma
Fri, Nov 6, 1959 30 mins
An ex-convict recently released from Yuma prison convinces a wheelwright shop owner to give him a chance when the man's assistant was found murdered under mysterious circumstances. He soon proves his worth with his tools and his fists and is given the job of delivering a mine owner's newly repaired buggy, just when the mine payroll is expected.
Episode 5
Indian Giver
Fri, Nov 13, 1959 30 mins
Local hardcase Jess Buckhorn tries to kill Little Hawk, whom he accuses of stealing the mission's horses. Sheriff Hollister insists that the Apache be held for trial, angering attorney Fred Griffin who leads a lynch mob to the Tombstone jail. While Harris Claibourne holds the mob at bay with his shotgun, Clay and his deputies slip Little Hawk out the back door and into the old Spanish mission. The Indian breaks out of the room where he's held prisoner, forcing Clay to track him into the nearby mountains where other Apache renegades roam.
Episode 6
Blood Money
Fri, Nov 20, 1959 30 mins
Jay Pell, an Eastern journalist looking for stories about the Wild West, arranges for a stagecoach hold-up that turns deadly when outlaw Sam Crane guns down the shotgun guard. One killing wasn't enough for the story the reporter is determined to write, so Pell tries to prod Sheriff Hollister and Crane into confronting each other in a deadly gunfight.
Episode 7
Ten Feet Tall
Fri, Nov 27, 1959 30 mins
Neer-do-well Ron Browning tries to pay for his own obituary in Harris' newspaper before the subject is even dead. When Harris refuses, Browning pulls a gun and attempts suicide but the newspaper editor manages to wrestle the pistol away before the young man can do himself harm. Clay learns that Ron didn't want to face his fiancée who wrote him that she would soon be arriving by stage and locks him in jail for self-protection. When a criminal in the next cell breaks jail, he forces Ron to join him as a hostage.
Episode 8
Even the Young Can Kill
Fri, Dec 4, 1959 30 mins
After an altercation with the Thomas brothers, Paul Hayden (a drifter coming to Tombstone), is given probation to work at the Epitaph under the custody of Claibourne. While courting Karen Thomas, he faces opposition from her brothers.
Episode 9
The Price On Clay's Head
Fri, Dec 11, 1959 30 mins
After Clay Hollister kills Wally Anson in self-defense, Flint Anson offers $10,000 reward for the first person to bring proof of the death of the man who 'murdered' his son. Marshall Jack Bolton assists Hollister to confront the father.
Episode 10
For Want of a Nail
Fri, Dec 18, 1959 30 mins
When Tom Beldon is shot and payroll money for the ranch is taken, Hollister makes a plaster cast of the killer's horse's hoof print, which clearly shows a missing nail. Enquiries with blacksmith Todd Gantry enable him to find the killer.
Episode 11
The Hanging
Fri, Dec 25, 1959 30 mins
At the hanging of Reed Barker, the rope breaks and he survives. The judge says that since the rope wasn't criminally tampered with, Barker is absolved of all crimes he was charged with. Hollister has to determine how the rope broke.
Episode 12
Death Writes a Headline
Fri, Jan 1, 1960 30 mins
A mine collapse kills yet another man, but Anson Gurney sends his workers back inside to dig another shaft. When Claibourne uses the Epitaph to try to improve safety at the mines, Gurney has plans of his own to ruin him and his business.
Episode 13
The Witness
Fri, Jan 8, 1960 30 mins
Hiding in a stable, Adam Kirby witnesses the murder of a man who wanted a refund after buying stolen cattle. Hollister takes Kirby to Charleston to identify the killer, but he is too afraid to say anything, until the truth finally emerges.
Episode 14
Advice from a Dead Man
Fri, Jan 15, 1960 30 mins
Kyle Dodge is escorted by a Marshall to Yuma prison. Both arrive in Tombstone wounded from ambush. Hollister is suspicious that a number of strangers in town may be part of Dodge's gang and has to use his wits to keep Dodge in custody.
Episode 15
A Funeral for Chalky
Fri, Jan 22, 1960 30 mins
After a gang robs the saloon, the leader kills two of his men and flees Tombstone. A fake headline in the Epitaph stating one man is recovering leads to Claibourne kidnapped as hostage for the outlaw's release, but Hollister is too smart.
Episode 16
The Trap
Fri, Jan 29, 1960 30 mins
On his way to meet his friend Sam Barrett, a newspaperman from Denver, Claibourne witnesses Vic Reel kill him. In his efforts to uncover the motive for the murder, Hollister succeeds in the capture of the Taylor gang.
Episode 17
No Widow for Tombstone
Fri, Feb 5, 1960 30 mins
Bert Magraw arrives from Denver with his new young bride Jeannie. Hollister has to deal with Vince Sanders, who wants to kill Magraw. Some investigation into Jeannie's past leaves Hollister suspicious of her collusion with Sanders.
Episode 18
Prisoner to Yuma
Fri, Feb 12, 1960 30 mins
Renee Carter is convicted of armed robbery and assault and taken to Yuma prison. The victim later dies, but Hollister believes that she is taking the rap for her beloved Frank Fallon, and so he plans to see that justice prevails.
Episode 19
Frozen Assets
Fri, Feb 19, 1960 30 mins
Congress Mine owner Big Jim Gerson infers in the Epitaph that a slump in the ore output is due to mine manager Feeny Spindler. Newly arrived lawyer Gay Monahan represents Spindler after he is accused of murder at the Tombstone Ice Company.
Episode 20
Lady Killer
Fri, Feb 26, 1960 30 mins
Hollister suspects Lily Murdoch, who runs the Lucky Claim Saloon, is involved in several silver miner killings and disappearances. Hollister avoids attempts to end his investigation and devises a clever but risky plan to trap her.
Episode 21
The Big Gun
Fri, Mar 4, 1960 30 mins
Quartz Hill Marshall Vern Fawcett takes Bray Holcomb into custody and kills him when he tries to escape. Fawcett quits his job and moves to Tombstone. Hollister sends him to Tucson and has to deal with the vengeful Holcombs.
Episode 22
Conscience
Fri, Mar 11, 1960 30 mins
Hollister rushes a young, wounded hoodlum to Tombstone's hospital, putting him under the care of nurse Mary Rice. But when the notorious Gayleyville gang kidnaps them both, Hollister and the wounded man each attempt to save the nurse.
Episode 23
Code for Killers
Fri, Mar 18, 1960 30 mins
Fragments of the Epitaph are found at the scene of a robbery and on the body of a known killer. Hollister and Claibourne discover a strange code in the paper's ads. With a planned typographical "error," they smoke out a robbery gang.
Episode 24
The Safe Crackers
Fri, Mar 25, 1960 30 mins
Beautiful Liz Dolthan stands by as Hollister opens a safe to deposit personal valuables belonging to the stage coach passengers. When the safe is robbed, Hollister devises a ruse to make Liz reveal the fact that she has an amazing memory.
Episode 25
Revenge is a Lady
Fri, Apr 1, 1960 30 mins
Sheriff Hollister (Pat Conway) faces off against a brother (Andrew Prine) and his beautiful sister (June Blair), both of whom are looking to avenge the death of their notorious outlaw father, Jonas Bell...and Hollister is the target.
Episode 26
Escape for Hanging
Fri, Apr 8, 1960 30 mins
It's Sheriff Clay Hollister's duty to hang murderer Sam Edwards, but Sam's brother John appears with a case of dynamite to rescue him from the gallows. John then decides to abduct Editor Harris Claibourne and hold him hostage.
Episode 27
Breakdown
Fri, Apr 22, 1960 30 mins
Hope Jensen returns a bag of stolen money from her barn, which her husband Dan is forced to hide by Ben Jensen and his gang, to Sheriff Hollister. Hollister is kidnapped and forced to write a note for the return of the money.
Episode 28
The Reception
Sat, Apr 16, 1960 26 mins
Three holdup men rob the Tombstone bank and, as he goes to question a local farmer, Hollister is kidnapped. Epitaph editor Harris Claibourne and Hollister's deputy come to terms with the holdup men as a result of a startling revelation.
Episode 29
Poison Town
Fri, Apr 22, 1960 30 mins
Belle Reed comes to Tombstone for protection from Ben Quaid, who sets off an explosion to lure Hollister out of town. Belle is shot by Quaid and, unknown to him, she dies. Belle's sister Gwen then poses as Belle to trap Quaid in Mexico.
Episode 30
Low Card Kills
Fri, May 6, 1960 30 mins
Returning to Tombstone, Hollister is captured near the Lucky Mule Mine by three escaped convicts from Yuma prison, who are trying to decide who is going to kill him. He has to be sharp-witted to stay alive with no guns and his hands tied.
Episode 31
Hunt the Man Down
Fri, May 13, 1960 30 mins
Hollister learns that Tom Holden, an escaped convict, is innocent of his crime, given new evidence. He sets out for the foothills of the Mule Mountains and teams with Sheriff Eli Parsons and deputy McQueen to take Holden for a re-trial.
Episode 32
The Siesta Killer
Fri, May 20, 1960 30 mins
The mysterious Siesta Killer leaves a trail of blood and terror across the Southwest, striking during the Siesta hours, when everyone's resting from the afternoon heat. Hollister foregoes a few of his cat naps to solve the mystery.
Episode 33
Killer At Large
Fri, May 27, 1960 30 mins
October 20, 1883 - Territorial Governor Armstrong arrives in Tombstone just ahead of Kansas Joe Barton, who has been released from Yuma Prison and has sworn to kill him. However, Lt. Governor Owens is actually the man who's trying to assassinate the Governor. Clay knows that Kansas Joe Barton is innocent of the written threat on the Governor's life because Kansas Joe never learned to read and write.
Episode 34
Birds of Prey
Fri, Jun 3, 1960 30 mins
After a bank robbery Hollister pursues and captures a wounded Lafe Jackson in the desert, who kills both his and Hollister's horse. With a 20 mile hot walk back to Tombstone, Jackson expects his gang to catch up and deal with the Sheriff.
Episode 35
The Iron Coach
Fri, Jun 10, 1960 30 mins
During truce talks between and the Army and Geronimo, his chief warrior Manatou stages attacks on innocents, and so the peace talks are in jeopardy. Hollister uses a specially equipped stagecoach to trap Manatou.
Episode 36
Wanted by the Epitaph
Fri, Jun 17, 1960 30 mins
Claibourne believes that the wanted outlaw Nate Storm has been living in Tombstone under an assumed name. Hollister gets clues from a strange poker result and a spur taken in a mugging. Two residents become the prime suspects.
Episode 37
Fatal Holiday
Fri, Jun 24, 1960 30 mins
Hollister goes to the Travers ranch in Tucson, convalescing after an injury to his hand. Ed Keel is out for revenge after Hollister's part in the hanging of his brother Willy, particularly since Clay is injured and not wearing his badge.
Episode 38
No Way Out
Fri, Jul 1, 1960 30 mins
After a bank robbery in Tombstone, the Burnett brothers are hidden by Will and Viola Gunther in a barn cellar at their ranch. However, a love interest between Viola and Horn Burnett leads to a confrontation with Hollister and Will.
Episode 39
Calculated Risk
Fri, Jul 8, 1960 30 mins
Hollister assumes the identity of the jailed Burt Taggert to try to stop Juan Diego attacking Tombstone, since Taggert has links with Diego to supply dynamite and they have never met. He uses confiscated items to pose as Taggert.
