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Zane Grey Theatre Season 2 Episodes

29 Episodes 1957 - 1958

Episode 1

The Deserters

Fri, Oct 4, 1957 30 mins

Wanted: an Army deserter. Dravo: Dick Powell. Rose: Maggie Hayes. Harris: Tom Pittman. Balam: Joe De Santis. Benson: Charles Gray.

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Episode 2

Blood in the Dust

Fri, Oct 11, 1957 30 mins

Claudette Colbert stars in this story of a Northerner who tries to settle in the Southwest after the Civil War. Horncuff: Jeff Morrow. Gunman: Barry Atwater. Sheriff: Denver Pyle. Bartender: Kelly Thordsen. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 3

A Gun Is for Killing

Fri, Oct 18, 1957 30 mins

A rancher (Edmond O'Brien) who vowed never to use a gun again faces a crisis of conscience---his son is killed in a shoot-out. Billy: Robert Vaughn. Claire: Marsha Hunt. Bobby: Paul Engel. Parr: James Maloney.

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Episode 4

Proud Woman

Fri, Oct 25, 1957 30 mins

Consuela Bowers (Hedy Lamarr) unknowingly hires a professional gunman to work on her father's ranch. Frayne: Paul Richards. Michael Bowers: Roy Roberts. Estaban: Edward Colmans. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 5

Ride a Lonely Trail

Sat, Nov 2, 1957 30 mins

Walter Brennan stars as old Sheriff Larson, who refuses to retire despite the town's pleas. Horse Daley: Val Dufour. Mayor: Richard Keith. Banker: John Zaremba. Judge: Russell Thorson. Pete: Vic Perrin. Hooker: James Anderson. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 6

The Promise

Fri, Nov 8, 1957 30 mins

A dying rancher (Gary Merrill) tries to force his restless son to remain on the ranch. Jace: Tommy Sands. Ellie: Whitney Blake. Pa Rawling: Carl Benton Reid. Cattle Buyer: Bruce Gordon. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 7

Episode in Darkness

Fri, Nov 15, 1957 30 mins

"Episode in Darkness" stars Anne Bancroft as a blind murder witness. Ethan: Dewey Martin. Fletcher: Phillip Pine.

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Episode 8

The Open Cell

Fri, Nov 22, 1957 30 mins

Dick Powell appears as Sheriff Winter, a man determined to prevent a young gunslinger from entering a life of crime. Jess: Steve Terrell. Hendricks: Marshall Thompson. Eleanor: Frances Robinson. McCready: Maurice Manson. Butler: Brett King.

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Episode 9

A Man to Look Up To

Fri, Nov 29, 1957 30 mins

A drunken coward sets up a law office in an untamed frontier town. Lester: Lew Ayres. Mrs. Lester: Diane Brewster. King: Will Wright. Case: Willis Bouchey. Mansen: Robert Gothie. Dickson: Ron Brogan.

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Episode 10

The Bitter Land

Fri, Dec 6, 1957 30 mins

A woman (Peggy Wood) uses her family as pawns in her efforts to build a cattle empire. Scott: Dan O'Herlihy. Alicia: Marian Seldes. Jeff: Jan Merlin. Tucker: Bob Anderson. Morgan: Fay Roope.

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Episode 11

Gift from a Gunman

Fri, Dec 13, 1957 30 mins

Wounded in a duel, gunman Will Gorman (Howard Keel) takes his first steps toward reform. Overton: John Dehner. Marcy: Jean Willes. Dan: Michael Landon.

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Episode 12

A Gun for a Bride

Fri, Dec 27, 1957 30 mins

Eddie Albert plays a fugitive who woos and weds a wealthy cattleman's daughter. Ellen: Jane Greer. Morrow: Onslow Stevens. Evers: Chris Alcaide. Atkins: Robert Karnes. Storekeeper: Ollie O'Toole.

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Episode 13

Man Unforgiving

Fri, Jan 3, 1958 30 mins

Joseph Cotten plays a doctor hated by a sheriff for amputating the lawman's leg during the Civil War. Prescott: Claude Akins. Sarah: Mary Shipp. Billy: Johnny Crawford. Clint: Val Benedict. Baker: Joel Ashley. Dick Powell is the series host.

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Episode 14

Trial by Fear

Fri, Jan 10, 1958 30 mins

A murder defendant escapes before the jury returns its verdict. Cob Oakley: Robert Ryan. Owen: David Janssen. Tuphill: Harold J. Stone. Sheriff Galt: Edward Platt. Baker: Raymond Bailey. Mason: Edward Thorson. Walsh: Thomas Wilde.

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Episode 15

The Frieghter

Fri, Jan 17, 1958 30 mins

Belle Garrison (Barbara Stanwyck) tries to keep a rival from muscling in on her Arizona freight line. Murdock: Robert H. Harris. Masters: John Archer. Judge: James Bell. Williams: Jason Johnson.

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Episode 16

This Man Must Die

Fri, Jan 24, 1958 30 mins

A convicted murderer escapes from prison to kill the witness whose false testimony convicted him. Joiner: Dan Duryea. Libby: Carole Mathews. Willis: Karl Swenson. Braus: Than Wyenn. Sheriff: Walter Coy. Pete Hansen: Joseph Sargent.

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Episode 17

Wire

Fri, Jan 31, 1958 30 mins

Lloyd Bridges stars as Sam Fraser, who's determined to hold on to the Government territory he has settled. Abby: June Vincent. Abel: Edward Binns. Purcell: David Opatoshu. Jess: James Drury. Ben: John Wilder. Dick Powell is the host of the series.

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Episode 18

License to Kill

Fri, Feb 7, 1958 30 mins

A frontier sheriff (Macdonald Carey) with a broken arm has problems coping with a group of troublemaking trail herders. Lane Baker: John Ericson. Doc Currie: Stacy Harris. Mayor Danforth: Jacques Aubuchon.

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Episode 19

Sundown at Bitter Creek

Fri, Feb 14, 1958 30 mins

Stranger Dan Case (Dick Powell) arouses the suspicions of the townspeople. Reydo: Tex Ritter. Jennie: Cathy O'Donnell. Parsons: Nick Adams. Lucy: Jeanne Cooper.

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Episode 20

The Stranger

Fri, Feb 28, 1958 30 mins

A lynch mob accuses newcomer Cort McConnell (Mark Stevens) of robbery and murder. Garth: Dan Barton. Sheriff: Denver Pyle. Bartender: Walter Barnes. Martha: Judith Ames. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 21

Courage Is a Gun AKA The Sharpshooter

Fri, Mar 7, 1958 30 mins

A vengeful gunslinger goes after the marshal who wounded him. Ellen: Beverly Garland. Johnny: Robert Vaughn. Brackett: Dick Powell. Collins: Claude Akins. Bert: James Westerfield. Blake: Leonard Penn.

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Episode 22

Man of Fear

Fri, Mar 14, 1958 30 mins

A gunman (Dewey Martin) steps in to help a young married couple defend themselves against thieves. Brand: Arthur Franz. Julie: Julie Adams. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 23

The Doctor Keeps a Promise

Fri, Mar 21, 1958 30 mins

A doctor treating a wounded thief refuses to cooperate with the law. McMurdo: Cameron Mitchell. Jenny: Carolyn Kearney. Hod: Ken Lynch. Caslin: Forrest Taylor. Marshal: Peter Breck. Wellman: Alex Gerry. Dick Powell is the host of the series.

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Episode 24

Three Days to Death

Fri, Apr 4, 1958 30 mins

An Easterner (Michael Rennie) goes West to avenge his brother's death. Gruner: Chris Alcaide. Soames: Earle Hodgins. Sheriff: Tom Brown. Henning: Jason Johnson. Birch: Michael Hall. Crane: Paul Shader. Dick Powell is the host of the series.

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Episode 25

Shadow of a Dead Man

Fri, Apr 11, 1958 30 mins

An outlaw's dilemma: save his captor's life or lose his own freedom. Raney: Barry Sullivan. Zachary: Carl Benton Reid. Jessie: Whitney Blake. Wilkins: Richard Shannon.

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Episode 26

Debt of Gratitude

Fri, Apr 18, 1958 30 mins

Marshal Cam Tolby (Steve Cochran) faces the thankless task of bringing a popular outlaw to trial. Kincaid: James Whitmore. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 27

A Handful of Ashes

Fri, May 2, 1958 30 mins

An over-the-hill gunfighter tries to regain his past glories by challenging a young desperado. Carey: Thomas Mitchell. Ellie: June Lockhart. Toll: Gene Evans. Baird: William Schallert. McColl: Dabbs Greer. Doc: Jon Lormer.

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Episode 28

Threat of Violence

Fri, May 23, 1958 30 mins

A gunman tries to start a new life as an attorney. Grandara: Cesar Romero. Sheriff: Lyle Bettger. Culhane: Chris Alcaide. Felicia: Jorja Curtwright. Morris: Harry Lauter. Ballinger: Alex Gerry. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 29

Utopia, Wyoming

Fri, Jun 6, 1958 30 mins

Gary Merrill stars as Luke Cannon in this story of a ghost town that has some surprising residents. Jennie: Joanne Gilbert. Mason: Pernell Roberts. Scott: Robert Gothie. Merson: Myron Healey. Cluny: Walter Coy. Esmond: Henry Oliver. Vincent: Charles Horvath.

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