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Zane Grey Theatre Season 5 Episodes

32 Episodes 1960 - 1961

Episode 1

A Gun for Willie

Thu, Oct 6, 1960 30 mins

An impoverished farmer (Ernest Borgnine) basks in his sudden popularity after he accidentally kills a horse thief. Sheriff: Paul Birch. Lilly: Nancy Valentine. Yancie: Dub Taylor. Mike: Paul Sorensen. George: Ralph Moody.

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Episode 2

Desert Flight

Thu, Oct 13, 1960 30 mins

A thief's itchy trigger finger shoots holes in his partner's robbery plans. Doyle: James Coburn. Brenner: Dick Powell.

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Episode 3

Cry Hope! Cry Hate!

Thu, Oct 20, 1960 30 mins

A woman who ran off with a trail bum years before returns home to her unforgiving father. Stella: June Allyson. Burkett: Paul Fix. French: Brett King. Boy: Robert Crawford Jr. Adams: Richard Garland. Wrangler: Don Gazzaniga.

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Episode 4

The Ox

Thu, Nov 3, 1960 30 mins

Burl Ives stars as Ox in this tale of a former Confederate soldier seeking vengeance on his commanding officer. McConnell: Whit Bissell. Mays: Edward C. Platt. Nancy: Jacklyn O'Donnell. Hannah: Kay Stewart.

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Episode 5

So Young the Savage Land

Thu, Nov 10, 1960 30 mins

Beth Brayden (Claudette Colbert) is fed up with her struggle in the West but her husband refuses to leave. Jim: John Dehner. Martin: Chris Robinson. Toby: Dean Stanton. Mike: Roy Barcroft.

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Episode 6

Ransom

Thu, Nov 17, 1960 30 mins

Comanches raid a shepherd camp, keeping one hostage to trade for guns and horses. Dundee: Lloyd Bridges. Comanchero: Claude Akins. Amy: Aneta Corsaut. Tantasi: Ed Nelson. Scotsman: Michael Hinn. Juanito: Michael Parks. Stantub: Frank Griffin.

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Episode 7

The Last Bugle

Thu, Nov 24, 1960 30 mins

An army officer visits Geronimo to talk him into surrendering. Gatewood: Robert Cummings. Geronimo: Michael Pate. Martine: Jerry Oddo. Matchez: Michael Keep. Kaeta: Rodd Redwing. Horn: Michael Hinn.

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Episode 8

The Black Wagon

Thu, Dec 1, 1960 30 mins

A pioneer woman (Esther Williams) risks her life to aid a group of cholera victims. Tully: Larry Pennell. Sergeant: Joseph Sargent. Quint: Ken Patterson. Mead: Ryan Hayes. Mrs. Quint: Karen Norris.

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Episode 9

Knife of Hate

Thu, Dec 8, 1960 30 mins

A doctor refuses to treat his wounded enemy---the man his daughter loves. Pittman: Lloyd Nolan. Susan: Susan Oliver. Hoyt: Robert Harland. Alf: Vladimir Sokoloff. Sophie: Marjorie Bennett.

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Episode 10

The Mormons

Thu, Dec 15, 1960 30 mins

A group of Mormons is suspected of having cholera. Beth: Tuesday Weld. Tod: Mark Goddard. Rowland: Stephen McNally. Williams: Michael Hinn.

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Episode 11

The Man from Yesterday

Thu, Dec 22, 1960 30 mins

Fresh out of prison, a gunman sets out after the man who framed him. Mapes: Wendell Corey. Catha: Marsha Hunt. Ted: Cubby O'Brien. John: John Anderson. Conklin: Duke Norton. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 12

Morning Incident

Thu, Dec 29, 1960 30 mins

A girl who dreams of a Prince Charming finds a handsome stranger lying wounded in her barn. Laurie: Martha Hyer. Shad: Robert Culp. Lucas: Robert Garland. Jason: Kevin Jones. Mrs. Pritchard: Fiona Hale.

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Episode 13

Ambush

Thu, Jan 5, 1961 30 mins

Mutiny threatens as a Union Army colonel leads a group of mercenaries on a dangerous mission. Blackburn: Dick Powell. Homeyer: Don Dubbins. Ryan: Jack Elam. Dutch: Arch Johnson. Brock: Dean Stanton. McKenzie: Conlan Carter.

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Episode 14

One Must Die

Thu, Jan 12, 1961 30 mins

Joan Crawford, in a dual role, plays two sisters fighting over their father's estate. Baylor: Philip Carey. Hobbes: Carl Benton Reid. Overland: Ben Wright. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 15

The Long Shadow

Thu, Jan 19, 1961 30 mins

Ronald Reagan as the fiance of a widow who blames him for her son's death. Amy: Nancy Davis. Budd: Scott Marlowe.

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Episode 16

Blood Red

Sun, Jan 29, 1961 30 mins

Julie Whiting (Carolyn Jones) becomes the target of a vengeful Comanche. Whiting: Paul Richards. Luther: Sterling Holloway. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 17

Honor Bright

Thu, Feb 2, 1961 30 mins

Danny Thomas plays an ex-convict who vows to get revenge on the man who almost married his daughter---and helped to cause her death. Laurie: Marlo Thomas. Harwell: Ed Nelson. Warden: Robert Garrick. Ellen: Grace Lee Whitney.

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Episode 18

The Broken Wing

Thu, Feb 9, 1961 30 mins

A futile effort to fly has left Lyman (Arthur O'Connell) disabled, and now his nephew is determined to take to the air. Thalian: David Ladd. Magnus: K.T. Stevens. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 19

The Silent Sentry

Thu, Feb 16, 1961 30 mins

A Union soldier and a Confederate soldier, unbeknownst to each other, take refuge in the same house. Don Taylor, Dick Powell.

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Episode 20

The Bible Man

Thu, Feb 23, 1961 30 mins

Art Linkletter stars as a circuit-riding preacher struggling to reestablish communications with his son. Jimmy: Jack Linkletter. Matt: Peter Whitney. Cox: Alvy Moore. Dick Powell is the host of the series.

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Episode 21

The Scar

Thu, Mar 2, 1961 30 mins

Jesse Martin (Lew Ayres) has bitter memories of his months spent in a prison camp during the Civil War. Foreman: Mort Mills. Beth: Patricia Barry. Cal: Alan Hale. Dick Powell is the host of the series.

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Episode 22

Knight of the Sun

Thu, Mar 9, 1961 30 mins

A drunken desert rat entertains at a deserted fort. His guest: a woman delivering arms to Mexico. Henry: Dan Duryea. Beth: Constance Towers. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 23

A Warm Day in Heaven

Thu, Mar 23, 1961 30 mins

A peaceful Arizona town is like heaven---until Nick Finn (Thomas Mitchell) arrives. Peters: Lon Chaney. Jonas Mulvey: Hank Patterson. Davis: Bill Erwin. Stark: Malcolm Atterbury. Weldon: William Schallert. Billy: Ricky Allen. Lucy: Diane Strom.

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Episode 24

The Empty Shell

Thu, Mar 30, 1961 30 mins

Jan Murray stars as an impoverished rancher pushed toward drastic action by his demanding wife. Anne: Jean Hagen. Nat: Denver Pyle. Harper: Dub Taylor. Bain: John Newton. Maid: Marjorie Bennett.

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Episode 25

The Atoner

Thu, Apr 6, 1961 30 mins

It's temperance vs. temptation as the members of a religious sect fight a newcomer's plans to open a saloon. Baker: Herbert Marshall. Tompkins: Edward Binns. Drew: Britt Lomond. Sarah: Virginia Gregg.

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Episode 26

The Man from Everywhere

Thu, Apr 13, 1961 30 mins

Fearful of a lynch mob, a sheriff hires a man to smuggle his prisoner out of town. Taylor: Burt Reynolds. Bowdry: Cesar Romero. Morgan: King Calder. Moose: Peter Whitney.

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Episode 27

The Release

Thu, Apr 27, 1961 30 mins

Prisoner Lee Duval (Cesar Danova) can have his freedom---if he'll track bandits for the governor. Kenyon: Gary Merrill. Pritcher: Lee Kinsolving. Governor: Howard St. John. Dick Powell is the host.

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Episode 28

Storm Over Eden

Thu, May 4, 1961 30 mins

Chet Loring (John Derek) is forced to kill his fiancee's brother in self-defense. Ellen: Nancy Gates. Gaynor: Robert Middleton. Fletcher: Dean Stanton.

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Episode 29

Image of a Drawn Sword

Thu, May 11, 1961 30 mins

Lloyd Bridges stars as Lt. Sam Kenyon in this story of rookie Union troops against a Southern town. Hannah: Susan Oliver. Will: Royal Dano. Moss: Beau Bridges. Eph: Richard Evans. Eli: Nesdon Booth.

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Episode 30

Jericho

Thu, May 18, 1961 30 mins

Beverly Garland stars as a woman accused of killing her husband. Jericho: Guy Madison. Wagner: Claude Akins. Attorney General: Les Tremayne. Paris: Allison Hayes.

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Episode 31

Guns For Garibaldi

Thu, Apr 6, 2017 30 mins

Impostor Giulio Mandati lays claim on his "brother's" gold and plans to use it to finance Garibaldi's Italian revolt.

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Episode 32

The Freighter

Thu, Jun 27, 2019 30 mins

Belle Garrison, the owner of an Arizona freight line, tries to keep a family from muscling in on her company, so he relies on an old Indian trick to scare them off.

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