Wagon Train is an American Western television series that was produced by Revue Studios.[1] The series was inspired by the 1950 John Ford film Wagon Master.[2] It ran for eight seasons, with the first episode airing in the United States on September 18, 1957 and the final episode on May 2, 1965.[3] Its first five seasons were broadcast on the NBC network and the remaining three on ABC.[4]
Originally an hour-long program filmed in black and white, Wagon Train expanded to 90-minute color episodes in its seventh season, but returned to hour-long black and white for its eighth year.[2] During its run, 284 episodes were broadcast, of which 252 were an hour in length and 32 were 90 minutes.[2] Wagon Train was an immensely popular program during its original run. In the autumn of 1959, two years after its inception, it ranked as one of seven Westerns in the Nielsen top 10 in the United States. In the 1961–62 season, it surpassed Gunsmoke in popularity and ranked as the most popular program on American television.[5]
Wagon Train revolved around the characters traveling to California from St. Joseph, Missouri, by a caravan of covered wagons.[5] In its first three seasons and part of the fourth, the regular cast consisted of Ward Bond as Major Seth Adams, the trailmaster, Robert Horton as Flint McCullough, the scout, Terry Wilson as Bill Hawks, the ramrod, and Frank McGrath as Charlie Wooster, the cook. Ward Bond died of a heart attack on November 5, 1960,[6] with the last seven episodes in which he appeared broadcast posthumously. An assistant scout, Duke Shannon, played by Scott Miller, was introduced two months later, in January 1961, and after another two months, a new trailmaster, Christopher Hale, played by John McIntire, took over the running of the wagon train in March 1961, replacing Major Adams.[7]
At the end of the fifth season, in June 1962, Robert Horton left the series to pursue a career in musical theatre.[8] In June 1963, the final episode of the sixth season introduced Michael Burns as teenager Barnaby West, who became a recurring character in the seventh season, which also introduced Robert Fuller as the new scout, Cooper Smith, joining Duke Shannon and ultimately becoming the wagon train's sole scout when Scott Miller left the series in April 1964, with the last episode of the 90-minute seventh season. McIntire, Fuller, Wilson, McGrath, and Burns carried the show through its eighth and final year.[9]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | Rank | Rating | |||
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| First aired | Last aired | Network | |||||
| 1 | 39 | September 18, 1957 | June 25, 1958 | NBC | 23 | 27.7 | |
| 2 | 38 | October 1, 1958 | June 24, 1959 | 2 | 36.1 | ||
| 3 | 37 | September 30, 1959 | June 22, 1960 | 2 | 38.4 | ||
| 4 | 38 | September 28, 1960 | June 21, 1961 | 2 | 34.2 | ||
| 5 | 37 | September 7, 1961 | June 13, 1962 | 1 | 32.1 | ||
| 6 | 37 | September 19, 1962 | June 5, 1963 | ABC | 25 | 22.0 | |
| 7 | 32 | September 16, 1963 | April 27, 1964 | N/A | N/A | ||
| 8 | 26 | September 20, 1964 | May 2, 1965 | N/A | N/A | ||
Titles, credits, and air dates are taken from Wagon Train — The Television Series by James Rosin[10]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | ||||||
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| 1 | 1 | "The Willy Moran Story" | Herschel Daugherty | William Fay and William R. Cox | September 18, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Ernest Borgnine as Willy Moran, with Marjorie Lord, Andrew Duggan, Beverly Washburn, Donald Randolph, Richard Hale. John Harmon, Michael Winkelman, Kevin Hagen, Frank McGrath, Joseph McGuinn, Richard Devon. Uncredited: Terry Wilson, Carol Henry. Narration by Ward Bond: "Okaya, Kansas — last important stop for the wagon train before we reach Fort Kearny. My name is Seth Adams, wagonmaster. My scout Flint McCullough and I were ready to roll." | |||||||||||
| 2 | 2 | "The Jean Lebec Story" | Sidney Lanfield | Dwight Newton and Boris Ingster | September 25, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Ricardo Montalbán (credited as Ricardo Montalban) as Jean Lebec, with Joanne Moore, Grant Withers, William Phipps, Terry Wilson, Phil Chambers, Dick Rich, Hannes Lutz, Robert Osterloh James Griffith, Stuart Randall, David Hoffman, Clegg Hoyt, Ruby Goodwin, William Challee, Frank McGrath Uncredited: Charles Sullivan, Carol Henry Prologue narration by Robert Horton: "This was St. Joseph, Missouri — jump-off point for the wagon trains heading west across the Overland Trail. Like all the outfitting towns along the river, she was really booming. My name is Flint McCullough — I scout for the Adams outfit and I was a couple of days late getting in to Saint Joe. She'd sure grown since I saw her last. I found out from one of the members of the train where they'd set up the camp." | |||||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The John Cameron Story" | George Waggner | E. Jack Neuman | October 2, 1957 | ||||||
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Also starring Carolyn Jones Special guest star Michael Rennie as John Cameron, with Claude Akins, Jack Elam, Francis J. McDonald, William Boyett, Ronald Foster, Ted Mapes, Frank McGrath, Henry Wills Uncredited: Dorothy Vernon. Prologue narration by Robert Horton: "The train was half-way across the state of Nebraska. The rains had been heavy and the rivers were sometimes close to flood stage but... our luck held. The spirits were high, though sometimes we had to take baths when we didn't want them. Major Adams, the wagonmaster, had a lot of faith in his people. It went both ways, which meant everyone worked... together. Then came an early frost, snow, and early spring — even the Major couldn't have figured on that. Then, just as suddenly, the weather cleared. Well, my name is Flint McCullough. I scout for the train. In my book, things were going... well — too well. So well, in fact, that we almost forgot that trouble could be tucked behind any rock." | |||||||||||
| 4 | 4 | "The Ruth Owens Story" | Robert Florey | Robert E. Thompson | October 9, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Shelley Winters as Ruth Owens, with Kent Smith, Dean Stockwell Russell Simpson, Wendy Winkleman, Malcolm Atterbury, Ralph Moody, Hope Summers, Ann Morrison, Charles Seel, Ross Elliott. Harry Tyler, Emerson Treacy, Terry Wilson, James Brandt, Tom Brandt, Frank McGrath, K. L. Smith, Minerva Urecal, Elizabeth Harrower Narration by Ward Bond: "Half-way across Kansas — the drought hit us. Twenty-two days without a drop of rain. I've rationed water, but soon there won't be enough to even boil food. My name is Major Seth Adams, US Army, retired. As wagonmaster, it's my job to keep the train rolling. My sidekick Flint McCullough is a fine Indian scout, but even he can't find water where there ain't any." | |||||||||||
| 5 | 5 | "The Les Rand Story" | Robert Florey | Berne Giler | October 16, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Sterling Hayden as Les Rand, with Sallie Brophy, Eduard Franz Eugene Martin, Ray Teal, Linda Watkins, John Dierkes, Frank McGrath, Russ Thorson, Ted Mapes, James Philbrook, Shooting Star Narration by Robert Horton: "We'd pushed across the Missouri border into the state of Kansas. Well, my name is Flint McCullough. I scout for the wagon train headed by Major Adams. We'd been going through a heavily wooded area, so it was good to see some daylight. The Major and I were riding out front when word came that someone was hurt way back on the wagon train, but it wasn't until we got back to the scene of the accident that we learned that the man who was hurt was Chuck Wooster — the Major's cook and driver and... well, one of our best friends." | |||||||||||
| 6 | 6 | "The Nels Stack Story" | Don Weis | Story by : Lester Dent Teleplay by : John Dunkel | October 23, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Mark Stevens as Nels Stack Also starring Joanne Dru, with Kevin Hagen, Frank McGrath, John Day, Terry Wilson, Irene Corlett, Tom Selden, Charles Stevens, Dale Van Sickle, Bill Rae Uncredited: Carol Henry Prologue narration by Ward Bond: "As wagonmaster, I kept the train rollin' at a steady pace the last few days. I'd heard rumors of Indian trouble. I tried to keep it from the members of the train, but when we learned that there was an Indian battle goin' on up to the north of us, word spread fast. Flint McCullough, our scout, Nelson Stack, a former army colonel, and myself rode on ahead." | |||||||||||
| 7 | 7 | "The Emily Rossiter Story" | Sidney Lanfield | Story by : Boris Ingster Teleplay by : Louis Peterson and Richard Collins | October 30, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Mercedes McCambridge as Emily Rossiter, with Susan Oliver, John Dehner Frank McGrath [credited, but does not appear], Terry Wilson, Frank DeKova, William Phipps, Robert McQueeney, Irene Corlett | |||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | "The John Darro Story" | Mark Stevens | Adrian Spies | November 6, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Eddie Albert as John Darro, with Margo, Edgar Buchanan Kim Charney, Don Durant, Terry Wilson, Malcolm Atterbury, Frank McGrath, Irene Corlett, Norman Leavitt, Ellen Hardies Text in end credits: "The Ballad of Yellow John Thurmond" Composed and Sung by Don Durant. | |||||||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Charles Avery Story" | Bernard Girard | Aaron Spelling | November 13, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Farley Granger as Charles Avery, with Susan Kohner Chuck Connors, Bing Russell, Mac Williams, Henry Brandon, Nico Minardos. Abel Fernandez, Eddie Little, Ted Mapes, Frank McGrath, David Armstrong, Fredrick Ledebur Uncredited: Carol Henry Narration by Robert Horton: "We've been on our way across the Nebraska Territory for several weeks and we still had some to go before we hit The Dakotas. It hadn't seemed likely that we'd meet up with Indians this far east, but as a wagon train scout, I'd leaned that you never know when or where trouble's liable to hit." | |||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Mary Halstead Story" | Justus Addiss | Story by : Leo Lieberman Teleplay by : Robert Thompson and Leo Lieberman | November 20, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Agnes Moorehead as Mary Halstead, with Tom Pittman, Vaughn Taylor, Tom Laughlin, Walter Coy, Gregg Palmer, Jack Lambert, Robert Patten Paul Sorenson, Frederick Ford, Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath, Craig Duncan, Ruth Lee, Fred Coby Uncredited: Ted Mapes | |||||||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Zeke Thomas Story" | John Brahm | Story by : Halsted Welles Teleplay by : Halsted Welles | November 27, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Gary Merrill as Zeke Thomas Also starring Janice Rule, with K. T. Stevens, Harold Stone Denver Pyle, Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath, Francis Morris, Kathleen O'Malley, Donald Towers, Jack Henderson, Mike Steen Uncredited: Hal Needham Prologue narration by Robert Horton: "When you're scoutin' for a wagon train, two things are always a worry — Indians and no water. Indians can kill you one way, but no water can kill you worse." | |||||||||||
| 12 | 12 | "The Riley Gratton Story" | John Brahm | Story by : Dwight Newton Teleplay by : William Fay | December 4, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Guy Madison as Riley Gratton | |||||||||||
| 13 | 13 | "The Clara Beauchamp Story" | Earl Bellamy | Story by : William Leicester Teleplay by : Winston Miller | December 11, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest star Nina Foch as Clara Beauchamp, with Shepperd Strudwick Richard Garland, Mike Ragan, Will J. White, Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath, Robert Swan Irene Windust, Ellen Hardies, Robert Roark, John Merrick, Monte Blue, Robert Riordan Uncredited: Carol Henry | |||||||||||
| 14 | 14 | "The Julie Gage Story" | Sidney Lanfield | Story by : Kermit Shelby Teleplay by : Aaron Spelling | December 18, 1957 | ||||||
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Special guest stars Anne Jeffreys as Julie Gage, Robert Sterling, with Jimmy Komack, Don Megowan, Esther Dale, Malcolm Atterbury Ellen Hardies, Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath, Irene Windust, Ronald Foster. | |||||||||||
| 15 | 15 | "The Cliff Grundy Story" | George Waggner | Aaron Spelling | December 25, 1957 | ||||||
| Special guest star Dan Duryea as Cliff Grundy, with Russell Johnson, Don Durant, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Harry Harvey, Jr., Fred Graham | |||||||||||
| 16 | 16 | "The Luke O'Malley Story" | Mark Stevens | William Fay | January 1, 1958 | ||||||
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Special guest star Keenan Wynn as Luke O'Malley Also starring Mary Murphy, with Carlos Romero, Reba Waters, Frank McGrath, Terry Wilson, Gordon Wynn, Charlie Murray, James Maloney. Ernest Sarracino, David McMahon, Hope Summers, Tiger Fafara, Andy Oropeza, Richard Bermudez, Jeanne Robbins. | |||||||||||
| 17 | 17 | "The Jesse Cowan Story" | Sidney Lanfield | Dwight Newton | January 8, 1958 | ||||||
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Special guest star George Montgomery as Jesse Cowan, with Penny Edwards, Mort Mills, Lee Van Cleef, Olive Carey, James Burke, Frank McGrath. Terry Wilson, Malcolm Atterbury, Clarence Straight, Norman Leavitt, Jeanne Bates. | |||||||||||
| 18 | 18 | "The Gabe Carswell Story" | Earl Bellamy | John Dunkel | January 15, 1958 | ||||||
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Special guest star James Whitmore as Gabe Carswell Also starring Scott Marlowe, with Thomas B. Henry, Norman Willis, Sondra Rodgers, Frank McGrath. Terry Wilson, Voorhies J. Ardoin, Tharon Crigler, Frank de Kova. Narration by Robert Horton: "It was late one afternoon... almost camping time when I saw the smoke of their fires. I thought they were just two ordinary Sioux or Crow out hunting... and then I recognized one of them — Gabe Carswell — a man who was almost a legend on the frontier — trapper, frontiersman... and for thirty years an adopted Arapaho Indian." | |||||||||||
| 19 | 19 | "The Honorable Don Charlie Story" | David Butler | Story by : Dwight Newton Teleplay by : Leo Townsend | January 22, 1958 | ||||||
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Special guest star Cesar Romero as Honorable Don Charlie Also starring Virginia Grey, Diane Brewster, with Lela Bliss, Hal Baylor, Ray Kellogg, Ken Christy, Jack Lomas, Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath. | |||||||||||
| 20 | 20 | "The Dora Gray Story" | Arnold Laven | E. Jack Neuman | January 29, 1958 | ||||||
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Special guest star Linda Darnell as Dora Gray, with John Carradine, Michael Connors, Dan Blocker, Tyler McVey, Richard James. Terry Wilson, Frank McGrath, Sandy Sanders, Craig Duncan, Milan Smith, X. Brand. | |||||||||||
| 21 | 21 | "The Annie MacGregor Story" | Mark Stevens | Arnold Laven | February 5, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Jeannie Carson as Annie MacGregor, Tudor Owen | |||||||||||
| 22 | 22 | "The Bill Tawnee Story" | David Butler | Hendrik Vollaerts, Dwight Newton | February 12, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Macdonald Carey as Bill Tawnee, Joy Page | |||||||||||
| 23 | 23 | "The Mark Hanford Story" | Jerry Hopper | Emmett Roberts, Turnley Walker | February 26, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Tom Tryon as Mark Hanford, Steven Ritch, Onslow Stevens, Charles Stevens | |||||||||||
| 24 | 24 | "The Bernal Sierra Story" | David Butler | Richard Maibaum, Gilbert Roland | March 12, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actor: Gilbert Roland as Bernal Sierra | |||||||||||
| 25 | 25 | "The Marie Dupree Story" | Richard Bartlett | Harry Brown | March 19, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Debra Paget as Marie Dupree, Nick Adams, Sam McDaniel | |||||||||||
| 26 | 26 | "A Man Called Horse" | Sidney Lanfield | Dorothy M. Johnson, Leo Townsend | March 26, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actor: Ralph Meeker | |||||||||||
| 27 | 27 | "The Sarah Drummond Story" | Richard Bartlett | Richard Bartlett, Lester Wm. Berke, Norman Jolley | April 2, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: June Lockhart, William Talman | |||||||||||
| 28 | 28 | "The Sally Potter Story" | David Butler | Doris Hursley, Frank Hursley | April 9, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Vanessa Brown, Martin Milner, Johnny Crawford, Jocelyn Brando | |||||||||||
| 29 | 29 | "The Daniel Barrister Story" | Richard Bartlett | Norman Jolley | April 16, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Charles Bickford, Roger Smith, Allan Lane | |||||||||||
| 30 | 30 | "The Major Adams Story" | Mark Stevens | Frank W. Marshall | April 23, 1958 | ||||||
| 31 | 31 | April 30, 1958 | |||||||||
| Guest actors: Virginia Grey, Douglas Kennedy | |||||||||||
| 32 | 32 | "The Charles Maury Story" | Allen H. Miner | Robert Yale Libott | May 7, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Charles Drake, Wanda Hendrix | |||||||||||
| 33 | 33 | "The Dan Hogan Story" | Richard Bartlett | William Fay | May 14, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Jock Mahoney, Judith Ames, John Larch, Simon Scott, Buddy Baer | |||||||||||
| 34 | 34 | "The Ruttledge Munroe Story" | Richard Bartlett | Norman Jolley | May 21, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: John Drew Barrymore, Mala Powers | |||||||||||
| 35 | 35 | "The Rex Montana Story" | Jesse Hibbs | Warren Wilson | May 28, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Forrest Tucker, James Dunn, Maggie Mahoney, Myron Healey | |||||||||||
| 36 | 36 | "The Cassie Tanner Story" | Mark Stevens | Paul Savage | June 4, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Marjorie Main, George Chandler, Harry Hines | |||||||||||
| 37 | 37 | "The John Wilbot Story" | Mark Stevens | Richard Maibaum | June 11, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Dane Clark, Robert Vaughn, Audrey Dalton | |||||||||||
| 38 | 38 | "The Monty Britton Story" | Mark Stevens | Thomas Thompson | June 18, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Ray Danton, Mona Freeman, John Hoyt | |||||||||||
| 39 | 39 | "The Sacramento Story" | Richard Bartlett | Thomas Thompson | June 25, 1958 | ||||||
| Guest actors: Dan Duryea, Linda Darnell, Marjorie Main, George Chandler, Margaret O'Brien, Reed Hadley | |||||||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 40 | 1 | "Around the Horn" | Herschel Daugherty | Ted Sherdeman | October 1, 1958 | |
| Guest stars Osa Massen, William Bendix, Ernest Borgnine | ||||||
| 41 | 2 | "The Juan Ortega Story" | David Swift | Story by : Frank Waldman Teleplay by : David Swift, Peggy Shaw, Lou Shaw | October 8, 1958 | |
| Guest star Dean Stockwell | ||||||
| 42 | 3 | "The Jennifer Churchill Story" | Jerry Hopper | Robert Yale Libott | October 15, 1958 | |
| Guest stars Rhonda Fleming, Andy Clyde | ||||||
| 43 | 4 | "The Tobias Jones Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Harry Von Zell, Jeffrey Shorling | October 22, 1958 | |
| Guest star Lou Costello | ||||||
| 44 | 5 | "The Liam Fitzmorgan Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Robert E. Thompson | October 28, 1958 | |
| Guest star Cliff Robertson | ||||||
| 45 | 6 | "The Doctor Willoughby Story" | Allen H. Miner | Harry Von Zell, A. O. Van Zant | November 15, 1958 | |
| Guest stars Jane Wyman, Alan Marshall | ||||||
| 46 | 7 | "The Bije Wilcox Story" | Abner Biberman | Dorothy M. Johnson, Milton Krims | November 19, 1958 | |
| Guest star Chill Wills, Onslow Stevens | ||||||
| 47 | 8 | "The Millie Davis Story" | Jerry Hopper | Leo Townsend | November 26, 1958 | |
| Guest star Nancy Gates, Evelyn Rudie, James Coburn | ||||||
| 48 | 9 | "The Sakae Ito Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Gene L. Coon | December 3, 1958 | |
| Guest star Sessue Hayakawa | ||||||
| 49 | 10 | "The Tent City Story" | Richard Bartlett | Norman Jolley | December 10, 1958 | |
| Guest stars Audrey Totter, Wayne Morris, Slim Pickens, Bill Henry | ||||||
| 50 | 11 | "The Beauty Jamison Story" | Richard Bartlett | Frank L. Moss | December 17, 1958 | |
| Guest stars Virginia Mayo, Russell Johnson | ||||||
| 51 | 12 | "The Mary Ellen Thomas Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon, Harry W. Junkin | December 24, 1958 | |
| Guest star Patty McCormack | ||||||
| 52 | 13 | "The Dick Richardson Story" | David Butler | Martin Berkeley, Clark E. Reynolds | December 31, 1958 | |
| Guest stars John Ericson, Betty Lynn, Lyle Talbot | ||||||
| 53 | 14 | "The Kitty Angel Story" | James Neilson | Leonard Praskins | January 7, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Anne Baxter, Henry Hull | ||||||
| 54 | 15 | "The Flint McCullough Story" | Allen H. Miner | Harry Von Zell, E. Jack Neuman | January 14, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Rebecca Welles, Everett Sloane | ||||||
| 55 | 16 | "The Hunter Malloy Story" | Allen H. Miner | Story by : Thomas Thompson Teleplay by : Gene L. Coon and Thomas Thompson | January 21, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Lloyd Nolan, Luana Patten, Troy Donahue | ||||||
| 56 | 17 | "The Ben Courtney Story" | Abner Biberman | Gene L. Coon, Hendrik Vollaerts | January 28, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Stephen McNally, John Larch, Judith Ames | ||||||
| 57 | 18 | "The Ella Lindstrom Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | February 4, 1959 | |
| Guest star Bette Davis | ||||||
| 58 | 19 | "The Last Man" | James Neilson | Larry Marcus | February 11, 1959 | |
| Guest star Dan Duryea | ||||||
| 59 | 20 | "The Old Man Charvanaugh Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Arthur Browne, Jr. | February 18, 1959 | |
| Guest star J. Carrol Naish | ||||||
| 60 | 21 | "The Annie Griffith Story" | Jerry Hopper | Kathleen Hite | February 25, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Jan Sterling, John Dehner | ||||||
| 61 | 22 | "The Jasper Cato Story" | Arthur Hiller | Robert Yale Libott | March 4, 1959 | |
| Guest star Brian Donlevy | ||||||
| 62 | 23 | "The Vivian Carter Story" | Joseph Pevney | Peggy Shaw, Lou Shaw | March 11, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Phyllis Thaxter, Patric Knowles, Lorne Greene, Jane Darwell | ||||||
| 63 | 24 | "The Conchita Vasquez Story" | Aaron Spelling | Harry Von Zell | March 18, 1959 | |
| Guest star Anna Maria Alberghetti | ||||||
| 64 | 25 | "The Sister Rita Story" | Joseph Pevney | Gerry Day | March 25, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Vera Miles, Frances Bavier | ||||||
| 65 | 26 | "The Matthew Lowry Story" | Jack Arnold | Paul David | April 1, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Richard Anderson, Cathleen Nesbitt, Dorothy Provine | ||||||
| 66 | 27 | "The Swift Cloud Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Donald S. Sanford | April 8, 1959 | |
| Guest star Rafael Campos, Henry Brandon | ||||||
| 67 | 28 | "The Vincent Eaglewood Story" | Jerry Hopper | David Swift | April 15, 1959 | |
| Guest star Wally Cox, Guinn Williams | ||||||
| 68 | 29 | "The Clara Duncan Story" | Jerry Hopper | Richard Collins, Warren Wilson | April 22, 1959 | |
| Guest star Angie Dickinson | ||||||
| 69 | 30 | "The Duke LeMay Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Robert M. Fresco | April 29, 1959 | |
| Guest star Cameron Mitchell | ||||||
| 70 | 31 | "The Kate Parker Story" | Tay Garnett | Leonard Praskins | May 6, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Virginia Gregg, Royal Dano | ||||||
| 71 | 32 | "The Steve Campden Story" | Christian Nyby | Robert Yale Libott | May 13, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Ben Cooper, Torin Thatcher | ||||||
| 72 | 33 | "Chuck Wooster, Wagonmaster" | Virgil W. Vogel | Nat Tanchuck, Arthur Browne, Jr. | May 20, 1959 | |
| Guest star Harry Carey Jr. | ||||||
| 73 | 34 | "The Jose Maria Moran Story" | Tay Garnett | Paul King, Joseph Stone | May 27, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Robert Loggia, Anthony Caruso | ||||||
| 74 | 35 | "The Andrew Hale Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Jean Holloway | June 3, 1959 | |
| John McIntire in dual roles | ||||||
| 75 | 36 | "The Rodney Lawrence Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gerry Day | June 10, 1959 | |
| Guest star Dean Stockwell | ||||||
| 76 | 37 | "The Steele Family Story" | Christian Nyby | Jean Holloway | June 17, 1959 | |
| Guest stars Lee Patrick, John Baer. | ||||||
| 77 | 38 | "The Jenny Tannen Story" | Christian Nyby | Kathleen Hite | June 24, 1959 | |
| Guest star Ann Blyth | ||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | ||||||
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| 78 | 1 | "The Stagecoach Story" | William Witney | Jean Holloway | September 30, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest stars Debra Paget as Angela DeVarga, Clu Gulager as Caleb Jamison | |||||||||||
| 79 | 2 | "The Greenhorn Story" | Bretaigne Windust | Jean Holloway | October 7, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest stars Mickey Rooney as Samuel T. Evans, Ellen Corby as Aunt Em, Byron Foulger as Humphrey Pumphret | |||||||||||
| 80 | 3 | "The C.L. Harding Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Story by : Howard Christie & Jean Holloway Teleplay by : Jean Holloway | October 14, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest stars Claire Trevor in the title role | |||||||||||
| 81 | 4 | "The Estaban Zamora Story" | Bretaigne Windust | Halsey Melone | October 21, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest star Ernest Borgnine in the title role | |||||||||||
| 82 | 5 | "The Elizabeth McQueeny Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | October 28, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest star Bette Davis in the title role | |||||||||||
| 83 | 6 | "The Martha Barnham Story" | James Neilson | James A. Parker, Howard Christie, Dale Eunson, Katherine Eunson | November 4, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest star Ann Blyth, Henry Brandon | |||||||||||
| 84 | 7 | "The Cappy Darrin Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Stanley Kallis | November 11, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest star Ed Wynn | |||||||||||
| 85 | 8 | "The Felizia Kingdom Story" | Joseph Pevney | Leonard Praskins, Sloan Nibley | November 8, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest star Judith Anderson | |||||||||||
| 86 | 9 | "The Jess MacAbbee Story" | David Butler | Howard Christie, James A. Parker | November 25, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest stars Andy Devine, Glenda Farrell | |||||||||||
| 87 | 10 | "The Danny Benedict Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Harold Swanton | December 2, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest star Brandon deWilde, Onslow Stevens | |||||||||||
| 88 | 11 | "The Vittorio Bottecelli Story" | Jerry Hopper | Jean Holloway | December 16, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest stars Gustavo Rojo, Elizabeth Montgomery, Edgar Barrier | |||||||||||
| 89 | 12 | "The St. Nicholas Story" | Bretaigne Windust | Jean Holloway | December 23, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest stars Elisabeth Fraser, Robert Emhardt, Henry Brandon, J.M. Kerrigan | |||||||||||
| 90 | 13 | "The Ruth Marshall Story" | Richard H. Bartlett | Jean Holloway | December 30, 1959 | ||||||
| Guest star Luana Patton | |||||||||||
| 91 | 14 | "The Lita Foladaire Story" | Jerry Hopper | Jean Holloway | January 6, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Diane Brewster | |||||||||||
| 92 | 15 | "The Colonel Harris Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Virgil W. Vogel & Gene L. Coon Teleplay by : Gene L. Coon | January 13, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star John Howard | |||||||||||
| 93 | 16 | "The Maidie Brandt Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Milton Krims | January 20, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest stars Jean Hagen, Edward Platt | |||||||||||
| 94 | 17 | "The Larry Hanify Story" | Ted Post | Harold Swanton | January 27, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Tommy Sands, Pierre Watkin | |||||||||||
| 95 | 18 | "The Clayton Tucker Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : George Shorling Teleplay by : Thomas Thompson | February 10, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Jeff Morrow | |||||||||||
| 96 | 19 | "The Benjamin Burns Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon, Virgil W. Vogel | February 17, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest stars J. Carrol Naish, James Franciscus | |||||||||||
| 97 | 20 | "The Ricky and Laura Bell Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | February 24, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest stars June Lockhart, James Gregory | |||||||||||
| 98 | 21 | "The Tom Tuckett Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Jean Holloway based on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens | March 2, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest stars Ben Cooper, Robert Middleton | |||||||||||
| 99 | 22 | "The Tracy Sadler Story" | Ted Post | Story by : Norman Jolley & Eric Norden Teleplay by : Norman Jolley | March 9, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Elaine Stritch as Tracy Sadler | |||||||||||
| 100 | 23 | "The Alexander Portlass Story" | Jerry Hopper | Leonard Praskin & Dick Nelson | March 16, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Peter Lorre in the title role, kidnaps McCullough to help him search for the mythical Montezuma's treasure | |||||||||||
| 101 | 24 | "The Christine Elliot Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Jean Holloway | March 23, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest stars Phyllis Thaxter as Christine Elliott, Henry Daniell, Kathryn Card | |||||||||||
| 102 | 25 | "The Joshua Gilliam Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Ralph Winters Teleplay by : Gene L. Coon | March 30, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Dan Duryea in the title role | |||||||||||
| 103 | 26 | "The Maggie Hamilton Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | April 6, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Susan Oliver | |||||||||||
| 104 | 27 | "The Jonas Murdock Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | April 13, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Noah Beery Jr. | |||||||||||
| 105 | 28 | "The Amos Gibbon Story" | Joseph Pevney | Gene L. Coon | April 20, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Charles Aidman | |||||||||||
| 106 | 29 | "Trial for Murder" | Virgil W. Vogel | Jean Holloway | April 27, 1960 | ||||||
| 107 | 30 | ||||||||||
| Major Adams acts as the judge, with Marshall Thompson as the accused Bradley Mason, and Henry Hull as defense attorney Mark Applewhite. Henry Daniell is opposing counsel Sir Alexander Drew, and Dianne Foster is the deceased's widow Leslie Ivers. | |||||||||||
| 108 | 31 | "The Countess Baranof Story" | Ted Post | Story by : Lee Karson Teleplay by : Norman Jolley | May 11, 1960 | ||||||
| Countess Baranof (Taina Elg) persuades Alex Foster (Peter Leeds) to abandon his wife (Ann B. Davis) to accompany the Countess to Alaska. She also tries to persuade Flint to accompany them. But she's not the one Flint should worry about, as her bodyguard Col. Vasily (Simon Oakland) has a more sinister agenda. | |||||||||||
| 109 | 32 | "The Dick Jarvis Story" | Jerry Hopper | Floyd Burton | May 18, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest stars Tom Nolan, Bobby Diamond | |||||||||||
| 110 | 33 | "The Dr. Swift Cloud Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Floyd Burton | May 25, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Rafael Campos, Henry Brandon | |||||||||||
| 111 | 34 | "The Luke Grant Story" | Christian Nyby | Donald Gordon | June 1, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest stars Joan O'Brien, Donald Woods | |||||||||||
| 112 | 35 | "The Charlene Brenton Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Floyd Burton | June 8, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star Sean McClory | |||||||||||
| 113 | 36 | "The Sam Livingston Story" | Joseph Pevney | Harold Swanton | June 15, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest stars Charles Drake, Onslow Stevens | |||||||||||
| 114 | 37 | "The Shad Bennington Story" | Joseph Pevney | Fred Cassidy | June 22, 1960 | ||||||
| Guest star David Wayne | |||||||||||
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 115 | 1 | "Wagons Ho!" | Herschel Daugherty | Jean Holloway | September 28, 1960 | |
| Guest star Mickey Rooney | ||||||
| 116 | 2 | "The Horace Best Story" | Jerry Hopper | Jean Holloway | October 5, 1960 | |
| Guest star George Gobel | ||||||
| 117 | 3 | "The Albert Farnsworth Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Gene L. Coon | October 12, 1960 | |
| Guest star Charles Laughton | ||||||
| 118 | 4 | "The Allison Justis Story" | Ted Post | Norman Jolley | October 19, 1960 | |
| Guest star Gloria DeHaven | ||||||
| 119 | 5 | "The Jose Morales Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon | October 26, 1960 | |
| Guest stars Lee Marvin, Lon Chaney Jr. | ||||||
| 120 | 6 | "Princess of a Lost Tribe" | Richard Whorf | Jean Holloway | November 2, 1960 | |
| Guest stars Linda Lawson, Raymond Massey | ||||||
| 121 | 7 | "The Cathy Eckhart Story" | Sutton Roley | Story by : Vince Giffoni Teleplay by : Vince Giffoni & Sutton Roley | November 9, 1960 | |
| Guest stars Susan Oliver, Martin Landau | ||||||
| 122 | 8 | "The Bleymier Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Milton Krims Teleplay by : William Raynor & Myles Wilder | November 16, 1960 | |
| Guest stars Dan Duryea, James Drury | ||||||
| 123 | 9 | "The Colter Craven Story" | John Ford | Story by : John Ford Teleplay by : Tony Paulson | November 23, 1960 | |
| Guest stars Carleton Young, Anna Lee, and numerous John Ford frequent cast members (see separate article) | ||||||
| 124 | 10 | "The Jane Hawkins Story" | R. G. Springsteen | Norman Jolley | November 30, 1960 | |
| Guest star Myrna Fahey | ||||||
| 125 | 11 | "The Candy O'Hara Story" | Tay Garnett | Harold Swanton | December 7, 1960 | |
| Guest stars Joan O'Brien, Jim Davis | ||||||
| 126 | 12 | "The River Crossing" | Jesse Hibbs | Jean Holloway | December 14, 1960 | |
| Guest star Charles Aidman | ||||||
| 127 | 13 | "The Roger Bigelow Story" | Jerry Hopper | Floyd Burton | December 21, 1960 | |
| Minister Roger Bigelow (Robert Vaughn ) uses money from his father to help outlaw Wes Varney (Claude Akins). Major Adams is skeptical that the outlaw might be faking his redemption. | ||||||
| 128 | 14 | "The Jeremy Dow Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Harold Swanton | December 28, 1960 | |
| Guest star Leslie Nielsen | ||||||
| 129 | 15 | "The Earl Packer Story" | Sutton Roley | Gene L. Coon | January 4, 1961 | |
| Guest star Ernest Borgnine | ||||||
| 130 | 16 | "The Patience Miller Story" | Mitchell Leisen | Jean Holloway | January 11, 1961 | |
| Guest stars Rhonda Fleming, Michael Ansara, Jason Robards Sr., Henry Brandon | ||||||
| 131 | 17 | "The Sam Elder Story" | Herschel Daugherty | William Raynor & Myles Wilder | January 18, 1961 | |
| Guest star Everett Sloane | ||||||
| 132 | 18 | "Weight of Command" | Herschel Daugherty | Harold Swanton | January 25, 1961 | |
| Guest star Tommy Rettig | ||||||
| 133 | 19 | "The Prairie Story" | Mitchell Leisen | Jean Holloway | February 1, 1961 | |
| Guest star Beulah Bondi | ||||||
| 134 | 20 | "Path of the Serpent" | Virgil W. Vogel | Jean Holloway | February 8, 1961 | |
| Guest stars Jay Silverheels, Noah Beery Jr. | ||||||
| 135 | 21 | "The Odyssey of Flint McCullough" | Frank Arrigo | Leonard Praskins & Sloan Nibley | February 15, 1961 | |
| Guest star Henry Hull | ||||||
| 136 | 22 | "The Beth Pearson Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | February 22, 1961 | |
|
Guest star Virginia Grey Note: Final appearance of Ward Bond. | ||||||
| 137 | 23 | "The Jed Polke Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Peter Germano | March 1, 1961 | |
| Guest star John Lasell | ||||||
| 138 | 24 | "The Nancy Palmer Story" | John English | Theodore Ferro & Matilde Ferro | March 7, 1961 | |
| Guest stars Audrey Meadows, Jack Cassidy | ||||||
| 139 | 25 | "The Christopher Hale Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Lawrence Menkin | March 15, 1961 | |
|
Guest star Lee Marvin Note: John McIntire's first episode as Chris Hale (he appeared in episode #74 as Andrew Hale). | ||||||
| 140 | 26 | "The Tiburcio Mendez Story" | David Lowell Rich | Gene L. Coon | March 22, 1961 | |
| Guest stars Nehemiah Persoff, Leonard Nimoy | ||||||
| 141 | 27 | "The Nellie Jefferson Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Harold Swanton | April 5, 1961 | |
| Guest star Janis Paige | ||||||
| 142 | 28 | "The Saul Bevins Story" | Joseph Pevney | Jean Holloway | April 12, 1961 | |
| Guest star Rod Steiger | ||||||
| 143 | 29 | "The Joe Muharich Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon | April 19, 1961 | |
| Guest star Akim Tamiroff | ||||||
| 144 | 30 | "The Duke Shannon Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | April 26, 1961 | |
| Guest star Frank McHugh | ||||||
| 145 | 31 | "The Will Santee Story" | Ted Post | Harold Swanton | May 3, 1961 | |
| Guest stars Millie Perkins, Dean Stockwell | ||||||
| 146 | 32 | "The Jim Bridger Story" | David Butler | Jean Holloway | May 10, 1961 | |
| Guest star Karl Swenson | ||||||
| 147 | 33 | "The Eleanor Culhane Story" | Ted Post | Gene L. Coon | May 17, 1961 | |
| Guest star Felicia Farr | ||||||
| 148 | 34 | "The Chalice" | Virgil W. Vogel | William Raynor & Myles Wilder | May 24, 1961 | |
| Guest star Lon Chaney Jr. | ||||||
| 149 | 35 | "The Janet Hale Story" | David Lowell Rich | Norman Jolley | May 31, 1961 | |
| Guest star Jeanette Nolan | ||||||
| 150 | 36 | "Wagon to Fort Anderson" | Ted Post | Peter Germano | June 7, 1961 | |
| Guest stars Albert Salmi, Don Rickles | ||||||
| 151 | 37 | "The Ah Chong Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Terry Wilson Teleplay by : Sheldon Bonbewell | June 14, 1961 | |
| Guest star Arnold Stang | ||||||
| 152 | 38 | "The Don Alvarado Story" | David Butler | Jean Holloway | June 21, 1961 | |
| Guest star Martin Garralaga | ||||||
Final season to air on NBC. Several season 5 episodes are in color.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 153 | 1 | "The Captain Dan Brady Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon | September 27, 1961 | |
| Joseph Cotten as Captain Dan Brady, Dawn Wells as Mrs. Murray | ||||||
| 154 | 2 | "The Kitty Albright Story" | David Butler | Norman Jolley | October 4, 1961 | |
|
Polly Bergen as Kitty Albright Note: This episode was filmed and shown in color. | ||||||
| 155 | 3 | "The Maud Frazer Story" | David Butler | Story by : Rip Van Ronkle Teleplay by : Rip Van Ronkle & Norman Jolley | October 11, 1961 | |
| Barbara Stanwyck as Maud Frazer | ||||||
| 156 | 4 | "The Selena Hartnell Story" | Jerry Hopper | William Raynor & Myles Wilder | October 18, 1961 | |
| Jan Sterling as Selena Hartnell, Claude Akins as Will Cotrell | ||||||
| 157 | 5 | "The Clementine Jones Story" | David Lowell Rich | Harold Swanton | October 25, 1961 | |
| Ann Blyth as Clementine Jones, Dick York as Willie Pettigrew | ||||||
| 158 | 6 | "The Jenna Douglas Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Peggy & Lou Shaw Teleplay by : John McGreevey | November 1, 1961 | |
|
Carolyn Jones as Jenna Douglas Note: This episode was filmed and shown in color. | ||||||
| 159 | 7 | "The Artie Matthewson Story" | Jerry Hopper | Thomas Thompson | November 8, 1961 | |
| Rory Calhoun as Artie Matthewson | ||||||
| 160 | 8 | "The Mark Miner Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Norman Jolley | November 15, 1961 | |
| Michael Burns as Mark Miner, Barbara Parkins as Eve | ||||||
| 161 | 9 | "The Bruce Saybrook Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Peter Germano | November 22, 1961 | |
| Brian Aherne as Lord Bruce Saybrook, Antoinette Bower as Diana Saybrook | ||||||
| 162 | 10 | "The Lizabeth Ann Calhoun Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | December 6, 1961 | |
|
Dana Wynter as Lizabeth Ann Calhoun Note: This episode was filmed and shown in color. | ||||||
| 163 | 11 | "The Traitor" | Dick Moder | Norman Jolley | December 13, 1961 | |
| Nick Adams as Sam Upton | ||||||
| 164 | 12 | "The Bettina May Story" | Richard Donner | Allen H. Miner | December 20, 1961 | |
| Bette Davis as Bettina May | ||||||
| 165 | 13 | "Clyde" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon | December 27, 1961 | |
| Clyde the buffalo as himself, Harry von Zell as John Sherman | ||||||
| 166 | 14 | "The Martin Onyx Story" | Jerry Hopper | Robert Yale Libott | January 3, 1962 | |
| Jack Warden as Martin Onyx | ||||||
| 167 | 15 | "The Dick Pederson Story" | Marje Blood | Leonard Praskins | January 10, 1962 | |
| James MacArthur as Dick Pederson, Anne Helm as Janey Cutler | ||||||
| 168 | 16 | "The Hobie Redman Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Thomas Thompson | January 17, 1962 | |
| Lin McCarthy as Hobie Redman | ||||||
| 169 | 17 | "The Malachi Hobart Story" | David Butler | Ken Kolb | January 24, 1962 | |
| Franchot Tone as Malachi Hobart, Irene Ryan as Martha Gresham | ||||||
| 170 | 18 | "The Dr. Denker Story" | Frank Arrigo | William Douglas Lansford, Steven Ritch | January 31, 1962 | |
| Theodore Bikel as Dr. Denker | ||||||
| 171 | 19 | "The Lonnie Fallon Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Harold Swanton | February 7, 1962 | |
|
Gary Clarke as Lonnie Fallon Note: This episode was filmed and shown in color. | ||||||
| 172 | 20 | "The Jeff Hartfield Story" | Dick Moder | Leonard Praskins | February 14, 1962 | |
| Jack Chaplain as Jeff Hartfield | ||||||
| 173 | 21 | "The Daniel Clay Story" | Don Rich | Steven Ritch | February 21, 1962 | |
| Claude Rains as Judge Daniel Clay | ||||||
| 174 | 22 | "The Lieutenant Burton Story" | David Butler | Story by : Ken Kalb Teleplay by : Steven Ritch | February 28, 1962 | |
| Dean Jones as Lieutenant Burton | ||||||
| 175 | 23 | "The Charley Shutup Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon | March 7, 1962 | |
| Dick York as Charley Shutup | ||||||
| 176 | 24 | "The Amos Billings Story" | Dick Moder | Peter Germano | March 14, 1962 | |
|
Paul Fix as Amos Billings Note: This episode was filmed and shown in color. | ||||||
| 177 | 25 | "The Baylor Crofoot Story" | Prentiss Combs | John McGreevey | March 21, 1962 | |
| Robert Culp as Baylor Crofoot | ||||||
| 178 | 26 | "The George B. Hanrahan Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon | March 28, 1962 | |
| Guest stars Lee Tracy as Hanrahan and Frank de Kova as Running Bear | ||||||
| 179 | 27 | "The Swamp Devil" | Dick Moder | Norman Jolley | April 4, 1962 | |
| Joshua (Philip Bourneuf) stayed behind with his wife and his hand-built piano on the previous year's trip, after the piano proved too heavy to haul it through the swamp. Joshua's wife later died in the swamp, and he vowed revenge on McCullough for her death. Now going through the same swamp a year latter, Chief Bear Claw (Robert Bice) tries to warn the wagon train about strange sounds and an evil spirit. Both Charlie Wooster and Bill Hawks (Terry Wilson) sense they are being watched. | ||||||
| 180 | 28 | "The Cole Crawford Story" | Frank Arrigo | Thomas Thompson | April 11, 1962 | |
| James Drury as Cole Crawford, Diana Millay as Helen Crawford | ||||||
| 181 | 29 | "The Levi Hale Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Leonard Praskins | April 18, 1962 | |
| John McIntire plays Christopher Hale's twin brother Levi | ||||||
| 182 | 30 | "The Terry Morrell Story" | Jesse Hibbs | Peter Germano | April 25, 1962 | |
| David Ladd as Terry Morrell | ||||||
| 183 | 31 | "The Jud Steele Story" | Ted Post | Peter Germano | May 2, 1962 | |
| Bill Hawks returns the horse and belongings of a man he shot, identified as Jud Steele (Edward Binns). Everyone in town tells him Steele had been dead for years, the corpse must be someone else. Hawks insists everything he finds on the man identifies him as Steele . After consistently denying the man is Steele, widow Ursula Steele (Mary LaRoche ), confesses that her husband left her for another woman long ago, and she went with the town lie of his dying years before, because it was all she could handle. | ||||||
| 184 | 32 | "The Mary Beckett Story" | Dick Moder | Story by : Paul Hayward Teleplay by : Steven Ritch | May 9, 1962 | |
| Anne Jeffreys as Mary Beckett, Jocelyn Brando as Martha Lane | ||||||
| 185 | 33 | "The Nancy Davis Story" | Dick Moder | Steven Ritch | May 16, 1962 | |
| Lory Patrick as Nancy Davis, Cloris Leachman as Loretta, Byron Foulger as Hibbs | ||||||
| 186 | 34 | "The Frank Carter Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Steven Ritch | May 23, 1962 | |
| Albert Salmi as Frank Carter | ||||||
| 187 | 35 | "The John Turnbull Story" | Charles F. Haas | Gene L. Coon | May 30, 1962 | |
| Henry Silva as John Turnbull | ||||||
| 188 | 36 | "The Hiram Winthrop Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Peter Germano | June 6, 1962 | |
| Eduard Franz as Hiram Winthrop | ||||||
| 189 | 37 | "The Heather Mahoney Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | June 13, 1962 | |
| Jane Wyatt as Heather Mahoney | ||||||
First season to air on ABC.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 190 | 1 | "Wagon Train Mutiny" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | September 19, 1962 | |
| Jane Wyman, Dan Duryea, Regis Toomey guest stars | ||||||
| 191 | 2 | "The Caroline Casteel Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gerry Day | September 26, 1962 | |
| Barbara Stanwyck guest stars | ||||||
| 192 | 3 | "The Madame Sagittarius Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Leonard Praskins | October 3, 1962 | |
| Thelma Ritter guest stars | ||||||
| 193 | 4 | "The Martin Gatsby Story" | Jerry Hopper | Thomas Thompson | October 10, 1962 | |
| Fred Clark guest stars | ||||||
| 194 | 5 | "The John Augustus Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | October 17, 1962 | |
| Joseph Cotten guest stars | ||||||
| 195 | 6 | "The Mavis Grant Story" | Dick Moder | Steven Ritch | October 24, 1962 | |
| Ann Sheridan guest stars | ||||||
| 207 | 7 | "The Lisa Raincloud Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Story by : Dana Wynter and Steven Ritch Teleplay by : Steven Ritch | October 31, 1962 | |
| Dana Wynter guest stars | ||||||
| 197 | 8 | "The Shiloh Degnan Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Harold Swanton | November 7, 1962 | |
| Barry Morse, Nancy Gates, R. G. Armstrong guest stars | ||||||
| 198 | 9 | "The Levy-McGowan Story" | Dick Moder | Bob Barbash | November 14, 1962 | |
| Leo Fuchs, Liam Redmond guest stars | ||||||
| 199 | 10 | "The John Bernard Story" | Allen H. Miner | John Kneubuhl | November 21, 1962 | |
| Robert Ryan, Beau Bridges guest stars | ||||||
| 200 | 11 | "The Kurt Davos Story" | Bernard Girard | Ted Sherdeman | November 28, 1962 | |
| Eddie Albert guest stars | ||||||
| 201 | 12 | "The Eve Newhope Story" | Bernard Girard | John McGreevey | December 5, 1962 | |
| Ann Blyth guest stars | ||||||
| 202 | 13 | "The Orly French Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | December 12, 1962 | |
| Peter Fonda guest stars | ||||||
| 203 | 14 | "The Donna Fuller Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | December 19, 1962 | |
| Jeanne Cooper, Simon Oakland guest stars | ||||||
| 204 | 15 | "The Sam Darland Story" | Walter Wagner | Story by : Walter Wagner Teleplay by : Steven Ritch & Walter Wagner | December 26, 1962 | |
| Art Linkletter, Nancy Davis, Bill Mumy, Rusty Stevens guest stars | ||||||
| 205 | 16 | "The Abel Weatherly Story" | Dick Moder | Robert Yale Libott | January 2, 1963 | |
| J. D. Cannon guest stars | ||||||
| 206 | 17 | "The Davey Baxter Story" | Dick Moder | Pat Fielder | January 9, 1963 | |
| Tommy Sands, Jeannine Riley guest stars | ||||||
| 207 | 18 | "The Johnny Masters Story" | Bernard Girard | Peter Germano | January 16, 1963 | |
| Anthony George guest stars | ||||||
| 208 | 19 | "The Naomi Kaylor Story" | Bernard Girard | William Raynor and Myles Wilder | January 30, 1963 | |
| Joan Fontaine, Natalie Trundy guest stars | ||||||
| 209 | 20 | "The Hollister John Garrison Story" | Sydney Pollack | Gene L. Coon | February 6, 1963 | |
| Charles Drake guest stars | ||||||
| 210 | 21 | "The Lily Legend Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Leonard Praskins & Sloan Nibley | February 13, 1963 | |
| Susan Oliver, Richard Jaeckel guest stars | ||||||
| 211 | 22 | "Charlie Wooster - Outlaw" | Virgil W. Vogel | Leonard Praskins | February 20, 1963 | |
| Jeanette Nolan, L.Q. Jones, Morgan Woodward, Frank Ferguson guest stars | ||||||
| 212 | 23 | "The Sara Proctor Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Leonard Praskins | February 27, 1963 | |
| Jean Hagen, Chris Robinson guest start | ||||||
| 213 | 24 | "The Emmett Lawton Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon | March 6, 1963 | |
| Dennis Hopper guest stars | ||||||
| 214 | 25 | "The Annie Duggan Story" | James Sheldon | John McGreevey and Gary Munn | March 13, 1963 | |
| Carolyn Kearney, Arthur Franz guest stars, Byron Foulger | ||||||
| 215 | 26 | "The Michael McGoo Story" | Jerry Hopper | Norman Jolley | March 20, 1963 | |
| John Doucette guest stars, Jimmy Mathers as the oldest Hooper orphan | ||||||
| 216 | 27 | "The Adam MacKenzie Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | March 27, 1963 | |
| Michael Ansara, Peter Brown guest stars | ||||||
| 217 | 28 | "The Tom Tuesday Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Leonard Praskins & Sloan Nibley | March 25, 1963 | |
| Brian Keith guest stars | ||||||
| 218 | 29 | "Heather and Hamish" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | April 10, 1963 | |
| Anne Helm, Liam Redmond, Michael Parks guest stars | ||||||
| 219 | 30 | "The Blane Wessels Story" | Jerry Hopper | John McGreevey | April 17, 1963 | |
| Robert Colbert, Virginia Christine guest stars | ||||||
| 220 | 31 | "The Tom O'Neal Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | John Kneubuhl | April 24, 1963 | |
| Peter Helm, Les Tremayne guest stars | ||||||
| 221 | 32 | "The Clarence Mullins Story" | Jerry Hopper | Norman Jolley | May 1, 1963 | |
| Clu Gulager guest stars | ||||||
| 222 | 33 | "The David Garner Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | May 8, 1963 | |
| Randy Boone guest stars | ||||||
| 223 | 34 | "Alias Bill Hawks" | Jerry Hopper | Norman Jolley | May 15, 1963 | |
| Jeanne Bal, Ed Nelson, Joan Freeman guest stars | ||||||
| 224 | 35 | "The Antone Rose Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | May 22, 1963 | |
| Charles Knox Robinson guest stars | ||||||
| 225 | 36 | "The Jim Whitlow Story" | William Witney | Steven Rich | May 29, 1963 | |
| John Kerr, Ellen Burstyn guest stars | ||||||
| 226 | 37 | "The Barnaby West Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | June 5, 1963 | |
| Michael Burns, Stu Erwin guest stars | ||||||
All episodes in color and run for 90 minutes.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 227 | 1 | "The Molly Kincaid Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gene L. Coon | September 16, 1963 | |
|
Fabian, Barbara Stanwyck, Carolyn Jones and Ray Danton guest stars Notes: The series is moved to Mondays until April 1964 when the show moved to Sundays for its final season. | ||||||
| 228 | 2 | "The Fort Pierce Story" | William Witney | John McGreevey | September 23, 1963 | |
| Ronald Reagan and Ann Blyth guest stars | ||||||
| 229 | 3 | "The Gus Morgan Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | September 30, 1963 | |
| Peter Falk and Tommy Sands guest stars | ||||||
| 230 | 4 | "The Widow O'Rourke Story" | Joseph Pevney | Leonard Praskins, Sloan Nibley | October 7, 1963 | |
| Robert Fuller, Carol Lawrence and Richard Loo guest stars | ||||||
| 231 | 5 | "The Robert Harrison Clarke Story" | William Witney | Gene L. Coon | October 14, 1963 | |
| Brian Keith and Michael Rennie guest stars | ||||||
| 232 | 6 | "The Myra Marshall Story" | Joseph Pevney | Peter Germano | October 21, 1963 | |
| Suzanne Pleshette and Beverley Owen guest stars | ||||||
| 233 | 7 | "The Sam Spicer Story" | R. G. Springsteen | Norman Jolley | October 28, 1963 | |
| Clu Gulager and Ed Begley guest stars | ||||||
| 234 | 8 | "The Sam Pulaski Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | November 4, 1963 | |
| Ross Martin and Annette Funicello guest stars | ||||||
| 235 | 9 | "The Eli Bancroft Story" | R. G. Springsteen | Steven Ritch | November 11, 1963 | |
| Leif Erickson and Randy Boone guest stars. | ||||||
| 236 | 10 | "The Kitty Pryer Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | November 18, 1963 | |
| Diana Hyland and Bradford Dillman guest stars | ||||||
| 237 | 11 | "The Sandra Cummings Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | December 2, 1963 | |
| Rhonda Fleming, Cynthia Pepper and John Archer guest stars | ||||||
| 238 | 12 | "The Bleecker Story" | William Witney | Ted Sherdeman | December 9, 1963 | |
| Joan Blondell and Ed Nelson guest stars | ||||||
| 239 | 13 | "The Story of Cain" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | December 16, 1963 | |
| Ron Hayes and Anne Helm guest stars | ||||||
| 240 | 14 | "The Cassie Vance Story" | Joseph Pevney | Betty Andrews | December 23, 1963 | |
| Laraine Day and Richard Carlson guest stars | ||||||
| 241 | 15 | "The Fenton Canaby Story" | Joseph Pevney | Thomas Thompson | December 30, 1963 | |
| Jack Kelly and Barbara Bain guest stars | ||||||
| 242 | 16 | "The Michael Malone Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gerry Day, David Richards | January 6, 1964 | |
| Michael Parks and Joyce Bulifant guest stars | ||||||
| 243 | 17 | "The Jed Whitmore Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Teddi Sherman | January 13, 1964 | |
| Neville Brand and Karl Swenson guest stars | ||||||
| 244 | 18 | "The Geneva Balfour Story" | Sutton Roley | Ken Trevey | January 20, 1964 | |
| Sherry Jackson, Kathleen Freeman and Byron Foulger guest stars | ||||||
| 245 | 19 | "The Kate Crawley Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | January 27, 1964 | |
| Barbara Stanwyck and Noah Beery Jr. guest stars | ||||||
| 246 | 20 | "The Grover Allen Story" | Joseph Pevney | Jack Curtis | February 3, 1964 | |
| Burgess Meredith and Byron Foulger guest stars | ||||||
| 247 | 21 | "The Andrew Elliott Story" | Herschel Daugherty | John Kneubuhl | February 10, 1964 | |
| Dick Sargent and Alfred Ryder guest stars | ||||||
| 248 | 22 | "The Melanie Craig Story" | Joseph Pevney | John McGreevey | February 17, 1964 | |
| Myrna Fahey and Jim Davis guest stars | ||||||
| 249 | 23 | "The Pearlie Garnet Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Leonard Praskins | February 24, 1964 | |
| Sharon Farrell, Marilyn Maxwell and Hugh Beaumont guest stars | ||||||
| 250 | 24 | "The Trace McCloud Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | John McGreevey | March 2, 1964 | |
| Larry Pennell and Audrey Dalton guest stars | ||||||
| 251 | 25 | "The Duncan McIvor Story" | Herschel Daugherty | Norman Jolley | March 9, 1964 | |
| Ron Hayes, Joanna Moore and Mike Mazurki guest stars | ||||||
| 252 | 26 | "The Ben Engel Story" | Joseph Pevney | Betty Andrews | March 16, 1964 | |
| Clu Gulager and John Doucette guest stars | ||||||
| 253 | 27 | "The Whipping" | Virgil W. Vogel | Leonard Praskins | March 23, 1964 | |
| Martin Balsam guest stars | ||||||
| 254 | 28 | "The Santiago Quesada Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gerry Day | March 30, 1964 | |
| Jena Engstrom and Joseph Wiseman guest stars | ||||||
| 255 | 29 | "The Stark Bluff Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | April 6, 1964 | |
| Ray Danton and Hari Rhodes guest stars | ||||||
| 256 | 30 | "The Link Cheney Story" | Joseph Pevney | John McGreevey | April 13, 1964 | |
| Charles Drake and Pippa Scott guest stars | ||||||
| 257 | 31 | "The Zebedee Titus Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Norman Jolley | April 20, 1964 | |
| Neville Brand guest star | ||||||
| 258 | 32 | "The Last Circle Up" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | April 27, 1964 | |
| Joe De Santis and Naomi Stevens guest star | ||||||
The final season reverts to black-and-white and runs for 60 minutes.
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259 | 1 | "The Bob Stuart Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Calvin Clements | September 20, 1964 | |
| Robert Ryan, Vera Miles, Tommy Sands, Andrew Prine guest star | ||||||
| 260 | 2 | "The Hide Hunters" | Virgil W. Vogel | John McGreevey | September 27, 1964 | |
| Chris Robinson, Charla Doherty, Morgan Woodward guest star | ||||||
| 261 | 3 | "The John Gillman Story" | Joseph Pevney | Calvin Clements | October 4, 1964 | |
| Bobby Darin, Betsy Hale, Virginia Gregg guest star | ||||||
| 262 | 4 | "The Race Town Story" | Joseph Pevney | Calvin Clements | October 11, 1964 | |
| Dan Duryea, Cheryl Holdridge guest star | ||||||
| 263 | 5 | "The Barbara Lindquist Story" | R. G. Springsteen | Meyer Dolinsky | October 18, 1964 | |
| Dana Wynter, Barry Atwater guest star | ||||||
| 264 | 6 | "The Brian Conlin Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Frank Chase | October 25, 1964 | |
| Leslie Nielsen, Paul Fix, Audrey Dalton guest star | ||||||
| 265 | 7 | "The Alice Whitetree Story" | Joseph Pevney | John Kneubuhl | November 1, 1964 | |
| Diane Baker, John Hoyt, Ken Lynch guest star | ||||||
| 266 | 8 | "Those Who Stay Behind" | Virgil W. Vogel | John McGreevey | November 8, 1964 | |
| Lola Albright, Peter Brown, Jay North, Bruce Dern guest stars | ||||||
| 267 | 9 | "The Nancy Styles Story" | Joseph Pevney | Norman Jolley | November 22, 1964 | |
| Deborah Walley, Ryan O'Neal guest star | ||||||
| 268 | 10 | "The Richard Bloodgood Story" | Joseph Pevney | Leonard Praskins | November 29, 1964 | |
| Guy Stockwell, Reta Shaw guest star | ||||||
| 269 | 11 | "The Clay Shelby Story" | R. G. Springsteen | Peter Germano | December 6, 1964 | |
| Dwayne Hickman, Richard Carlson guest star | ||||||
| 270 | 12 | "Little Girl Lost" | Virgil W. Vogel | Leonard Praskins | December 13, 1964 | |
| Lisa Eilbacher, John Doucette guest star | ||||||
| 271 | 13 | "The Hector Heatherton Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | December 20, 1964 | |
| Tom Ewell, Jeanne Cooper Kim Darby guest star | ||||||
| 272 | 14 | "The Echo Pass Story" | Joseph Pevney | Calvin Clements | January 3, 1965 | |
| Jack Lord, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Diane Brewster guest star | ||||||
| 273 | 15 | "The Chottsie Gubenheimer Story" | Joseph Pevney | John McGreevey | January 10, 1965 | |
| Jeanette Nolan guest star | ||||||
| 274 | 16 | "The Wanda Snow Story" | Joseph Pevney | Earl Hamner | January 17, 1965 | |
| Marta Kristen, Arthur O'Connell, Dabbs Greer guest star | ||||||
| 275 | 17 | "The Isaiah Quickfox Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | John Kneubuhl | January 31, 1965 | |
| Frank de Kova, Andrew Prine guest star | ||||||
| 276 | 18 | "Herman" | Joseph Pevney | Ted Sherdeman and Jane Klove | February 14, 1965 | |
| Charlie Ruggles, Linda Evans guest star | ||||||
| 277 | 19 | "The Bonnie Brooke Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | February 21, 1965 | |
| Katharine Ross, Robert Emhardt guest stars | ||||||
| 278 | 20 | "The Miss Mary Lee McIntosh Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gerry Day | February 28, 1965 | |
| Bethel Leslie, Jack Warden, Eddie Little Sky, Jack Bighead guest star | ||||||
| 279 | 21 | "The Captain Sam Story" | Virgil W. Vogel | Gerry Day | March 21, 1965 | |
| Cathy Lewis, John War Eagle guest star | ||||||
| 280 | 22 | "The Betsy Blee Smith Story" | Allen H. Miner | Allen H. Miner | March 28, 1965 | |
| Jennifer Billingsley, Joel McCrea guest star | ||||||
| 281 | 23 | "The Katy Piper Story" | Joseph Pevney | Leonard Praskins and Stanley Dyrector | April 11, 1965 | |
| Frances Reid, Virginia Christine guest star | ||||||
| 282 | 24 | "The Indian Girl Story" | James H. Brown | Calvin Clements | April 18, 1965 | |
| Leslie Perkins, John Lupton guest star | ||||||
| 283 | 25 | "The Silver Lady" | Andrew V. McLaglen | Dick Nelson | April 25, 1965 | |
| Don Galloway, Don Collier guest star | ||||||
| 284 | 26 | "The Jarbo Pierce Story" | William Witney | Calvin Clements | May 2, 1965 | |
| Rory Calhoun guest star | ||||||