Lawman

This is the story of Marshal Dan Troop of Laramie, Wyoming, and his Deputy Johnny McKay, an orphan Troop took under his wing.

1958 HD 30min TV-PG United States English

John Russell Peter Brown Peggie Castle

Western

19th century lawman wyoming usa

S1E1 - The Deputy 1958-10-05

In this pilot episode, Dan Troop takes over in Laramie after the previous marshal is killed. His first job is to bring in the marshals killer, and in the process he gains a fine deputy in Johnny McKay. (This is also the first of several episodes where veteran actors Jack Elam and Lee Van Cleef appeared.)

S1E2 - The Prisoner 1958-10-12

In a tribute to High Noon, a man comes into town, looking for a fight. When he kills a man, he is arrested. Johnny gets lessons from Dan on how to handle a prisoner

S1E3 - The Joker 1958-10-19

Dan and Johnny try to capture a prisoner, who tells Johnny that he is his father. Dan is shocked when Johnny turns in his badge, saying he has bad blood and wont make a good lawman. At the end, Dan and Johnny have a gunfight with the prisoner, and Johnny takes back his job.

S1E4 - The Oath 1958-10-26

While Dan and Johnny are taking a killer to be hanged and a doctor to prison to serve a term, they come upon a stranded stagecoach with various passengers who need help. While helping the passengers, a conflict ensues, which ends with new light being brought out in the Doctors case.

S1E5 - The Outcast 1958-11-02

Bob Ford, who shot Jesse James in the back, comes to Laramie, where Dan and Johnny must protect him from mob mentality in some who feel Jesse James was a hero (although Dan seems to think he was a two-bit killer). The citizens of Laramie join in until Dan talks them out of it.

S1E6 - The Jury 1958-11-09

A new saloon is opened in Laramie by Kate Wilson, who has had several scrapes with the law, but is always acquitted by the all-male jurors due to serious flirting on her part. When the same thing happens in Laramie, Dan pulls out all the stops, bringing in an ex-beau of hers doing time for one of her former crimes, and an all-woman jury to de-rail her.

S1E7 - Wanted 1958-11-16

Fallon, a ruthless bounty hunter, brings in a body of a wanted man and collects the reward from Dan, who knew him elsewhere and doesnt like him. After being told to leave town, Fallon shows Dan and Johnny a picture of the next man on his hit list. Johnny knows him and tries to protect him from the killer, but is injured in the process. Finally, Dan must step in to stop another killing by Fallon.

S1E8 - The Badge 1958-11-23

Johnny puts his badge on the line when he bets Dan that his life long friend, Bill Anderson, is a good guy - and the only one in his family. Bill has trouble through some misunderstandings, and his brother gets out of prison at just the right time to really stir things up, but Johnny remains loyal to him throughout.

S1E9 - Bloodline 1958-11-30

Luke Saint is a old codger who has a fast draw for a son named Matt. Matt has a reputation, which Luke likes to feed. On the way into Laramie, Matt is ambushed, shot and told he will never shoot again. His pa continues to cause trouble, thinking Matt will avenge him. When he realizes he cant, he goes off and gets Matts son, Mark, also a crack shot, to get retribution. But Mark is only after Matt.

S1E10 - The Intruders 1958-12-07

A Chinese girl is the only one willing to testify after her husband is killed by a couple of men extorting money from the Chinese mine workers outside of town. Although the two men and their boss try to foment hatred and prejudice toward the Chinese who work so hard there, in the end, justice prevails.

S1E11 - Short Straw 1958-12-14

Upset that Dan refuses to recind a 10 p.m. curfew hes put on all the saloons in town, the three saloon owners draw straws to see who gets the short straw. That man is the one who is supposed to kill Marshall Troop. Instead, he hires a killer whom Dan knows and recognizes in the cafe. The rest of the show is spent trying to figure out who hes there to kill - and who paid him to do it.

S1E12 - Lady in Question 1958-12-21

When Johnny McKays old sweetheart comes to town, she is followed by her lover who goads Johnny into a gunfight. Johnny kills him, but the mans gun is missing when Johnny returns with Dan Troop. Troop must place Johnny under arrest for murder.

S1E13 - The Master 1958-12-28

Dans pleased to hear his old mentor is in town, but he and Johnny are disappointed to find out hes there to help the Cattlemans Association to run off homesteaders, a problem Dan had just been dealing with. Events lead to a show-down between the two old friends, with a predictable outcome.

S1E14 - The Outsider 1959-01-04

Rene LeBeau is a half-breed Indian woman who lives on a ranch with her Sioux mother after her father dies, and the cattlemen in the area are trying to run her off. Intolerance causes a host of problems for the woman, but especially a group who keep running off her help. One of the cattlemens employees, however, disagrees with the treatment, and is shot for it. Dan must fight the small group of hate mongerers as well as one who secretly lusts after Rene.

S1E15 - The Captives 1959-01-11

Jack McCall, who murdered Wild Bill Hickok, ends up in Laramie, holed up in Johnnys ailing Uncle Jess cabin. When Johnny shows up with the doctor, they are held captive. Then Johnny is sent to town for provisions so the killer can make his escape, and a suspicious Dan Troop follows at a distance. In the end, everything is resolved.

S1E16 - The Encounter 1959-01-18

While going to arrest two men for murder, Dan is mauled by a bear. A woman saves him and takes him to her cabin, but he doesnt know shes the sister of one of the wanted men. She nurses him, even though she knows hes a lawman because of his badge, which she saw and threw away. Then her brother and his partner come back, and emotions run high. In the end, the situation is resolved, though not as Dan would have liked.

S1E17 - The Brand Release 1959-01-25

A wounded Ben Greene is accused of stealing cattle. He insists that he bought them legally, and his brand release is at his cabin. The men who accuse him are unsavory characters that both Johnny and Dan seem to distrust. Several of the players in this episode begin journeys in search of witnesses and proof, ending up, of course, with justice prevailing.

S1E18 - The Runaway 1959-02-01

Ben Steed is a soldier who wants to be a writer. His father, an army colonel, wants him to stay in the army. The son leaves, but not with the intent to desert as much as to get away from the situation. Complicating matters is the fact that he and his girlfriend, whom his father dislikes, have secretly gotten married, and also a troublemaker trying to get revenge on the Colonel.

S1E19 - Warpath 1959-02-08

The buffalo hunters, led by Tom Cardigan, are persecuting little Billy Bright in the saloon because he used to be married to a Shoshone Indian. The Shoshone are on the warpath because Cardigan killed the chiefs brother. Troop stops them and then lets Bright go, but then he learns that the buffalo men hung Bright outside of town. He goes to try to stop a war, and the Indians attack him and the buffalo hunters.

S1E20 - The Gunman 1959-02-15

Reformed gunfighter Kurt Monroe comes into Laramie to meet his fiancee, Lucy, on the stage. But when the stage comes in without her, his resolve to stay on the straight and narrow is put to the test.

S1E21 - The Big Hat 1959-02-22

Big Hat Anderson and Lily Keats are married, and Frank Tate, the newspaper editor, is given the grooms big hat to wear. As he leaves the saloon, he is shot and killed. Dan must find the killer, and starts with former loves of the bride. Frank Tate was a regular in the cast, as the editor who respected and worked with Dan and Johnny. His niece, Julie, comes in this episode to take over his job at the paper.

S1E22 - The Chef 1959-03-01

Hans is a chef wanting to open up his own restaurant, but the Youngs keep him bound to a contract they have with him. Dan helps him get out of it in an unusual (but legal) way, in a show played for laughs, one of the lighter episodes.

S1E23 - The Posse 1959-03-08

A posse is formed to find a suspected murderer, and a gunslinger is included in the posse. The other citizens object, but he turns out to be the only one willing to help Dan protect the suspect once they find him. The suspects wife, meanwhile, makes a confession to Johnny that he must tell Dan Troop before its too late.

S1E24 - The Visitor 1959-03-15

Jamie was left with the Welches to raise after his father, Jack Rollins, went to prison. Jack is out, and back to reclaim his son.

S1E25 - Battle Scar 1959-03-22

A military man has a breakdown and finally reveals the truth about a war battle: he let people believe he had been a hero, when instead he was court-martialed for deserting his men.

S1E26 - The Gang 1959-03-29

The Hayes gang is riding into Laramie, and one of the riders, Clay, is coming in to warn Dan. In a rare show of Dans background, we learn Clay is his brother, that they both loved the same girl who went off with Clay and then died, and that Clay is not exactly a law-abiding citizen. But he still wants his brother and Johnny to win this fight against the gang, so he gets out of a sickbed to help when no one in the town will.

S1E27 - The Souvenir 1959-04-05

When Dan and Johnny both draw and fire on an escaped convicted killers brother, Dan takes the credit for it in order to protect Johnny and draw out the other 2 brothers. But when Johnny learns that he was, in fact, the one who killed Davey, he turns in his badge.

S1E28 - The Young Toughs 1959-04-12

Three young toughs cause trouble for Johnny while hes left in charge while Dan goes out of town. Finally, hes forced into a shoot out with all three of them, just as Dan gets back.

S1E29 - Riding Shotgun 1959-04-19

Larry DeLong is a reformed criminal who is now employed as a shotgun rider on the stageline. When his former gang robs the stage on which hes riding, and the driver is killed, the towns people of Laramie feel Larry is about ready to rejoin the gang. Once again, Dans faith in him turns the tide.

S1E30 - The Journey 1959-04-26

Dan starts on a journey in response to a telegram asking for his help in another town. When he gets there, no one seems to know anything about why he was summoned. Dan must solve this mystery.

S1E31 - The Huntress 1959-05-03

When stage robbers kill Loma Williams brother, she becomes a one-woman vigilante force. After one of the men tells her where she can find the other one, she kills him. Then she heads for Laramie, the place where she was told she could find the other one. Dan tries to head off a bloodbath.

S1E32 - The Return 1959-05-10

Dan helps a man released from prison to make the right decision between the girl that he loves and going back to his old gang.

S1E33 - The Senator 1959-05-17

Dan and Johnny must stop an assassination attempt on the Senator, who is supposed to stop in Laramie on the midnight train.

S1E34 - The Ring 1959-05-24

Dan sets a trap for a murderer after a young woman is found killed in Laramie.

S1E35 - The Bandits 1959-05-31

After Ches Ryans pay is docked, he retaliates by robbing the payroll. As he escapes, he passes through a town plagued with an illness. He comes across a young woman and her little brother who are both ill and have no one to look after them, so he stays to help. Dan catches up to him while there, and consequently gets the fever himself. Ryan then tends to Dan, also.

S1E36 - The Wayfarer 1959-06-07

Doc Holliday is in Laramie, and Dan would like to see him go. He is hanging around, however, for a woman due on the stagecoach, and he wont go until she gets there.

S1E37 - The Conclave 1959-06-14

One member of a gang planning to rob a stage gets drunk while in Laramie and subsequently is jailed. He offers to tell Dan the scheme for some whiskey. Then, Dan has to try to foil the plot.

S1E38 - Red Ransom 1959-06-21

After Sioux Chief Red Horses son is murdered, he holds Johnny hostage and tells Dan he will kill Johnny in the morning unless Dan can find the killer.

S1E39 - The Friend 1959-06-28

While Dan is gone (again), Johnny runs across an old friend in town, not knowing he has joined a gang planning on robbing the bank of Laramie. When his friend, Buck Harmon, finds out hes the deputy in town, he first tries to talk him into going out of town with him for the evening, then ends up joining him in the fight against his gang.

S2E1 - Lily 1959-10-04

Lily Merrill opens the Bird Cage Saloon after being thrown out of Billings, Montana by the sheriff. Dan hears she was involved in a theft/murder, she assumes he wants to be paid off. Dan, of course, refuses money. Both seem surprised that their opinions are wrong, but Dan is still suspicious. One of her dealers again causes trouble, and she looks guilty. There are several mistakes made by Dan (unusual for him) regarding her innocence until the very last scene, where they gain lasting respect for one another.

S2E2 - The Hunch 1959-10-11

An alcoholic is identified by the man he supposedly robbed the night before, and cant deny it because he was drunk. Even though he is identified as the robber, Dan has ""a hunch"" that he is being set up.

S2E3 - Shackled 1959-10-18

While guarding a prison wagon, Johnny is attacked by a prisoner after the wagon is set upon and overturned. He shackles himself to the prisoner immediately, and then has to avoid being killed.

S2E4 - The Exchange 1959-10-25

When Lilys estranged ex-con husband, Frank, comes to town she avoids telling Dan who the man is. Dans suspicious of him- and with good cause. Hes holding their son, Tommy, as a hostage to force Lily to help him rob the bank. She tries to handle the matter alone while keeping Dan from finding out anything, which only makes him more suspicious.

S2E5 - The Last Man 1959-11-01

When an army officer comes to Laramie to try to establish an unfair treaty with the Indians, a white man who has been assimilated into the tribe tries to kill him.

S2E6 - The Breakup 1959-11-08

Once again Johnny resigns, after being forced to kill an old friend. Dan hires another deputy, but hes no Johnny McKay. He is bombastic and cowardly, pushing people to throw his weight around, but not really wanting to have to fight. Finally, after the new deputy gets scared half to death, Johnny takes his job back.

S2E7 - Shadow Witness 1959-11-15

When Beth, a girl who works in the Bird Cage, is murdered, the killer is seen by Oren, an old man with very thick glasses. The glasses are broken as the killer rushes out the door, leaving him dazed and nearly blind. Dan sets a trap, insisting that Oren saw the whole thing and can identify the killer as soon as he gets his new glasses.

S2E8 - The Prodigal 1959-11-22

Dan and Johnny help Timmos estranged son to overcome years of bad association and feelings of neglect.

S2E9 - The Press 1959-11-29

Lal Hoard gets out of prison and heads for Laramie. Dan had put him away, and he swore revenge. Now, Lily and Johnny are worried, but Hoard seems to have changed. He has bought the Laramie newspaper and wants to settle down. It doesnt take long to see that he is starting a smear campaign against Dan, and then tries to blackmail Lily.

S2E10 - 9:05 to North Platte 1959-12-06

Pa Jutes and his sons hold Lily Merrill and a young newsboy hostage in the marshalls office until the 9:05 train to North Platte comes through. Its carrying another of his sons whos being taken to justice by another lawman, and Pa wants to make a trade.

S2E11 - The Hoax 1959-12-20

Two grifters come to town claiming to be there to raise money to rebuild the church in Laramie after it burns down. In reality, they plan to take the money and run.

S2E12 - The Shelter 1959-12-27

A nightime rainstorm forces Dan and Johnny, who are escorting a prisoner, to seek shelter in a cabin. It is lived in by Jack Brace, a thief and a murderer, and his slave, an Indian woman. She tries to warn Dan about Jack, who joins with the prisoner to overpower the two lawmen. The Indian woman helps them as they are being forced to dig their own graves.

S2E13 - Last Stop 1960-01-03

Bill Jennings and his fiancee, Amie, are about to be married. But then Bills stepson, Gabe, shows up, full of anger and vengeance over the fact that Bill deserted his mother and him years before. Even though Bill knows that in truth, his ex-wife left him - and Gabe is not really his son- he tries to protect the boy from the facts.

S2E14 - The Showdown 1960-01-10

A gunman shows up wanting vengeance against Lance Creedy, a gunfighter who changed for the better when he married his wife. The gunman is convinced that Lance stole his woman from him.

S2E15 - The Stranger 1960-01-17

An older man comes to town to avenge his sons killing by Dan Troop. Although Dan was doing his duty, the father hears a local bigmouth talking about how his son was just a fun-loving boy and Dan Troop killed him without cause. In this episode, its Johnny who has to come to the rescue as the man is determined to kill Dan.

S2E16 - The Wolfer 1960-01-24

Pike Reese, a wolfer, tells everyone hes caught a wolf who has been stalking and ravaging the areas livestock. He then tries to blackmail the town for $10,000, or hell let the wolf go. After one of the townspeople kills the wolf to prevent that from happening, he is found dead. Dan goes after the wolfer.

S2E17 - The Hardcase 1960-01-31

Beth Denning, a somewhat wild girl, seems to stir up trouble wherever she goes. Raised by a lazy father in a filthy cabin, she cant seem to break out of the mold. Dan, knowing that a cattle drive is coming into town, lays down the law to both her father and to her, warning them to not cause any more trouble in Laramie. When Beth is found beat up and near death after a scene at the Bird Cage, the town is ready to lynch an innocent young man until Beth comes out of her coma to identify the real culprit.

S2E18 - To Capture the West 1960-02-07

Artist Frederick Jameson comes to town. Lily impresses him and he offers to paint her portrait. Meanwhile, a murderous gang is on his trail, and he and his Indian companion both seem to know why, although Dan and Johnny do not.

S2E19 - The Ugly Man 1960-02-14

Lily is threatened in an alley at night by a man calling himself ""the ugly man"". He seems to know all about her and accuses her of deceit and lies (although she is sure she doesnt know him) and he promises to kill her at midnight on some night soon. Dan and Johnny begin a constant vigil, one or the other being with her 24 hours a day until they can track down a man with no name and no face. Finally, one of the girls who works in the saloon discloses a secret that unlocks the mystery.

S2E20 - The Kids 1960-02-21

Three kids ride into town, take a shot at Dan, and ride out. He and Johnny pursue them, catch them, and bring them in, in spite of being clawed and bitten in the process. Lily refuses to let him put the little girl, Dodie, in jail and takes her to the Bird Cage. None of the kids will tell Dan anything about who they are, but he soon learns that their father is a wanted outlaw, and they want to go live with him rather than their Uncle Lou.

S2E21 - The Thimblerigger 1960-02-28

A strange man, who is a thimblerigger, shows up at the Bird Cage Saloon one night and promises to ruin a man with his game.

S2E22 - The Truce 1960-03-06

Dan has to get a prisoner away from the posse that is after him and to safety in jail so the man can apply for a pardon from the governor, whose life he saved during the war.

S2E23 - Reunion in Laramie 1960-03-13

Pianist Reed Smith drank to forget the war. Hes conquered the drinking problem, but not the men who are trying to get him because of things he did that they cant forget. The reunion takes place at the Bird Cage Saloon in Laramie.

S2E24 - Thirty Minutes 1960-03-20

In this show, which really is about 30 minutes in the towns life, bad guy (really bad guy) Jake Wilson (Jack Elam) comes to town. At 2:30, he goes into the BirdCage and is soon recognized by a young man, whom he kills right before he shoots Johnny. Then, when Dan hears the shots, Jake engages in a hostage situation, telling Dan hes killed his deputy and will kill his girlfriend unless Dan clears the streets, gets him his horse, and lets him ride out. Shot twice, once by Johnny before he got hit, and once by Dan, Wilson is wounded, in pain, scared, and beligerent (Jack Elam at his best). He terrorizes Lily and the others before the final shootout, which takes place almost on the stroke of 3:00.

S2E25 - Left Hand of the Law 1960-03-27

A man whose arm has been amputated because of a shootout with Marshall Troop some time back comes back to town, convinced his son will kill Dan for him. But his son is reluctant to do so.

S2E26 - Belding's Girl 1960-04-03

Meg Belding leaves home at 21, away from her verbally and physically abusive father. Lily gives her a job at the Bird Cage, and he tracks her down, threatening to beat her. A kind man she meets protects her, and soon they want to get married. Her father objects. Dan and Lily have to run interference for her.

S2E27 - Girl from Grantsville 1960-04-10

In this angsty, nearly depressing episode, Johnny falls in love with a young girl in town, Jenny Miles. Dan and Lily have some objections, but they dont say anything. Jenny turns out to be a flirt who is in love with someone else, and Johnny keeps protecting her from him thinking hes trying to hurt her. Shes trying to get one of them to kill the other to prove how much they care about her.

S2E28 - The Surface of Truth 1960-04-17

A ruthless trapper is just as brutal with his Indian wife, whom he kills in a rage. When her tribe finds out, they want justice, and Dan has to be the mediator.

S2E29 - Salvation of Owny O'Reilly 1960-04-24

Joel Grey makes his first of 3 appearances in this series as Owny OReilly. In this show, as a young tough, he gets into trouble in town while his brother, Jack, is escaping from a payroll robbery. Jacks partner, Samson, throws the money in a well, and Owny finds it. He keeps it, then starts acting nice to people so they wont suspect anything. Lily befriends him and gives him a job. In the end, Jack and Samson are caught, and Owny is considered completely rehabilitated.

S2E30 - The Lady Belle 1960-05-01

Lady Belle Smythe comes to town to case the bank for her gang to rob. The menfolk in town are taken with her, but she insults Lilys dress after her song in the saloon, and after that Lily is convinced shes a phoney. The problem is trying to convince Dan shes right.

S2E31 - The Payment 1960-05-08

Ron Fallon, a former gunman with a useless hand, comes to town wanting to help out the woman he loves, Judith Manning. However, her son believes that Ron killed his father and wants to pay back the favor, not knowing that, in reality, the gunman is his father. As usual, Dan ends up having to intercede.

S2E32 - The Judge 1960-05-15

Dan and Johnny take a posse and go after a murderous thief who is called The Actor. When a posse member is shot, Johnny takes him back to town, while Dan stays on the trail. Later, Dan is shot and left for dead. Hes found by two sisters who take him back to their cabin to care for him. One of them is married to a circuit judge who happens to be The Actor.

S2E33 - Man on a Wire 1960-05-22

The Black Hand was a secret criminal society, esp. of Italians, organized for blackmail and deeds of violence during the last decade of the 1800s. Now, in Laramie, two trapeze artists are being blackmailed, and they believed that they had escaped from the Black Hand by coming to America.

S2E34 - The Parting 1960-05-29

A wanted man wants to turn himself in to Dan Troop, but wants the reward money given to Jennie, the woman he loves, so she can go to Chicago and get medical treatment. She is terminally ill, but doesnt want him to know. He will get a life sentence for his crimes, but doesnt want her to know. At their parting, they make a promise to each other to meet later, but both know they wont be able to keep it.

S2E35 - The Swamper 1960-06-05

An alcoholic, Jim Phelan,is a swamper who is offered a bribe to help make a bank robbery possible. He wants to, but with a condition which involves his unpolished daughter, Ellie.

S2E36 - Man on a Mountain 1960-06-12

A deputy who wants to make a name for himself is trying to find an old friend of Dans, accusing him of a crime that he himself committed. Dan, once again, has to step in to right the wrong.

S2E37 - Fast Trip to Cheyenne 1960-06-19

Dan races against the clock to bring evidence to save an innocent man from being hanged in Cheyenne. Someone is obviously sabotaging his efforts, and Dan must apprehend whoever is doing so before he can get to Cheyenne.

S3E1 - The Town Boys 1960-09-18

Johnny goes against everyone elses better judgement when he takes personal responsibility for 4 boys who have been arrested for killing a milk cow. The four boys lack any direction in life and remind Johnny of himself at their age. He finds them work at the livery stable, determined to help them rehabilitate. Three of the boys end up admiring him and wanting his approval, while the fourth boy is not only bad, he is criminal.

S3E2 - The Go-Between 1960-09-26

Lily and Johnny are both kidnapped and held by a gang of blackmailing killers. They send a concussed, blindfolded Johnny back into town with orders to clean out Lilys bank account and leave the money where it can be picked up. Dan works with Johnny to figure out where she is being held before the men can get back to their hideout with the money. Dan knows they plan to kill her as soon as they return. The urgency both of them feel is indicative of the closeness the three of them have.

S3E3 - The Mad Bunch 1960-10-02

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S3E4 - The Old War Horse 1960-10-09

Bess Harper was Lilys mentor as a young girl, the woman who gave her her first job. Now she is an old alcoholic, in town to try to get five thousand dollars out of the town of Laramie left to it by her estranged ex-husband. Lily hatches a plan to rehabilitate her and get her back on stage, to the chagrin of her lawyer, who was the one who put the idea into her head.

S3E5 - Return of Owny O'Reilly 1960-10-16

Owny catches a wanted man by snagging him on his fishing line. He takes the body back to town to claim the reward, and with Johnny going out of town to collect it for him, he suggests to Dan that Owny be made his deputy while hes gone. The results are hilarious, with Owny trying desperately to copy Dan in everything.

S3E6 - Yawkey 1960-10-23

Yawkey, who has killed 27 men and has the reputation of being the fastest gun alive, shows up at the Bird Cage and sends notice to Dan that hes going to kill him at 3:30 that afternoon. Dans never met him, and doesnt know why he wants to kill him. Both Johnny and Lily try to talk Yawkey out of it, to no avail. Dan is determined to do his job regardless of the consequences, much to Lilys dismay. The end is a study in the life of a gunslinger.

S3E7 - Dilemma 1960-10-30

Troop (John Russell) tries to determine the identity of a terrified saloon sweeper being pursued by outlaws. Burbage: Tom Drake. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Shea: Harry Antrim. Walt: John Beradino. Harry: James Anderson. Fen: John McCann.

S3E8 - The Post 1960-11-06

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S3E9 - Chantay 1960-11-13

Chantay is a young Indian girl who runs away from the Indian school because her teacher makes her do bad things. She is followed and returned by an Indian policeman, Great Bear, but not before she meets and is smitten with Johnny. Later, he finds her under the bed in the marshalls office as hes sleeping, to Dan and Lilys shared amusement. He must take her back to the school, and then has to prove shes innocent of murder.

S3E10 - Samson the Great 1960-11-20

A boxing promoter arrives in Laramie with ""Samson the Great,"" a champion prizefighter. A number of local men pay for a chance to fight Samson in the hope of winning $50 but Samson easily defeats each of them. Samson then settles himself in the local saloon, becoming increasingly obnoxious and abusive. When Deputy McKay intervenes, Samson beats him up. Marshal Troop, to get Samson out of town, then challenges him to a fight and manages to defeat him after a brutal, bare-knuckle brawl.

S3E11 - The Second Son 1960-11-27

When Al May comes home with a bag of stolen payroll money and being pursued by a posse, his younger half brother, Charlie, grabs the money and runs, letting himself get caught and taking the rap for Al. What he wants is acceptance by his dad and his brother, who blame him for his mothers running off with another man years before. Since Lily insists hes innocent and begs Dan to do something, he comes up with a plan to expose the truth.

S3E12 - The Catcher 1960-12-04

Troop (John Russell) goes after a murder suspect, unaware that the real killer is riding with the posse. Catcher: Med Flory. McKay: Peter Brown. Fenway: Robert Armstrong. Bailey: James Coburn. Mrs. Fenway: Claudia Barrett.

S3E13 - Cornered 1960-12-11

Johnny kills a notorious gunman only because the killers gun misfires. Although the town wants to make him a hero, he knows the truth. Then he learns that the gunmans son is going to be coming to avenge his fathers death, and hes reputed to be faster than his father was.

S3E14 - Escape of Joe Kilmer 1960-12-18

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S3E15 - Old Stefano 1960-12-25

Tracy McNeil is a supposed businessman who is showing an inordinate interest in Lily Merrill. Johnny teases Dan about it, but Dan doesnt want to interfere. In fact, Lily is interested in buying McNeils thoroughbred horse, but his price is too high: to try to persuade Dan to let him buy up land that isnt really for sale. Meanwhile, Old Stefano, a mute old shepherd who comes to town with an injured sheep dog, is accused of killing McNeils injured horse. Dan has to intervene in McNeils behalf.

S3E16 - The Robbery 1961-01-01

On the trail of a murderer, Troop (John Russell) is stymied by the stubborn arrogance of an Army lieutenant. Davidson: Robert Ridgely. Deever: Hal Torey. Roach: Warren Kemmerling. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle.

S3E17 - Firehouse Lil 1961-01-08

In this lighter episode Jake, in charge of fire co. #2 and Oren, in charge of fire co. #1, crash into each other and start a fight in the street during a fire drill. After Lily chides them loudly in public for their behavior, she is elected unanimously the new fire marshall. A group of bandits witness this and prepare to start a fire as a diversion so they can rob the payroll being held in the bank. Lily and the Volunteer Fire Brigade save the day.

S3E18 - The Frame-Up 1961-01-15

Troop comes under fire when new evidence shows he sent an innocent man to the gallows. John Russell. Jessica: Randy Stuart. Courtney: Dabbs Greer. Belmont: William Mims. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle.

S3E19 - Marked Man 1961-01-22

Troop is reunited with his friend Tod Larson (Andrew Duggan), unaware of a grim irony at work: Larson has been hired to kill the marshal. Troop: John Russell. Darby: Jeff DeBenning. Lily: Peggie Castle. McKay: Peter Brown. Muriel: Miranda Jones.

S3E20 - The Squatters 1961-01-29

Before he died, a Wyoming cattleman gave Ad Prentice a tract of land to start a ranch. Prentices hired hand, Bent Carr, hopes to gain possession of the land by proving the transaction was illegal.

S3E21 - Homecoming 1961-02-05

Troop (John Russell) goes after an escaped murderer who has sworn to kill him. Walker: Marc Lawrence. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Eddy: Ray Strickland. Mary: Adrienne Marden.

S3E22 - Hassayampa 1961-02-12

Hassayampa Edwards is a temperance leader who tries to get the saloons in Laramie closed. When one burns down, Dan forces Lily to close the Bird Cage until the storm dies down.

S3E23 - The Promoter 1961-02-19

Troop and Lily form a business partnership to frustrate a dapper crook bent on seizing control of Laramie by buying all the saloons. Lily: Peggie Castle. Troop: John Russell. De Vries: John van Dreelen. McKay: Peter Brown. Ferris: Frank Gerstle. Rogers: Don Beddoe. North: J. Edward McKinley.

S3E24 - Detweiler's Kid 1961-02-26

Elfreida Detweiler has been raised by her father, a hardnosed, hateful, spiteful old German immigrant who resents her because she wasnt a son, and her mother died giving her birth. To try to prove to him that she is as good as a son, she calls out Jim Austin, a young man who has taken a liking to her, but whom her father hates. Johnny tries to stop her, and she challenges him to a gunfight the next day at noon. He cant back down, and he ""cant fight a girl"". In spite of its dark overtones, this show has a definite comic touch to it.

S3E25 - The Inheritance 1961-03-05

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S3E26 - Blue Boss and Willie Shay 1961-03-12

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S3E27 - Man from New York 1961-03-19

A New York policeman arrives in Laramie determined to mete out justice for a crime committed years before by a now respected citizen. Foster: Mike Road. Stiles: Richard Arlen. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggy Castle. Winnie: Sheila Bromley.

S3E28 - Mark of Cain 1961-03-26

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S3E29 - Fugitive 1961-04-02

A mans skipping town makes it look like hes guilty of a stagecoach robbery. Joey: Michael Davis. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Meg: Catherine McLeod. Mrs. Fields: Dorothy Konrad.

S3E30 - The Persecuted 1961-04-09

Troop (John Russell) must find another way to deal with a maniacal killer after the man is acquitted in court. Keller: Adam Williams. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Annie: Jean Willes. Roy: Evan McCord. Jake: Dan Sheridan. Turner: Jeffrey Morris.

S3E31 - The Grubstake 1961-04-16

The lawmen try to protect a saloon hostess from swindlers. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Stephanie: Heather Angel. Rainbow Jack: Frank Ferguson. Lily: Peggie Castle. Jake: Dan Sheridan.

S3E32 - Whiphand 1961-04-23

Troop (John Russell) steps in when a romantic triangle threatens to erupt in bloodshed. Jed: Med Flory. Cassie: Peggy McKay. Bull: Leo Gordon. McKay: Peter Brown.

S3E33 - The Threat 1961-04-30

A David and Goliath-type battle ensues as a physically weak man uses psychological warfare to punish his brothers killer. Edgar: Whit Bissell. Swan: Don OReilly. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Villiers: Russ Conway. James: Walter Reed.

S3E34 - The Trial 1961-05-07

Embittered Dexter Weston blindly leaps at the chance to even the score with Judge Whitehall (Ray Teal), who sentenced Westons father to hang years before. Dexter: Richard Sakal. Tandis: Shirley Knight. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Charlie: Tim Graham.

S3E35 - Blind Hate 1961-05-14

Troop (John Russell) tries to avoid bloodshed when an embittered rancher threatens the man courting his daughter. Lucy: Mala Powers. Warner: Jason Evers. Pastor: Ted de Corsia. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle.

S3E36 - The Break-In 1961-05-21

To cap a baffling turn of events, a notorious outlaw enters the Laramie jail---and demands to be paid the price on his head. Troop: John Russell. Hudson: Sheldon Allman. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Berliner: Maurice Manson. Gates: Chubby Johnson.

S3E37 - Conditional Surrender 1961-05-28

Pa Beason has come to Laramie to die. He has led a life of killing and looting,and has never been brought to justice. He chose Laramie because he has heard that Dan is a fair man. He offers to give Dan a full confession of all of the raids he has performed over the years on the condition that his daughter, Iona, is cleaned up and put into a dress and looks like a lady rather that one of his sons, who are following in his footsteps. Dan agrees, knowing Lily cant turn down a challenge like that. He then agrees to make sure the girl is taken care of on the condition that Pa talks his boys into surrendering to him.

S3E38 - Cold Fear 1961-06-04

Troop (John Russell) steps in when two vengeful gunmen kidnap ex-marshal Brad Turners new bride. Turner: Frank Overton. Ann: Maggie Mahoney. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Lou: Chris Alcaide. Bert: Jerry Barclay.

S3E39 - The Promise 1961-06-11

A condemned murderer (Ken Lynch) gives one last order to a cohort: kill Troop (John Russell)! McKay: Peter Brown. Washburn: Robert Palmer. Lily: Peggie Castle. Nancy: Caroline Comant. Bracque: Don Haggerty. Albrecht: Charles Tannen.

S4E1 - Trapped 1961-09-17

Outlaw leader Hale Connors arrives in Laramie to notify Troop that the stage wont be arriving.

S4E2 - The Juror 1961-09-24

One member of the Cauley gang is captured and brought to Laramie for trial, because the town where he was caught couldnt find anyone willing to serve on a jury. The other 5 Cauleys have threatened to kill anyone who served. Dan is sure Laramie will rally to the cause, but finds that fear is contagious. Finally, learning that it only takes one juror, under extreme circumstances, to try a case, Dan pulls one name out of the tax register list at random to be that juror. To his shock, its Lilys name. She accepts, and then he must worry about her safety until the trial.

S4E3 - The Four 1961-10-01

Four men ride into Laramie, all carrying rifles, and station themselves around town. After one of them is shot and killed, the leader tells Dan they are searching for a young, innocent looking young man who was reported to them as being in the area. He was a cold-blooded killer they had been tracking. Dan deputizes the three remaining men since Johnny was out of town, and together they track the boy down.

S4E4 - The Son 1961-10-08

Troops only witness to a brutal murder is a blind youngster---who heard the killers voice. Cole: Chad Everett. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Herod: James Westerfield. Mengis: Tom Reese. Lily: Peggie Castle.

S4E5 - Owny O'Reilly, Esq. 1961-10-15

Millie Cotton, the governors daughter, has run away from home and landed in Laramie. Desperate for money, she robs Owny in an alley with her hairbrush in his back. Both are scared. Owny later describes the robber as a huge, vicious man. Dan, told to be on the lookout for the governors daughter, recognizes Millie, who sings for Lily and is told honestly that she has a lovely voice. Owny is struck by her, not knowing that she is his assailant. When he finds out, his hurt feelings take over. Later, an escaped convict, Millie, Owny, his horse, and his dog all combine for a scene of pandemonium before everything is sorted out.

S4E6 - The Substitute 1961-10-22

In another rather light-hearted episode, the school teacher leaves to get married in a fit of what is deemed spring fever. A search for a substitute teacher until the new one can arrive turns up a man who is very educated, but is now a drunk. Lily volunteers over Dans objections - hes worried about what the women in town will do to her. His suspicions are proved right, but Lily once again wins over hearts by her kindness.

S4E7 - The Stalker 1961-10-29

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S4E8 - The Catalog Woman 1961-11-05

When one of Laramies citizens disappears the day after his wedding to a woman he met through a marriage catalog, Dan does some investigating. Learning that several other men have also disappeared after marrying someone from that agency, he decides to try to flush her out by posing as an eligible bachelor, Arthur Daniels. Lily at first thinks its funny, but gets serious (and jealous) once Johnny points out that this could be for real - or even fatal.

S4E9 - The Cold One 1961-11-12

An escaped convict blazes a trail of vengeance leading to the woman who betrayed him---his wife. Harris: Michael Pate. Barbara: Joyce Meadows. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Rio: Tom Bilson.

S4E10 - Porphyria's Lover 1961-11-19

During a terrible, windy storm, Lily is suddenly terrified by the sight of a book of poetry. She explains that the poem, ""Porphyrias Lover"", by Robert Browning reminds her of a man she helped put in prison. Dan tries to convince her that its only the storm. The next day her bartender is sent by Dan to go help the men work on rebuilding the schoolhouse, with Lilys blessing. Then while she is alone, the escaped prisoner shows up and carries her off, and Dan must piece together clues from the poem to locate her before she is killed by the madman.

S4E11 - The Appointment 1961-11-26

Dans old friend, Major Jason Leeds, has come to Laramie to offer Johnny an appointment to West Point. Johnny has never considered a military career, and wants Dan to tell him to stay. Dan cant and wont make the decision for him. We can tell he really cares about Johnny and doesnt want him to go, but he knows its a very good opportunity for him and doesnt want to stand in his way. Johnny must make a hard decision, made easier by his saving the majors life.

S4E12 - The Lords of Darkness 1961-12-03

Troop finds himself without allies in the town of Darkness. His mission: arrest the town bosss sons for murder. Troop: John Russell. Robert: Jim De Closs. William: Corey Allen. Lord: Arch Johnson. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Caroline: Elen Willard.

S4E13 - Tarot 1961-12-10

An amateur fortuneteller tries to conceal his own future from the lawmen: hes planning a robbery. Wyatt: Robert McQueeney. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Luther: William Zuckert. Jess: K.L. Smith. Jake: Dan Sheridan.

S4E14 - The Prodigal Mother 1961-12-17

Dave and Ella McCallan seek Troops help when the mother of their foster child returns---after nine years---to take custody of her son. Tad: Billy Booth. Margaret: Catherine Mc Leod. Troop: John Russell. Ella: Mina Brown. Dave: King Calder. McKay: Peter Brown.

S4E15 - By the Book 1961-12-24

Troop (John Russell) faces the loss of his badge when a Government inspector objects to his "flexible" method of law enforcement. Luster: Lyle Talbot. McKay: Peter Brown. Teakwood: Sheldon Allman. Ernie: Walter Burke. Lily: Peggie Castle.

S4E16 - The Trojan Horse 1961-12-31

Armed with a wagonload of nitroglycerin, a Scottish engineer demands the banks money. Clooney: Kenneth Tobey. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Falk: Charles Briggs.

S4E17 - The Locket 1962-01-07

When a friend of Lilys comes in on the stagecoach - unconscious and the only one aboard - a worried Lily nurses her, while her husband waits for her to regain consciousness so he can talk to her. Lily is suspicious of him, and finds the secret to his identity is hidden in her friends locket.

S4E18 - Friend of the Family 1962-01-14

McKay is stunned to learn that the bank robber he arrested was his fathers best friend. Henny: Frank Ferguson. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Troop: John Russell. Slauson: Vinton Hayworth. Lowell: Don OKelly. Selma: Gertrude Flynn.

S4E19 - The Vintage 1962-01-21

Mr. Lazarino is an Italian immigrant who has a wagon full of transported grapevines to plant in his new home, hoping to become a wine maker. After two men destroy most of them in a brawl in the street, his son, Tonio, opens fire and is killed by one of the men. The older man is devastated by the destruction that has occurred, and one of the two men feels strong pangs of conscience.

S4E20 - The Tarnished Badge 1962-01-28

Lon Chaney is cast as an ex-lawman who returns to Laramie---wearing a stolen badge---to rob the stage. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Slick: Jack Searl. Jake: Marshall Reed.

S4E21 - No Contest 1962-02-04

McKays Boston cousin (Richard Rogers) finds the West wilder than he expected. Hes mistaken for an outlaw, seduced by a pretty flirt and clobbered by a jealous cowboy. McKay: Peter Brown. Troop: John Russell. Lily: Peggie Castle. Elly: Dawn Wells.

S4E22 - Change of Venue 1962-02-11

Troop (John Russell) tries to keep an accused murderer from the lynch mob trying to hang him---and the gang members bent on freeing him. Shaw: Philip Carey. McKay: Peter Brown. Madelyn: Jan Shepard. Lily: Peggie Castle. Tennant: Roy Barcroft. Clay: Jack C. Williams.

S4E23 - The Hold-Out 1962-02-18

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S4E24 - The Barber 1962-02-25

An outlaw gang engineers a bold plot to rob the Laramie bank. McKay: Peter Brown. Troop: John Russell. OToole: Pitt Herbert. Jake: Dan Sheridan. Lily: Peggie Castle. Slauson: Vinton Hayworth.

S4E25 - The Long Gun 1962-03-04

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S4E26 - Clootey Hutter 1962-03-11

Clootey is a female gunslinger who lives up in the hills and has just come into Laramie for supplies. In a pouring rainstorm at night, after spurning his advances in the Bird Cage, she is called in the street by a drunken Earl and shoots him down in a fair fight. Dan is forced to try to arrest her, but she tells him she knows she can outdraw him. Earls cooler headed brother, Paul, suggests instead she try to take him in a gunfight to prove she really could outdraw the dead man.

S4E27 - Heritage of Hate 1962-03-18

Laurie Kemper (Kathie Browne), who was convicted of killing her husband, returns from prison to face her unforgiving father-in-law. Kemper: Roy Roberts. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Billy: Frank Albertson. Fells: William Joyce. Judge: Harry Cheshire.

S4E28 - Mountain Man 1962-03-25

Lex Buckman, a mountain man - huge, dirty, and unshaven - gives the men in Laramie a lot to talk about-and admire- by his shows of strength and prowess. However, once he sees Lily, he tells her he needs a wife and ""Youre it!"". Nothing she can say can dissuade him, until she wheedles Dan into telling him theyre engaged. Instead of running Lex off, he decides to eliminate the competition. Lily and Johnny spend the rest of the show trying to protect Dan from Lex, some with comic results.

S4E29 - The Bride 1962-04-01

A wealthy rancher refuses to believe Troops warnings that his beautiful fiancee is a swindler. Melanie: Jo Morrow. Troop: John Russell. Ollie: L.Q. Jones. McKay: Peter Brown. Farnum: William Mims. Lily: Peggie Castle. Jake: Dan Sheridan. Toomey: Grady Sutton.

S4E30 - The Wanted Man 1962-04-08

Troops efforts to reunite an outlaw with his seriously ill pregnant wife are hampered by a treacherous bounty hunter. Anne: Marie Windsor. Frank: Dick Foran. Ben: Jan Stine. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown.

S4E31 - Sunday 1962-04-15

A lynch mob and a reformed outlaw have their own reasons for wanting to take custody of Troops prisoner. Boone: Andrew Duggan. Deal: Richard Evans. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Young: Greg Benedict.

S4E32 - The Youngest 1962-04-22

A sinister matriarch brings her brood to Laramie to wreak vengeance on Troop (John Russell) for killing her outlaw husband. Ma Martin: Olive Carey. Jim: Evan McCord. Sam: Tom Gilson. Darrell: Charles Briggs. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle.

S4E33 - Cort 1962-04-29

A stranger rides into town and collapses. After the doctors examination, Troop tries to question him, but gets nowhere. All the stranger will say is that theres going to be a lot of trouble around sundown.

S4E34 - The Doctor 1962-05-06

Troop (John Russell) is forced to rely on a booze-soaked doctor when a plague threatens to engulf Laramie. Evans: Sherwood Price. McKay: Peter Brown. Cissy: Eloise Hardt. Weeks: Charles Lane. Burrell: Whit Bissell. Sims: I. Stanford Jolley.

S4E35 - Man Behind the News 1962-05-13

Luther Boardman is the new owner of the Laramie Free Press, and he is in love with the outlaw persona. Feeling the outlaws are the real story in the wild west, he begins a smear campaign against Dan. He accuses him of police brutality because Dan knocked out a man who was rowdy and drunk and threatening to shoot people in the Bird Cage, even though Boardman wasnt in the saloon at the time. He soon has the drunk convinced he needs a public apology from Dan.

S4E36 - Get Out of Town 1962-05-20

Troop (John Russell) is helplessly caught in the middle of a steadily escalating battle between bitter enemies Jim Bushrod and Amos Hall. Bushrod: Bill Williams. Hall: Tim Graham. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Slauson: Vinton Hayworth.

S4E37 - The Actor 1962-05-27

Troop tries to save a fading Shakespearean actor from the bottle and a scorned womans vengeance. Troop: John Russell. Hendon: John Carradine. Martha: Mary Anderson. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Jake: Dan Sheridan. Wilson: Harry Harvey Sr. Carson: Warren Kemmerling.

S4E38 - Explosion 1962-06-03

The lawmen put their lives on the line to shield an emotionally disturbed youth from a lynch mob. Billings: Gary Vinson. Shay: John Qualen. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Bobbie: Miranda Jones. Lily: Peggie Castle.

S4E39 - Jailbreak 1962-06-10

McKay (Peter Brown) is hoodwinked by a reckless---but naive---young lady determined to spring her sinister fiance from jail. Bole: Peter Breck. Little Britches: Pamela Austin. Troop: John Russell. Snead: James Griffith. Callaghan: Frank Ferguson.

S4E40 - The Unmasked 1962-06-17

Troop (John Russell) stands between two bloodthirsty bounty hunters and their quarry: the man who shot John Wilkes Booth. Banks: Barry Atwater. Davidson: Charles Maxwell. McKay: Peter Brown. Marion: Angela Greene. Lily: Peggie Castle.

S4E41 - The Witness 1962-06-24

Murder suspect Jim Martin (John Agar) is in double jeopardy: if the jury doesnt convict him, the victims husband will carry out the punishment. Anna: Sarah Selby. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown.

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