Season 8
38 episodes · Oct 1, 1959
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S8E1Olvera
Oct 1, 1959A Mexican official must decide between his fellow caballeros and his obligations to the U.S. Government during the annexation of California.
S8E2"Gates Ajar" Morgan
Oct 15, 1959A man goes too far promoting a phony religious philosophy based on the novel "The Gates Ajar", and must admit the truth if he is to save his friend and benefactor from a lynch mob.
S8E3Sam Kee and Uncle Sam
Oct 27, 1959Sam Kee, ostracized because he's Chinese, finds refuge at a fort after saving a soldier's life. He makes himself useful and befriends Lt. Burke who needs help after Apaches repeatedly steal the payroll. Sam is able to come to the aid of his benefactors.
S8E4The Grand Duke
Nov 3, 1959Russian Grand Duke Alexis is touring the West and the government assigns Buffalo Bill as his guide. The frontiersman objects but ends up bonding with the royal. An encounter with hostile Indians cements the friendship.
S8E5Fair Exchange
Nov 13, 1959Charlie and Phoebe Stoner are having hard times because of his drinking. Major Bullock arrives from the East willing to grubstake Charlie to learn his mining expertise. When valuable items disappear Bullock suspects Charlie but there's a simpler solution.
S8E6The Scalpel and the Gun
Nov 17, 1959Dr. Tom Bell stays out west after the Mexican American War but his belief in himself is gone. When a patient of his dies unexpectedly his medical practice is ruined and he thinks his only choice is to join with criminal elements.
S8E7Indian Emily
Nov 26, 1959After an army skirmish with hostile Indians prisoners arrive at the fort including an ill girl. Mrs. Easton nurses her to health and she adopts the Anglo ways but leaves after falling in love with Tom. She returns only to perform a heroic act.
S8E8Hang 'Em High
Nov 26, 1959Two competing teams race to complete a cross country telegraph line, aiding the Union cause. Also at stake is a bonus so when sabotage takes place suspicions grow. But Hudson learns it's Confederate sympathizers at work.
S8E9Tribal Justice
Dec 10, 1959The son of an Indian chief accused of the murder of a fellow tribesman faces trial.
S8E10The Little Trooper
Dec 10, 1959The MacArthur family arrive at Ft. Selden their new post in frontier Arizona. In the midst of hostile Apache actions the young Douglas falls under the watchful eye of Norkul who risks everything to protect the future commanding general.
S8E11Ten Feet of Nothing
Dec 24, 1959During a drunken evening in town, a miner gives a pretty saloon-singer half-interest in his apparently worthless claim, only to learn that the surrounding property contains a vein of valuable ore.
S8E12Lady of the Press
Dec 24, 1959Mike Ward arrives in Carson City and immediately clashes with newspaper owner Lauri Frick. He establishes a rival paper both working to improve things in frontier Nevada. What Lauri doesn't realize is who her secret contributor is.
S8E13The Reluctant Gun
Dec 26, 1959When artistic Billy Jackson is threatened by gunslinger Corbett, he shoots him in the back. Famed lawyer Temple Houston is asked to take Billy's case but because the crime took place with many witnesses Houston must work a miracle.
S8E14His Brother's Keeper
Jan 9, 1960Edwin Booth arrives in Downieville to do a Shakespearean show 6 months after his brother assassinated Lincoln. Town tough Rogan and his cronies try to prevent the performance. It's up to Jeb Hayes to show his son to stand up for what's right.
S8E15The Devil's Due
Jan 21, 196030mTom Dixon, formerly an outlaw, is trying to change his ways and marry his sweetheart. But he's wanted for a past bank robbery and the reappearance of fellow gang member Cassidy make it difficult to avoid trouble.
S8E16Money to Burn
Jan 22, 1960Carl, a destitute vagabond, stumbles upon $50,000 in Wells Fargo loot. He lives it up in a fine hotel but also sharing the money with those in need. He doesn't realize the original thief Browning and Hume, a bank detective, are on his trail.
S8E17Dogs of the Mist
Feb 6, 1960Steve Hewitt accidentally kills the dogs of miner Tully who had sent a desparate message. Haunted by his mistake he searches for the man while his friends suspect him of hiding a lucrative mine. Steve is guided by mysterious howling.
S8E18A Wedding Dress
Feb 13, 1960Marshall Bill Tilghman works in 1890's Oklahoma territory trying to bring in the Doolin gang. He methods are questioned when he first offers amnesty but gets sidetracked when he does a bride a favor, putting his job in jeopardy.
S8E19Shadows on the Window
Feb 18, 1960Lew Wallace is governor of New Mexico territory during Billy the Kid's murderous time in the 1880's. While dealing with threats to his life, worries of his family, he manages to write a novel that would become biblical best-selling Ben Hur.
S8E20The Battle of Mokelumne Hill
Feb 19, 1960California imposes a monthly tax on immigrant miners in the 1850's gold boom. Most groups grudgingly respond but the French resist violently. Lt. Bradshaw is tasked with enforcement despite his sympathy for the miners.
S8E21The Strangers
Mar 3, 1960A hate-filled drifter threatens successful rancher John Gaunt and his family.
S8E22Goodbye Five Hundred Pesos
Mar 3, 1960In the years after California's conquest, an Army commander grapples with hostile citizens.
S8E23Forbidden Wedding
Mar 17, 1960A couple face opposition to their marriage: the governor of California, whom the woman once rejected.
S8E24One Man Tank
Mar 17, 1960Prospector "Dutch" Charley Koehn (John Bleifer)searches for gold for many years, but never finds any. He decides to settle down and buys a goat farm...and strikes it rich when he finds gold on the property.
S8E25The Man on the Road
Mar 30, 1960John Raitt plays a drifter who befriends a boy whose father has been jailed for horse theft.
S8E26The Man Everyone Hated
Apr 1, 1960A general planning to house Indians on a reservation finds himself hated by white men and red men alike.
S8E27The General Who Disappeared
Apr 8, 1960The going gets rough for a corrupt politician. The governor of Montana has launched a reform campaign.
S8E28The Million Dollar Pants
Apr 13, 1960The saga regarding the need for and development of blue jeans during the California gold rush by Levi Strauss.
S8E29Pirates of San Francisco
Apr 14, 1960A sailor, a barmaid and a newspaperman join forces to clean up a lawless city.
S8E30A Woman's Rights
May 1, 1960Bethel Leslie plays America's first female judge, who loses her life savings and her husband in a fight against corruption.
S8E31Eagle in the Rocks
May 10, 1960Townspeople plan a vendetta when a Mexican outlaw is accused of killing four miners.
S8E32Cap'n Pegleg
May 12, 1960A vengeful sea captain goes after the sailors he holds responsible for the loss of his leg.
S8E34Human Sacrifice
Jun 2, 1960An Indian chief's young widow fights an ancient ritual requiring her to be killed following her husband's death.
S8E35Pete Kitchen's Wedding Night
Jun 7, 1960Cameron Mitchell plays Pete Kitchen, a stubborn Arizona pig rancher battling Indians on his wedding night.
S8E36Mission to the Mountains
Jun 9, 1960On a peace mission, a rancher and an Indian meet a prospector who thinks they're after his gold.
S8E37The Great Lounsberry Scoop
Jun 24, 1960Colonel Lounsberry is selected by General Custer to be the only newspaperman to travel with the troops leaving on a campaign against the Sioux.
S8E38Somewhere in the Vultures
Oct 15, 1959A former prospector is hired by a young woman to find her fiance, who became lost in the mountains while searching for gold.