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Episode Title and Original Air Date |
Guest Stars |
Synopsis |
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Episode 17 The Jed Whitmore Story 1/13/1964 |
Neville Brand as Sheriff Frank Lewis aka Jed Whitmore Jan Clayton as Jean Lewis Karl Swenson as Harry Whitmore William Mims as Marv Jennings Les Tremayne as William Carr Lois Roberts as Patsy Lewis Byron Morrow as Mr. Haley Burt Mustin as Max Bob (Robert) Biheller as Young Jed Whitmore Michael Ross as Ernie Whitmore Sterling Franck as Young Harry Whitmore |
The Whitmore Brothers take revenge on the rail road by robbing a train of $100,000. Ernie is killed, Harry gets caught and Jed goes West and disappears. Fifteen years later, Harry is released from prison and goes looking for Jed and the money. Cooper Smith escorts beautiful young Patsy Lewis, Harry Whitmore, Marv Jennings, and newspaper man William Carr to String Town, home of famous Sheriff Frank Lewis. Robert Fuller (strong supporting role) |
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Episode 18 The Geneva Balfour Story 1/29/1964 |
Robert Lansing as Judge Arthur Forbes Peter Brown as Aaron Balfour Sherry Jackson as Geneva Balfour Kathleen Freeman as Clara Pumfret James Griffith as Lew Pumfret Kate Murtagh as Hallie McGraw Byron Foulger as Cort Sutler Jack Grinnage as Jubal Devlin E. J. Andre’ as Somin Turpin William Challee as Slocum The Old Prospector Archie Moore as Ishmael |
Beautiful and spoiled Geneva Balfour is from a wealthy Boston family. She continually complains about the hardships and dangers of traveling West and begs her husband Aaron to take her home. While throwing one of her tantrums, Geneva’s actions endanger the entire wagon train. Duke Shannon searches to find provisions while Chris Hale struggles to keep control and hope among the travelers. Robert Fuller (strong supporting role) |
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Episode 19 The Kate Crawley Story 1/27/1964 |
Barbara Stanwyck as Kate Crawley Noah Berry Jr. as Stump Beasley K.L. Smith as Otis Charles Carlson as Jessup Harmon Richard Reeves as Pop Harmon Bill Baldwin as Reverend Bailey Margaret Sheridan as Jill Karen Flynn as Liz Dorothy Morris as Lola Dean Oliver as The 1st Outrider James Bynum as The 2nd Outrider |
When teamster Kate Crowley joins up with the wagon train, her longtime friendship with Chris Hale turns romantic. Stump Beasley, one of her drivers, is also smitten with Kate forcing her to face her past, her womanhood and her lifestyle. Robert Fuller (credit only) |
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Episode 20 The Grover Allen Story 2/3/1964 |
Burgess Meredith as Grover Allen Marshall Thompson as Will Stebbins Nancy Gates as Della (Allen) Lillian Bronson as Miss Phoebe Byron Foulger as Mr. (George) Duskin Paul E. Burns as Fred Elkins Charles Morton as The Watchman Scott (Edmund) Lane as Jeff (Allen) |
Grover Allen works in a clock factory and day dreams of travelling West. When his nasty boss George Duskins finds Grover is late for work again, he fires him. Grover devises a plan to get even and heads West with his daughter- Robert Fuller (credit only) |
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Episode 21 The Andrew Elliott Story 2/10/1964 |
Everett Sloane as Senator (Harold) Elliott Dick Sargent as Andrew Elliott Skip Homeier as George Simpson Alfred Ryder as Major Ogden Myron Healey as (Sgt). Robert Rollins Grace Lee Whitney as Nora Robert Osterloh as Jack Hunt Jon Locke as Blake Reese |
Andrew Elliott, son of a U.S. senator, convinced Duke Shannon to guide him and his cousin George Simpson on a rumored route through the Badlands. The trip ended in disaster causing Andrew’s father and the U.S. Army to order Duke to retrace the journey. Robert Fuller (credit only) |
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Episode 22 The Melanie Craig Story 2/17/1964 |
Jim Davis as Rudd Basham Myrna Fahey as Melanie Craig Tony Young as Quent Loomis Scott (Edmund) Lane as Luke Basham Billy E. Hughes as Mark Basham Bob (Bobby) Diamond as Matt Basham Roger Torrey as G. W. Wilks (Sonny) Marjorie Bennett as Maud Wilks Amzie Strickland as Mrs. Lowell Elvia Allman as Mrs. Tucker Terry Burnham as Charlotte Endicott Duane Grey as Frank Endicott John Craig as Prentiss Dodd |
Suddenly a widow because of a wagon accident, confident and strong willed Melanie Craig finds herself being courted by numerous men. When disagreements and fights break out among her many suitors, Chris Hale tries to keep the peace. Robert Fuller (small supporting role) |
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Episode 23 The Pearlie Garnet Story 2/24/1964 |
Hugh Beaumont as Jed Halick Marilyn Maxwell as Molly Sadler Sharon Farrell as Pearlie Garnet H.M. Wynant as Clay Boudreau Laurie Mitchell as June Aline Towne as Lovey David McMahon as Mr. Stimson Ken Mayer as Ed Norton Leonard P. Geer as Jim Cole Jan Arvin as The Dealer |
Pearlie Garnet uses her beauty and charm to make her way in the world. When an unknown thief plagues the wagon train stealing food, jewelry and money, Charlie is the only one who figures it out. Robert Fuller (credit only) |
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Episode 24 The Trace McCloud Story 3/2/1964 |
Larry Pennell as Marshal Trace McCloud Audrey Dalton as Lola Medina John Lupton as Ernie Weaver Paul Newlan as Ben Tatum Rachel Ames as Florence Yeager Stan (Stanley) Adams as Merlin the Great James McCallion as Roger Bannister Nora Marlowe as Hilda Bannister Harry Harvey Sr. as Mayor Ives Dick (Richard H.) Cutting as Knudsen Henry (Hank) Brandt as Ingram Charlie Briggs as Joe Weaver |
Marshal Trace McCloud searches for a killer who strangled five people in the town of Bedrock. When several people leave town with the wagon train, McCloud resigns and joins the train to continue his investigation. Robert Fuller (credit only) |
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Episode 25 The Duncan McIvor Story 3/9/1964 |
Chris Robinson as 2nd Lt. Brad Carter Gene Evans as Sgt. Jake Orly Ron Hayes as Lt Duncan McIvor Joanna Moore as Lucinda Carter John Larkin as Col. Lipton James Griffith as Garrett Mike Mazurki as Lance Cpl. Otto Moller L. Q. Jones as Pvt. James Jones Ashley Cowan as Pvt. Bruce Hawkins Jess Kirkpatrick as Babcock Dennis McCarthy as Hansen |
Scouting for the train, Bill Hawks and Duke Shannon are helped by Duncan McIvor to fight off an Indian attack. Bill and Duke are grateful and invite McIvor to travel with the wagon train. Duke discovers merchants selling stolen army supplies to the travelers. Duke and McIvor search for the merchants and investigate who is behind the thefts. Robert Fuller (credit only) |
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Episode 26 The Ben Engel Story 3/16/1964 |
Clu Gulager as Harry Diel John Doucette as Ben Engel Katherine Crawford as Evie Diel Whit Bissell as McCloud Elisha Cook as Matt Wilson Darby Hinton as Benjie Diel Frank Ferguson as Judge Larkin I. Stanford Jolley as Mr. Jenks Francis Morris as Mrs. Jenks Dick Winslow as Fiddlin’ John J. Pat O’Malley as Colin Dunn |
Successful businessman Ben Engel saves Harry Diel from going to prison or possibly hanging and tries to help him overcome his criminal past. When Ben decides to travel West, he brings Harry, his wife Evie and son Benjie along to start a new life. Robert Fuller (small supporting role) |
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Episode 27 The Whipping 3/23/1964 |
Martin Balsam as Marcy Jones Jeanne Cooper as Molly Garland John Litel as Dr. Burke William Fawcett as Finley Herold R. (Harold) Goodwin as The Man Ann Staunton as The Woman Tommy Alexander as the 1st Boy Mike Smith as the 2nd Boy |
Barnaby West has been playing too many jokes and pranks on the travelers which angers temporary wagon master Bill Hawks. When Bill threatens to give Barney a whipping, their relationship takes a very bad turn and the entire train suffers. Robert Fuller (supporting role) |
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Episode 28 The Santiago Quesada Story 3/30/1964 |
Joseph Wiseman as Jim Case Edward Binns as Major Starbuck Jena Engstrom as Kim Case Perry Lopez as Lance Starbuck Walter Coy as Meachum George Keymas as Stitch Morgan Woodward as Jute Pardee William Phipps as Reardon Kay Stewart as Mrs. Reid Nina Roman as Anitra Sandy Sanders as Joe |
Santiago Quesada is a legendary vigilante who ruthlessly massacres entire Indian villages. His actions cause several tribes to join together in retaliation against all whites. Cooper Smith is escorting Kim Case to her Uncle Jim Case in San Saba and finds they are in the center of the conflict. Robert Fuller (starring role) This is the famous episode where Robert broke his leg while filming a saloon fight scene. |
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Episode 29 The Stark Bluff Story 4/6/1964 |
Ray Danton as Zeb Stark Jean Hale as Susan Durfee Stan (Stanley) Adams as Judge Pike Peter Whitney as Sheriff Pincus Carmen D’Antonio as Olgala Stark Chester Hayes as Vladamir Lenerd Thomas as Pete Hari Rhodes as Jefferson Washington Freeman |
Chris Hale calls the town of Stark Bluff a den of iniquity and routes the train to avoid it. Hale sends Duke Shannon to get the mail and pick up any possible travelers. While in Stark Bluff, Duke finds arson, murder, slavery and more all orchestrated by Zeb Stark who runs the town and the law. Robert Fuller (small supporting role) |
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Episode 30 The Link Cheney Story 4/13/1964 |
Charles Drake as Link Cheney Pippa Scott as Dorthea Gillford Tom Simcox as Tim Riggs Will Kuluva as Euchre Jones Yvonne Craig as Ellie Riggs Alice Backes as Ada Meecham Paul Stader as Rankins Paul Baxley as Jake Harry von Zell as Henry Baffle |
Professional gambler Link Cheney and Cooper Smith meet in a poker game where a sore loser stabs Cheney. Coop brings Cheney back to the wagon train, to be nursed back to health by Dorthea Gillford. After recovering, Cheney is forced to play some high stake card games by his old mentor Euchre Jones who has a secret agenda of his own. Robert Fuller (supporting role) |
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Episode 31 The Zebedee Titus Story 4/20/1964 |
Neville Brand as Zebedee Titus Harry Harvey Sr. as Parsons Robert (Bobby) Santon as Pietro Angela Dorian (Victoria Vetri) as Maria Sidney Clute as Major John Hanley Jr. Dallas (Dal) McKennon as The Horsetrader Otto Reichow as The Blacksmith Jan Kemp as The Carpenter |
A renowned trail blazer and mountain man, old Zebedee Titus can no longer make a living trapping beaver. Barney invites Zeb to scout for the wagon train and Chris Hale reluctantly agrees. Zeb makes some mistakes while working with Cooper Smith and Duke Shannon putting Coop and the train in danger. Robert Fuller (supporting role) |
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Episode 32 The Last Circle Up 4/27/1964 |
Joe De Santis as Samuel Moses J. Pat O’Malley as Earl Calkins Arthur Space as Dewhirst Jameson Tim McIntire* as Dewey Jameson Kay Stewart as Priscilla Jameson Naomi Stevens as Hannah Moses Sharlyn (Sharon) Dillon as Betsy Jameson Karen Green as Heather Browne Valora Noland as Rebecca Moses Tom Skerritt as Hamish Browne *Son of John McIntire |
As the wagon train approaches the end of its journey, Chris Hale and crew remember what they learned and endured along the trail. The wagon train celebrates with traditional contests and a dance while friends and rivals ponder their futures and say goodbye to fellow travellers. Robert Fuller (strong supporting role) |
