The Classic TV Archive - TV Western series
Cimarron Strip
Episode Guide
version 1.0 December 2002
compiled
by
The Classic TV Archive
http://www.geocities.com/TelevisionCity/Stage/2950/

with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti

references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)

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CIMARRON STRIP
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PRODUCED BY CBS TELEVISION AND STUART WHITMAN PRODUCTIONS
for
CBS (Thursdays 7:30-9:00 pm EST)
Executive Producer Philip Leacock
Produced by Bernard McEveety & Douglas Benton;
CREATOR AND SUPERVISING PRODUCER CHRISTOPHER KNOPF
PRODUCTION MANAGER CHRISTOPHER N. SEITER

US western series 1967-68 23 episodes x 90 min. slot color
(actual running time without commercials around 74 min)

starring
Stuart Whitman
as
U.S. Marshal Jim Crown

with:
Percy Herbert as MacGregor
Randy Boone as Francis Wilde
Jill Townsend as Dulcey Coopersmith

Premise:
The exploits of Jim Crown, a U.S. Marshal in Cimarron City, Oklahoma
in the 1880's.

Background:
CBS's attempt to emulate the success of NBC's "The Virginian"

DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
ALVIN GANZER, HERSCHEL DAUGHERTY, ROBERT BUTLER, VINCENT MCEVEETY,
DON MEDFORD, BORIS SAGAL
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ASSISTANT DIRECTOR: BIL DERWIN
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WRITERS INCLUDED:
JACK CURTIS, MEL GOLDBERG, CHRISTOPHER KNOPF, WILLIAM WOOD,
RICHARD FIELDER,CALVIN CLEMENTS,HAL SITOWITZ,HARLAN ELLISON
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STORY CONSULTANTS: DAN ULLMAN AND ALBERT ALEY
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FILM EDITORS INCLUDED:
HOWARD A. SMITH,DONALD W. ERNST,DANNY B. LANDRES
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CINEMATOGRAPHY: HARRY STRADLING,JR.
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MUSIC MAURICE JARRE(THEME), LEON KLATZKIN, MORTON STEVENS, RICHARD SHORES
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STUNTS:
HAL NEEDHAM, DICK FARNSWORTH, JERRY BROWN, WALT LARUE, BUFF BRADY,
JOHN HUDKINS, BILL HART, AL WYATT, BOYD'RED'MORGAN, JERRY SUMMERS,
DEAN SMITH, REG PARTON, CHARLES HORVATH, ROY JENSON, TONY EPPER
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FILMING LOCATIONS INCLUDED CBS STUDIO CENTER
(REPUBLIC BACK LOT AND WESTERN STREET), BISHOP,CALIFORNIA,KANAB,UTAH,
TUCSON, ARIZONA



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CBS (Thursdays 7:30-9:00 pm EST)

[01] Cimarron Strip: JOURNEY TO A HANGING
7Sep67 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety;
directed by Vincent McEveety;
TELEPLAY BY JACK CURTIS STORY BY MEL GOLDBERG AND JACK CURTIS.
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend
Guest Cast:
John Saxon .................... the Screamer
Henry Silva ................... Ace Coffin
Michael Strong ................ Latch
William Bramley ............... Whiskey Jack
Robert Sorrells,
Rex Holman,
Shug Fisher ................... Smitty ,
George Keymas,
Gregg Palmer, Margarita Cordova, Roy Barcroft, Jason Johnson,
Nacho Galindo, Ed McCready, Dick Farnsworth, Tom Sweet, Bill Hart,
Walt LaRue, Richard Hudkins
GUEST CAST: [SC order]
JOHN SAXON,HENRY
SILVA,MICHAEL STRONG,WILLIAM BROMLEY,ROBERT SORRELLS,GEORGE KEYMAS,REX
HOLMAN,SHUG FISHER,GREG PALMER,MARGARITA CORDOVA,ROY BARCROFT,JASON
JOHNSON,NACHO GALINDO,ED MCCREADY,DICK FARNSWORTH,TOM SWEET,BILL HART,WALT
LARUE,RICHARD HUDKINS.
SYNOPSIS 1:
A PRISONER BEING HELD THE THE CIMARRON CITY JAIL WITNESSES THE
KILLING OF ANOTHER INMATE. THE KILLER ESCAPES,AND THE WITNESS TO
THE CRIME ASK'S MARSHAL CROWN IF HE CAN HELP HIM TRACK THE MURDERER.
HIS ONLY MOTIVE-THE REWARD MONEY. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
A bank robber is murdered in Cimarron Jail and a hot-tempered
cowpoke, Screamer, in adjoining cell recognizes the assassin as the
victim's boss, Ace Coffin. Screamer offers to help Marshal Jim Crown
track down the killer. However, he is so eager to lend his services
that Crown questions his motives. It soon becomes apparent that
Coffin has a $10,000 price on his head and wants to nail the reward
for himself. Meanwhile, Coffin is having his own troubles trying to
control his mutinous followers, who resent his cold-blooded murder
of one of their members and are stirred up about their failure to
get the loot that had been promised them.

[02] Cimarron Strip: THE LEGEND OF JUD STARR
14Sep67 CBS
produced by Douglas Benton;
directed by Vincent McEveety;
written by Richard Fiedler
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Darren McGavin ................ Jud Starr
Barbara Luna .................. Roseanne Todd
Beau Bridges .................. Billy Joe Show
Roy Jenson .................... Bloody Bob Agnew
Kelly Thordsen ................ Moose O'Hare
Percy Helton
Ford Rainey
Warren Vanders
Rex Holman (OR Rex Bond ??)
Allen Jaffe
Ken Renard .................... Chief Henry Youngblood
Red (Boyd) Morgan,
Charles Horvath
Roy Barcroft
Ed McCready
Ken Del Conte,
Scott Hale
Lew Brown
Al Wyatt
Glenn OR Alan Randall, Jr.
Jack OR Jud Braddock
Reggie Parton
Tom McDonough
Dean OR Alan Smith
Richard Anderson
(Morgan Challes ??}
Synopsis:
The notorious outlaw, Jud Starr, is rescued from hanging by his
old gang. Against her will, Jud takes his former sweetheart, an
Indian girl, back to her tribe. As he begins raiding Cimarron
Strip, Jud uses the Cherokee Indian Territory as his haven. Crown
tracks Jud down, kid-napping him from the Indians on the eve of
his wedding to the girl. Caught by the pursuing members of Jud's
gang, Crown tricks Jud into admitting his tale about $85,000 in
hidden loot is a hoax. When Jud's gang learns the booty they hoped
to share does not exist, they turn him over to Marshal Crown and
leave. Though wounded by the Indian girl in her attempt to free
Jud, Crown manages to break the outlaw's emotional hold on her.
In an attempt to escape, Jud Starr is shot and killed by Marshal
Crown.

[03] Cimarron Strip: BROKEN WING
21Sep67 CBS
produced by Douglas benton;
directed by Sam Wanamaker;
writen by Harold Swanton
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy boone, and Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Pat Hingle .................... Mike McQueen
Steve Forrest ................. Wiley Harpe
Larry Gates ................... Kilgallen
Arch Johnson .................. Parson Endicott
Royal Dano
Karl Swenson .................. Dr. Kihlgren
Warren Vanders ................ Thatch
Tim O'Kelly ................... Jing McQueen
Harry Harvey, Sr
Joel Fluellen
Al Wyatt
Aubrey Edwards
Ed Barth
Synopsis:
Jing McQueen, the drunken son of a wealthy cattleman, shoots a
preacher and burns down a livery stable. The Cimarron settlers
demand immediate justice. Kilgallen(a saloon-keeper with a thirst
for power) and gunslinger Wiley Harpe(a newcomer to Cimarron) side
with the settlers. When the preacher recovers and refuses to press
charges, Jing is released from jail. Kilgallen and Wiley harpe move
into action: they convince the settlers that marshal Jim Crown and
the preacher have sold out to the wealthy rancher, Mike McQueen,
who refuses to face the fact that his son is emotionally immature.
By turning the settlers against Crown, Harpe and Kilgallen hope to
take over the entire Cimarron Strip.

[04] Cimarron Strip: THE BATTLEGROUND (pilot)
28Sep67 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety & Douglas Benton;
directed by Don Medford;
writen by Christopher Knopf
starring Staurt Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Telly Savalas ................. Beau
Warren Oates .................. Mobeerie
R.G. Armstrong ................ William Payne
Andrew Duggan ................. Major Ben Covington
Robert J. Wilke ............... Hardy Miller
Hal Needham
Dick Farnsworth
John Hudkins OR Hudson
Buff Brady
Jerry Brown
Seymour Cassel
Natividad Vacio
Link Wyler
Arthur Bernard
Zack Hank
Robert Folkerson
David Gross
Ross Dollarhide
Joe Ferrante
Carol Henry
John Milford
L.Q. Jones

GUEST CAST: [SC order]
TELLY SAVALAS,R.G.ARMSTRONG,ROBERT WILKIE,WARREN OATES, JOHN
MILFORD,L.Q.JONES,ANDREW DUGGAN,DEYMOUR CASSEL,ARTHUR BERNARD,ROBERT
FOLKERSON,ROSS DOLLARHIDE,JOE FERRANTE,HAL NEEDHAM,DICK FARNSWORTH,NATIVDAD
VACIO,DAVID CROSS,JOHN HUDKINS,BUFF BRADY,JERRY BROWN,CAROL HENRY,LINK
WYLER,ZACK BANKS.
SYNOPSIS 1:
MARSHAL JIM CROWN IS SENT BY THE U.S. GOVERMENT TO THE TOWN OF
CIMARRON CITY TO TRY AND STOP A POTENTIAL RANGE WAR BETWEEN
CATTLEMAN AND INCOMING SETTLERS TO THE TERRITORY KNOWN AS THE
'CIMARRON STRIP'. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Marshl Jim Crown gets the drop on his old buddy, Bear (Telly Savalas)
and a gang of cowboys when they try to terrorize the town. He jails
them in a wine cellar and brings them back to their boss, cattleman
Hardy Miller, the next day. When Crown discloses that Congress has
canceled Government leases on land held by the cattlemen, Miller
fires all but 10 of his hired hands, knowing the discharged cowboys
will take vengence against the farmers. Finally, word comes that
farmer William Payne is determined to lead a band of fellow-farmers
across the Cimarron River, with an army of cowboys headed by the
enraged Bear massing on the other side to stop them. Crown rides
out in a desperate effort to avert a massacre;

[05] Cimarron Strip: THE HUNTED
5Oct67 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety;
director Alvin Ganzer;
writer Calvin Clements
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend
Guest Cast:
David Carradine ............... Gene Gauge
Steve Ihnat ................... Felix Gauge
James Gregory ................. Buckman
Bill Fletcher ................. Harlin
Arthur Batanides .............. Woods
Dennis Cross .................. Aaron
Richard Angarola .............. Padre
Stephen McEveety,
Bobby Horan,
Victor Tayback ................... Mulady
Joel Fluellen ................. Bartender
Tom Palmer .................... Booth
Charles Wagenheim ............. Prospector
Arthur Carbone
Synopsis:
Marshal Jim Crown makes an effort to disprove the claim of wanted
killers Felix and Gene Gauge that they have only killed in self-
defense. The brothers, who have a $15,000 bounty on their heads,
have turned themselves in and while Crown is preparing a report on
the pair, he confines them to a specified area around the Wayfarers
Inn. Mr. Buckman, a wealthy rancher, hires two killers to shoot the
now unarmed brothers. Felix and Gene are tricked into leaving their
assigned area, and they are gunned down by hired killers, who escape.
Felix dies, but his younger brother recovers. Buckman notifies
Marshal Crown that he can identify the men who killed Felix and
Crown is forced to turn over the $15,000 bounty to the gunman. Later,
Gene Gauge eggs Buckman into a gun fight and kills him. He then sets
out after the two who killed his brother.

[06] Cimarron Strip: THE BATTLE OF BLOOD STONE
12Oct67 CBS
produced by Christopher Knopf;
directed by Richard Sarafian;
written by Jack Curtis
starring Stuart Whitman, Jill Townsend, Randy Boone, Percy Herbert,
Guest Cast:
Warren Gates ??? (Oates?)
Gene Evans .................... Wildcat Gallagher
Henry Wilcoxon ................ Ghost Wolf
Michael J. Pollard ............ Bert
James Hampton ................. Sam
Richard X. Slattery ........... Max
Elisha Cook, Jr.
Karl Swenson
Tom Nardini ................... John Wolf
Robert Viharo
Richard Lapp
Hank Patterson
Roy E. Glenn, Sr. (or Jr?)
George Cisar
Synopsis:
A Wild West Show featuring the Battle of Bloody Stones, a cavalry
slaughter of Indians, is playing in Cimarron, starring impresario
Wildcat Gallagher. Marshal crown watches with apprehension as three
Indian lads, John Wolf, Little Crow, and Tom Penney, indicated
displeasure. After the show, two actors engage the townsman, John
Wolf is beaten. Crown jails the participants and tells Wildcat his
show must leave town. Tom Penney and Little Crow escape, and after
taunting John's father, Ghost Wolf, for his inactivity, they set
fire to a railroad bridge. Wildcat and his friends haze the
convalescent John. Seeking escape, the Indian boy jumps on a
swinging chandelier, only to fall to his death. Retaliating for
the burned bridge, Burt sets fire to the Penneys' small farmhouse
and is shot by Tom Penney. Ghost Wolf, informed by Crown of his
son's death, posts himself in front of the show amphitheater,
waiting for Wildcat Gallagher. Crown puts Wildcat in a cell and
then confronts Ghost Wolf, but when the man refuses to leave, the
pair fights until they are exhausted. Wildcat and his troop leave
Cimarron.

[07] Cimarron Strip: WHITEY
19Oct67 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety and Douglas Benton;
directed by Herschell Daugherty;
written by Dan Ullman
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Peter Kastner ................. Robert "Whitey" White
John Anderson ................. Arn Tinker
James Almanzar ................ Rosario
Michael Mikler ................ Beau Tinker
Fred Coby ..................... Ramey
Glen Vernon ................... Carpenter
Meg Wyllie .................... Miss Becker
Paul Sorensen ................. the freight agent
Russ Bender
Robert B. Williams ............ Sheriff Mackfin
Jack Braddock
Zack Banks
Bobby E. Clark
Robert J. Folkerson
GUEST CAST: [SC order]
PETER KASTNER,JOHN ANDERSON,MICHAEL MIKLER,FRED COBY, GLEN VERNON,
JAMES ALMANZAR, MEG WYLLIE,PAUL SORENSEN, RUSS BENDER,
ROBERT B. WILLIAMS,JACK BRADDOCK,ZACK BANKS,BOBBY E. CLARK,
ROBERT FULKERSON.
SYNOPSIS 1:
A MEMBER OF AN OUTLAW GANG NAMED WHITEY,IS GIVEN FALSE INFORMATION
ABOUT THEIR NEXT PLANNED ROBBERY BY THE GANG LEADER NAMED ARN TINKER.
IN ANGER THE YOUNG PUTLAW KIDNAPPES DULCEY AND PROMISES TO RETURN
HER ONLY IF MARSHAL JIM CROWN CAPTURES,ARRESTS,AND HANGS TINKER. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Whitey, a nineteen-year-old member Arn Tinker's outlaw gang, is
tricked by Marshal Crown into revealing the plans for Tinker's next
robbery. Crown then gathers all the neighboring lawmen together for
an ambush, but Arn Tinker has given Whitey false information and he
robs a bank in the neighboring town of Shade's Wells, instead. Crown
gets to Shade's Wells to explain to the citizenry why their sheriff
had left town unprotected. When he returns to Cimmaron City, he
discovers Whitey has escaped from jail and kidnapped Dulcey. The boy
hides Dulcey in a lonely cabin and proceeds to carry out a plan of
revenge against Tinker. Seemingly by accident, Whitey reveals to
Tinker that a U.S. Mint train is coming through Cimmaron City.
Tinker comes to town disguised, and Whitey turns him in to Marshal
Crown. Whitey promises to return Dulcey as soon as Tinker is tried
and hanged for the murders he's committed. Crown then makes a deal
with Arn Tinker, afraid Whitey will not return Dulcey: Crown
contacts Beau Tinker, Arn's brother, who promises to locate Whitey
in return for Arn's safe return. After Beau finds Whitey and kills
him, Crown arrives to discover Beau about to kill Dulcey to insure
the death of his brother, Arn; Beau feels this is the one way he can
take over his brother's gang. Crown kills Beau and returns to
Cimarron City with an unharmed Dulcey. Arn Tinker awaits trial for
murder.

[08] Cimarron Strip: THE ROARER
2Nov67 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety and Douglas Benton;
directed by Lamont Johnson;
written by William Wood
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Richard Boone ................. Sgt. Bill Disher
Robert Duvall ................. Joe Wyman
Morgan Woodward ............... Walter Forcey
Ed Flanders ................... Arliss Blynn
Andrew Duggan ................. Major Ben Covington
Med Flory
Peter Brooks
Stuart Anderson
Ollie O'Toole,
Rayford Barnes
Ed McCready
Erin Neal
John McKee
Mike Howden
Jack Braddock
[ Steven Beck ??? / Lindsay Workman ??]
Synopsis:
Richard Boone stars as a cavalry sergeant whose valour is not
appreciated by the residents of the Cimarron territory which he
helped make safe for their livelihood in THE ROARER.

Sergeant Bill Disher, a twenty-year veteran of the U.S. Cavalry, is
shocked by the death of his best friend, who was thrown from a horse
into a barbed wire fence. The old cavalryman blames society for the
changes they're making in the West he loves, by turning it into
fence country. He orders a beautiful casket for his friend's body,
and drunkenly goes to pick it up. When he and his friends set fire
to the funeral parlor, the undertaker presses charges. In view of
his outstanding Army service record, it's difficult for his
commanding officer to punish him. Again, while drunk, Disher
accidentally kills one of Cimarron City's leading citizens. Sergeant
Disher reports back to his cavalry post, expecting to be sentenced
to a few months in the stockade. He is shocked when his stripes are
ripped off his uniform and the major orders him off government
property. For the first time in over twenty years, Disher no longer
has an army home; it is relief to the anguished sergeant when
Marshal Crown hunts him down. Sergeant Disher refuses to turn
himself in, and Crown is forced to kill him.

[09] Cimarron Strip: THE SEARCH
9Nov67
produced by Bernard McEveety and Douglas Benton;
directed by Bernard McEveety;
written by Herman Miller?? and William Wood
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Joseph Cotten ................. Dr. Tio
Martha Scott .................. Mrs. Kihlgren
Jim Davis ..................... Clo Vardeman
Jonathan Lippe ................ Kerwin Vardeman
Zalman King ................... Strawdy Vardeman
Richard O'Brien ............... Ben Lorton
Charles Seel .................. Rucldes
Amzie Strickland .............. Mrs. Andrews
Harry Lauter .................. Wisler
James Gavin ................... Herald
Arthur Hansen ................. Andrews
Jerry Summers,
Bud George,
L.Q. Jones .................... Lummy

GUEST CAST: [SC order]
JOSEPH COTTON,MARTHA SCOTT,JIM DAVIS,JONATHAN LIPPE,ZALMAN KING,
L.Q.JONES,RICHARD O'BRIEN,CHARLES SEEL,AMZIE STRICKLAND,
HARRY LAUTER,JAMES GAVIN,ARTHUR HANSEN,JERRY SUMMERS,BUD GEORGE.
SYNOPSIS:
MARSHAL CROWN DECIDES TO SEND A MAN ARRESTED FOR MURDER TO A
NEIGHBORING TOWN BY TRAIN. HE SUSPECTS THAT THE KILLER'S FAMILY WILL
TRY TO RESCUE HIM. [SC]

Synopsis 2:
Marshal Crown arrests Dickie Vardeman for murder and, to prevent a
rescue by his outlaw family, sends him, under guard, by train to a
neighboring town. The marshal then pretends to transport Dickie by
wagon. When Dickie's three brothers attempt a rescue, Crown kills
Lou, but Kerwin and Strawdy shoot Crown, and leave him for dead. He
is found by a Cimarron Strip scavenger, Lummy, who decides that
Crown has monetary value, dead or alive. When the marshal's empty,
bloodied wagon returns to Cimarron City, Dulcey persuades Mr. Lorton to organize a posse to search for Crown. Clo Vardeman, the father, arrives in town and kills Lorton. As the posse disbands, Clo offers a $500 reward for Crown's missing body. Cimmaron City's only reputable doctor, Dr. Kihlgren, is away, and Dulcey is forced to lean on the unsteady arm of ex-doctor Nathan Tio. Outside town, Tio and Dulcey find a grave and the marshal's badge. Dulcey is grief-stricken. Lummy brings Crown to town in his wagon, but when he claims the $500 reward from Clo Vardeman, the wagon is empty. The Vardemans begin a search for the marshal. When Strawdy discovers Crown in Dr. Kihlgren's office, the marshal shoots him. After Dr. Tio treats Crown's wounds, he insists on returning to the Wayfarer's Inn to face Clo and Kerwin. Crown kills Clo, and three members of the disbanded posse shoot Kerwin. Lummy happily leaves town with the $500 reward money which Clo Vardeman had left on the bar of the Wayfarer's Inn.

[10] Cimarron Strip: TILL THE END OF THE NIGHT
16Nov67 CBS
producers Bernard McEveety and Douglas Benton;
directed by Alvin Ganzer;
written by Richard Fiedler
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Suzanne Pleshette ............. Sarah Lou Burke
Clifton James ................. Sheriff Hawkes
Dean Stanton .................. Luther Happ
Victor French ................. Rare Coleman
James Beck,
Karen Arthur,
Eddie Quillan,
Mary Gregory,
D'Urville Martin,
Charles Thompson,
James Nusser,
Morgan Jones,
Jack Braddock,
Jerry Brown,
Forrest Burns
Synopsis:
Marshal Crown is in Topeka testifying at a trial, when Deputy
MacGregor allows a hired gunman, Luther Happ, to escape from the
Cimarron jail. MacGregor regains consciousness in the Cedars County,
Texas jail, where he is held for Happ's murder. Happ was a Sheriff
Hawkes' deputy, and his mission had been to kill Marshal Crown, the
sheriff's old enemy. MacGregor is tried and sentenced to be hanged.
Handcuffed to Sarah Lou Burke, who has been falsely sentenced for
the murder of a local saloon-keeper, he is put into a wagon. He
develops a romantic interest in Sarah and the girl has more than a
passing interest in the strange Scotsman. The pair escape. MacGregor
seperates the hand-cuffs and sends Sarah away, while he leads the
posse in another direction. As MacGregor is captured, Marshal Crown
and deputy Francis Wilde arrive and fall into the posse's trap. Sarah leaps on Sheriff Hawke's back from an over-hanging rock butte, and in the melee Crown captures him. The marshal uses the sheriff as a hostage, to insure their safe return to Cimarron City. The charges against Sarah are cleared and she leaves promising to return to Cimarron City and MacGregor.

[11] Cimarron Strip: THE BEAST THAT WALKS LIKE A MAN
30Nov67 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety & Douglas Benton;
directed by Charles Rondeau;
written by Stephen Kandel & Richard Fielder
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Lola Albright ................. Stacey Houston
Leslie Nielsen ................ Rowan Houston
Simon Oakland ................. Joshua Broom
Royal Dano .................... Walking Man
Gail Kobe
Paul Carr
Christopher Held
Kerry MacLane
Karl Swenson
Larry Larson Houston
Fletcher Bryant
Woodrow Chambliss
Athena Lorde
Larry Anthony
Jim Cook
Synopsis:
A group of settlers, the Huston clan, arrives at Cimarron City and
refuses to await government approval before staking out land claims.
Learning that Mocane Valley is a sevction associated with
superstitious legends, they decide that this will be an area few
people will want to claim and choose it for their new home. Marshal
Jim Crown arrests Rowan Huston, the clan leader, to prevent
premature claim staking, but when he discovers that the family has
left Cimerron City, he releases Rowan from jail and attempts to
track down the family. He finds them the victims of a massacre. Of
the entire clan, only two survive: Stacey Huston, rowan's sister
-in-law, and his small son. Now it's Crown's job to find those
responsible for the massacre.

[12] Cimarron Strip: NOBODY
7Dec57 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety;
directed by Boris Sagal;
TELEPLAY BY ELLIS MARCUS
STORY BY ELLIS MARCUS AND JOHN D.F.BLACK.
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast
Warren Oates .................. Mobeerie
William C. Watson ............. Burke Stegman
Richard Bakalyan .............. Colly Sims
Ken Swofford .................. Christie
Hal Smith ..................... Harvey
Karl Swenson
Dabbs Greer ................... Judge
William Zuckert
Ted Gehring ................... Sutter
Anne Barton ................... Sarah
Joe Haworth ................... Seth
Al Wyatt
Johnny Jensen
Jerry Brown
Jack Perkins
Bob Davis
Robert Karnes
Tommy Lee
Tony Epper
[Clyde Howdy as Cooper??/ Vince Barnett as Willy??]
GUEST CAST: [SC order]
WARREN OATES,WILLIAM C. WATSON,WILLIAM ZUCKERT,RICHARD BAKALYAN,TED GEHRING,KEN
SWOFFORD,ANN BARTON,KARL SWENSON,DABBS GREER,AL WYATT,JOE HAYWORTH,ROBERT
KARNES,JOHNNY JENSEN,JACK PERKINS,JERRY BROWN,BOB DAVIS,TOMMY LEE,TONY EPPER.
SYNOPSIS 1:
A WILD-AND WOOLEY OUTLAW NAMED MOBEETIE,WHO HAD A PREVIOUS RUN-IN
WITH MARSHAL JIM CROWN,ARRIVES IN CIMARRON WITH A GRUDGE FOR CROWN.
HE SWEARS TO GET EVEN, AND DEVISES A PLAN TO KILL THE MARSHAL. [SC]
Synopsis 22:
To celebrate getting a new job, cowhand Mobeetie rides his horse
through the Wayfarer's Inn window. When Marshal Jim Crown holds the
young man in jail for overnight, he loses the job. Crown hires
Mobeetie to help move a trainload of dynamite which was routed to
Cimarron City by mistake. When Mobeetie playfully tosses a stick
of dynamite to MacGregor, who is injured as the stick explodes,
Crown sends Mobeetie away. Feeling unwanted, Mobeetie joins a band
of guerillas planning to kill Marshal Crown. He draws lots with the
guerillas to pick the man to kill the marshal and "wins" because all
the lots are marked the same. When Mobeetie returns to Cimarron City
to carry out his mission it is deserted, except for a few men who
have remained to help Crown and deputies MacGregor and Wilde move
the dynamite to the outskirts of town.

[13] Cimarron Strip: THE LAST WOLF
14Dec67 CBS
produced by Douglas Benton;
directed by Bernard McEveety;
writtin by Preston Wood
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Albert Salmi .................. Sam Gallatin
Robert J. Wilke ............... Hardy Miller
Morgan Woodward ............... Bill Henderson
Denver Pyle ................... Charley Austin
Tom Reese ..................... Pete Spurber
Stanley Clements .............. the Kiowa Kid
Laurie Mock ................... Mary Varner
Lane Bradford ................. Brom
Read Morgan ................... Jess Daley
Gil Perkins ................... Swede
Eddie Firestone ............... Crawford
Perry Cook .................... Poker
John Pickard .................. Carl Kersey
Robert Malooly
Mary Wilcox
Phil Arnold
Synopsis:
Led by Sam Gallatin, the wolf-hunters are becoming a problem in the
Cimarron Strip. Since there is no longer any need for their services,
the broke, out-of-work wolvers are ripe for the trouble Gallatin is
promoting. He unites the wolvers jobs. The settlers agree, but the
cattle-men, headed by Hardy Miller, refuse. A chain reaction of
violence begins. Gallatin and the wolvers steal one of Miller's
cows for food. In return, Gallatin is badly beaten by Miller's men.
Gallatin talks to Charlie, an old wolver friend, into shooting a
couple of Miller's men; Charlie is then gunned down. Crown offers
the wolvers a small stretch of land to homestead and start new lives,
but the wolvers turn down the offer and tension builds.

[14] Cimarron Strip: THE DEPUTY
21Dec67 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety and Douglas Benton;
directed by Alvin Ganzer;
written by Arthur Ross and Hal Sitowitz
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
J.D. Cannon ................... Bo Woodard
Lyle Bettger .................. Tate
Larry Pennell ................. Rapp
Anthony James ................. Benji
Gregg Palmer .................. Buford
Tom Brown ..................... Sheriff Phillips
Burt Mustin ................... Ruckles
Bob Williams ............... Gravedigger
James Tartan .................. Tullis
William Tannen
Victor Izay
Jack Braddock
Jack Searl
Marj Dusay .................... Zena
Synopsis:
Left for dead by his gang of cutthroats after a daring robbery of a
U.S. Army payroll, Bo returns eight and one half years later to
claim his share of the theft. Using the papers of a Texas duputy he
killed, he gets a job as a deputy with Marshal Crown. the outlaw,
unsuccessful in claiming his share of the loot, begins killing off
his former partners, who have settled in the Cimarron Strip His
killings seem to be honestly defensive, but while out of town,
Marshal Crown discovers a "wanted" poster for Bo. A quick return to
Cimarron City becomes a necessity for the marshal.

[15] Cimarron Strip: THE JUDGMENT
4Jan68 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety and Douglas Benton;
directed by Robert Butler;
Written by Dan Ullman
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
James Stacy ................... Joe Bravo
Burr DeBenning ................ Emmet Lloyd
Leonard Stone ................. Judge Samuel Gilroy
Don Keefer .................... Bolt
G.D. Spradlin
Charles Dierkop
Solomon Sturges ............... Sandy
Kip Whitman ................... Jerry
John Orchard
David Bailey
James Chandler
Jon Silo
Lincoln Demyan
Renny McEvoy
I. Stanford Jolley
Tom Sutton
Walter Scott
Fred Lerner,
Tony Epper
Synopsis:
When trail boss Joe Bravo and his six men cannot furnish proper
identification, the bank in Hardesty refuses to cash a $500 check.
The men take over the bank and discover that the open vault
contains $100,000 in cash. Lloyd Emmett wants to steal the money,
but Jim Crown arrests the celebrating group, and Joe turns out to
be an old friend of his. When Judge Gilroy holds court the next
day, Joe is not on trial; Crown has "sentenced" him to become
deputy sheriff of Hardesty for the duration of the other cowboys'
sentence. When the judge learns that a missing prisoner has become
deputy sheriff of Hardesty, he releases the other five cowboys,
hoping they'll travel to Hardesty and cause trouble. They do just
that and Hardesty's outraged citizenry waits to see how Joe Bravo
will handle the trouble-makers in his new capacity as deputy
sheriff.

[16] Cimarron Strip: THE ASSASSIN (a.k.a. Fool's Gold)
11Jan68 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety;
directed by Herschel Daugherty;
TELEPLAY BY PALMER THOMPSON
STORY BY PALMER THOMPSON AND DAVID JONES.
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Robert Lansing ................ Darcy
Slim Pickens .................. Grimes
Bob Random .................... the Kid
William Bramley ............... Fargo Jones
Russell Thorson ............... Hank Martin
Karl Swenson
Harry Harvey, Sr.
Lew Brown
Edward Faulkner
Red Morgan
John Carter
Fred Coby
Joshua Bryant
Peter Jason
GUEST CAST: [SC order]
ROBERT LANSING,SLIM PICKENS,KARL SWENSON,BOB RANDOM,WILLIAM BRAMLEY,
RUSSELL THORSEN,HARRY HARVEY,SR.,ED FALUKNER,LEW BROWN,FRED COBY,
BOYD'RED'MORGAN,JOHN CARVER,JOSHUA BRYANT,PETER JASON.
SYNOPSIS:
THE NOTORIOUS DARCY GANG ROBS AN ARMY PAYROLL FROM THE CIMARRON BANK.
THE LEADER AND THE YOUGEST MEMBER OF THE GANG ARE ARRESTED AND JAILED.
THE OUTLAW LEADER IS SENT OFF TO PRISON,AND MARSHAL CROWN PLACES THE
YOUNG BANDIT ON A HORSE RANCH TO LIVE AND WORK. [SC]
Synopsis 2:
Four men, led by outlaw Darcy, steal an Army payroll from the
Cimarron City Bank. To divert attention from the robbery, The Kid,
the youngest of the four, rushes through town shooting his six-gun
and shouting "Gold!" Marshal Jim Crown arrests The Kid, who shows
Crown his "gold," which turns out to be "fool's gold" - iron pyrite.
The boy denies any part of the bank robbery, but Crown locks him up
before leaving with a posse to trail the other three robbers. When
the posse catches up with the three, only Darcy is still alive.
Before he goes to prison, Darcy is informed by Crown that the
payroll sacks contained only paper and that he(Crown) had turned
the real money over to the army before the robbery took place.
Darcy soon escapes from prison, vowing to kill Crown for having
made a fool of him.

[17] Cimarron Strip: HELLER
18Jan68 CBS
produced by Douglas Benton;
directed by Gunnar Hellstrom;
written by Austin and Irma Kalish
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Tuesday Weld .................. Heller
Morgan Woodward ............... Logan Purcell
Robert Phillips ............... Matt Sherman
Bernie Hamilton ............... Ollie Whippet
Valentine de Vargas, Charles Kuenstle, Maggie Thrett, Bobby Clark,
Ken Renard, Jason Wingreen, Randy Lane, Stuart Lee, Robert D'Arcy
Synopsis:
Isolated Indian villages in the outlet beyond Cimarron City are
victims of a small band of raiders who steal hides, food, and
anything else of value. When an Indian, Willie Snake, appeals to
marshal Jim Crown, the marshal explains that his authority does not
extend to the outlet, but when Willie is killed by Logan Purcell,
leader of the raiders, Crown has a legitimate reason for tracking
him down. Crown overtakes Purcell, but is shot in the leg. He
escapes and is founded by Heller, a young white girl who has been
raised by the Indians but is now working for Purcell. Heller hides
Crown and then goes with him to Cimmarron City. Heller is terrified,
for it is her first visit to a town, but then she falls in love with
the marshal and her fears are overcome. Heller's feelings toward
them the marshel, however, make it more difficult for him to capture.

[18] Cimarron Strip: KNIFE IN THE DARKNESS (a.k.a Killer with a Knife")
25Jan68
produced by Douglas Benton;
Teleplay by Harlan Ellison
Directed by Charles Rondeau
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Jennifer Billingsley .......... Josie
David Canary .................. Tal St. James
Philip Carey .................. Kaliman
Jeanne Cooper ................. Pony Jane
Patrick Horgan ................ Tipton
George Murdock ................ Bladgey
Victoria Shaw
Tom Skerritt .................. Enoch Shelton
Ron Soble
Karl Swenson
Don Hanmer
Grace Lee Whitney
Joey (or Don?) Tata
William Phipps
Richard Angarola
Cal Bolder
Synopsis:
The tranquility of Cimarron City is marred by the murder of a dance-
hall girl as she is on her way home from work. Marshal Jim Crown
investigates the gruesome act and unexpectedly meets an old flame
from the past, saloon hostess Maddie Lennert, who shortly afterward
becomes the second victim of the mysterious slayer. With fear
gripping the fog-shrouded area, Francis Wilde, the photographer,
finds a London newspaper account of the recent orgy of Jack the
Ripper, and points out to Crown the striking similarities between
the London murders and the local killings. Crown scoffs at the
suggestions until he meets Tipton, a British stranger who says he
has trailed the notorious Ripper across the Atlantic to the United
States and right into Cimarron City.

[19] Cimarron Strip: SOUND OF A DRUM
1Feb68 CBS
produced by Douglas Benton;
directed by Gerald Mayer;
written by Victor Leslie Tracy and A. L. Christopher
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Steve Forrest ................. Sgt. Clay Tyce
Gerald S. O'Loughlin .......... Sgt. Maj. Boyd Chambers
John Milford
Rayford Barnes
Harry Carey, Jr.
Lloyd Gough ................... Captain Bragg
David Renard
Davy Kurzon
George Buchanan
Robert J. Folkerson
Synopsis:
Marshal Jim Crown, cooperating with Sergeant Tyce, one of the
cavalry's most popular men, has enlisted the Army's aid in tracking
down rustlers. Then Tyce finds himself in trouble with his new
superior, Sergeant Mayor Chambers, who insists on following Army
Regulations to the letter. After being found in Cimarron City when
he was supposed to be in charge of a patrol, Tyce is given the
choice of accepting a discharge from the Army, or facing a court-
martial. Tyce, a 15-year cavalry veteran, blames all of his troubles
on Chambers, and sets up a mock trial for the Sergeant Major. He
releases his buddies from an Army stockade and uses them as the jury,
holding court in the Wayfarer's Inn while Crown is away, searching
for the rustlers. Dulcey realizes that Ryce's hatred for the Chambers
has gotten out of hand, and make a serious attempt to defend Chambers.

[20] Cimarron Strip: BIG JESSIE
8Feb68 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety;
directed by Herschel Daugherty;
written by Daniel Mainwaring
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Mariette Hartley .............. Jessie Cabot
Donnelly Rhodes ............... Bill Baylor
Eddie Hodges .................. Bud Baylor
Richard O'Brien ............... Chandler
Timothy Carey ................. Lobo
Jesslyn Fax
Robert Swan
Rob(or Bob?) Hughes
Burt Mustin
Joel Davison
Ken Drake
K.L. Smith
Jack Elam ..................... Moon
Synopsis:
When outlaw Bill Baylor kills a blacksmith in Indian Wells, the
blacksmith's young son notes his sparkling hat and silver-plated
shotgun. baylor then frees his younger brother, Bud, from marshal
Jim Crown, who is taking Bud to Silver City, New Mexico. After
knocking Crown unconsious, Baylor dons the Marshal's vest,
containing his badge and identification papers, and leaves his own
two trademarks behind: the sparkling hat and silver shotgun. Crown
is found by Big Jessie Cabot, a young girl who runs a mule train.
Despite the girl's warnings, Crown, wearing Baylor's hat and carrying
his shotgun, goes to Indian Wells to buy a horse. He is immediatly
"identified" as the murderer of the blacksmith and is about to be
lynched when he is rescued at gunpoint by a man named Moon, a bounty
hunter who, like the others, thinks Crown is Baylor, and takes him
to Texas to hang.

[21] Cimarron Strip: THE BLUE MOON TRAIN
15Feb68 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety & Douglas Benton;
directed by Gerald Mayer;
written by Jack Curtis
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Broderick Crawford ............ Joe Lehigh
Kevin Hagen ................... Dum Dum
Donald "Red" Barry ............ Kedge
Robert Foulk
Norman Leavitt
Synopsis:
Ex-convict Joe Lehigh arrives in Cimarron City and, despite Marshal
Jim Crown's warning, Dulcey hires him to work in the Wayfarer's Inn.
Crown is involved with an important trainload of convicts being
transferred to a federal prison. Crown's reservations about Lehigh
are borne out when the ex-convict kidnaps Crown's deputy, Francis
Wilde, and leaves town. Francis, shot during the escape, is hidden
by Lehigh in a ghost town. When Crown tracks him down, Lehigh offers
Francis' life in exchange for Crown's helping him free his convict
friends, who will be on the train when it passes through the
deserted town. Crown refuses and vainly tries to find where Lehigh
has hidden the wounded Francis. At the same time, he must make
certain that Lehigh will not be successful in stopping the prision
train.

[22] Cimarron Strip: WITHOUT HONOR
29Feb68 CBS
produced by Douglas Benton;
directed by Robert Butler;
written by Dan Ullman
Starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Andrew Duggan ................. Major Ben Covington
Jon Voight .................... Private Bill Mason
Chester Morris ................ George Deeker

Paul Mantee ................... Lane Bardeen
Don Pedro Colley
James Davidson
George Sperdakos
Dallas Mitchell
John McKee
Boyd Santell
Edward Madden
Hubie Kerns
Victor Paul
[Ed Bakey ?? / John Nealson??]
Synopsis:
Jon Voight is reunited with his father (Andrew Duggan) in WITHOUT HONOR.
Private Bill Mason's attitude toward the Army sours when he learns
he has been assigned to a Cimarron Strip Army post commanded by Maj.
Covington. The major is suprised to learn Mason is his son, whom he
has not seen since infancy. Mason, who has assumed the name of his
stepfather, wants nothing to do with Covington and reacts wildly in
a fight with a non-comissioned officer. When Mason escapes from the
Army stockade, Maj. Covington takes a leave and asks Marshal Jim
Crown to help him find his son. They learn that Mason has joined the
Deeker gang, which is pillaging the entire territory, and make plans
to lead a cavalry attack against the gang. However, they feel Mason
will be killed in the fight unless they can coax or force him away
from his his new comrades beforehand.

[23] Cimarron Strip: THE GREENERS (final episode of "Cimarron Strip")
7Mar68 CBS
produced by Bernard McEveety;
directed by Vincent McEveety;
written by Hal Sitowitz
starring Stuart Whitman, Percy Herbert, Randy Boone, Jill Townsend,
Guest Cast:
Mark Lenard ................... Jared Arlyn
Peter Jason ................... David Arlyn
Donna Baccala ................. Ruth Allyn
Dan Ferrone ................... Will Arlyn
Shug Fisher ................... Pinky
Dub Taylor .................... Owley
Robert Sorrells
Roy Jenson
Charles Horvath
Tom Brown
Harry Lauter
Olan Soule
Gregg Palmer
Allan Kent
Jack Braddock
David Brian ................... Turnbull
GUEST CAST: [SC order]
MARK LENARD,PETER JASON,DAVID BRIAN,DONNA BACCALA,ROBERT SORRELLS,
DUB TAYLOR,SHIG FISHER,DAN FERRONE,ROY JENSON,CHARLES HORVATH,
TOM BROWN,HARRY LAUTER,OLAN SOULE,GREGG PALMER,ALLAN KENT,
JACK BRADDOCK.
SYNOPSIS 1:
A HOMESTEADING FAMILY TRAVELING THROUGH THE CIMARRON TERRITORY
WITNESS TWO MEN BEING DRAGGED BY FOUR MEN,AND LATER FINDING THEM
HANGING FROM A TREE. WHEN ASKED BY MARSHAL CROWN ABOUT THE INCIDENT,
THE HOMESTEADERS,OUT OF FEAR,REFUSE TO TELL CROWN THEY SAW ANYTHING.
[SC]
Synopsis 2:
The Arlyn family sees two men dragged by ropes behind four horsemen.
Later, when they find the two men hanged, they take the bodies into
town. The victims were two of marshal Crown's best friends. Although
Jared Arlyn admits seeing the two hanged men dragged, he refuses,
because he did not witness the actual hanging, to become involved by
testifying against the four. He is backed by his daughter Ruth and
sons Will and David. Crown and Charles Ives then set out to find the
four Crown suspects are the murderers. He arrests rancher Turnbull
and his three cowhands as they are about to drag Ives, whom they
accuse of cattle rustling, behind a horse. In jail, Turnbull is
blackmailed for $600 by David Arlyn, who threatens to testify. David
plans to buy a farm for his family - until his father learns how he
aquired the money.

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