CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - TV Western series
The Deputy
Episode Guide - January 2009
(General Update)
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Dischley, Tom Alger, Sal Crisanti, Robert B Huggins, Rina Fox
References:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (http://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive
Source:
“TV Westerns”–Madacy Entertainment DVD, Catalog # RDG9-50226 (eps 2.18/2.30)[RBH]
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THE DEPUTY
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Top Gun production / Revue Studios
for
NBC (Saturdays 9:00 pm EST)
Executive Producer William Frye
Produced by Henry Fonda, Roland Kibbee, Michael Kraike
Created by Norman Lear

US Western series 1959-61 76 episodes x 30 min bw
starring:
Henry Fonda as Chief Marshal Simon Fry
Allen Case as Deputy Clay McCord
with:
Wallace Ford as Marshal Herk Lamson (recurring)(1959-1960)
Betty Lou Keim as Fran McCord (Clay's sister)(1959-1960)
*
Addison Richards/ Willis Bouchey as Doc Landy (recurring) (1959-1961)
Charles Seel as Doc Miller (recurring)
*
Phil Tully as Charlie, the Bartender (recurring) (1959-1961)
Vito Scotti as Jose (recurring)(1959-60) (season 1)
Read Morgan as Sgt. Hapgood Tasker (recurring) (1960-1961) (season 2)

Premise:
Marshal Simon Fry and Deputy Clay McCord attempt to maintain law
and order in Silver City, Arizona, during the 1880's.
Veteran film star Henry Fonda often took a secondary role to
newcomer Allen Case who was the main focus of the series.
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DIRECTORS INCLUDED:
HERSCHEL DAUGHERTY, DAVID BUTLER, FELIX FEIST, TAY GARNETT, OTTO LANG
*
WRITERS INCLUDED:
ROLAND KIBBEE, WILLIAM LEICESTER, JERRY SACKHEIM, WILTON SCHILLER, N.B.STONE,JR.

"The Deputy" theme by Jack Marshall

################ The Deputy #################
############## season 1 1959-60 ##############
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NBC Saturdays 9:00 pm Eastern

 1.01 The Deputy: BADGE FOR A DAY [pilot]
Revue Prod. no. 13001
12Sep1959 NBC Sat
Producer William Frye
Writer Roland Kibbee
Director Don Medford
Director of photography Lionel Lindon
Editor Sam E. Waxman
Assistant Director Lou Watt
Music Jack Marshall
Guest cast:
Robert J. Wilke ...... Ace Gentry
James Griffith ....... Ballard
Steven Ritch ......... Cowboy
Earl Hansen .......... Stubber
Quentin Sondergaard .. Tomick
Synopsis:
Fry is following two train robbers. He tricks a storekeeper into helping
him trap and capture them. [RF]

1.02 The Deputy: THE WILD WIND
Revue Prod. no. 13002
19Sep1959 NBC Sat
Writer N.B. Stone Jr.
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Richard Shannon ...... Bull Ward
Gary Vinson .......... Hi-pockets
John Ashley .......... Trooper Nelson
Joel Colin ........... Tommy Wilson
Catherine McLeod ..... Charlotte Nelson
Synopsis:
Fry entrusts a rustling suspect with a gold shipment. [RF]

1.03 The Deputy: BACK TO GLORY
Revue Prod. no. 13007
26Sep1959 NBC Sat
Writer Charles B. Smith
Director Felix Feist
Guest cast:
Frank De Kova ........ the Killer
Marie Windsor ........ Angela
Carol Leigh .......... Lily
Jack Lambert ......... Keever
Larry Perron ......... Scott
Synopsis:
The lawmen hunt for a band of killers. [RF]

1.04 The Deputy: SHADOW OF THE NOOSE
Revue Prod. no. 13012
03Oct1959 NBC Sat
Writer Roland Kibbee
Director Robert B. Sinclair
Guest cast:
Clu Gulager .......... The Drifter
Denver Pyle .......... Akins
John McKee ........... Hollister
Frank Hagney ......... Bartender
William A. Henry ..... First Outsider
John Cliff ........... Second Outsider
Bud Osborne .......... Barfly
Synopsis:
Fry tries to protect his prisoner from a lynch mob. [RF]

1.05 The Deputy: POWDER KEG
Revue Prod. no. 13009
10Oct1959 NBC Sat
Writer Roland Kibbee
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Onslow Stevens ....... Tom Deaver
Read Morgan .......... Vince
Christopher Dark ..... Hawk
Ben Bigelow .......... Jess
Synopsis:
While Tom Deaver stands trial for selling gunpowder to the Apaches, McCord
investigates evidence that may prove Deaver innocent. [RF]

1.06 The Deputy: LIKE FATHER
Revue Prod. no. 13003
17Oct1959 NBC Sat
Writer Jerry Sackheim
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Fred Beir ............ Brad Vantage
James Westerfield .... Ches Vantage
Tom Laughlin ......... Jim Stanton
Paul Engle ........... Ted
Mickey Simpson ....... Gabe Willow
Synopsis:
McCord seeks to learn why the town's veterinarian is the target of a paid
gunman. [RF]

1.07 The Deputy: PROOF OF GUILT
Revue Prod. no. 13005
24Oct1959 NBC Sat
Director Arthur Lubin
Guest cast:
Harry Stevens ........ Joe Carey
Whitney Blake ........ Ellen Hart
Aldon Warder ......... Hart
Roy Barcroft
Mark Tapscott
Synopsis:
A reformed outlaw confesses to a robbery committed by his son. [RF]

1.08 The Deputy: THE JOHNNY SHANKS STORY
Revue Prod. no. 13013
31Oct1959 NBC Sat
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Skip Homeier ......... Johnny Shanks
Paul Campbell ........ Gib Kinman
Margo Lungreen ....... Athelia
Synopsis:
Johnny Shanks is a man trying to outrun the law and bounty hunters. [RF]

1.09 The Deputy: FOCUS OF DOOM
Revue Prod. no. 13008
07Nov1959 NBC Sat
Teleplay Sidney Michaels
Story Michel Kraike
Director Arthur Lubin
Guest cast:
Eduard Franz ......... Wilk
Dennis Patrick ....... Regan
Vic Perrin ........... Madden
Clarke Alexander ..... Barker
Synopsis:
Certain that Lamson is marked for murder, Fry sends the marshal out of town and
sets himself up as decoy. [RF]

1.10 The Deputy: THE BIG FOUR
Revue Prod. no. 13015
14Nov1959 NBC Sat
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Henry Brandon ........ Johnny Ringo
Richard Bakalyan ..... Billy the Kid
Gerald Milton ........ Curly Bill Brocius
Charles Fredericks ... Ike Clanton
Synopsis:
McCord infiltrates a group of outlaws to inform Fry of their plans. [RF]

1.11 The Deputy: THE NEXT BULLET
Revue Prod. no. 13016
28Nov1959 NBC Sat
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Brad Weston .......... Tom Clements
Jennifer Lea ......... Ann
Walter Coy ........... Benson
Synopsis:
A note pinned to a murder victim marks Lamson as the killer's next target. [RF]

1.12 The Deputy: THE DEAL
Revue Prod. no. 13011
05Dec1959 NBC Sat
Writer Herbert Purdum
Story Michel Kraike
Director Herschel Daugherty
Guest cast:
Kelly Thordsen ....... Hamish
Mel Welles ........... Jack Usher
Robert Osterloh ...... Quincannon
David Halper ......... Ted
Meri Welles .......... Woman
Synopsis:
To save kidnapped Fran's life, McCord is forced to help rob a payroll. [RF]

1.13 The Deputy: LAND GREED
Revue Prod. no. 13023
12Dec1959 NBC Sat
Writer Dale Eunson & Katherine Albert
Director Robert B. Sinclair
Guest Cast:
Vivian Vance ......... Emma Gant
Robin Riley .......... Billy
Synopsis:
Widow Emma Gant approaches Simon Fry with evidence that her
and her son Billy are being forced off their land. [TA]

1.14 The Deputy: MAN OF PEACE
Revue Prod. no. 13021
19Dec1959 NBC Sat
Writer Roland Kibbee & Herbert Purdum
Director Frank Arrigo
Guest cast:
Edgar Buchanan ....... Isbel
Robert Warwick ....... Chief Magnus
Dennis Cross ......... Chivas
Robert Sampson ....... Micah
Arthur Kendall ....... Mordecai
Synopsis:
McCord journeys to an Apache camp on a peace-keeping mission. [RF]

1.15 The Deputy: THE ORPHANS
Revue Prod. no. 13029
26Dec1959 NBC Sat
Writer Katherine Albert
Director Frederick Stephani
Guest cast:
Carol Kelly .......... Mrs. Bean
Dennis Rush .......... Timmy
Lane Bradford ........ Finley
Karl Lukas ........... Dillon
Fred Sherman ......... Parson Leeds
Synopsis:
Fry baits a trap for three killers by fixing a raffle. [RF]

1.16 The Deputy: BACKFIRE
Revue Prod. no. 13006
02Jan1960 NBC Sat
Writer Wilton Schiller
Director James Hogan
Guest cast:
Paula Raymond ........ Peg Marlowe
Charles Cooper ....... Con Marlowe
Bob Steele ........... Fred Sooley
Robert Carson ........ Kin Maxwell
Tommy Cook ........... Len Harbin
Marshall Kent ........ First Citizen
Morgan Shaan ......... Second Citizen
Synopsis:
Lamson becomes the target of two gunmen hired by a vengeful widow. [RF]

1.17 The Deputy: HANG THE LAW
Revue Prod. no. 13020
09Jan1960 NBC Sat
Director Robert B. Sinclair
Guest Cast:
Martha Hyer .......... Joy Cartwright
Lillian Bronson ...... Blanche
Willard Sage ......... Reverend Cartwright
Grant Richards ....... Frank Ivy
Robert Foulk ......... Easter
Synopsis:
McCord is sentenced to hang for shooting a man in a gun battle. [TA]
Synopsis 2:
Fry enlists the help of a clergyman's sister to clear McCord of a murder charge. [RF]

1.18 The Deputy: THE SILENT GUN
Revue Prod. no. 13017
23Jan1960 NBC Sat
Director Sidney Lanfield
Guest cast:
Dean Fredericks ...... Pete Clemson
Marcia Henderson ..... Marian Whelan
Grandon Rhodes ....... the Mayor
Howard Wright ........ Stoner
Herbert C. Lytton .... Parnell Locke
James Parnell
Synopsis:
A stranger arrives in town and lets his gun do his talking. [RF]

1.19 The Deputy: THE HIDDEN MOTIVE
Revue Prod. no. 13024
30Jan1960 NBC Sat
Writer Jess Carneol & Kay Lenard
Director Sidney Lanfield
Guest cast:
Roxane Berard ........ Louise Spencer
Jeremy Slate ......... Red Dawson
Charlie Briggs ....... Bill Dawson
Paul Sheriff ......... Len Dawson
Synopsis:
Pretty Louise Spencer misinterprets McCord's efforts to console her after he
kills her husband in a gunfight. [RF]

1.20 The Deputy: LAWMAN'S BLOOD
Revue Prod. no. 13019
(aka Lawman's Gun)
06Feb1960 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Philip Pine .......... Jack Burch
Willis Bouchey ....... Dr. Landy (recurring)
Ronnie Burns ......... Morgan Burch
George Keymas ........ Stacey
Mae Clarke ........... Mrs. Barker
Synopsis:
McCord searches for Doc Landy, who is being forced to treat a wounded outlaw. [RF]

1.21 The Deputy: THE RETURN OF SIMON FRY
Revue Prod. no. 13014
13Feb1960 NBC Sat
Writer Terence Maples
Director Arthur Lubin
Guest cast:
Stacy Keach .......... Vic Rufus
Peter Mamakos ........ Jubba
Hugh Sanders ......... Jake Carter
Larry Johns .......... Silas Jones
Frank Richards ....... Kipp
Synopsis:
Fry feigns death to flush out a would-be assassin. [RF]

1.22 The Deputy: QUEEN BEA
Revue Prod. no. 13031
20Feb1960 NBC Sat
Director Robert B. Sinclair
Guest cast:
Phyllis Avery ........ Beatrice Vale
Paul Dubov ........... Fletcher
Kim Spalding ......... Briscoe
Synopsis:
Protection racketeers move into Silver City. Their leader, Beatrice Vale plans to
ruin the small merchants so that she can set up a chain of stores in Arizona. [RF]

1.23 The Deputy: THE TWO FACES OF BOB CLAXTON
Revue Prod. no. 13025
27Feb1960 NBC Sat
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Robert Montgomery, Jr. Bob Claxton
Bob Hopkins .......... Mike Claxton
Johnny Seven ......... Pete Claxton
Ron Soble ............ Solomon Claxton
Rusty Lane ........... Judge Jones
Synopsis:
McCord and Fran try to rehabilitate a teenage thief. [RF]

1.24 [--] The Deputy: LADY WITH A MISSION
Revue Prod. no. 13028
05Mar1960 NBC Sat
Produced by Michael Kraike
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Starring:
Henry Fonda (as Chief Marshal Simon Fry), Allen Case (as Deputy Clay McCord)
with:
Betty Lou Keim (as Fran McCord), Wallace Ford (as Marshal Herk Lamson)
Guest Cast:
Jan Clayton .............. Agatha Stone
Carleton Young ........... Sam Hodges
James Lanphier ........... Sloan
Tod Griffin .............. Tinney
Beverly Allison .......... Gloria
Tim Graham ............... Willis
Helen Kleep .............. Mrs. Lillem
Synopsis 1:
Miss Agatha Stone, "Champion of Women's Rights and Suffrage" comes to
Silver City on her tour through the West. The meeting in Silver City will
bring together delegates of the Women's Rights cause from all over the
territory. Simon Fry and Herk foresee trouble, and trouble is what they get.
(UK: 22Aug61 ITV A-R London, Tue 7:00pm)
Synopsis 2:
A suffragette incurs the wrath of male citizens. [RF]

1.25 The Deputy: THE BORDER BETWEEN
Revue Prod. no. 13010
12Mar1960 NBC Sat
Writer Hal Biller & Austin Kalish
Director Frank Arrigo
Guest cast:
Anna Kashfi .......... Felipa
Leo Gordon ........... Evan Sloat
Laurie Mitchell ...... Lorrie
Steve Mitchell ....... Zimmer
Brett Pearson ........ Powell
Billy M. Greene ...... Jasper Wilk
Synopsis:
Fry will be killed unless McCord finds the runaway daughter of a landowner. [RF]

1.26 The Deputy: FINAL PAYMENT
Revue Prod. no. 13030
19Mar1960 NBC Sat
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest cast:
Gerald Mohr .......... Dustin Groat
Kevin Hagen .......... Kemmer
Mari Aldon ........... Priscilla Groat
Charles Seel ......... Doc Miller (recurring)
Synopsis:
A paraplegic seeks revenge on McCord and Fran, whose father he blames for
his condition. [RF]

1.27 The Deputy: DARK REWARD
Revue Prod. no. 13034
26Mar60 NBC Sat
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest Cast:
Jean Willes .......... Rosie
Richard Garland ...... Matt Ross
John Dennis .......... Hawkins
Frances Morris ....... Mrs. Carter
Synopsis:
Local businessmen have a plan to put an end to bank robers -
they offer a reward for dead ones. [TA]

1.28 The Deputy: MARKED FOR BOUNTY
Revue Prod. no. 13032
02Apr1960 NBC Sat
Written by William Yagemann
Directed by Sidney Lanfield
Guest Cast:
Ron Hayes ............ Ralph Jenson
Alan Baxter .......... Mort Harch
Edward Earle ......... Judge Jenson
Charles Seel ......... Doc Miller (recurring)
Raymond Hatton ....... Pete
Lee Turnbull ......... Guard
Regis Toomey ......... Warden Jess Martin
Vito Scotti .......... Jose (recurring)
Synopsis:
Tannerville Prison's Warden Jess Martin allows prisoner Ralph
Jenson to escape, with the agreement that he will return after
he has seen his father, Judge Jenson, who is dying. Jess tells
Simon Fry what he has done, but no one has reckoned with the
unscrupulous bounty-hunter Harch.
(03Mar61 A-R London UK, Fri 11:00 pm)

1.29 The Deputy: THE TRULY YOURS
Revue Prod. no. 13027
09Apr1960 NBC Sat
Writer Herbert Purdum & Montgomery Pittman
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
James Coburn ......... Coffer
Miriam Colon ......... Cita
Adeline Pedroza ...... Juanita
Anthony Caruso ....... Fife
Mike Read ............ Fancy
Joe Dominguez ........ Pepe
Harry Townes
Arthur Batanides
Synopsis:
When outlaws burn his store, McCord becomes a full-time deputy marshal. [RF]

1.30 The Deputy: A TIME TO SOW
Revue Prod. no. 13033
23Apr1960 NBC Sat
Director Louis King
Guest cast:
Richard Crenna ....... Andy Willis
Coleen Gray .......... Lucy Willis
Frank Ferguson ....... Tim McCullough
Howard J. Negley ..... Hank Bridges
Dick Rich ............ Harris
Synopsis:
Andy Willis' boyish looks are deceiving he's a hired killer. [RF]

1.31 The Deputy: THE LAST GUNFIGHT
Revue Prod. no. 13004
30Apr1960 NBC Sat
Teleplay Charles B. Smith
Story Richard Carr
Director Sidney Lanfield
Guest cast:
Charles McGraw ....... Johnny Dean
Robert Redford ....... Bill Johnson
Paul Clark ........... David Crawford
Monica Lewis ......... Helen Ivers
Perry Ivins .......... Haskins
Phil Tully ........... Charlie, the bartender (recurring)
Synopsis:
A gunman tries to force a reformed gunfighter into a duel. [RF]

1.32 The Deputy: CHAIN OF ACTION
Revue Prod. no. 13036
07May1960 NBC Sat
Writer Lester Fuller
Director Sidney Lanfield
Guest cast:
Lee Patterson ........ Lige Schofield
Bek Nelson ........... Claudia
Francis DeSales ...... Porter
Will J. Wright ....... Delaney
Synopsis:
A man refuses to reveal the location of stolen loot needed to save a boy
from blindness. [RF]

1.33 The Deputy: THE LUCIFER URGE
Revue Prod. no. 13037
14May1960 NBC Sat
Writer Ellis Kadison
Director Sidney Lanfield
Guest cast:
George Tobias ........ Barney Wagner
Nancy Valentine ...... Alva Wagner
James Bell ........... Rob Stebbins
Vito Scotti .......... Jose (recurrinng)
Ralph Moody .......... Walt Conroy
Henry Worth .......... Judge Barstock
Monte Blue ........... Floyd
Phil Tully ........... Charlie, the bartender (recurring)
Synopsis:
The man who killed McCord's father returns to begin eviction proceedings
against local ranchers. [RF]

1.34 The Deputy: PALACE OF CHANCE
Revue Prod. no. 13039
21May1960 NBC Sat
Director Sidney Lanfield
Guest cast:
Karen Steele ......... Julie Grant
Lee Van Cleef ........ The Cherokee Kid
Dennis Cross ......... George Reed
Steve Brodie ......... Fisher
Irene James .......... Lucille
Vito Scotti .......... Jose (recurring)
Joe Haworth .......... Carl Andrews
Don Brodie ........... Jed
Ralph Sanford ........ Townsman
Synopsis:
McCord uses a gambling-hall hostess to lure her boy friend---a wanted outlaw
to Silver City. [RF]

1.35 The Deputy: THE X GAME
Revue Prod. no. 13018
28May1960 NBC Sat
Writer Herbert Purdum
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
John Hoyt ............ Hap Allison
Howard Wendell ....... Webb
Tom McKee ............ Coyle
Carlos Rivera ........ Huerta
Don Gordon ........... Queed
Edward Foster ........ Tomaso
Synopsis:
Two cowboys swindle an illiterate farmer. [RF]

1.36 The Deputy: THE STAND-OFF
Revue Prod. no. 13026
11Jun1960 NBC Sat
Teleplay Ellis Kadison
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Alan Hale, Jr. ....... Frank Engle
Ann McCrea ........... Helen Swayde
Vito Scotti .......... Jose (recurring)
Stephen Coit ......... LeBow
Synopsis:
McCord pursues the criminal who seriously wounded Fry. [RF]

1.37 The Deputy: TRAIL OF DARKNESS
Revue Prod. no. 13035
18Jun1960 NBC Sat
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Guest cast:
Donald Woods ......... Douglas Brainard
Gregg Palmer ......... Tully
Vito Scotti .......... Jose (recurring)
Clu Gulager .......... Sanford
Synopsis:
Fry guards his prisoner from the Brainard gang, who have orders to free or
silence the jailed man. [RF]

1.38 The Deputy: THE CHOICE
Revue Prod. no. 13038
25Jun1960 NBC Sat
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Rex Holman ........... Ben Sutton
Vince Edwards ........ Dory Matson
Chris Alcaide ........ Fred Tanner
Addison Richards ..... Doc Landy (recurring)
Phil Tully ........... Charlie, the bartender (recurring)
Vito Scotti .......... Jose (recurring)
Synopsis:
An ex-convict intends on becoming a doctor if the townspeople let him
forget his past. [RF]

1.39 The Deputy: MA MACK
Revue Prod. no. 13022
09Jul1960 NBC Sat
Director Robert B. Sinclair
Guest cast:
Nina Varela .......... Ma Mack
Jack Hogan ........... Abner
Douglas Kennedy ...... Bates
Gregory Walcott ...... Reece
Ron Brogan ........... Taylor
Ralph Neff ........... Bailey
Synopsis:
McCord helps a woman search for her missing son. [RF]

################ The Deputy #################
############## season 2 1960-61 ##############
############### (final season) ###############
NBC Saturdays 9:00 pm Eastern

2.01 [40] The Deputy: THE DEADLY BREED
Revue Prod. no. 13060
24Sep1960 NBC Sat
Director Virgil W. Vogel
Guest cast:
Susan Oliver ......... Julie
Lyle Bettger ......... Aces Thompson
Robert P. Lieb ....... Baker
Francis DeSales ...... Mattson
Synopsis:
McCord is baffled by Fry's interest in a pair of petty swindlers. [RF]

2.02 [41] The Deputy: MEET SERGEANT TASKER
Revue Prod. no. 13059
01Oct1960 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Joan O'Brien ......... Emily Price
Richard Cutting ...... Gus
Rayford Barnes ....... Charlie
And:
Read Morgan .......... Sgt. Hapgood Tasker (recurring) (entry)
Synopsis:
Fry and McCord help Sergeant Tasker find the men who robbed him. [RF]

2.03 [42] The Deputy: THE JASON HARRIS STORY
Revue Prod. no. 13053
08Oct1960 NBC Sat
Writer Charles B. Smith
Director Tay Garnett
Guest cast:
Jeff Morrow .......... Marshal Jason Harris
Dianne Foster ........ Laurie Harris
Myron Healey ......... Johnny Dustin
Robert J. Stevenson .. Morgan
Read Morgan .......... Sgt. Hapgood Tasker (recurring)
Synopsis:
The lawmen face a tough decision when evidence points to Marshal Jason Harris
in a series of robberies. [RF]

2.04 [43] The Deputy: THE FATAL URGE
Revue Prod. no. 13052
15Oct1960 NBC Sat
Writer Joseph Carter
Director Tay Garnett
Guest cast:
Kathleen Crowley ..... Martha Jackson
Ron Starr ............ Phil Jackson
Tony Young ........... Tweed Younger
Argentina Brunetti ... Evita
John Reach ........... Cowboy at bar
Read Morgan .......... Sgt. Hapgood Tasker (recurring)
Phil Tully ........... Charlie, the bartender (recurring)
Synopsis:
An accused murderer's sister spearheads a campaign to clear her brother. [RF]

2.05 [44] The Deputy: MOTHER AND SON
Revue Prod. no. 13054
29Oct1960 NBC Sat
Director Louis King
Guest cast:
James Franciscus ..... William Stanhope
Josephine Hutchinson . Mrs. Stanhope
Arthur Kendall ....... Deek House
Robert Karnes ........ Sam Nelson
Pitt Herbert ......... Clerk
Joe Yrigoyen ......... Driver
Synopsis:
Fry has his hands full with a jailed outlaw, and the man's mother, who knows
nothing about her son's life of crime. [RF]

2.06 [45] The Deputy: BITTER ROOT
Revue Prod. no. 13058
05Nov1960 NBC Sat
Writer Jess Carneol
Director Louis King
Guest cast:
Virginia Gregg ....... Hester Macklin
Don Megowan .......... Tim Brandon
Zon Murray ........... Joe Foss
Paul Sorensen ........ Will Terry
Synopsis:
In an isolated shack, a lonely woman harbors a wounded killer on the run. [RF]

2.07 [46] The Deputy: THE HIGHER LAW
Revue Prod. no. 13055
12Nov1960 NBC Sat
Writer Charles B. Smith & William Nash
Director Tay Garnett
Guest cast:
H.M. Wynant .......... Blackwing
John Larch ........... Jack Rivers
Lewis Martin ......... Judge Wilkins
Synopsis:
McCord and Sarge try to prevent a vengeful Indian from taking the law into
his own hands. [RF]

2.08 [47] The Deputy: PASSAGE TO NEW ORLEANS
Revue Prod. no. 13056
19Nov1960 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Patrice Wymore ....... Lucy Ballance
Carl Benton Reid ..... Samuel Foreman
George Douglas ....... Captain
Saul Gorss ........... Steward
Harvey Dunn .......... Sleepy Man
Synopsis:
A romantic triangle develops when Fry and McCord are assigned to escort a pretty
murder witness to New Orleans. [RF]

2.09 [48] The Deputy: THE WORLD AGAINST ME
Revue Prod. no. 13070
26Nov1960 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Dennis Joel .......... Tommy White
Joseph Bassett ....... Boyd
Henry Roland ......... Brewer
Harry Clexx .......... Amos
Fred Kruger .......... Grisby
Synopsis:
Young Tommy White's grandfather has been killed by bandits because
he refused to tell the location of his gold mine. [TD]

2.10 [49] The Deputy: SALLY TORNADO (aka LADY FOR A HANGING)
Revue Prod. no. 13079
03Dec1960 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Fay Spain ............ Sally Tornado
William Fawcett ...... Jipsom
Don O'Kelly .......... Hunter
Synopsis:
Convicted murderess Sally Tornado is being escorted to execution by McCord.

2.11 [50] The Deputy: THREE BROTHERS
Revue Prod. no. 13078
10Dec1960 NBC Sat
Director Sidney Lanfield
Guest cast:
Kathy Case ........... Martha Towers
Jack Ging ............ Jay Bennett
Lew Gallo ............ Frank Bennett
Minga Mitchell ....... Terry Vance
Carmen Phillips ...... Suzy
Buzz Martin .......... Gary Bennett
Synopsis:
McCord and Sarge suspect three brothers of bank robberies. [RF]

2.12 [51] The Deputy: DAY OF FEAR
Revue Prod. no. 13066
17Dec1960 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Tyler McVey .......... Stu Collins
Mary Tyler Moore ..... Amy Collins
Robert Osterloh ...... Sam Nathan
Anne Barton .......... Gall Nathan
Patrick Waltz ........ Cal
Robert Ridgley ....... Pete
with:
Read Morgan .......... Sgt. Hapgood Tasker (recurring)
Synopsis:
Townsfolk fear that the outlaw McCord brought in has smallpox.
Synopsis 2:
Clay brings a murderer into town. The outlaw has a fever and rumor spreads
that he has smallpox. [RF]

2.13 [52] The Deputy: SECOND COUSIN TO THE CZAR
Revue Prod. no. 13075
24Dec1960 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Carl Esmond .......... Duke Dmitri
George D. Wallace .... Dan Farrell
Clancy Cooper ........ Hawkins
Synopsis:
A duke challenges McCord to a horse race. [RF]

2.14 [53] The Deputy: JUDAS TOWN
Revue Prod. no. 13087
31Dec1960 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Roy Roberts .......... Linc McCurdy
Ed Nelson ............ Pete McCurdy
Duane Cress .......... Touhy
Ed Prentiss .......... Mayor
Dan White ............ Joab
Synopsis:
McCord refuses to be bribed into releasing a cattleman's son. [RF]

2.15 [54] The Deputy: DUTY BOUND
Revue Prod. no.
07Jan1961 NBC Sat
Director Herschel Daugherty
Guest Cast:
Frank Maxwell ........ Mel Ricker
Ron Harper ........... Jay Elston
Pat McCaffrie ........ Trooper
Joe Yrigoyen ......... Stage Driver
Synopsis:
Fry, McCord and Sarge are escorting a pair of murder suspects back
to Silver City. One of them, Jay Elston, insists he isn't the man
they want. [TD]

2.16 [55] The Deputy: THE LESSON
Revue Prod. no.
14Jan1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Harry Lauter ......... Lex Danton
Wanda Hendrix ........ Mary Willis
Steve Darrell ........ Jenkins (as Stevan Darrell)
Kevin O'Neal ......... Johnny
Synopsis:
Mary Willis has been teaching school in Silver City - and hiding from Lex Danton,
her outlaw husband, at the same time. Then Danton shows up with his gang. [RF]

2.17 [56] The Deputy: PAST AND PRESENT
Revue Prod. no.
21Jan1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Murvyn Vye ........... Calico Bill
Arthur Franz ......... Herb Caldwell
Mary Beth Hughes ..... Madge Belden
Vince Williams ....... Sandy
Steven Peck .......... Ray
Synopsis:
Bank clerk, Herb Caldwell offers no resistance to outlaw Calico Bill and permits
him to escape during an attempted holdup. For this spineless demonstration,
Caldwell gets thrown into jail. [RF]

2.18 [57] The Deputy: THE HARD DECISION [verified -RBH]
Source: “TV Westerns” – Madacy Entertainment DVD, Catalog # RDG9-50226 [RBH]
Revue Prod. no.
28Jan1961 NBC Sat
Produced by Michel Kraike
Written by Peggy Shaw & Lou Shaw
Directed by David Butler
Director of photography William A. Sickner
Music Jack Marshall
*
Assistant Director John Bowman
Art Director Russell Kimball
Editorial Supervisor David J. O'Connell
Film Editor Douglas Stewart
Musical Supervision Stanley Wilson
Set Decorators John McCarthy & Carl J. Lawrence
Sound Clarence E. Self
Costume Supervisor Vincent Dee
Makeup Bob Dawn
Hair Stylist Florence Bush
*
Starring:
Henry Fonda (as Chief Marshal Simon Fry)(appears)
Allen Case (as Deputy Clay McCord)
Also Starring:
Read Morgan (as Sgt. Hapgood Tasker)(recurring)
Guest cast:
Marc Lawrence ........ Alvy Burke
George Brenlin ....... Jimmie Burke
Olan Soule ........... Dr. Stoner
John Dennis .......... Josh
Frank White .......... Clerk
George Lynn .......... Hangman
Synopsis 1:
A convicted murderer’s brother and henchman capture Clay McCord and offer him
in exchange for the murderer. Marshall Fry has to make a “hard decision” in
order to save McCord’s life. [RBH]
Synopsis 2:
Convicted murderer Jimmie Burke's brother kidnaps Fry. The deal: Burke's
release or the marshal's death. [RF]

2.19 [58] The Deputy: THE DREAM
Revue Prod. no.
04Feb1961 NBC Sat
Writer Ellis Kadison
Director Tay Garnett
Guest cast:
Dick Foran ........... Clint Hammer
Carolyn Craig ........ Selene Hammer
John McLaine ......... Ty Lawson
Mary Munday .......... Mildred Lawson
Francis MacDonald .... Roy Wilkins
Synopsis:
Clint Hammer uses strong-arm tactics to convert his inheritance into cash. [RF]

2.20 [59] The Deputy: THE SHACKLED TOWN
Revue Prod. no.
11Feb1961 NBC Sat
Director Tay Garnett
Guest cast:
Robert Brubaker ...... Pecos Smith
Reed Hadley .......... Judge Denton
Eugene Iglesias ...... Pedro O'Brien
Carla Alberghetti .... Carmelita
Ralf Harolde ......... the Padre
Synopsis:
McCord and Sarge fall prey to a crooked sheriff and a power-hungry judge. [RF]

2.21 [60] The Deputy: THE LONELY ROAD
Revue Prod. no.
18Feb1961 NBC Sat
Writer William F. Leicester
Director Louis King
Guest cast:
Edward Binns ......... Shad Billings
Constance Ford ....... Meg Billings
Synopsis:
Parolee Shad Billings, suspects his wife of being unfaithful. [RF]

2.22 [61] The Deputy: THE CHALLENGER
Revue Prod. no.
25Feb1961 NBC Sat
Director Frank Arrigo
Guest cast:
Hal Baylor ........... Titan
Stafford Repp ........ Collins
Paul Gilbert ......... Dillon
Don Heitgert ......... Dan
Synopsis:
To help financially pressed McCord, Sarge agrees to fight a boxing champion for $500. [RF]

2.23 [62] The Deputy: THE EDGE OF DOUBT
Revue Prod. no.
04Mar1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Richard Chamberlain .. Jerry Kirk
Floy Dean Smith ...... Annie Jenner
Bigelow C. Sayre ..... Will Jenner
George Chandler ...... George Lake
Tommy Jackson ........ Mr. Potter
Synopsis:
A parolee is accused of murdering his fiancee's father. [RF]

2.24 [63] The Deputy: TWO-WAY DEAL
Revue Prod. no.
11Mar1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Billy Gray ........... Johnny Blatner
Ted DeCorsia ......... Slade Blatner
Kenneth MacDonald .... the Sheriff
Nacho Galindo ........ Sancho
Synopsis:
Slade Blatner brings in a young outlaw and demands the reward.
The outlaw: Blatner's son. [RF]

2.25 [64] The Deputy: THE MEANS AND THE END
Revue Prod. no.
18Mar1961 NBC Sat
Produced by Michel Kraike
Written by Clark E. Reynolds
Directed by Tay Garnett
Director of photography William A. Sickner
Music Jack Marshall
*
Assistant Director Donald Baer
Art Director Russell Kimball
Editorial Supervisor David J. O'Connell
Film Editor George J. Nicholson
Musical Supervision Stanley Wilson
Set Decorators John McCarthy & Carl J. Lawrence
Sound Earl Crain Jr.
Costume Supervisor Vincent Dee
Makeup Jack Barron
Hair Stylist Florence Bush
*
Guest cast:
Phyllis Love ......... Josie Styles
DeForest Kelley ...... Farley Styles
Justice Watson ....... the Judge
Robert E. Griffin .... Wiley
Richard Warren ....... Lon Spivak
Don Heitgert ......... Hotel Clerk
Synopsis:
Fry searches for the man who killed the main witness against outlaw Josie Styles. [RF]

2.26 [65] The Deputy: THE EXAMPLE
Revue Prod. no.
25Mar1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Denver Pyle .......... Frank Barton
Jack Chaplain ........ Jeb Barton
Ricky Sorensen ....... Kitt
Reedy Talton ......... Whitey
Robert C. Ross ....... Gabe
Don Heitgert ......... Dan
Synopsis:
Outlaw Frank Barton, alarmed by his son's desire to emulate him, arranges for his
own arrest. [RF]

2.27 [66] The Deputy: CHERCHEZ LA FEMME
Revue Prod. no.
01Apr1961 NBC Sat
Writer Stuart Jerome
Director David Butler
Guest cast:
Lisa Montell ......... Rosaria Martinez
Edward C. Platt ...... Noah Harper
Phil Tully ........... Charlie, the bartender (recurring)
Synopsis:
McCord searches for the girl who can clear Sarge of a murder charge. [RF]

2.28 [67] The Deputy: TENSION POINT
Revue Prod. no.
08Apr1961 NBC Sat
Director Tay Garnett
Guest cast:
John Marley .......... Zeb Baker
Jerome Thor .......... Ben Meadows
Virginia Christine ... Molly
William Stevens ...... Whip
Donald Losby ......... Mark Baker
Bern Hoffman ......... Club
Synopsis:
Fry tries to protect the Baker family from three gunmen without revealing
that he is a lawman. [RF]

2.29 [68] The Deputy: BROTHER IN ARMS
Revue Prod. no.
15Apr1961 NBC Sat
Writer Edward J. Lakso
Guest Cast:
Lon Chaney, Jr. ...... Tom Arnold
Denny Miller ......... Bill Jason
Bill Hale ............ Garth Cabot
Synopsis:
Bill Jason a boy who grew up with McCord returns to Silver City
and brings with him a killer's reputation. [TD]

2.30 [--] The Deputy: THE RETURN OF WIDOW BROWN [verified -RBH]
Source: “TV Westerns” – Madacy Entertainment DVD, Catalog # RDG9-50226 [RBH]
22Apr61 NBC Sat
Produced by Michel Kraike
Directed by Otto Lang
Written by Norman Jacob
Starring:
Henry Fonda (as Chief Marshal Simon Fry) (appears)
Allen Case (as Deputy Clay McCord)
Also Starring:
Read Morgan (as Sgt. Hapgood Tasker)(recurring)
Guest Cast:
Richard Shannon ......... Chuck Beloyne
Dennis Holmes ........... Tommy
Jeff DeBenning .......... Henry
Tom Greenway ............ Warden Binns
Norma Crane ............. Amelia Brown
Synopsis 1:
A woman whose husband was lynched by a gang returns to Silver City
with her son. One of the members of the gang suspects that the
widow knows the location of some stolen money and pays her a visit. [RBH]
Synopsis 2:
Everyone except McCord thinks Amelia Brown knows the location of the
money stolen by her late husband. [RF]

2.31 [70] The Deputy: SPOKEN IN SILENCE
Revue Prod. no.
29Apr1961 NBC Sat
Director Tay Garnett
Guest cast:
Robert Burton ........ Mike Rogers
Frances Helm ......... Laura Rogers
Sydney Pollack ....... Chuck Johnson
Hal K. Dawson ........ Sam
Synopsis:
To get money for his daughter's operation, a man agrees to help an
outlaw elude Fry. [RF]

2.32 [71] The Deputy: AN ENEMY OF THE TOWN
Revue Prod. no.
06May1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Whit Bissell ......... Will Culp
Ray Kellogg .......... Quent Hall
Stephen Roberts ...... Adam Crockett
Synopsis:
McCord is besieged by angry townspeople when he closes a profitable tannery. [RF]

2.33 [72] The Deputy: THE LEGEND OF DIXIE
Revue Prod. no.
20May1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Gregory Walcott ...... Gar Logan
Stanley Adams ........ Dixie Miller
Harry Fleer .......... Mace
King Calder .......... Hoak
Synopsis:
Dixie Miller glories in his fame when credited with killing two fugitives. [RF]

2.34 [73] The Deputy: THE DEATHLY QUIET
Revue Prod. no.
27May1961 NBC Sat
Writer Paul Franklin
Director Otto Lang
Guest cast:
Johnny Cash .......... Bo Braddock
Robert Foulk ......... Colonel Belknap
Michael Garrett ...... Con Hawkins
Chubby Johnson ....... Stonewall
Synopsis:
Two Army deserters turn to crime with the aid of Gatling guns. [RF]

2.35 [74] The Deputy: BRAND OF HONESTY
Revue Prod. no.
10Jun1961 NBC Sat
Director Tay Garnett
Guest cast:
George Dolenz ........ Ramon Ortega
Elisha Cook, Jr. ..... Miller
J. Edward McKinley ... John Gardner
Robert Osterloh ...... Nathans
Norman Willis ........ Brandon Clark
Peter Hornsby ........ Luther Blue
Synopsis:
Two former crooks, suspected of robberies, take steps to clear themselves. [RF]

2.36 [75] The Deputy: LORINDA BELLE
Revue Prod. no.
24Jun1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Claude Akins ......... Jason Getty
Frank Overton ........ Bill Corman
Andy Albin ........... Zack Martinson
Addison Richards ..... Doc Landy (recurring)
Synopsis:
No one likes Jason Getty very much and someone hates him enough to have slipped
him some poison. Getty learns he has only two days to live and vows to find his
"assassin" in the time that is left. [RF]

2.37 [76] The Deputy: LAWMAN'S CONSCIENCE
Revue Prod. no.
01Ju1961 NBC Sat
Guest cast:
Russell Johnson ...... Albee Beckett
Tracey Roberts ....... Mary Hayden
Jason Robards, Sr. ... Rufus Hayden
Jerry LaZarre ........ Zack Tanby
Roy Wright ........... Phil Briggs
Synopsis:
A deathbed confession frees Albee Beckett, who embarks on a campaign of terror
against the people who convicted him. [RF]

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