CTVA US Western - "Lawman" (WB/ABC) Season 3 (1960-61)

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Starring John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle
Season 3 (ABC) (1960-61)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: James Beer
[Updated Aug-2021 #3.1, #3.6 #3.7 #3.8 #3.9 #3.10][JB]
[Updated Sep -2021 #3.14 #3.17 #3.18 #3.19][JB]
[Updated Jan-2022  #3.05 #3.07 ##3.25 #3.31][JB]

references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive

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ABC Sundays 8:30-9:00pm Easter (39 episodes)

3.01 [077] Lawman: THE TOWN BOYS
18-Sep-1960 ABC Sun
Teleplay by George Lairden / Story by Jules Schermer / Directed by Robert Sparr
Guest Cast:
Tom Rettig ................ Dean Bailey
Richard Evans .......... Pete Goff
Hank Patterson ......... Harrison Lester
Synopsis:
Four young men are about to be mailed on delinquency charges when Deputy McKay
steps in and asks Marshal Troop to put the boys in his custody. [JB]

3.02 [078] Lawman: THE GO-BETWEEN
(1960.09.25)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Paul Comi ..................... Cole Reese
Tom Gilson .................... Charlie Dane
Larry Blake ................... Jennings
Lane Bradford ................. Link Barker
Charles Fredericks ............ Kelly

3.03 [079] Lawman: The Mad Bunch (1960.10.02)
Directed by Robert Sparr
Edward Byrnes ................. Joe Knox
Nick Dennis ................... Skitter
Asa Maynor .................... Dory
Harry Antrim .................. Doc Shea
Frank Ferguson ................ Uncle Ben
Jack Hogan .................... Duke Janks
Frederick Crane ............... Larrabee

3.04 [080] Lawman: The Old War Horse (1960.10.09)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Lee Patrick ................... Bess Harper
Arch Johnson .................. Jason McQuade
Vinton Hayworth ............... Oren S1auson
Grady Sutton .................. Stiles
Jim Hayward ................... Men
Charles Alvin Bell ............ Men

3.05 [081] Lawman: THE RETURN OF OWNY O'REILLY
16-Oct-1960 ABC Sun (25-Jun-1961 rerun ABC Sun)
Written by Ric Hardman / Directed by Stuart Heisler
Guest Cast:
Joel Grey ..................... Owny O'Reilly
Lee Van Cleef ................. Jack Saunders
William Fawcett ............... Jenkins
Bill Foster ................... Ed Wrangle
Synopsis:
At McKay's request, Troop deputizes teen-aged Owny O'Reilly. Sure enough,
Owny Tries to be a hero. He goes after Jack Saunders, a desperate outlaw. [JB]
(see prequel #68, and sequel #120)
 
 3.06 [082] Lawman: YAWKEY
23-Oct-1960 ABC Sun
Written by Stuart Heisler / Directed by Stuart Heisler
Guest Cast:
Ray Danton .............. Yawkey
Dan Sheridan ........... Jake
David McMahon ...... Men
Martin Eric .............. Men
Synopsis:
A bitter young outlaw strides into the Birdcage and says he'll kill the
town marshal within the next half hour. He gives no reason. [JB]

3.07 [083] Lawman: DILEMMA
30-Oct-1960 ABC Sun (09-Jul-1961 rerun ABC Sun)
Written by William F. Leicester / Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Guest Cast:
Tom Drake ................ Dr. Sam Burbage
John Beradino ........... Walt Carmody
James Anderson ........ Harry Carmody
Harry Antrim ............ Dr. Shea
John McCann ........... Fen Carmody
Synopsis:
Dr. Sam Burbage treats a bullet wound for one of the Carmody gang.
But the outlaws know that Sam must report all gunshot wounds. [JB]

3.08 [084] Lawman: THE POST
06-Nov-1960 ABC Sun
Written by Marc Lawrence / Directed by Marc Lawrence
Guest Cast:
Don Megowan ........... Rare Curry
Bernard Fein ............. Sheriff Sabin
Saundra Edwards ........ Leora
Synopsis:t
Now that DanTroop has captured fugitive Rafe Curry, his next problem
is to take Rafe from Wyoming to New Mexico. [JB]

3.09 [085] Lawman: CHANTAY
13-Nov-1960 ABC Sun
Written by Ric Hardman / Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Guest Cast:
Sharon Hugueny ......... Chantay
Dean Fredericks ......... Great Bear
Milton Parsons ........... Grimshaw
Synopsis:
Chantay, a proud Sioux maiden, confesses to the murder of Great Bear,
a reservation policeman. But Deputy McKay's not convinced. [JB]

3.10 [086] Lawman: SAMSON THE GREAT
20-Nov-1960 ABC Sun
Written by Richard Matheson / Directed by Stuart Heisler
Guest Cast:
Walter Burke ............. Jimmy Fresco
Mickey Simpson ........ Samson
Charles Horvath ........ Pat Cassidy
Mina Vaughn .............. Dolores
Synopsis:
Fight manager Jimmy Fresco brings Samson the Great to Laramie. [JB]

3.11 [087] Lawman: The Second Son (1960.11.27)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Kim Charney ................... Charlie May
Warren Oates .................. Al May
Harry Shannon ................. Carl May
Fred Crane .................... Lawyer

3.12 [088] Lawman: The Catcher (1960.12.04)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
James Coburn .................. Lank Bailey
Robert Armstrong .............. Frank Fenway
Med Flory ..................... Catcher

3.13 [089] Lawman: Cornered (1960.12.11)
Directed by Marc Lawrence
Frank De Kova ................. Jed Barker
Tom Troupe .................... Jim Barker
Harrison Lewis ................ Blake
Guy Wilkerson ................. Phillips
Frank Kreig ................... Waters

3.14 [090] Lawman: THE ESCAPE OF JOE KILLMER
18-Dec-1960 ABC Sun
Teleplay by James Pitts / Story by Jules Schermer
Directed by Robert Sparr
Guest Cast:
Lenore Roberts ........ Donna Killmer
Wynn Pearce ............ Joe Killmer
Ken Lynch
Joe Ruskin
Synopsis:
Troop is a bit wary when Donna Killmer turns her wounded husband over to the law.
She asks that he be given medical care and that she be given the reward money. [JB]

3.15 [091] Lawman: Old Stefano (1960.12.25)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Gregg Palmer .................. Tracy McNeil
John Qualen ................... Doc Shannon
Vladimir Sokoloff ............. Stefano
Frank Mitchell ................ Hank Buel

3.16 [092] Lawman: The Robbery (1961.01.01)
Directed by Robert Altman
Robert Ridgely ................ Lieutenant Davidson
Hal Torey ..................... Sam Deever
Warren Kemmerling ............. Tay Roach

 3.17 [093] Lawman: FIREHOUSE LIL
08-Jan-1961 ABC Sun
Written by Ric Hardman / Directed by Leslie H. Martinson
Guest Cast:
Vinton Hayworth ....... Oren Slauson
Sheldon Allman ......... Louis Vestuto
I. Stanford Jolley ....... Bandits
Jean Stine .................. Bandits
Synopsis:
The new chief of the Laramie Volunteer Fire Brigade is Lily Merrill. As she's celebrating
her appointment in the Birdcage, bandits set fire in a livery stable. [JB]

3.18 [094] Lawman: THE FRAME-UP
15-Jan-1961 ABC Sun
Written by John Tomerlin / Directed by Marc Lawrence
Guest Cast:
Randy Stuart ........... Jessica Kindle
Dabbs Greer ........... Les Courtney
Ric Roman .............. Charlie Belmont
William Mims ........ Rich Matthews
Synopsis:
Jessica Kindle's husband was sent to the gallows on evidence from Troop, but Jessica
claims her husband was innocent and hires lawyer Les Courtney to prove it. [JB]

3.19 [095] Lawman: MARKED MAN
22-Jan-1961 ABC Sun
Teleplay by Ric Hardman & Paul Savage / Story by Peter Schermer
Directed by Robert T. Sparr (imdb say Directed by Marc Lawrence)
Guest Cast:
Jeff De Benning ....... Ross Darby
Andrew Duggan ...... Tod Larson
Miranda Jones ......... Murial
Douglas Odney ........ Arnie Steele
Synopsis:
Troop becomes marked Man when he closes down Ross Darby's Empire Saloon.
The place ran crooked games, sold watered whiskey and a couple of traveling cowboys
got outnumbered in a gunfight. [JB]

3.20 [096] Lawman: The Squatters (1961.01.29)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
DeForest Kelley ............... Brent Carr
Tom Gilson .................... Stape
Nina Shipman .................. Molly Prentice
King Calder ................... Ad Prentice
Hal K. Dawson ................. Storekeeper
Stephen Ellsworth ............. Doctor

3.21 [097] Lawman: HOMECOMING
(1961.02.05)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Marc Lawrence ................. Frank Walker
Ray Stricklyn ................. Eddy
Adrienne Marden ............... Mary Walker

3.22 [098] Lawman: Hassayampa (1961.02.12)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
John Anderson ................. Hassayampa Edwards
Donald "Red" Barry ............ Dusty Cade
George Wallace ................ Clyde Morton
Harry Cheshire ................ Judge Trace
Gail Bonney ................... Woman

3.23 [099] Lawman: The Promoter (1961.02.19)
Directed by Leslie H. Martinson

John Van Dreelen .............. Malcolm Tyler De Vries
Don Beddoe .................... Simon Rodgers
Frank Gerstle ................. David Ferris
J. Edward McKinley ............ Clifford North

3.24 [100] Lawman: Detweiler's Kid (1961.02.26)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Otto Waldis ................... Detweiler
Joyce Meadows ................. Elfrieda Detweiler
Chad York ..................... Jim Austen
Harry Cheshire ................ Judge Trager
Harrison Lewis ................ Blake

3.25 [101] Lawman: THE INHERITANCE
05-Mar-1961 ABC Sun
Written by John Tomerlin / Directed by Marc Larence
Guest Cast:
Will Wright ................... Tecumsah Pruitt
Lurene Tuttle ................. Mrs. Pruitt
Rex Holman .................... Owlie Pruitt
Fuzzy Knight .................. Morris
Synopsis:
Old Tecumsah Pruitt gives his friends advice on investments. His son Owlie finds out and figures
out Pa has a fortune stashed away. So Owlie buys some new boots and sends the bill to his dad. [JB]

3.26 [102] Lawman: Blue Boss and Willie Shay (1961.03.12)
Directed by Stuart Heisler

Sammy Davis, Jr. .............. Willie Shay
Richard Jaeckel ............... Al Janaker

3.27 [103] Lawman: The Man from New York (1961.03.19)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Mike Road ..................... Foster
Richard Arlen ................. Fred Stiles
Sheila Bromley ................ Winnie
John Cliff .................... Dawson

3.28 [104] Lawman: Mark of Cain (1961.03.26)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Coleen Gray ................... Rene Kennedy
John Kellogg .................. Chad
Theodore Newton ............... Aaron Kennedy
James Waters .................. Bates
Fred Sherman .................. Streeter
Bruce MacFarlane .............. Cooper

3.29 [105] Lawman: Fugitive (1961.04.02)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Keith Richards ................ Casey Cormack
Catherine McLeod .............. Meg Cormack
Michael Davis ................. Joey Cormack

3.30 [106] Lawman: The Persecuted (1961.04.09)
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian

Adam Williams ................. Burley Keller
Jean Willes ................... Annie
Evan McCord ................... Roy

3.31 [107] Lawman: THE GRUBSTAKE
16-Apr-1961 ABC Sun
Written by Ric Hardman & Marc McCarty / Directed by Robert B. Sinclair
Guest Cast:
Frank Ferguson ................ Rainbow Jack
Heather Angel ................. Stephanie Collins
Phillip Terry ................. Clayton Rambeau
Robert Cornthwaite ............ Edward Coughill
Synopsis:
An old prospector named Rainbow Jack tries to get money from Troop and McKay.
They turn him down, but he gets the money anyway.
(Note, this was the first Lawman episode on a new ABC affiliate
KMSP-9 Minneapolis, MN, after parting ways with WTCN-11)
[JB]

3.32 [108] Lawman: Whiphand (1961.04.23)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Med Flory ..................... Jed Pennyman
Peggy McCay ................... Cassie Nickerson
Leo Gordon .................... Bull Nickerson

3.33 [109] Lawman: The Threat (1961.04.30)
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian
Whit Bissell .................. Edgar Chase
Russ Conway ................... Herm Villiers
Don O'Reilly .................. Kurt Swan
Walter Reed ................... James Chase

3.34 [110] Lawman: The Trial (1961.05.07)
Directed by Marc Lawrence
Richard Sakal ................. Dexter Watson
Ray Teal ...................... Judge Whitehall
Shirley Knight ................ Tandis
Tim Graham .................... Charlie
Claudia Bryar ................. Clara

3.35 [111] Lawman: Blind Hate (1961.05.14)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Mala Powers ................... Lucy Pastor
Ted DeCorsia .................. Lem Pastor
Jason Evers ................... Shag Warner
John Qualen ................... Doc Marston

3.36 [112] Lawman: The Break-In (aka - The Steak)(1961.05.21)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Sheldon Allman ................ Walt Hudson
James Anderson ................ Ed Hill
Maurice Manson ................ Harold G. Berliner
Chubby Johnson ................ Cactus Gates

3.37 [113] Lawman: Conditional Surrender (1961.05.28)
Directed by NOT KNOWN
Robert F. Simon ............... Pa Beason
Claire Griswold ............... Iona Beason
Tyler MacDuff ................. Ernie Beason
Hampton Fancher ............... Lester Beason

3.38 [114] Lawman: Cold Fear (1961.06.04)
Directed by Richard C. Sarafian

Frank Overton ................. Brad Turner
Chris Alcaide ................. Lou Quade
Maggie Mahoney ................ Ann Turner
Jerry Barclay ................. Bert Quade

3.39 [115] Lawman: The Promise (1961.06.11)
Directed by Irving J. Moore
Robert Palmer ................. Geoff Washburn
Carolyn Komant ................ Nancy Fuller
Charles Tannen ................ Hardy Albrecht
Don Haggerty .................. Simm Bracque
Ken Lynch ..................... Jed Barrister
Ben Wright

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Summer Reruns
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25-Jun-1961 ABC Sun : Rerun of 3.05 [081] The Return of Owny O'Reilly (from 16-Oct-1960)
09-Jul-1961 ABC Sun: Rerun of 3.07 [083] Dilemma (from 30-Oct-1960)


 
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