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Starring: Rory Calhoun as Bill Longley
Season 1 (CBS) (1958-59)
Episode Guide
compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox, Keith Chandler, James
Beer
references:
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CBS Mondays 8:00 pm Eastern
1.01 [--] The Texan: (pilot episode) TEXAN IN TOWN (1958)
(verified -SC)
(a.k.a. "Law of the Gun")
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 1
29Sep58 CBS Mon
Directed by Earl C. Kenton
Written by Harry Kronman
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Neville Brand ................. Kyle Richards
John Larch .................... Lance Corbett
Karl Swenson .................. Sheriff
HelenE Wallace ................. Mrs. Richards
HOWARD WRIGHT,
CHRIS ALCAIDE,
JASON JOHNSON,
Ralph Moody
DENNIS CROSS,
Fred Krone .................... Fred Bray
FRED KRONE,
Reggie Parton ...... Pete Bray (recurring/stunts)
Carl Thayler .................. Gunslinger
HANK PATTERSON ............. Bartender
Howard Wright .... Doctor
SYNOPSIS:
A FRIEND OF BILL LONGLEY NAMED LANCE CORBETT ASK'S FOR BILL'S HELP.
HE'S BEEN ACCUSED OF SHOOTING A 14 YEAR-OLD GIRL. THE TOWN'S PEOPLE
ARE OUT-RAGGED AND WANT TO HANG CORBETT. BILL BELIEVE'S HIS FRIEND
IS INNOCENT AND SERACHES FOR THE REAL KILLER. [SC]
1.02 [--] The Texan: THE MAN WITH THE SOLID GOLD STAR
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 8
06-Oct-1958 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Thomas Gomez ............ Jake Romer
Bruce Bennett ........... Jim Caldwell
Robert Burton
Alan Wells
Steve Terrell
Synopsis:
A former sheriff, losing money in a poker game, borrows from Bill Longley and
gives him his gold sheriff’s badge
as security. But the man continues to lose money and the Texan is forced to
protect his investment. [JB
1.03 [--] The Texan: THE TROUBLED TOWN
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 9
13Oct58 CBS Mon
Directed by Hollingsworth Morse
Written by Samuel A. Peeples
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
James Drury ................... Johnny Kaler
William Schallert ............. Arnold Leno
Gregg Palmer .................. Player
Walter Sande .................. Jake Talby
Andy Clyde .................... Wild Jack Hastings
Kathryn Card .................. Ma Kestler
Dean Stanton .................. Frank Kaler
Pat Conway (male) ............. Mike Kaler
Harry Harvey, Sr. ............. Bartender
SYNOPSIS:
BILL LONGLEY IS BLAMED FOR MURDERING THE BROTHER OF A LOCAL FAMOUS
GUNFIGHTER,MIKE KALER. THE TOWN'S CITIZENS ARE HOPEING FOR A
SHOOT-OUT BETWEEN LONGLEY ANd KALER TO SEE WHO'S THE FASTEST GUN. [SC]
1.04 [--] The Texan: THE FIRST NOTCH
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 6
20-Oct-1958 CBS Mon
Directed By Hollingsworth Morse
Written By Herbert Little,Jr. & David Victor
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
J. Carrol Naish........as Walt Pierce
Ron Haggerty........as Neil Pierce
Peggy Castle........as Charlotta Rivera
Dick Rich........as Whitey Rupp
Dan Sheridan........as McBurney
Jim Nusser........as Shanks
Synopsis:
A well known rancher expects his timid son to handle a gun like he does,
so he can challange Bill Longley to a gun fight. [SC]
1.05 [--] The Texan: THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 10
27-Oct-1958 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Sidney Blackmer ......... Orin McKnight
Barbara Baxley .......... Ruth McKnight
Norman Leavitt
Michael Connors
Synopsis:
Orin McKnight, a middle-aged rancher, blames himself for his son’s death and his
wife’s suicide. Although McKnight
has since remarried, he feels that he is too old for his young wife and a crisis
develops when her ex-fiancée comes
to visit them. Bill Longley comes to help McKnight. [JB]
1.06 [--] The Texan: JAIL FOR THE INNOCENTS
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 11
03-Nov-1958 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Ray Ferrell ............. Peter Swenson
Vaughn Taylor ........... Sheriff Loomis
Grant Richards .......... Dan Keyes
John Milford ............ Max
Herbert Rudley .......... Nick Yarboro
Elaine Riley ............ Dolly
Frank Marlowe ........... Bartender
Synopsis:
Bill Longley saves a little boy from being kidnapped by two men. But he finds
out why the boy is terrified
and begins an investigation to find out why. [JB]
1.07 [--] The Texan: A TREE FOR PLANTING
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 14
10-Nov-1958 CBS Mon (rebroadcast 17Aug59)
Directed By Robert Florey [SC]
Written By Harry Kronman [SC]
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest cast:
Martin Garralaga ........ Ramirez
James Westerfield ....... Sam Bofert
Paul Fix ................ Bert Gorman
Lurene Tuttle ........... Amy Bofert
John Cliff .............. Ty Beamet
Clarke Gordon ........... Brad Emory
James Parnell ........... Jake
Ruby Goodwin ............ Sarah
Synopsis:
An elderly Mexican is distressed when a group of cattle ranchers chop down the
peach trees he has planted.
The Texan tries to help the Mexican and runs into trouble from the cattlemen,
who are determined to keep
the land uncluttered by orchards. [RF]
1.08 [--] The Texan: THE HEMP TREE
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 13
17-Nov-1958 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest cast:
Michael Landon .......... Nick Ahearn
Susan Anderson .......... Jenny Masters
Stacy Harris ............ Max Bowen
Stuart Randall .......... Marshal Ike Masters
S. John Launer .......... Ben Cushman
Charles Meredith ........ Eli Townsend
John Maxwell ............ Dr. Graybill
Allan Lurie ............. Gus Phefan
Joe McGuinn ............. Sam Chase
Synopsis:
Bill Longley has just delivered some cattle and collects several thousand
dollars for his work. While at
the bank he is robbed of his hard-earned money by two bandits who hold up the
bank. [RF]
1.09 [--] The Texan: THE WIDOW OF PARADISE
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 12
24-Nov-1958 CBS Mon (Rerun 24-Aug-59 CBS Mon)
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Alan Hale, Jr. .......... Jake Bricker
Marilyn Hanold .......... Iris Crawford
Russell Thorson ......... Sheriff
Charles Watts ........... Judge Whittaker
Ricky Allen ............. Joey Crawford
Gary Allen .............. Nathan Crawford
Kem Dibbs ............... Cully Crawford
Len Lesser .............. Brad
Shirley Collins ......... Girl
Synopsis:
Bill Longley kills a drunken cowhand in self-defense and learns that under an
ancient Montana law he must provide for
the man’s widow and her children. He attempts to marry the widow off, but she
prefers Longley to any other man in town. [JB]
1.10 [--] The Texan: DESERT PASSAGE
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 15
01-Dec-1958 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Jon Locke ............... Pete Masters
R.G. Armstrong .......... Cliff Clifford
Mae Clarke .............. Ruth Clifford
Fay Roope ............... Ben Atkins
Wright King ............. Mac Kernin
Robert Foulk
Gregg Barton
John Reach
George Barrows
Howard Negley
Frank Harding
Synopsis:
While escorting to prison the leader of a notorious gang, a sheriff and a deputy
are attacked by the gang.
Bill Longley helps to fight the outlaws and aids the wounded sheriff and deputy
in taking the outlaw to jail.
Then the outlaws threaten the entire town. [JB]
1.11 [--] The Texan: NO TEARS FOR THE DEAD
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 17
08-Dec-1958 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Beverly Washburn ........ Henrietta Tovers
Michael Pate ............ George Brandon
Carole Mathews .......... Bess Cotbin
Ray Teal ................ Dave Travers
William Challee ......... Roy Tovers
Synopsis:
A young girl holds a gun on Bill Longley and forces him to help her father, who
is mortally wounded.
The dying man extracts a promise from Longley that he will look after the girl.
[JB]
1.12 [--] The Texan: THE EASTERNER
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 18
15-Dec-1958 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Donald Harron ........... Julian Dowd
Fay Spain ............... Ann Dowd
Natividad Vacio ......... Huelo
Jack Elam ............... Tug Swann
Jim Drake ............... Buck
Tom Hardison
Synopsis:
Bill Longley agrees to guide a pair of Philadelphia newlyweds on their first
venture into the west.
Bill soon realizes that they are not a happy couple, the wife believing her
husband married her for
her money, and the husband determined to prove his bravery on the trip. [JB]
1.13 [--] The Texan: A TIME OF THE YEAR
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 19
22-Dec-1958 CBS Mon
Directed By Robert Florey
Written By Harry Kronman
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
George Macready............as Big Jim Sammett
Suzanne Lloyd............as Maria Sammett
Michael Macready............as Jody
Charlie Briggs............as Jeff Karger
Peggy Maley............as Dolly Mathews
William Challee............as Matt Ainsley
Howard Wendell............as Doc Morton
Dick Wilson............as Norm Seevey
Don C. Harvey............as Ross Hadden
Riley Hill............as The Stage Driver
Barry Brooks............as Vince
Synopsis:
Big Jim Sammett's son Jody is killed during a stagecoach hold-up. Bill Longley
assists the dead man's expecting wife who has never met Big Jim. Sammett will
not acknowledge his son's wife because she is Mexican. [SC]
1.14 [--] The Texan: THE LORD WILL PROVIDE
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 16
29-Dec-1958 CBS Mon (Rerun 13Jul59 CBS Mon)
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Ric Roman ............... Curley Hoad
Ellen Corby ............. Katy Clayton
Ross Elliott ............ Rev. Kilgore
Murvyn Vye .............. Pete Phillips
Francis McDonald ........ Sheriff
Milton Frome ............ Judge Hawks
William Newell
Synopsis:
Many preachers have been killed or have fled town. As a result, no congregation
has been started.
In an effort to remedy the situation, Bill Longley disguises himself as a
clergyman. [JB]
1.15 [--] The Texan: THE DUCHESS OF DENVER
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 20
05-Jan-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Gerald Mohr ............. Col. Garson
Dolores Donlon .......... Gay Brewster
Mason Alan Dinehart ..... Cher Dawson
Emory Parnell ........... Samuel Dickens
Robert Carson ........... Wittaker
Synopsis:
Bill Longley brings the first herd of Texas cattle into Colorado, where he sells
the herd to gambling
queen Gay Brewster. Once there, Bill is confronted with the fact that Gay, who
has known and idolized
him since her childhood, is still fond of him. Her partner, Col. Garson is
jealous of Longley. [JB]
1.16 [--] The Texan: A QUART OF LAW
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 25
12-Jan-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Directed By Robert Gordon
Written By Harry Kronman
Guest Cast:
Edgar Stehli............as Winthrop Davis
Robert Lowrey............as Coy Benner
Charles Cooper............as Walt Carlin
Don Kelly............as Dan Savitt
Billy M. Greene............as Will Mathers
Theona Bryant............as Marcia
G. Pat Collins............as Mort
Mike Ragan............as Lafe Orley
Jess Kirpatrick............as Jed Torrance
Synopsis:
Bill Longley arrives in a town run by a crooked Sheriff and is gang who
are running a dishonest election. The only person that can possibly help
is a down-and-out judge who favors a bottle of whiskey over the law. [SC]
1.17 [--] The Texan: OUTPOST
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 22
19-Jan-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Les Tremayne ............ Dr. Neal Carter
Harry Swoger ............ Nate Woods
Patrick McVey ........... Marshal Dodson
Christopher Dark ........ Jack Arno
Scott Peters ............ Charley Arno
Robert Karnes
Jim Lake
Synopsis:
A wounded doctor is a sole survivor of a massacre at a stagecoach relay station.
Bill Longley and the
doctor set out to find the killers. [JB]
1.18 [--] The Texan: THE PEDDLER
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 23
26-Jan-1959 CBS Mon (Rerun 27Jul59 CBS Mon)
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lou Jacobi .............. Joseph Varga
Elissa Palfi ............ Julia Varga
Chris Alcaide ........... Wade Clinton
James Bell .............. Mr. Webb
Irene Tedrow
Steve Conte
John Francis
Nick Paul
Ed Hice
Synopsis:
A newspaper editor has sworn to use his paper to bring an outlaw gang to
justice. But the editor is killed and a travelling
peddler witnesses the murder. Bill Longley intervenes when the outlaw and his
men terrorize the peddler and his wife. [JB]
1.19 [--] The Texan: RETURN TO FRIENDLY
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 21
02-Feb-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
James Philbrook ......... Yancey Lewis
Mary Webster ............ Bess Wallen
John Harmon ............. Lobo Cooms
John Alderson ........... Swede Yocum
Anthony Warde
Synopsis:
On their way to the territorial prison, Bill Longley and his prisoner are being
pursued by outlaws. Confronted
by a blinding snowstorm, Longley is forced to take refuge in a ghost town as the
outlaws close in. [JB]
1.20 [--] The Texan: THE MAN BEHIND THE STAR
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 5
09-Feb-1959 CBS Mon
Directed By Alvin Ganzer
Written By Martin Berkeley & Clark Reynolds
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Brian Donlevy .......... as Sheriff Bob Gleason
Richard Jaeckel ........ as Clint Gleason
Jean Willes ............ as Martha Driscoll
Robert E. Griffin. ..... as Ben Carter
Russell Simpson ........ as Zeb Waters
Robert Anderson ........ as The Trail Boss
Roy Engel .............. as Mac Carson
Harry Tyler ............ as The Townsman
Synopsis:
Bill Longley is hot on the trail of man who murdered and robbed a close
friend of his. The killer is the son of a well respected Sheriff. [SC]
Synopsis:
Brian Donlevy stars as Sheriff Gleason, whose son has killed a woman rancher.
When Bill Longley arrives
to apprehend the lad, Gleason is torn between his respect for the law and his
feelings as a father. [JB]
[Delayed broadcast Tues 17Feb 59 KGLO-3 (CBS) Mason City, IA 7 p.m. CST.]
1.21 [--] The Texan: THE RINGER (a.k.a. The Imposter)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 24
16-Feb-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Reggie Parton ........... Warren Masters (recurring/stunts)
Adam Williams ........... Jebb Kilmer
Grant Withers ........... Ed Martin
Daniel White ............ Sheriff Winters
Olive Sturgess ........... Mary Lou Martin
Paul Brinegar
Ron Hayes
Mel Welles
Vito Scotti
Synopsis:
A man who looks very much like Bill Longley goes on a drunken binge, terrorizing
the town.
Bill soon realizes that his reputation and life are in danger. [JB]
1.22 [--] The Texan: THE EYES OF CAPTAIN WYLIE
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 7
23-Feb-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Chill Wills ............. Capt. Wylie
Lane Bradford ........... Spike Taylor
Tudor Owen .............. Judge Moffett
Bruce Cowling ........... Hank Rogers
Mack Williams ........... Doctor
Synopsis:
A sea captain comes home to claim a ranch he inherited. He meets opposition in
the form of
a hired gun, and asks Bill Longley to help him assert his claim. [JB]
1.23 [--] The Texan: THE MARSHAL OF YELLOW JACKET
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 38
02-Mar-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Robert J. Wilke ......... Marshal Bart Pennock
John Beradino ........... Duke Ellis
Anne Neyland ............ Ruth Avery
Kathryn Card ............ Kate Mulvaney
Harry Harvey, Sr. ....... Clyde Hatbridge
Richard Adams ........... Dell
Kenneth MacDonald ....... Ed Grover
Henry Rowland ........... Deebold
Tom London .............. Grandpa Avery
John McKee .............. Ranch Hand
Red Morgan .............. Pete Nolan
Synopsis:
Bart Pannock digs deep into the law books to find reasons for fining the
citizens of Yellow Jacket. [JB]
1.24 [--] The Texan: NO LOVE WASTED
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 26
09-Mar-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lon Chaney, Jr. ............... Wylie
Marian Seldes ................. Cora
Eugene Martin ................. Jody
Ken Mayer
Richard Adams
William Gould
Tom London
Synopsis:
Wylie has sent his mail-order bride a picture of his friend Bill Longley instead
of his own.
But before he can meet his bride, Wylie is killed in a saloon brawl. [JB]
1.25 [--] The Texan: A RACE FOR LIFE
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 27
16-Mar-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Frank Ferguson .......... Dobie
Douglas Fowley .......... Mar Anderson
Bart Bradley ............ Cris Hampton
Kelly Thordsen
Kem Dibbs
Ralph Moody
Harry Harvey, Sr.
Synopsis:
An elderly rancher enters a horse into a race, and bets all his money. Bill
Longley learns that
the rancher’s horse is to race against a gambler’s thoroughbred. [JB]
1.26 [--] The Texan: LETTER OF THE LAW
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 29
23-Mar-1959 CBS Mon
Directed By George Archainbaud
Teleplay By John R. Roberts & Irving Wallace/Story By Irving Wallace
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
R.G.Armstrong ......... as Big Sam Aidridge
Richard Hale .......... as Judge Bradford
Trevor Bardette ....... as Pop Koller
Cathy Case ............ as Julia KOller
Ralph Dumke ........... as Doc Fry
Stuart Randall ........ as Sheriff Rangel
Ron Soble ............. as Cagle
Norm Alden ............ as Ryan
Richard Reeves ........ as Montana
Tom London ............ as Clem
Synopsis:
Circuit Judge Bradford is shot and wounded while on his way to
preside at a trial of a respected citizen. Bill Longley helps Bradford and
conseals him at the home of a local doctor so he can recover from his
wounds. [SC]
1.27 [--] The Texan: PRIVATE ACCOUNT
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 28
04-Apr-1959
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Jesse White ............. Weeb Martin
Karen Sharpe ............ Jessie Martin
Joe Di Reda ............. Johnny Hinshaw
Konstantin Shayne ....... Otto Hoffner
Fred Kohler ............. Fred Jackson
Maudie Prickett
Synopsis:
Bill Longley is accidentally knocked down and pinned beneath a tree. An outlaw
fleeing from a posse sees Bill’s
plight and helps free him. Bill feels that he is now obligated to the outlaw. [JB]
1.28 [--] The Texan: CABALLERO
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 30
13-Apr-1959 CBS Mon
Written by Barney Slater [KC]
Directed by Robert Gordon [KC]
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Cesar Romero ............ Joaquin
Whit Bissell ............ Shep Crawford
Mari Blanchard .......... Catherine Crawford
Fred Graham ............. Torrey Davis
Abel Fernandez .......... Juan
Jim Hayward
Synopsis:
It comes to Bill Longley’s attention that an American trader is supplying
Indians in Mexico with guns and
ammunition. Longley enlists the aid of a Mexican official to put an end to the
trader’s ruthless activities. [JB]
1.29 [--] The Texan: BLOOD MONEY
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 2
20-Apr-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Ralph Meeker ............ Sam Kerrigan
Dorothy Provine ......... Chalmers
Charles Maxwell ......... Lew Cade
Robert J. Wilke
Mike Forest
William Vaughn
Than Wyenn
Charles Gray
Synopsis:
Bill Longley comes upon the corpse of a young man lying near a shack.
Immediately, two men ride up who claim
to be older brothers of the dead man. They accuse Longley of commiting the
murder and threaten to hang him. [JB]
1.30 [--] The Texan: NO PLACE TO STOP
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 31
27-Apr-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Chuck Wassil ............ Chick Bowdrie
Sally Fraser ............ Laura Whipple
Robert Burton ........... Noah Whipple
Strother Martin ......... Polk
Denver Pyle ............. Houston
Charles Arnt ............ Old Man Blackstone
James Anderson .......... Crockett
Dehl Berti .............. Jackson
Synopsis:
A greedy old desperado and his sons devise a plan by which they hope to provoke
a law-abiding ex-convict
into violating the terms of his parole. [JB]
1.31 [--] The Texan: REUNION
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 32
04-May-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Bethel Leslie ........... Julie Bofert
Christopher Dark ........ Trevor Jackson
Richard Carlyle ......... Lacey Winans
Robert F. Simon ......... Will Crandall
Clarence Straight ....... Mr. Plummer
Norman Leavitt .......... Man
Steve Carruthers ........ Hotel Clerk
Synopsis:
Bill Longley is among a group of ex-officers attending a reunion five years
after the end of the Civil War.
He finds that the lives of his two closest friends have been taken. [JB]
1.32 [--] The Texan: BADLANDS
(verified -SC)
Prod no. 3
11May59 CBS Mon
DIRECTED BY LES GOODWINS.
WRITTEN BY MARTIN BERKELEY AND CLARK E. REYNOLDS.
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
GUEST CAST:
Stephen McNally ............... Clay Thompson
Michael Galloway ............... Frank Kincaid
Jil Jarmyn .................... Beth Kincaid
Myron Healey .................. Sheriff
JOHN ALVIN, GREIGH PHILLIPS, RALPH MOODY, MICHAEL HINN.
SYNOPSIS:
FRANK KINCAID IS ON THE RUN, ACCUSED OF A KILLING. FRANK'S WIFE,
BETH,SENDS FOR BILL LONGLEY TO TRY AND FIND HER HUSBAND BEFORE BOUNTY
HUNTER CLAY THOMPSON CATCHES UP WITH HIM. THE REAL KILLER HAS ALREADY
CONFESSED AND BILL MUST CONVINCE THOMPSON THAT KINCAID IS INNOCENT.
[SC]
1.33 [--] The Texan: SOUTH OF THE BORDER (1959)
(verified -SC)
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 4
18May59 CBS Mon
DIRECTED BY JOE PARKER.
WRITTEN BY DON MARTIN.
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
GUEST CAST:
Jack Elam ..................... Luke Watson
John Doucette ................. Sheriff Ben Carter
Peter Mamakos
Duane Grey
Leslie Wenner
Joyce Meadows
K.L.SMITH, CHARLITA, ABEL FRANCO, RAYMOND HATTON.
SYNOPSIS:
BILL LANGLEY TRAVELS ACCROSS THE BORDER INTO MEXICO TO FIND A
GANG OF OUTLAWS, HEADED BY THE NOTORIOUS WATSON BROTHERS,WHO
KILLED A MOTHER AND HER LITTLE GIRL DURING A BANK ROBBERY. [SC]
1.34 [--] The Texan: THE SMILING LOSER
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 33
25-May-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Eddie Quillan ........... Slick Parker
Rusty Lane .............. W.J. Morgan
John McKee .............. Ranch Hand
Harry Lauter
Boyd "Red" Morgan
Synopsis:
A cheating cardsharp is found out by a pair of drunken cattle ranchers, who
decide to hang the man.
Bill Longley tries to stop the hanging, but he soon finds his own life is put in
jeopardy. [JB]
1.35 [--] The Texan: THE SHERIFF OF BOOT HILL
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 34
01-Jun-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Reed Hadley ............. Sheriff Ben Tildy
Denver Pyle ............. Joe Lufton
Charles Maxwell ......... Luke Stricker
Chuck Bail .............. Lou
Chick Bilyeu ............ Sam Elser
Synopsis:
Bill Longley learns of plans to murder a sheriff. Working fast, he thwarts the
attempt,
but the outlaws turn their attention to Longley. [JB]
1.36 [--] The Texan: THE GUNFIGHTER
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 35
08-Jun-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Dick Kallman ............ Grady Fenton
John Pickard ............ Ben Kirby
Kristine Miller ......... Ruth Fenton
Nancy Valentine ......... Helen
Robert Bice ............. Sheriff Glen Cutler
Rick Rodman
Synopsis:
Seeking to qualify himself for membership in an outlaw band, a young gunslinger
turns to drink
to bolster his courage. He then brashly challenges Bill Longley to a duel. [JB]
1.37 [--] The Texan: THE MAN HATER
Desilu-Rorvic prod. no. 36
15-Jun-1959 CBS Mon
Starring: Rory Calhoun (as Bill Longley)
Guest Cast:
Lori Nelson ............. Elizabeth
William Tannen .......... Sheriff
Henry Brandon ........... Crowley
Tom London .............. Jess
Charles Horvath ......... Sam
Henry Kulky
Synopsis:
Bill Longley encounters a lady in distress and offers to help her. He learns
that she is being
pursued by outlaws but he is unable to find out why. [JB]
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Summer Reruns:CBS Mondays
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[--] 13-Jul-59 CBS Mon - Rerun of #1.14 "The Lord Will Provide" (first aired 29Dec58)
[--] 27-Jul-59 CBS Mon - Rerun of #1.18 "The Peddler" (first aired 26Jan59)
[--] 17-Aug-59 CBS Mon - Rerun of #1.07 "A Tree for Planting" (first aired
10Nov58)
[--] 24-Aug-59 CBS Mon - Rerun of #1.09 "The Widow of Paradise" (first aired
24Nov58)
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