CTVA US Western - "The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp" (Louis F. Edelman/ABC) Season 4 (1958-59)

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Starring Hugh O'Brian as Wyatt Earp
Season 4 (ABC) (1958-59)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Tom Dischley, Tom Alger, Rina Fox, Sal Crisanti
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 Tuesdays 8:30 pm Eastern

4.01 [112] Wyatt Earp:
THE HOLE-UP
prod no. 112
16Sep58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Walter Maslow ........ Blackie Sanders
Bill Henry
Synopsis:
Wyatt poses as an outlaw in order to capture Blackie Sanders, a sadistic
gunman and robber. [RF]

4.02 [113] Wyatt Earp: The Peacemaker
23Sep58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Donald Murphy ................. John Ringgold
Walter Maslow ................. Blackie Saunders
Bill Baucom ................... Banker
Bill Catching ................. Hoodlum

4.03 [114] Wyatt Earp: THE BOUNTY KILLER (verified on film RF)
prod no. 114
30Sep58 ABC Tue
Directed by Frank McDonald
Story and Teleplay by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan/ Consultant: Stuart N. Lake
Director pf Photography, Henry Cronjager
cast (screen 1):
Hugh O' Brian ........ Wyatt Earp
Trevor Bardette ...... Elzey Rash
Jean G. Harvey ....... Emma Rash
Roy Barcroft ......... Moyer
cast (screen 2):
Steve Pendleton ...... Col. Benteen
Hal Baylor ........... Callum
James Noel (not listed on imdb?)
*
Not on film credits ? ....
Ashley Cowan ......... Bill Hicks
(possibly an aka for James Noel)
Synopsis:
A mysterious killer has ambushed and killed nine people in the Robbers'
Roost country of Utah. Wyatt's old Army friend, Colonel Benteen, begs
him to take the case so that the cavalry may be saved in the event of
an Apache attack. And before Wyatt is through he has to enlist the
aid of every notorious outlaw in Robbers' Roost to get the mysterious
killer and those behind him. [RF]
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4.04 [115] Wyatt Earp: Caught by a Whisker
prod no. 115
07Oct58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Paul Dubov .................... Matt Dunbar
Christian Drake ............... Clint Dunbar
Hal H. Thompson ............... Mr. Cummings
Lester Dorr ................... Clerk
Sam Flint

4.05 [116] Wyatt Earp: THE MYSTERIOUS COWHAND (verified on film RF)
prod no. 116
14Oct58 ABC Tue
Directed by Frank McDonald
Story and Teleplay by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan/ Consultant: Stuart N. Lake
Directors pf Photography, Henry Cronjager & Clark Ramsey
cast (screen 1):
Hugh O' Brian ........ Wyatt Earp
Morgan Woodward ...... as ? (posibly Shotgun Gibbs)(recurring)
Don C. Harvey ........ Jumbo
Robert Anderson ...... Tim Corkle
cast (screen 2):
Frank Scannell ...... Cookie
John Goddard ......... as ?
Burt Nelson .......... Red
Tom London ........... Nate Strathearn
Synopsis:
When Wyatt's cousin Nate Strathearn is killed, Wyatt attempts to
trackdown the murderer. [RF]

4.06 [117] Wyatt Earp:
THE GATLING GUN
prod no. 117
21Oct58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Charles Fredericks . Colonel Dunphy
Richard Garland .... Chief Joseph
William Pullen ..... Captain Stewart
Rico Alaniz
Synopsis:
General Sherman sends Wyatt to regain one of the historic Gatling
guns which is in possession of the Indians. [RF]

4.07 [118] Wyatt Earp: Cattle Thieves
prod no. 118
28Oct58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Rex Lease ..................... Rance
Dorothy Green ................. Mrs. Morrison
Thomas Palmer ................. Rep Cantwell

4.08 [119] Wyatt Earp:
REMITTANCE MAN
prod no. 119
04Nov58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Michael Emmet ........ Jonathan Milton
Douglas Evans ........ George Cantwell
Judith Ames .......... Doris Burns
Jonathan Hol(e) ......... Cookie
Howard Wendell ....... Henry Dart
Buck Sullivan ........ Deputy
Synopsis:
Jonathan Milton, a young English nobleman, has come to Dodge City and is
slowly drinking himself to death. While attempting to help the young man,
Wyatt runs into difficulty with a noted gambler. [RF]

4.09 [120] Wyatt Earp: KING OF THE FRONTIER (verified on film RF)
prod no. 120
11Nov58 ABC Tue
Directed by Frank McDonald
Story and Teleplay by Frederick Hazlitt Brennan/ Consultant: Stuart N. Lake
Directors pf Photography, Clark Ramsey
cast (screen 1):
Hugh O' Brian ........ Wyatt Earp
Lloyd Corrigan ....... Ned Buntline (recurring)
Morgan Woodward ...... Shotgun Gibbs (recurring)
cast (screen 2):
Grant Withers ........ Miles Breck
Ralph Sanford ........ Jim "Dog" Kelly (recurring)
Harry Fleer .......... Gormley
Synopsis:
In his most energetic disguise, that of a cowhand, Wyatt Earp is after
the murdered of a cousin and joins a cattle outfit coming up the
Chisholm Trail. The Outfit is commanded by a devious tyrant who has
unique punishments for those who offend him. Wyatt, suspecting him
early, is put through a tough time. [RF]

4.10 [121] Wyatt Earp:
TRUTH ABOUT GUNFIGHTING
prod. no. ?
18Nov58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Morgan Woodward ...... Shotgun Gibbs
Ralph Reed ........... Mitch Hallam
Carolyn Craig ........ Janey Travis
Larry Thor ........... Mr. Travis
James Bannon ......... Lanigan
Brett King ........... Conroy
Terry Frost .......... Markham
Synopsis:
A young gunfighter is anxious to become foreman of the ranch where he
is working. But a rough gang also working at the ranch is bitterly
opposed to him, and repeatedly forces him into gunfights hoping to
kill him. Marshal Earp hears about the situation and decides to help
the young man. [RF]

4.11 [122] Wyatt Earp:
FRONTIER WOMAN
prod no. 122
25Nov58 ABC Tue (rebroadcast 27Jan63)
guest cast:
Jean Howell ................... Martha Hildreth
Tom Monroe .................... Jed Carney
Ed Hinton ..................... Snakey
Carleton Young ................ Olson
Don Dillaway .................. Mr. Hildreth
Synopsis 1:
The parents of 20-year-old Martha Hildreth are murdered, and then the killers
pursue her through nearby cave country. Wyatt's attempts to bring the killers
to justice is complicated by the necessity of saving the girl's sanity as
well as her life
(14May60 Tyne-Tees UK, Sat 7:00PM)
Synopsis 2:
Wyatt goes to the aid of Martha Hildreth after her parents are slain by
hoodlums. [RF]

4.12 [123] Wyatt Earp:
SANTA FE WAR
prod no. 123
02Dec58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
John C. Becher ..... Sheriff Ben Johnson
Tyler McVey ........ Dan Christy
Don Haggerty ....... Deacon Burns
Synopsis:
Wyatt tries to work a compromise between the feuding farmers and the
Western railroad. [RF]

4.13 Wyatt Earp:
PLAGUE CARRIER
prod. no. 124
09Dec58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Virginia Christine . Martha Evans
Phillip Pine ....... Dr. Carl McDowell
Bill Cassady ....... Doc McCarthy
Russ Bender ........ Jim OR Lem Evans
Jimmy Noel ......... Jake
Larry Blake ........ Trader
George Haywood ..... Bud Osborne
Synopsis:
Wyatt is faced with a difficult problem when a smallpox epidemic
strikes Dodge City. [RF]

4.14 [125] Wyatt Earp:
KILL THE EDITOR
prod no. 125
16Dec58 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Claire Carleton ..... Sally Bascom
Mark Dana ........... Cal McDavid
Robert Patten ....... Jim Murdock
Myron Healey ........ Doc Holliday
Ralph Sanford ....... Mayor Kelley
Synopsis:
Wyatt is framed for murder of a dance-hall owner. [RF]

4.15 [126] Wyatt Earp: Little Brother
prod no. 126
23Dec58 ABC Tue
guest cast:
John Doucette ................. Smiley Dunlap
Collette Lyons ................ Kate Holliday
Joe Waring .................... Greg Norton

4.16 [127] Wyatt Earp: The Reformation of Doc Holliday
prod no. 127
30Dec58 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Collette Lyons ................ Kate Holliday
Richard Devon ................. Dan Leving
Bill Cassady .................. Doc McCarthy

4.17 [128] Wyatt Earp:
A GOOD MAN
prod no. 128
6Jan59 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Denver Pyle ................... Rev. Oliver Tittle
Frank Gerstle ................. Ganly
The Rev. Oliver Tittle comes to Dodge to establish a church and rid the
city of its "devils". Wyatt tries to keep the peace between the Reverand
and his opponents, but is not entirely successful.
(25Jun59 Tyne Tees UK, Sat 7:00 pm)

4.18 [129] Wyatt Earp:
DEATH FOR A STOLEN HORSE
prod no. 129
13Jan59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
John Milford .................. Pete Hendell
Rico Alaniz ................... Joe Riva
Carol Thurston ................ Helen Riva
Synopsis:
Joe Riva and his daughter Helen are accused of stealing horses. [TA]

4.19 [130] Wyatt Earp: Last Stand at Smoky Hill
prod no. 130
20Jan59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
I. Stanford Jolley ............ Charlie Andrews

4.20 [131] Wyatt Earp: The Muleskinner
prod no. 132
27Jan59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Whit Bissell .................. Lige Fuller
Francis J. McDonald ........... Sam McGuffin

4.21 [132] Wyatt Earp:
EARP AIN'T WEARIN' GUNS
prod. no. 131
03Feb59 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Charles Evans ......... Major Landreth
Nancy Hale ............ Amy Landreth
Bill Coontz ........... Lafe Harin
Synopsis:
Marshal Earp and his deputy, Shotgun Gibbs, try to avoid bloodshed
between Confederate sympathizers and Yankees in Dodge City. [RF]

4.22 [133] Wyatt Earp: Bat Jumps the Reservation
prod no. 133
10Feb59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Sally Fraser ............ Cora Watrous
Keith Richards .......... Al Watrous
Mae Clarke .............. Sally Roweday
Earl Parker ............. Officer

4.23 [134] Wyatt Earp: The Truth About Rawhide Geraghty
prod no. 134
17Feb59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Eddy Waller .............. Rawhide Geraghty
Edith Evanson ............ Mrs. Geraghty
John Close ............... Denman
Lane Chandler ............ Brooks

4.24 [135] Wyatt Earp:
SHE ALMOST MARRIED WYATT
prod no. 135
24Feb59 ABC Tue (rebroadcast 24Feb63)
Guest Cast:
Ann Daniels .............. Cathy Prentice
Ralph Sanford ............ Mayor Kelley
Rico Alaniz .............. Mr. Cousin
Harry Harvey Jr. ......... Bonnie Prentice
Elizabeth Harrower ....... Mom Prentice
Alan Dinehart ............ Bat Masterson
Bill Cassady ............. Doctor
Helen Marr Van Tuyl ...... Old Lady
Synopsis:
A young woman, the victim of a recent beating rides into town.
Shocked to learn that the girl is practically a slave to a
shiftless family, Wyatt tries to help her. [RF]

4.25 [136] Wyatt Earp: Horse Race
prod no. 136
03Mar59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Stuart Randall ................ Milt Canyon
Paul Picerni .................. Chief Bullhead
Tommy Cook .................... Hal Walters
Michael Carr .................. Little Elk

4.26 [137] Wyatt Earp: Juveniles-1878
prod no. 137
10Mar59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Jack Diamond .................. Mr Horton
Gregg Barton .................. Greasy Murkin
James Bronte .................. Cook
John Baxter ................... Deputy Walt
Robert Carson
Claudia Bryar

4.27 [138] Wyatt Earp: One Murder--Fifty Suspects
prod no. 138
17Mar59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Pamela Duncan ................. Janey Logan
Douglas Fowley ................ Grandpa Logan
Bill Cassady

4.28 Wyatt Earp:
HOW TO BE A SHERIFF
prod no. 139
24Mar59 ABC Tue
guest cast:
Peggy Stewart ..... Elsa Jordan
Rand Brooks ....... Del Mathey
Synopsis:
Del Mathey a likable rancher is elected to succeed Bat Masterson as
sheriff of Ford County, Kansas. [RF]

4.29 [140] Wyatt Earp: The Judas Goat
prod no. 140
31Mar59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Robert Fuller ................. Hank Drew
Penny Edwards ................. Joan Deming
Buck Young .................... Rocky Griswold
Francis De Sales

4.30 [141] Wyatt Earp:
DOC FABRIQUE'S GREATEST CASE
prod no. 142
07Apr59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Bill Cassady ......... Dr. McCarry
Enid Baine ........... Mrs. Bland
Sam Flint ............ Dad Lenhart
James Douglas
Freeman Morse
Harry Harvey, Jr.
Ashley Cowan
Synopsis:
Doc Fabrique comes to Dodge City at the request of Marshal Earp. He
finds a most unusual and exasperating case awaiting him. [RF]

4.31 [142] Wyatt Earp:
THE ACTRESS
prod no. 143
14Apr59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Carol Ohmart ......... Cora Campbell
Peter Mamakos ........ Clay Bronson
Don Megowan .......... Tom Tanner
Michael Vailon ....... Hack
Louise Lorimer ....... Mrs. Calloway
Bill Cassady ......... Dr. McCarty
Synopsis:
Cora Campbell, a famous actress, comes to Dodge City and plies her charms
on Wyatt Earp. [RF]

4.32 [143] Wyatt Earp:
LOVE AND SHOTGUN GIBBS
prod no. 144
21Apr59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Barbara Perry ........ Phronsie LaTour
Helene Heigh ......... Mrs. Denton
Francis De Sales
Bill Cassady
Tom London
Synopsis:
Gibbs has fallen victim to the charms of Dodge City's milliner.
Wyatt doesn't trust the lady. [RF]

4.33 [144] Wyatt Earp: The Cyclone
prod no. 141
28Apr59 [RF]
Guest Cast:
Sandra Stone .................. Mamie
Gordon Wynn ................... Mr. Kirby
Pauline Drake
Ray Farrell

4.34 [145] Wyatt Earp: Dodge Is Civilized
prod no. 145
05May59 [RF]
Guest Cast:
Walter Coy .................... Ben Thompson
John Vivyan ................... Mike de Graff

4.35 [146] Wyatt Earp:
LITTLE GRAY HOME IN THE WEST
12May59 [RF] (rebroadcast 28Apr63)
show no. 146
Guest cast:
Alan Dinehart ..... Bat
Morgan Woodward ... Gibbs
Myron Healey ...... Doc
Randy Stuart ...... Nellie Dawson
Larry Hudson ...... Nosey
William Phipps .... Curly
Synopsis:
Unable to resist the charms of a lovely lady, Bat gets involved with
a crooked mob. Wyatt tries to help his friend. [RF]

4.36 [147] Wyatt Earp: Kelley Was Irish
prod no. 147
19May59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
(no details)

4.37 [148] Wyatt Earp: Arizona Comes to Dodge
prod no. 148
26May59 ABC Tue
Guest Cast:
Bob Woodward .................. Driver
Steve Darrell ................. Old Man Clanton

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