CTVA
The Classic TV Archive - TV Western series
R.C.M.P. (Canada)
(1959-60) starring Gilles Pelletier
Kodiak (Kodiak/ABC)(1974) starring Clint Walker
Sergeant
Preston of The Yukon (1955-58)
Episode Guide compiled by
The Classic TV Archive [Updated July 2015]
with contributions by:
Tom Dischley, Tom Alger, Sal Crisanti, Rina Fox
references:
Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https://imdb.com)
Source: DeepDiscount DVD
Source:
NostalgiaFamilyVideo.com
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SERGEANT PRESTON OF THE YUKON
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Wrather Films Production ??????
CLNA: Southbrook Entertainment Corporation
Produced by
The Charles E. Skinner Productions, Inc
Hollywood / New York
Sound by Glen Glenn/ Filmed in Hollywood, USA
Executive Producer Charles E. Skinner
for
CBS (Thursdays 7:30 pm)
Screen Plays Based on th Popular Radio Dramas
Created by George W. Trendle
(who also created "The Lone Ranger" and "The Green Hornet")
US Western/ Police series 1955-58 78 episodes x 30 min color
(29Sep55-25Sep58)
starring
Richard Simmons
as Sgt. Frank Preston
Sergeant Preston of the Royal Candian Mounted Police astride his
horse "Rex" and accompanied by his dog
"Yukon King" enforces law and
order in Alaska at the turn of the century.
Every show concluded
.... to the dog : "Well King, looks like this case is closed!"
Filmed at Ashcroft, Colorado.
Theme music -
Emil Von Reznicek's "Donna Diana Overture"
######## Sergeant Preston of the Yukon #######
############## season 1 1955-56 ##############
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CBS Thursdays 7:30pm Easter (33 episodes)
1.01 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: VINDICATION OF YUKON
29Sep55 CBS (Network Rerun 5Jul56)
Paul McGuire .................. Bascom
Hal K. Dawson ................. Gus
Carol Henry ................... Trask
Pitt Herbert .................. Dr. McLeod
1.02 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: REBELLION IN THE NORTH
06Oct55 (Network rerun 12Jul56)
Sid Gassell ................... Kule
Thom Carney ................... Bone
Joe Granby .................... Omiak
Lane Bradford ................. Jason Bowhead
John Pickard .................. Jim Dark
Charles Stevens ............... Atasuk
Bob Swan ...................... Cpl. Rogers
*
Carol Henry (I) .... MacLane
Bob Woodward (II) .... Cpl. Neale
1.03 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: TROUBLE AT HOGBACK
13Oct55 CBS (Network Rerun 19Jul56)
Frank Fenton .................. Conway
Leonard Penn .................. Greig
Steven Ritch .................. Swamp Fox
Iron Eyes Cody ................ White Eagle
Robert Shelton ................ Smiley
Martin Greene ................. Mose
Babe London ................... Mrs. Martin
1.04 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: INCIDENT AT GORDON LANDING
20Oct55 CBS (Network rerun 26Jul56)
Francis DeSales ............... Harry
Robert Lynn ................... Jim Carver
Lewis Charles ................. Pete
Donna Jo Gribble .............. Mary Carver
1.05 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: BAD MEDICINE
27Oct55 CBS (Network rerun 17May56)
Charles Stevens .... Klukwan, medicine man
Rus Conklin .... Chief Kesani
Julia Montoya .... Chief's Squaw
George Selk (a.k.a. Budd Buster) .... Dr. F.N. Warren
1.06 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: HIDDEN GOLD (1956.05.24)
03Nov55 (Network Rerun 24May56)
Vernon Rich ................... Ezra Barton
Cheryl Calloway ............... Meg Barton
1.07 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: LAST MAIL FROM LAST CHANCE
10Nov55 (Network Rerun 31May56)
Jack Rutherford ............... Meacham OR John Dallas?
Gregg Barton .................. Bowker OR Shanto ?
Fred Sherman .................. Doc Merriam OR Rye Foley?
Phyllis Cole .................. Lucy Merriam OR Lucy Foley?
1.08 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE ASSASSINS
17Nov55 (Network Rerun 07Jun56)
Terry Frost ................... Roland
Paul McGuire .................. Gordon
Coleman Francis ............... Martin
1.09 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: GOLDEN GIFT
24Nov55 (Network Rerun 14Jun56)
Larry Chance .................. Gabe
Douglas Henderson ............. Purdy
George Nader .................. Bob
Jack Hill ..................... Stoner
Hazel Franklyn ................ Mrs. Furman
Richard Powers ................ Furman
Cornelius Keefe
1.10 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: CRY WOLF
1Dec55
(no details)
1.11 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: GIRL FROM VANCOUVER
8Dec55 (Network Rerun 28Jun56)
Patti Gallagher ............... Jane Cushing
Dirk London ................... Larry Cushing
Douglas Henderson ............. Smitty
1.12 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: TREASURE OF FIFTEEN MILE CREEK
15Dec55 (Network rerun 02Aug56)
George Mather ................. Jim Dallas
Jack Rutherford ............... John Dallas
Gregg Barton .................. Shanto
1.13 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE BOY NOBODY WANTED (color)
22Dec55 (Network Rerun 09Aug56)
Written by Dwight Babcock
Directed by Edward Dew
Director of Photography Gilbert Warrenton, A.S.C.
Supervising Film Editor Alan Crosland Jr.
Guest Cast:
Craig Duncan ............... Chris Darby
Jud Holdrin ................ Jack Darby, alias John Bailey
Reed Howes ................. Inspector
Jeanne Wood ................ Flora Picken Coates
Harvey Grant ............... Danny Picken (the young boy)
1.14 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE MAD WOLF OF LOST CANYON
29Dec55 (Network rerun 16Aug56)
Don Kohler .................... Frank Townsend
Charmienne Harker ............. Helen Townsend
Dave Weichman ................. Jim Elliott
1.15 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: ONE BEAN TOO
MANY (color) [verified on film]
(location: Fortymile)
5-Jan-1956 CBS Thur
Written by Robert C. Bennett
Directed by Edward Dew
Starring: Richard Simmons as Sgt. Frank Preston
With: Yukon King (The Dog)/ Rex (The Horse)
Guest Cast: (in order listed on-screen)
Hank Patterson ........... Lafe Ford
Jack Reynolds ............ Kip Loge
Pierce Lydon ............. Jiffy Tyler
Don Kohler ............... McBain
Pitt Herbert ............. Horace Bean
Bob Filmer ............... Gus Ramsey
Chas E. Conrad ........... Hennessey
Lyn Thomas ............... Dolly La Verne
*
Production Executive: Tom R. Curtis
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: J. Gertsman
Set Dressing: Armor Goetten
Lighting: Bob Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Sound Editor: Douglas Stewart
Music Editor: Graham Mahin
Synopsis:
A newspaper photographer seeking adventure finds more than he bargained for on
his trip to the Yukon.
1.16 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: CRIME AT
WOUNDED MOOSE (color) [verified on film]
(location: Wounded Moose)
copyright 1955 / 12-Jan-1956
Written by Sidney Slon
Directed by Edward Dew
Starring: Richard Simmons as Sgt. Frank Preston
With: Yukon King (The Dog)/ Rex (The Horse)
Guest Cast: (in order listed on-screen)
Ed Cobb .................. Judd Sparks
Thayer Roberts ........... Luke Reading
George Lewis ............. Butte Howser
Almira Sessions .......... Mrs. Gully
Mason Curry .............. Struth
Glen Kilburn ............. Jack
*
Production Executive: Tom R. Curtis
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Edited by: Bettie Mosher
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: J. Gertsman
Set Dressing: Armor Goetten
Lighting: Bob Comer
Sound Editor: Douglas Stewart
Music Editor: Graham Mahin
Synopsis:
An ex-convict is unjustly accused of being involved in some gold thefts so
Preston gives him a dangerous assignment which will help clear him.
1.17 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE DOG RACE
(color) [verified on film]
(location: Mayo
Landing)
19-Jan-1956 CBS Thur
Written by Robert C. Bennett / Suggested by a Radio Play by Fran Striker
Directed by Edward Dew
Guest Cast: (not listed on screen?)
Wayne Mallory ............ Dave Daggett
Edgar Dearing ............ Hank Weber
Jason Johnson ............ Daggett
Thom Carney .............. Buck Adams
William Tannen ........... Nantee
George Barrows
*
Production Executive: Tom R. Curtis
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: W.B. (Mike) Eason
Set Dressing: Armor Goetten
Lighting: Robert S. Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Music Editor: Bettie Mosher
Sound Editor: Douglas Stewart
Synopsis:
A gambling syndicate tries to fix the outcome of a dog sled race by poisoning
the
lead dog of the favored team. Sergeant Preston enters the race and thwarts the
criminals
1.18 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: PHANTOM OF
PHOENIXVILLE [verified on film]
(location: Five Fingers)
26-Jan-1956 CBS Thur
Written by Robert C. Bennett / Suggested by a Radio Play by Dan Beattie
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
Starring: Richard Simmons as Sgt. Frank Preston
With: Yukon King (The Dog)/ Rex (The Horse)
Guest Cast:
Don Durant .............. Jack Flynn
Maggie Maguiness ........ Lindy Flynn
Terry Frost ............. Lars Ulvik
Ted Jacques ............. Red Brawley
Anthony Radecki ......... Corp. Wayne
*
Production Executive: Tom R. Curtis
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: Frank Myers
Set Dressing: Armor Goetten
Lighting: Bob Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Music Editor: Graham Mahin
Sound Editor: John B. Moss
Synopsis:
A young American married couple arrive in the Yukon from the U.S. to take over
the ghost town they have inherited.
Unknown to them, a pair of dangerous gold robbers are making their headquarters
there.
1.19 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: TRAPPED
[verified on film]
(location: Ogilvie
Mountains)
02-Feb-1956 CBS Thur
Written by Robert C. Bennett / Suggested by a Radio Play by Fran Striker
Directed by Charles D. Livingstone
Starring: Richard Simmons as Sgt. Frank Preston
With: Yukon King (The Dog)
Guest Cast:
Lyn Thomas .............. Eileen Mabry
Jay Douglas ............. Tom Mabry
Francis DeSales ......... Milt Strang
Edward Foster ........... Pierre Bourget
Robert Paquin ........... Bob Laughlin
*
Production Executive: Tom R. Curtis
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Bettie Mosher
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: W.B. (Mike) Eason
Set Dressing: Armor Goetten
Lighting: Bob Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Music Editor: Maurice Kline
Sound Editor: John B. Moss
Synopsis:
A desperado who is nursed back to health by the wife of a prospector repays
the family's kindness by trying to take over it's gold claim.
1.20 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: JUSTICE AT
GONEAWAY CREEK [verified on film]
(location: Goneaway Creek)
09-Feb-1956 (Network rerun 21Jun56)
Written by Maurice Tombragel/ Suggested by a Radio Play by Tom Dougall
Directed by John Peyser
Starring: Richard Simmons as Sgt. Frank Preston
With: Yukon King (The Dog)
Guest Cast:
Linda Leighton .......... Ellen Johnson
Dehl Berti .............. Johnny Johnson
Jack Reynolds ........... Garrett
Bill Phillips ........... Flint
Craig Duncan ............ Doc
Arnold Daly ............. Father Le Clerc
Jack Woody .............. Miner (Mike)
*
Production Executive: Tom R. Curtis
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Bettie Mosher
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: Frank Meyers
Set Dressing: Armor Goetten
Lighting: Bob Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Music Editor: Maurice Kline
Sound Editor: John B. Moss
Synopsis:
An innocent young man is suspected of murder.
1.21 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: SKAGWAY SECRET
(color) [verified on film]
(location: Skagway)
16-Feb-1956 CBS Thur
Written by Robert C. Bennett / Based on a Radio Play by Tom Dougall
Directed by Charles D. Livingstone
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Starring: Richard Simmons as Sgt. Frank Preston
With: Yukon King (The Dog)
Guest Cast: (in order listed on-screen)
Lyn Thomas ............... Madge Dayton
Richard Avonde ........... Captain Barry Arnold
Chuck Webster ............ Mal Rebow
Lane Bradford ............ "Big Ike" Bancroft
Mark Sheeler ............. "Fingers" Malloy
Richard Powers ........... "Cap" Higsby
*
Production Executive: Tom R. Curtis
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Bettie Mosher
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: W.B.(Mike) Eason
Set Dressing: Armor E. Goetten
Lighting: Robert S. Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Music Editor: Maurice Kline
Sound Editor: John B. Moss
Synopsis:
Preston's life is endangered by the chief of a gold-smuggling gang. The U.S.
Marines stationed in the
Yukon join forces with the Sergeant to bring the gang to justice.
1.22 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon:
RELIEF TRAIN (color) [verified on film]
(location: Great Bend Trading Post)
23-Feb56 CBS Thur
Written by Robert C. Bennett / Based on a Radio Play by Tom Dougall
Directed by Edward Dew
Starring: Richard Simmons as Sgt. Frank Preston
With: Yukon King (The Dog)
Guest Cast: (in order listed on-screen)
Coleman Francis .......... Powers
George Eldredge .......... (Jim) Brady
John Damler .............. Brand
John Marshall ............ Waco
Virginia Wave ............ Mrs. Lacey
*
Bill Fox ...................... Slocum (not on credits)
*
Production Executive: Tom R. Curtis
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Bettie Mosher
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: W.B.(Mike) Eason
Set Dressing: Armor Goetten
Lighting: Bob Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Music Editor: Maurice Kline
Sound Editor: John B. Moss
Synopsis:
Two greedy renegades bargain with a band of Yukon newcomers who struck it rich,
but
are out of food. The renegades offer them one pound of food for one pound of
gold.
1.23 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: TOTEM TREASURE
(color)
01Mar56 CBS
Written by Don Leigh
Suggested by a Radio Play by Tom Dougall
Directed by Edward Dew
Guest Cast:
Dirk London ................... Ted Sheridan
Stanley Fraser ................ Professor Sheridan
Mason Curry ................... Doctor Haywood
John Carpenter ................ Burrows
Iron Eyes Cody ................ Mulak
J.W. Cody ..................... Titchik
1.24 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: ONE GOOD TURN
08Mar56 CBS
John Irving ................... Gerald Stanhope
Casey MacGregor ............... Mike Ferguson
Francis DeSales ............... Ben Barlow
Jerry Eskow ................... Buck Lagart
Lee Sharon .................... Sally
1.25 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE CACHE
15Mar56 CBS
(no details)
1.26 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: CINDERELLA OF THE YUKON
22Mar56 CBS
Maureen Cassidy ............... Jill Atwater
Robert Malcolm ................ Grandpa Atwater
Karen Scott ................... Maizie
Joseph Downing ................ Bert Trask
Lewis Charles ................. Art Mapes
1.27 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: GO FEVER
29Mar56 CBS
Betty Farrington .............. Ma Greenwood
George Crise .................. Jimmy Greenwood
William Boyett ................ Constable Malloy
John Mitchum .................. Lefty Lamong
1.28 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE FANCY DAN
05Apr56 CBS
Rusty Wescoatt ................ Madigan
Alan Wells .................... Barry Norton
Barry Truex ................... Tim Norton
Joseph Downing ................ Alec Dawar
Douglas Henderson ............. Dirk
I. Stanford Jolley ............ Sam Haley
John Lehman ................... Mike
1.29 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE COWARD
12Apr56 CBS
Edmund Cobb ................... Editor Hewitt
Wayne Mallory ................. Andy Hewitt
Don Kent ...................... Brad Buell
Thayer Roberts ................ Caleb Jenks
1.30 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: FATHER OF THE CRIME
19Apr56 CBS
Jimmy Dobson .................. Jim Manners
John Dennis ................... Hank Manners
Joan Granville ................ Nancy Manners
Norman Willis ................. Carson
Robert Roark .................. Jeff Carson
Carol Henry ................... Constable York
1.31 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: REMEMBER THE MAINE
(1956.04.26)
Edward Hinton ................. Barry Jeffers
Linda Brent ................... Rita Mendoza
Robert Carson ................. Pete Calhoun
John Pickard .................. Sid Helm
1.32 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: LOVE AND HONOR
03May56 CBS
Charles Braswell .............. Constable Wayne
Alena Murray .................. Lauri
Wade Cagle .................... Ross
Steve Mitchell ................ Barney
1.33 [--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: ALL IS NOT GOLD
10May56 CBS
DIRECTED BY EDWARD DEW
WRITTEN BY ROBERT C. BARRETT
SUGGESTED BY A RADIO PLAY BY FRAN STRIKER.
Guest Cast:
Sherman Sanders ............... Windy Brown
Marjorie Bennett .............. Martha Brown
Dennis Moore .................. Paddy Lambert
Robert Christopher ............ Ray Keane
Bob Paquin .................... Jamie McAlester
Leo Curley .................... Emil Dillon
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CBS Summer Reruns 17May56-Sep56)
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[--] 17May56 rerun of "Bad Medicine" (first aired 27Oct55)
[--] 24May56 rerun of "Hidden Gold" (first aired 03Nov55)
[--] 31May56 rerun of "Last Mail from Last Chance" (first aired 10Nov55)
[--] 07Jun56 rerun of "The Assassins" (first aired 17Nov55)
[--] 14Jun56 Rerun of "Golden Gift" (first aired 24Nov55)
[--] 21Jun56 Rerun of "Justice at Goneaway Creek" (first aired 09Feb56)
[--] 28Jun56 rerun of "Girl from Vancouver" (first aired 08Dec55)
[--] 05Jul56 rerun of "Vindication of Yukon" (first aired 29Sep55)
[--] 12Jul56 rerun of "Rebellion in the North" (first aired 6Oct55)
[--] 19Jul56 Rerun of "Trouble at Hogback" (first aired 13Oct55)
[--] 26Jul56 Rerun of "Incident at Gordon Landing" (first aired 20Oct55)
[--] 02Aug56 Rerun of "Treasure of Fifteen Mile Creek" (first aired 15Dec55)
[--] 09Aug56 Rerun of "The Boy Nobody Wanted" (first aired 22Dec55)
[--] 16Aug56 Rerun of "Mad Wolf of Lost Canyon" (first aired 29Dec55)
######## Sergeant Preston of the Yukon #######
############## season 2 1956-57 ##############
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CBS Thursdays 7:30pm Eastern
2.01 [34] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: LIMPING KING
13Sep56 CBS
George Selk (aka Budd Buster) ..... Tom Elders
Don Durant .................... Jack Elders
Jack Reynolds ................. Red Roberts
Pierce Lyden .................. Larry Bates
2.02 [35] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE ROOKIE
20Sep56 CBS
Edward Foster ................. Francois Valle
Steve Warren .................. Dennis Burns
Mary Adams .................... Alice Burns
Edward Hinton ................. Lefty Burke
2.03 [36] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: PACK ICE JUSTICE
27Sep56 CBS
Weaver Levy ................... Ooluk
Ralph Neff .................... Vic Sealy
Terry Frost ................... Hank Mullen
Joy Lee ....................... Eewa
Robert Cabal .................. Waboo
2.04 [37] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: REVENGE
04Oct56 CBS
John Lehman ................... Constable Duggan
Fred Cavens ................... Pierre La Fitte
Francis DeSales ............... Carl Stack
Harrison Lewis ................ Doctor
A psychopathic, sent to prison by Sgt. Preston, broods revenge
for ten years behind bars, and on his release sets out to fulfil
his murderous ambition. Sgt. Preston faces not only the killer's
bullet a raging blizzard in one of his closest brushes with death.
(02Feb61 Tyne-Tees UK, Thur 6:30 pm)
2.05 [38] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: LITTLEST ROOKIE
11Oct56 CBS
Paul Engle .................... Danny Lawson
Helen Jay ..................... Beth Lawson
Gregg Palmer .................. Ed McQuade
Arnold Daly ................... Constable
2.06 [39] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: LOST PATROL
18Oct56 CBS
Ted Jacques ................... Pete Dexter
Pat Whyte ..................... Insp. Fitzwilliam
Bill Tischer .................. Constable Dempsey
Michael Loring ................ Constable Tedrow
Pat Coleman ................... Little Moose
2.07 [40] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: KING OF HERSCHEL ISLAND
25Oct56 CBS Thur
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest Cast:
Lane Bradford ................. Jason Bowhead
John Pickard .................. Jim Dark
Charles Stevens ............... Atasuk
Robert Cabal .................. Tukalik
Synopsis:
Ruthless sailors from an ice-bound whaling ship in the northernmost part
of the Yukon enslave the local Eskimos. [RF]
2.08 [41] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: GHOST OF THE ANVILS (copyright title)
(aka "Fantastic Creatures")
01Nov56 CBS
Leo Curley .................... Hank
Pierce Lyden .................. Prospector
Charles Fredericks ............ Jack Steadman
Ed Foster ..................... Lefty
2.09 [42] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: EYE OF EVIL
08Nov56 CBS
Dirk London ................... Jerry Traynor
Jan Shepard ................... Lou-Anne
Sydney Mason .................. Martin
Thayer Roberts ................ Tallin
2.10 [43] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: LUCK OF THE TRAIL
15Nov56 CBS Thur
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest Cast:
Paul McGuire .......... Jack Garfield
Mervyn Vye ............ Len Bryce
Thom Carney ........... Ernie Stevens
Synopsis:
Sgt. Preston doesn't know that his travelling companions picked up on
the trail are really killers whose sled is loaded with stolen gold. When
he discovers the truth he faces a showdown with all the odds against him.
(UK Synd: 09Mar61 ITV Tyne-Tees, Thur 6:30pm)
2.11 [44] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: RETURN VISIT
22Nov56 CBS
Walter Reed ................... Walt Daniels
Douglas Henderson ............. Harry Evans
Paul Ringle ................... Johnny Demers
Virginia Wave ................. Clara Demers
2.12 [45] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE TOBACCO SMUGGLERS
29Nov56
William Haade ................. Rusty
Carol Henry ................... Jake
Richard Wilson ................ Skeeter
Don Kent ...................... Marshal Wilson
A blazing gun battle is the outcome when Sergeant Preston
pursues smugglers dealing in tobacco.
(16Aug61 Tyne-Tees UK, Wed 6:30pm)
2.13 [46] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: TURNABOUT
06Dec56 CBS
Paul McGuire .................. Jack Garfield
Murvyn Vye .................... Len Bryce
Thom Carney ................... Ernie Stevens
2.14 [47] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: EMERGENCY ON SCARFACE FLAT
13Dec56 CBS
Walter Reed ................... Dr. Godfrey
Elaine Williams ............... Olivetta Godfrey
Les Mitchell .................. Basil Ogden
2.15 [48] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE WILLIWAW
20Dec56 CBS
James Lydon ................... Johnny Lane
Ted Jacques ................... Abel Frame
Sergeant Preston is painfully injured when his sled overturns.
He reaches an isolated cabin just in time to escape a Williwaw,
the dreaded Arctic blizzard. But his relief is short-lived,
when he finds that he is trapped in the cabin with a snowbound
cabin with a homicidal madman!
(26Jan61, Tyne-Tees UK, Thur 6:30pm)
2.16 [49] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: BORDER ACTION
27Dec56 CBS
Ed Dearing .................... El Walker
Barry Curtis .................. Billy Walker
Charles Conrad ................ Clint Hyde
Kenne Duncan .................. Ram Stevens
Coleman Francis ............... Matt Lance
2.17 [50] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE
BLACK ACE (Color) [verified on film]
(location: Klondike Area)
(c) 1956 / 03-Jan-1957 CBS Thur
Written by Fran Striker
Directed by W.B. (Mike) Eason
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest Cast:
Don Durant ............. Sam Tanner
Fred Coby .............. Slade
William Hunt ........... Tom Tanner
Richard Emory .......... Constable Drake
Reed Howes ............. Blackie
Bob Christopher ........ Nick
Leslie Thomas .......... Coroner
*
Production Executive: Milton Carter
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: Buddy Messinger
Set Dressing: Armor E. Goetten
Lighting: Robert S. Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Music Editor: Bettie Mosher
Sound Editor: Edgar Zane
Synopsis 1:
A young trapper is suspected of the murder of his brother because of very
strong, yet circumstantial evidence.
Synopsis 2:
A man is accused on circumstantial evidence of murdering his brother. [TA]
Synopsis 3:
Two feuding brothers have a gold mine that they think is worthless
2.18 [51] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: SCOURGE OF THE
WILDERNESS (color) [verified on film]
10-Jan-1957 CBS Thur
Source: 1950s TV’s Greatest Westerns DVD (Falcon Picture Group Catalog #2007 [RBH]
Executive Producer: Charles E. Skinner
Written by William Lively / Suggested by a radio play by Tom Dougall
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest Cast:
John Craven ............... Al Stone
House Peters, Jr. ......... Monk Larson
Rus Conklin ............... Chief Taranga
Robert Carson ............. Dan Grady
Harry Tyler ............... Lafe Wilson
George Mather ............. Ted Wilson
*
Production Executive: Milton Carter
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: W.B.(Mike) Eason
Set Dressing: Armor E. Goetten
Lighting: Robert S. Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Edited by: James Leicester
Music Editor: Maurice Kline
Sound Editor: Alfred R. Bird
Synopsis 1:
Sgt. Preston tries to prevent bloodshed when an Indian chief goes
on the warpath, resenting the intrtusion of a lumber camp on his tribe's hunting
ground.
Synopsis 2:
Sergeant Preston and some trappers defend a trading post against an Indian
uprising led by Chief Taranga. [RBH]
2.19 [52] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: BLIND JUSTICE
(color) [verified on film]
(location: Moccasin Bend)
(c) 1956 / 17-Jan-1957 CBS Thur
Written by Robert C. Bennett/ Suggested by a Radio Play by Don Beattie
Directed by Alan Crosland, Jr.
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest Cast:
Alma Lawton ............. Molly Andrews
Don Lawton .............. Jim Andrews
Harvey Grant ............ Donald (Donny) Andrews
Jack Harris ............. Jack Daniels
Richard Warren .......... Otto Holst
Joe Abdullah ............ Indian Joe
*
Production Executive: Milton Carter
Story Editor: Nelson Gidding
Assistant to Producer: Raymond J. Rand.
Director of Photography: Gilbert R. Warrenton, ASC
Supervising Film Editor: Alan Crosland, Jr.
Production Representative: Freddie Fralick
*
Sound: Earl Wolcott
Assistant Director: W.B.(Mike) Eason
Set Dressing: Armor E. Goetten
Lighting: Robert S. Comer
Makeup Supervisor: Ben Lane
Edited by: James Leicester
Music Editor: Bettie Mosher
Sound Editor: Edgar Zane
Synopsis:
Sgt. Preston teams a blind Husky dog with Yukon King to track down a pair of
killers.
2.20 [53] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE STOLEN MALAMUTE
04Apr57 CBS Thur
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest cast:
Frank Richards ................ Judge Jackson
Grant Richards ................ Pete Loomis
Ricky Murray .................. Jimmy Gibbs
Tom London .................... Sam Barker
Zon Murray .................... John Gibbs
Synopsis:
A boy's mother is very ill, and the youngster offers to sell his dog to help
pay her medical bills. But thieves steal the dog and head for the border. [RF]
2.20 [53] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE STOLEN
MALAMUTE
04Apr57 CBS Thur
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest cast:
Frank Richards ................ Judge Jackson
Grant Richards ................ Pete Loomis
Ricky Murray .................. Jimmy Gibbs
Tom London .................... Sam Barker
Zon Murray .................... John Gibbs
Synopsis:
A boy's mother is very ill, and the youngster offers to sell his dog to help
pay her medical bills. But thieves steal the dog and head for the border. [RF]
2.21 [54] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE DEVIL'S ROOST
11Apr57 CBS
George Lynn ................... Bascom
Robert Cunningham ............. Borneo
Robert Whitesides ............. Gil
Jo Ann Wade ................... Louise
Belle Mitchell ................ Nirana
2.22 [55] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: TEN LITTLE
INDIANS
18Apr57 CBS Thur (rerun 19Jun58)
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest cast:
Billy Miller .................. Napoleon
Dennis Moore .................. Mike Donovan
David Leonard ................. Father Michael
Don Barry ..................... Harvey Brand
Synopsis:
A little Indian boy named Napoleon gives Sgt. Preston some help in
capturing a gold thief. [RF]
2.23 [56] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: UNDERGROUND AMBUSH
25Apr57 CBS Thur
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest cast:
Kasey Rogers .................. Sherry
Dan Blocker ................... Mule Conklin
Frank Scannell ................ Peters
John Ayres .................... Inspector Graves
Will White .................... Ben
Synopsis:
In an attempt to track down a dangerous gang of counterfeiters, Sgt.
Preston poses as a sourdough and trails the gang to its lair. [RF]
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CBS Thursdays 7:30pm Eastern
3.01 [57] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: OLD BEN'S GOLD
03Oct57 CBS
Harry Strang .................. Ben Taylor
Philip Greisman ............... Bobby
Mauritz Hugo .................. Duke Larson
John Pickard .................. Red Brody
Michael Mark .................. Hans Weber
Jack Littlefield .............. Bart
3.02 [58] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE REBEL YELL
10Oct57 CBS
DIRECTED BY EARL BELLAMY
WRITTEN BY DON LEIGH
SUGGESTED BY A RADIO PLAY BY TOM DOUGALL.
Guest Cast:
Guy Kingsford ................. Jerry Carter
Richard Devon ................. Wolfe Trahern
Fred Graham ................... Ed Latimer
Lionel Ames ................... Iggy
Ruell Shayne .................. Constable
SYNOPSIS:
SERGEANT PRESTON IS HOT ON THE TRAIL OF ROBBERS WHO STOLE A SHIPMENT
OF GOLD FROM AN EXPRESS OFFICE. [SC]
3.03 [59] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE MARK OF CRIME
17Oct57 CBS (Network Rerun 10Jul58)
Coleman Francis ............... Jonathan Dewey
Barbara Woodell ............... Amy Thatcher
Charles Braswell .............. Constable Drake
John Close .................... Dobbs
George Diestel ................ Jim Wade
A pair of bank robbers posing as respectable citizens of
Hudson's Bay post are exposed by their own guilty consciences
when Sergeant Preston and his dog, Yukon King, pay an
unofficial visit to the remote community.
3.04 [60] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: STORM THE PASS
24Oct57 CBS
Glenn Turnbull ................ Tex Corey
Dori Simmons .................. Sally Lee
Hal Gerard .................... Bart Adams
Bill Hale ..................... Kurt Miller
Freeman Lusk .................. Insp. Ward
A young Texan, finds himself the victim of a con-man in the
Yukon, but manages to outwit him thanks to Sergeant Preston.
3.05 [61] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: OLD FAITHFUL
31Oct57 CBS
(no details)
3.06 [62] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE SKULL IN THE STONE
07Nov57 CBS
Paul Cavanagh ................. Philip Northrup
Pat Aherne .................... Anthony Colville
Robert La Varre ............... Uluk
Gene Roth ..................... Capt. Gunnar Hysted
Ben Frommer ................... Atoga
3.07 [63] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon:GHOST MINE
14Nov57 CBS
Rand Brooks ................... Don Andrews
Margaret Stewart .............. Jane Andrews
Ralph Sanford ................. Lem Carslake
Charles Wagenheim ............. Jake Peary
Charles Hayes ................. Slim
3.08 [64] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE JAILBREAKER
21Nov57 CBS
Pierre Watkin ................. Inspector
Lane Bradford ................. Bart Larson
Dick Wilson ................... Jake Lucas
3.09 [65] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: OUT OF THE NIGHT
28Nov57 CBS
Syd Saylor .................... Zeke Gower
Gene Walker ................... Slim
Bill Henry .................... Reno
Gilbert Frye .................. Jerry Hall
Barbara Knudson ............... Laura Hope
Charles J. Conrad ............. John Cotwin
Ewing Mitchell ................ Inspector Graham
3.10 [66] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THREE MEN IN BLACK
05Dec57 CBS
(no details)
3.11 [67] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: LOST RIVER ROUNDUP
12Dec57 CBS
Robert Bice ................... Traggart
Tyler MacDuff ................. Bill Corey
X Brands ...................... Metka Joe
Nancy Kilgas .................. Dora Lloyd
Pat Lawless ................... Hank Lloyd
Bob Swan ...................... Mike Calico
3.12 [68] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE OLD TIMER
19Dec57 CBS
George Milan .................. Bill Croydon
Carol Hill .................... Nancy Croydon
3.13 [69] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: BATTLE AT BRADLEY'S
26Dec57 CBS
Herbert C. Lytton ............. Doc Miller
Larry Hudson .................. Cher Bradley
3.14 [70] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE GENEROUS HOBO
02Jan58 CBS
Betty Benson .................. Ellen Martin
Tim Graham .................... Charles Martin
Guy Williams .................. Jim Lotane
Synopsis:
Two criminals waylay a dog sled carrying a shipment of gold to
a fur trading post. They wound the express driver, but run off
without the gold when it appears they will be captured.
(23Aug61 Tyne-Tees UK Wed 6:30pm)
3.15 [71] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: FOLLOW THE LEADER
09Jan58 CBS
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Dick Wilson ................... Beaver Louie
Gene Roth ..................... Slocum
Ralph Neff .................... Hod
Ed Deering .................... Brady
3.16 [72] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: GOLD RUSH
PATROL
16Jan58 CBS Thur
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest cast:
John Ayres ............... Inspector
Bill Cassady ............. Jim
Tom Noel ................. Al
Harry Lauter ............. Curly
I. Stanford Jolley ....... Frisco
Harry Hines .............. Ezra
Bud Osborne .............. Jed
Lester Dorr .............. Wes
Synopsis:
Sgt. Preston warns a youth not to divulge the location of his gold strike
until Mounties can patrol the area to prevent claim jumping. But in his
excitement the boy tells the news, giving two thieves plenty of clues
to the whereabouts of the treasure. [RF]
3.17 [73] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: GRIZZLY
23Jan58 CBS
(no details)
3.18 [74] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE DIAMOND
COLLAR
30Jan58 CBS Thur
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest Cast:
Ann Cornell .............. Anita Varden
John Bryant .............. Alex Keith
Myron Cook ............... Tex Cameron
Frances de Sales ......... Cy Bartok
Synopsis:
A diamond necklace owned by a prospector is the cause for an
attack. Sgt. Preston gets on the trail and learns that the owner
of the necklace is heavily in debt to a cafe manager. [UK]
(UK airdate: 08Jun61 ITV Tyne-Tees, Thur 6:35PM)
3.19 [75] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: ESCAPE TO THE NORTH
06Feb58 CBS
DIRECTED BY ALAN CROSLAND,JR.
WRITTEN BY ROBERT C. BENNETT
SUGGESTED BY A RADIO PLAY BY DON BEATTIE.
Guest Cast:
George Eldredge ............... Bill O'Day
Jenny Lea ..................... Rita O'Day
John Compton .................. Rick Farley
Allan Nixon ................... Vance Tatum
Paul Henderson ................ Pete Hollis
Edmund Cobb ................... Dr. Willoughby
Jean Owens .................... Mrs. Willoughby
Stan Lachman .................. Constable Blake
E. Leslie Thomas .............. Josh
Two hold-up men - one wounded - force their company on an old
ex-convict friend who is now going straight. They threaten to
reveal his past to his young daughter unless he helps them by
getting medical aid.
(04May61 Tyne-Tees UK, Thursday 6:35 pm)
3.20 [76] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon:OUTLAW IN UNIFORM
13Feb58 CBS
(no details)
3.21 [77] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: BOY ALONE
20Feb58 CBS
Guest Cast:
James Bronte .................. Jonathan Steele
George Pelling ................ Herbert Ashley-Smythe
Paul Playdon .................. Tommy Smith
Larry Blake ................... Studs Corey
Dick Warren ................... Moose
Eddie Foster .................. Bart
Paul McGuire .................. Inspector
Zon Murray
A scheming Englishman comes to the Yukon to find his young cousin
and save him "eliminated" in an "accident" so that he alone will
have the rights to a vast fortune in England.
(23Mar61 Tyne-Tees UK, Thursday 6:35 pm)
3.22 [78] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: THE CRIMINAL COLLIE
(final episode)
27Feb58 CBS Thurs
Starring:
Richard Simmons (Sgt. Preston) and “Yukon King” The Dog
Guest cast:
William Fawcett ............... Skagway Bill
Jody McCrea ................... Jerry Turner
John Ayres .................... Inspector
George Baxter ................. Logan McAlestor
Jim Bannon .................... Dirk
Synopsis:
A collie dog is the sole witness to the murder of his master, an elderly
prospector. When the prospector's son hears of the murder, he tries to get
the dog to lead him to the murderer. [RF]
[--] 10Jul58 rerun of "The Mark of Crime" (first aired 17Oct57)
[--] Sergeant Preston of The Yukon: (unidentified episode)
A man is accused of murdering his brother. [TA]
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