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Starring Scott Brady
Season 1 (Syndicated) (1959-60)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by:
Sal Crisanti, Robert B. Huggins, James Beer,  Heikocleef
references:
TV Guide / Library of Congress (telnet://locis.loc.gov)
Internet Movie Database (https:// us.imdb.com)
UCLA Film and Television Archive / Writers Guild of America (wga)

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Episodes listed in Production no. order (if known)

1.01 [--] Shotgun Slade: THE SALTED MINE  (pilot - see above)
(broadcast title & copyright title)
prod no.13401
26Oct59 copyright date
24Nov59 syndicated airdate
Guest Cast:
Ernie Kovacs .................. Hack
Marie Windsor ................. A. S. Batson
Frank Ferguson ................ Mike Colier
Slade is hired by A.S. Batson (Marie Windsor) to prove that the
Missouri Mine that she bought from Mike Collier (Frank Ferguson)
was salted. He is ambushed and his horse killed before he even
gets to town, and then a crazy old prospector named Hack (Ernie Kovacs)
tries to keep him away from town. When Collier turns up dead, hanged
inside his own mine, anybody might have done it--and when he finds out
how the mine was salted, who did it, and why, Slade suddenly finds himself
fighting for his life in a cave-in. One of the best things about this
show is the dialogue, which is incredibly suggestive for its era--
when Slade, angry over the ambush, knocks on the door of A.S. Batson's
home and discovers that Batson is a beautiful woman, she asks, "Why didn't
you use a battering ram." He answers, "If I'd known you were on the other
side I might've." No surprise that the show is good, tough, and violent,
as it was produced and written by legendary western/thriller writer Frank Gruber.

1.02 Shotgun Slade: MESA OF MISSING MEN (verified -SC)
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13402 (copyright date 28Dec59)
Directed By James Hogan
Teleplay By Dwight Newton/Story By Ralph Conger
Starring:
Scott Brady (as Shotgun Slade)
Guest Cast:
Marc Lawrence .......... as Ed Gideon
Jacqueline Holt ........ as Ethel Bascomb
Bek Nelson ............. as Kathy
Jon Lormer ............. as Bascomb
Brad Weston ............ as Wiley
Synopsis:
Slade is on the trail of a bank manager who embezzled a large sum of money.
The thiefs trail leeds to an impenetrable outlaw stronghold. [SC]

1.03 Shotgun Slade: TOO SMART TO LIVE
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13403 (copyright title 01Mar60)

1.04 Shotgun Slade: BARBED WIRE, KEEP OUT (verified -SC)
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13404 (copyright date 09Jan60)
Directed By Sidney Salkow
Teleplay By Frank Bonham & Dwight Newton/ Story By Ralph Conger
Starring:
Scott Brady (as Shotgun Slade)
Guest Cast:
Roy Barcroft .......... as Tom Preston
John Eldredge ......... as Walt Reeves
Joyce Taylor .......... as Val Preston
Brad Johnson .......... as Kirby
John Banner ........... as Corneilus
Greg Stewart .......... as Ed Reeves
Synopsis:
Shotgun Slade is hired by a rancher's daughter to solve an on-going water rights dispute. [SC]

1.05 Shotgun Slade: MARKED MONEY
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13405 (copyright date 16Nov59)
Guest Cast:
John Hart

1.06 Shotgun Slade: FREIGHT LINE
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13406 (copyright date 14Nov59)
Guest Cast:
Jane Nigh
Chris Alcaide
Gregg Palmer

1.07 Shotgun Slade: GUNNAR YENSEN
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13407 (copyright date 21Dec59)

1.08 Shotgun Slade: THE STALKERS
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13408 (copyright date 09Nov59)

1.09 Shotgun Slade: MAJOR TROUBLE
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13409 (copyright date 04Jan60)
Guest Cast:
Ed Kemmer

1.10 Shotgun Slade: BOB FORD
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13410 (copyright date 19Dec59)

1.11 Shotgun Slade: TREASURE TRAP
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13411 (copyright date 12Jan60)

1.12 Shotgun Slade: THE MISSING TRAIN  [Verified on Film]
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13412 (copyright date 24Oct59)
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Created & Produced by Frank Gruber
Written by Martin Berkeley
Directed by Virgil W. Vogel
Director of Photography: Bud Thackery, A.S.C.
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Peter Whitney
Alison Hayes
Hugh Sanders
John Durren
Frank Watkins
Elmore Vincent
Dick Bernie
Tex Ritter as The Marshall

1.13 Shotgun Slade: OMAR THE SIGN MAKER

1.14 Shotgun Slade: THE SAFE CRACKERS
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13414 (copyright date 07Nov59)

1.16 Shotgun Slade: THE BLUE DOG(S)
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13416 (copyright date 02Jan60)

1.17 Shotgun Slade: THE DEADFALL
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13417 (copyright date 02Feb60)

1.18 Shotgun Slade: LADY AND THE PIANO
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13422
2Nov59 copyright date
19Apr60 syndicated airdate

1.19 Shotgun Slade: A PLATE OF DEATH
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13423
26Dec59 copyright date
29Dec59 orig. syndicated airdate

1.20 Shotgun Slade: STREET OF TERROR (verified -SC)
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13424 (copyright date 23Feb60)
Directed By D. Ross Lederman
Written By Frank Chase
Starring:
Scott Brady (as Shotgun Slade)
Guest Cast:
Susan Cummings ........ as Nikki Blake
Lisa Davis ............ as Barbara Collins
Ronnie Burns .......... as Roger Collins
Wilton Graff .......... as Johns
Kelly Thordsen ........ as Garth
Raymond Hatton ........ as Tanner
Synopsis:
During a brief stopover in a quiet town, Shotgun Slade is approached by a
woman who wants him to capture a mysterious sniper who killed her father. [SC]

1.21 Shotgun Slade: THE POOL SHARK
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13426
23Feb60 copyright title
23Feb60 orig. syndicated airdate

1.22 Shotgun Slade: THE MARRIAGE CIRCLE (copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13428
11Jan60 copyright date

1.23 Shotgun Slade: THE SWINDLE
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13431 (copyright date 8Mar60)
Guest Cast:
Charlie Briggs

1.24 Shotgun Slade: SHOTGUN TRIAL
(broadcast title & copyright title)
Revue prod. no. 13432 (copyright date 1Mar60)

1.xx [--] Shotgun Slade: WOMAN FROM WYOMING (no copyright details) (verified -J.Beer)
26Sep60 orig. syndicated airdate
Directed by Will Jason
Written by Barry Shipman
Starring:
Scott Brady (as Shotgun Slade)
Guest Cast:
John Litel,
Judy Bamber,
Justice Watson,
Madeline Holmes,
Sandra Marsh,
Henry Hunter,
Alan Reynolds
*
Music: Gerald Fried
Director of Photography: John F. Warren A.S.C.
Art Director: Ray Beal
Editorial Supervisor: David J. O'Connell
Film Editor: Howard Epstein
Music Supervision: Stanley Wilson
Set Decorators: John McCarthy, Ralph Sylos
Sound: Earl Crain, Jr.
Assistant Director: Nat Holt, Jr.
Costume Supervision: Vincent Dee
Makeup: Jack Barron
Hairstylist: Florence Bush
Synopsis:
A woman from Casper, Wyoming named Rebecca Holland is kidnapped and an impostor,
whose name is Sally Farnsworth is sent in her place, so she could work out a
deal with a San Francisco art dealer named Emil Pettijohn to sell paintings
from the Holland estate, but later, he was found murdered. Slade must find
Pettijohn's killer and to prevent the impostor from signing the papers
completing the transaction after Rebecca has been freed from her captors [J. Beer]

1.xx [--] Shotgun Slade: GOLD  (no copyright details) (possibly akas)
3Oct60 orig. syndicated airdate
Tex Ritter

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Source: The following 8 episodes -
Platinum Disc Corporation DVD Catalog # 16339
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1.25 Shotgun Slade: BACKTRACK  (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
26-Jul-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Teleplay by Dwight Newton, J. Donald Wilson and Stanley H. Silverman
Story by J. Donald Wilson
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
King Donovan (as Baxter)
Connie Hines (as Katy)
Wesley Lau
Warren Kemmerling (as Trumbo)
Tom Gilson (as Monty)
Lou Nova
Synopsis:
Slade boards a train with an embezzler, unaware his plans are going to be
complicated when train robbers release his prisoner.

1.26 Shotgun Slade: THE SPANISH BOX  (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Written by Martin Berkeley
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Donald Murphy, Mari Aldon, Michael Hinn, Byron Morrow
George Kennedy, Maurice Wells
Synopsis:
Slade finds himself in jail after delivering a Spanish Box which was booby
trapped to kill whoever opens it. How can Slade prove his innocence from prison?

1.27 Shotgun Slade: THE DEADLY KEY (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Created & Produced by Frank Gruber
Written by Martin Berkeley
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Ann Robinson, Mort Mills, Vito Scotti (as Rejon), Glenn Dixon (as Rance)
Synopsis:
An ancient key holds the secret to Conquistador treasure and death for
four people, including the man who hired Slade.

1.28 Shotgun Slade: DONNA JUANITA (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Created & Produced by Frank Gruber
Teleplay by Charles B. Smith and Martin Berkeley / Story by Ralph Conger
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Donna Martell, Carlos Romero, Ray Montgomery, Gregg Palmer
William A. Forester, Howard Caine, Don Orlando
Synopsis:
Slade chases a mystery man, the key to a land swindle involving Spanish
nobility in the form of a beautiful, treacherous young woman.

1.29 Shotgun Slade: THE FABULOUS FIDDLE (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Created & Produced by Frank Gruber
Written by Dean Riesner
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Ludwig Stossel, Lili Kardell, Natalia Daryll, Bern Hoffman
Henry Brandon, Paul Picerni, Rosco Ates
Synopsis:
Slade tries to protect a famous violinist's priceless Stradivarius
violin from being stolen. But who's the thief?

1.30 Shotgun Slade: THE GOLDEN TUNNEL  (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
07-Jun-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Created & Produced by Frank Gruber
Written by Nat Holt, Jr. and Martin Berkeley
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Dean Harens, Tina Carver, Mary Webster, James Bell
Neil Grant, Harry Harvey, Sr. ,Richard Bull
Synopsis:
Slade is ambushed on the way to help an old friend find out
who--or what--is stealing profits from his mine.

1.31 Shotgun Slade: A FLOWER FOR JENNY (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
14-Jun-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Created & Produced by Frank Gruber
Teleplay by Barry Shipman from a Story by Joe Stone and Paul King
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Dianne Foster, Robert McQueeney, Peter Adams
Charles Davis, Stevan Darrell
and Monica Lewis (as Monica)
(Other source: Ludwig Stossel as Maximillian - to be verified)
Synopsis:
Slade arrives in Deadwood to protect a singer who's life has been
threatened, possibly by a former admirer, a gunman and gambler.

1.32 Shotgun Slade: A FLOWER ON BOOT HILL  (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
09-Aug-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Written by John Berardino & Charissa Hughes and Martin Berkeley
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Starring Scott Brady
With:
William Roerick, Paul Langton, Shirley Ballard (as Kate), Kathie Browne
Sandra Rodgers, Frank Richards, Sherman Sanders
Synopsis:
Searching for bank robbers, Slade meets a beautiful, mysterious woman,
before being ambushed by the robbers. Slade tries to find out what the
robbers, the woman and a respectable doctor have in common.

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Source: The following 7 episodes -
Platinum Disc Corporation DVD Catalog # 16349
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1.33 Shotgun Slade: RING OF DEATH (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
19-Jul-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Written by Martin Berkeley
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Bethel Leslie (as Kate), H.M. Wynant, Denver Pyle, Richard Hale,
Richard Crane
Synopsis:
A vicious killer and a young woman kill her fiance for his life
savings, but a foolish mistake puts Slade on their trail.

1.34 Shotgun Slade: THE CHARCOAL BULLET  (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
16-Aug-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Teleplay by Ralph Dietrich
from a Story by Ralph Dietrich and James Bloodsworth
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Robert F. Simon, Jacqueline Holt (as Peggy), Ned Glass (as Eli),
Frank Ferguson
George Keymas (as Hack), Michael Fox, Mickey Finn
Synopsis:
Slade needs the help of an alcoholic artist who witnessed a bank
robbery and can provide sketches of the robbers.

1.35 Shotgun Slade: SUDDEN DEATH  (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
05-Jul-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Written by Charles B. Smith
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Jeanne Cooper, Robert Bray, Alan Dexter, Victor Sen Yung, Lia Waggner
Beverly Tyler (as "Peaches"), Russ Morgan (as Jones)
Synopsis:
Slade goes to work as a bouncer in the Square Chance gambling house in
order to find the writer of an anonymous plea for help.

1.36 Shotgun Slade: LOST GOLD  (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
30-Aug-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Written by Leslie McFarlane
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Alan Hale, Ted de Corsia, Carleton Young, Stacy Keach
Francis J. McDonald, Bing Russell

1.37 Shotgun Slade: THE SMELL OF MONEY (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Created & Produced by Frank Gruber
Teleplay by Barry Shipman / Story by Ralph Conger
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Robert H. Harris, Jan Harrison, John Stephenson, Stuart Randall
Billy Varga (as Snag)
Synopsis:
The scent of onions helps Slade catch a bank robber and murderer of two people.

1.38 Shotgun Slade: CROSSED GUNS  (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
19-Sep-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Written by Barry Shipman
Directed by Will Jason
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Barry Atwater (as Phillips) Sue Ane Langdon (as Lydia)
Rick Turner (as Billy Rigg)
Larry Thor,
and:
Francis X. Bushman (as Eckhart)
Synopsis:
Slade meets again with a gunfighter who lost his hand to a shotgun blast
last time they met. Now he has hired a young gun to kill Slade for revenge.
But is his hand really gone?

1.39 Shotgun Slade: KILLER'S BRAND (verified on DVD -RBH)
(c) 1960 Revue Studios
02-Aug-1960 orig. syndicated airdate
Executive Producer Nat Holt / Produced by Ralph Dietrich
Directed by Will Jason
Written by Cliff Gould and Charles B. Smith
Starring Scott Brady
With:
Dean Fredericks, Ruta Lee (as Lilly), George Mitchell, Brad Weston
Bob Anderson, Stafford Repp, Orville Sherman
Synopsis:
Slade goes to work for a ranch foreman to find out who has been
stealing horses, cutting fences, and trying to ruin the ranch.

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