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Starring Dale Robertson (30 min) (b-w)
Season 3 (NBC) (1958-59)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
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########### Tales of Wells Fargo #############
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NBC Mondays 8:30pm Eastern
38 episodes x 30 min bw

3.01 [053] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE GAMBLER (1958.09.08)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP260A
Tom Pittman ................... Bill Dowd
Wilton Graff .................. Roy Emmett
Richard Deacon ................ Sam Potter

3.02 [054] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE MANUSCRIPT (1958.09.15)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP272A
Edgar Buchanan ................ Bob Dawson
Charles Wagenheim ............. Quinn
Dan White ..................... Nedy West
Roy Engel ..................... Sheriff Anderson
Shary Layne ................... Helen
Robert Brubaker ............... Al Jones
Jay Jostyn .................... Paul Moran

3.03 [055] Tales of Wells Fargo: WHITE INDIAN (1958.09.22)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP279A
Dick Evans .................... Boy
Neil Hamilton ................. Niles Lawson
Elizabeth Harrower ............ Grace Lawson
Howard Negley ................. Sheriff

3.04 [056] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE GOLDEN OWL (1958.09.29)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP255A
Elaine Edwards ................ Mary Farnum
Willis Bouchey ................ Sam Banktort
Clarence Lung ................. Mr. Soo
Harold Fong ................... Wong

3.05 [057] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE FASTER GUN (1958.10.06)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP275A
Tom Neal ...................... Johnny Reno
William Blakewell
Robert J. Wilke
Frances De Sales

3.06 [058] Tales of Wells Fargo: BUTCH CASSIDY   (verified -SC)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP273A
13-Oct-1958 NBC Mon
DIRECTED BY EARL BELLAMY
WRITTEN BY D.D.BEAUCHAMP & MARY M. BEAUCHAMP.
GUEST CAST
Charles Bronson ............... Butch Cassidy
James Coburn .................. Idaho
Barbara Pepper ................ Boxcar Annie
Murvyn Vye .................... Virgie
LARRY BLAKE............AS POSSE LEADER
CAROL HENRY............AS POSSEMAN
LENNIE GEER............AS HENCHMAN.
SYNOPSIS:
NORTORIOUS OUTLAW BUTCH CASSIDY IS PARDONED FROM PRISON. JIM HARDIE IS ASKED TO
OFFER CASSIDY A JOB WITH WELLS FARGO MAPPING TRAILS IN THE 'HOLE-IN-THE-WALL'
REGION OF WYOMING. BUT BUTCH'S FORMER GANG MEMBERS HAVE OTHER IDEA'S ABOUT
HIS FUTURE. [SC]

3.07 [059] Tales of Wells Fargo: END OF THE TRAIL (1958.10.20)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP216A
Mickey Finn ................... Ben Costa
Don C. Harvey ................. Fred Heston
William Benedict .............. Pringle
Jerry Summers ................. Little Wolf

3.08 [060] Tales of Wells Fargo: A MATTER OF HONOR (1958.11.03)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP271A
Mark Damon .................... Running Horse
King Calder ................... Fenton Hurley
Peter Coe ..................... Eagle Wing
Joe Vitale .................... Black Antelope

3.09 [061] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE MOST DANGEROUS MAN ALIVE (1958.11.10)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP276A (copyright date 03Nov58)
Claude Akins .................. John Leslie Nagel
Patricia Powell ............... Ellen Nagel
Frank McGrath ................. Jake Rivers
Ana Maria Majalca ............. Jeanie Two Eagles

3.10 [061] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE GUNFIGHTER
17Nov58 NBC Mon
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP285A
Guest cast:
Lyle Bettger ........ John Wesley Hardin
Jan Harrison ........ Jane Hardin
Joe Abdullah ........ Sheriff Welch
John Goddard ........ Pete Rucker
Synopsis:
Jim Hardie is assigned to check on two outlaws. While carrying out
this assignment, Hardie becomes involved with gunfighter John Hardin
and a renegade sheriff. [RF]

3.11 [063] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE DESERTER   (verified -SC)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP237A
24Nov58 NBC Mon
Directed By Earl Bellamy [SC]
Written By Dwight Newton [SC]
Guest Cast: [SC]
Charles Cooper............as Lt.William Rath
Jennifer Lea............as Ellen Rath
Dan Sheridan............as Col.Meston
Monte Hale............as Sgt.Bergman
Mauritz Hugo............as George Pierce
George Ross............as The Patrol Officer
Gil Perkins............as The Sentry
Vance Skarstedt............as Trucker
Synopsis:
An Army Lieutenant deserts his post. Also missing is a payrol that
was sent by Wells Fargo. Agent Jim Hardie arrives at the fort and
learns that the missing man is now the leader of a gang of outlaws.[SC]

3.12 [064] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE KILLER (1958.12.01)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP262A
Paul Burke .................... Bud Crawford
Paul Fix ...................... Senator Claymore
Addison Richards .............. Keely Crawford
George Keymas ................. Les Walker
Harry Strang .................. Pete Hampton

3.13 [065] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE COUNTERFEITERS (30 min)(bw)   (verified -SC)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP207A
08Dec58
Directed By Earl Bellamy [SC]
Written By Martin Berkeley and Clark E. Reynolds [SC]
Guest Cast: [SC]
John Beradino............as George Kendall
Patricia Donahue............as Joyce Kendall
Milton Frome............as Mel Carter
Don Kennedy............as Bill
Robert Carson............as The Sheriff
Robert Bice............as Hank
Neil Grant............as The Henchman
Kit Carson............as The Prison Guard
Synopsis:
A gang of counterfeiters have been passing bogus paper money throughout the
Wells Fargo system. Agent Jim Hardie goes undercover, and his investigation
leads him to a gambling hall in El Paso,Texas. [SC]

3.14 [066] Tales of Wells Fargo: COW TOWN (1958.12.15)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP281A
Jack Lambert .................. Luke Stevens
John Alvin .................... Joe Rivers
Guinn "Big Boy" Williams ...... Mike Forbes
Dan Riss ...................... Charlie

3.15 [067] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE HAPPY TREE (1958.12.22)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP212A
John Merrick .................. Tenny Jackson
Bob Steele .................... Jake Kramer
Alan Reynolds ................. John Wynfield
Brad Morrow ................... Jimmy Kramer
Kay Stewart ................... Martha Benson

3.16 [068] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE DEALER (1958.12.29)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP265 (copright date 10Nov58)
Vic Perrin .................... Langford Peel
Jeanne Bates .................. Florence Peel
Johnny Crawford ............... Tommy Peel
Michael De Carlo .............. Keen

3.17 [069] Tales of Wells Fargo: SHOWDOWN TRAIL (1959.01.05)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Will Wright ................... Joe Dooley
Stanley Clements .............. Ed Dooley
Myron Healey .................. Pat Dooley
Frank Watkins ................. Sam Dooley
Gloria Talbott ................ Fay Dooley

3.18 [070] Tales of Wells Fargo: WILD CARGO
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
19Jan59 NBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Adele Mara .................... Theo
Dorothy Partington ............ Sis
Monica Lewis .................. Moll
Nancy Kilgas .................. Gee Gee
Cliff Ketchum ................. Frank
Henry Corden .................. Renner
Brad Johnson .................. Joe Shields
The time has come for a showdown between Wells Fargo and
the Shields Gang. But no matter how carefully laid for
their capture, the outlaws always stay one step ahead of
the law. Jim Hardie is determined to unravel the mystery of their success.
(10Aug59 BBC UK, Mon 5:10pm)

3. xx [--] Tales of Wells Fargo:  LUKE FRAZER (copyright title) (copyright date 19Jan59)
airdate not known

3.19 [071] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE CLEANUP (1959.01.26)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
James Bell .................... Sheriff Pete Haney
Julie Van Zandt ............... Lucy Haney
Harry Fleer ................... Matt Carson
Kem Dibbs ..................... Laredo
L.Q. Jones .................... Wes

3.20 [072] Tales of Wells Fargo: FORT MASSACRE
02Feb1959 NBC Mon
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Guest cast:
Walter Stocker ................ Lt. Kimball
Lane Bradford ................. Sgt. Condon
Charmienne Harker ............. Mrs. Oliver
Pete Dunn ..................... Billy Welch
Synopsis:
Jim Hardie tries to help the Army hold a fort against heavy Indian
attack. Because of a cowardly commanding officer, the odds are against the Army. [RF]

3.21 [073] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE TOWN THAT WOULDN'T TALK (1959.02.09)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Linda Leighton ................ Martha Cook
Charles Hayes ................. Ed Cook
Sydney Mason .................. Phin Teller
William Erwin ................. Justin Peevy

3.22 [074] Tales of Wells Fargo: LOLA MONTEZ
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
16Feb59 NBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Rita Moreno ................... Lola Montez
Robert Anderson ............... Zach
Chubby Johnson ................ Pete
Ralph Reed .................... Milt
Hank Patterson ................ Larson
Jim Hardie has a difficult time standing up for law and order
when the stage coach in which he is taking the killer of an
Indian woman for trial is held up by Indians.
(11Jul60 BBC UK, Mon 5:35pm)

3.23 [075] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE BRANDING IRON (1959.02.23)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Ann Rutherford ................ Etta
Willard Sage .................. Bravender
J. Edward McKinley ............ Sheriff Welk
Earl Robie .................... Little Jim
Terry Burnham ................. Josie

3.24 [076] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE HOUSE I ENTER (1959.03.02)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Michael Hinn
Alan Baxter

3.25 [077] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE LEGACY (1959.03.09)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
William Joyce ................. Tom Casement
Sandra Knight ................. Sally Gannon
Will Wright ................... Jeff Parris
Emile Meyer ................... Bob Gannon

3.26 [078] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE RAWHIDE KID (1959.03.16)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Troy Donahue .................. Smith
Roy Barcroft .................. Sheriff Turner
Jackie Russell ................ Norah

3.27 [079] Tales of Wells Fargo: TOLL ROAD (1959.03.23)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Frank Ferguson ................ Huckaby
Loren Tindall ................. Buff
Elmore Vincent ................ Fred
Will White

3.28 [080] Tales of Wells Fargo: Wells Fargo: THE TIRED GUN
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
30Mar59 NBC Mon
Guest Cast:
Nick Adams .................... Ira Watkins
Penny Edwards ................. Pearl
Harry Shannon ................. Tobey
Jim Hardie has to prove to a young woman that sisterly
devotion can be misplaced when its object is a trigger-happy gunman.
(15Aug59 BBC UK, Sat 6:05pm)

3.29 [081] Tales of Wells Fargo: TERRY (30 min)(bw)(verified -SC)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
06Apr59 NBC Mon
Directed By Earl Bellamy
Teleplay By William F. Leicester & Dwight Newton/Story By William F. Leicester
Guest Cast:
Judi Meredith........as Terry Tate
Steven Ritch........as Homer Beasley
Trevor Bardette........as Sam Tate
Johnny Western........as Jack Barton
John Culmer........as Charlie
Kit Carson........as The Sheriff (uncredited)
Synopsis:
Wells Fargo authorities call in Jim Hardie to conduct an investigation
involving a series of horse thefts from one of their relay stations. [RF]

3.30 [082] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE LAST STAND
13Apr59 NBC Mon (rebroadcast 17Aug59)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Guest cast:
Eddy Waller ................... Pat Rankin
John Harmon ................... Long
Richard Crane ................. Jackman
Jon Locke ..................... Reese
Terry Frost ................... Tate
Synopsis:
Outlaws ask a former lawman to help them stage a robbery. [RF]

3.31 [083] Tales of Wells Fargo: BOB DAWSON (1959.04.20)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Edgar Buchanan ................ Bob Dawson
James Bannon .................. Marshal
Mel Pogue ..................... Williams
Marx Hartman .................. Blair

3.32 [084] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE TALL TEXAN (1959.04.27)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
John Reach .................... Kilpatrick
Merry Anders .................. Laurie
Clay Randolph ................. Will Carver

3.33 [085] Tales of Wells Fargo: DOC HOLLIDAY (1959.05.04)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Martin Landau ................. Doc Holliday
Whitney Blake ................. Amy
Henry Hunter .................. Conway

3.34 [086] Tales of Wells Fargo: KID CURRY (1959.05.11)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Guest Cast:
Phillip Pine

3.35 [087] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE LITTLE MAN (1959.05.18)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Walter Burke .................. Marty
Read Morgan ................... Jeff
Steve Mitchell ................ Frank Lucas
Kate Manx ..................... Julie
Quentin Sondergaard ........... Sam

3.36 [088] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE DALTONS (1959.05.25)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Don Kelly ..................... Bob Dalton
Harry Harvey, Jr. ............. Emmett Dalton
John Milford .................. Cowley

3.37 [089] Tales of Wells Fargo: THE BOUNTY HUNTER (1959.06.01)
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Darryl Hickman ................ Dan Francis
Mort Mills .................... Jeff Briscoe
Betty Lynn .................... Mary Francis

 3.38 [090] Tales of Wells Fargo: CLAY ALLISON [verified -J.Beers]
Revue-Overland prod. no. TP (not known)
Sponsored by Pall Mall cigarettes, a product of The American Tobacco Company
15Jun59 NBC Mon
Written by Martin Berkeley and Clark E. Reynolds
Directed by Sidney Salkow
Director of Photography: Bud Thackery A.S.C.
Film Editor: Roy V. Livingston A.C.E.
Starring: Dale Robertson (as Jim Hardie)
Guest Cast:
Warren Stevens ................ Clay Allison
Jeanne Cooper ................. Duchess
Barry Kelley .................. Pat Hendrix
Baynes Batron ................. Ned Taggert
Felipe Turich,
Gordon Polk.
Synopsis:
Wells Fargo agent Jim Hardie is enlisted by a gunman named Clay Allison to help him find gambling
equipment which was stolen from a saloon and gambling parlor that he plans to open. [J.Beers]

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