Season 1
1.
First aired: 10/10/1960
The Characters rush to the
Director: Sam Peckinpah, William
Conrad
Guest star: Bob Bryant (Big Jack Rollins), Ray Teal (Augie Teejen), Karl Swenson (Judge Frank Weinstock), Sam Edwards (Little Billie Leith)
2.
First aired:
10/24/1960
Mike joins the gold rush, leaving Kathy to lost the hotel to
Durain
Director: William Conrad, Sam Peckinpah
Guest star: Dick Bernie (Hotel Clerk), Charles Reade (Little Man), Larry J. Blake (Jason Firth), L.Q. Jones (Joe Teel), Forrest Lewis (Charlie Morrison)
3. Saints And Stickups
Community Score
First aired:
10/31/1960
The group learns just how hard life is in the
Director: William Conrad, Sam Peckinpah
Guest star: Virginia Gregg (Harmony Hariess), L.Q. Jones (Joe Teel), Whit Bissell (Josiah Hariess)
4. The Unexpected Candidate
First aired:
11/7/1960
A member of the group unexpectedly runs for office in search
of a "different" kind of gold
Director: William Conrad, Sam Peckinpah
Guest star: Robert Griffin (Man), L.Q. Jones (Joe Teel), Judson Pratt (Dan Sheean), Hal K. Dawson (Aaron), Georgia Ellis (Mazie Kuwalski)
5. 88 Keys To Trouble
First aired:
11/14/1960
A local is asked to watch over the jailhouse, and in turn
sets all the prisoners free on a rampage on the
Director: Sam Peckinpah, William
Conrad
Guest star: Wallace Ford (Temperance Pete), Charles Fredericks (Corky), Bill Hickman (Loader), Donald Kerr (Pianist)
6. Swoger's Mule
First aired:
11/21/1960
Swoger's mules are stolen, leading
him no choice but to pack his goods across the pass
Director: William Conrad, Sam Peckinpah
Guest star: Frank Cady (Lester), William Challee (Henry Swoger), Jeanette Nolan (Hattie Swoger), Claude Akins (John Conrad)
7. Sure Thing, Men
First aired:
11/28/1960
The group believes it will be easy to track down a good
mining site - until they meet up with an old sourdough.
Director: Sam Peckinpah, William
Conrad
Guest star: Larry Pennell (Rule Lukas), Tyler McVey (Emil Watkins), Jack Albertson (Eskimo Eddie), Jan Stine (Billy Gladson), William Woodson (Professor)
8. Taste Of Danger
First aired:
12/5/1960
The group gets themselves into a very dangerous situation -
If I told you any more it would spoil this great episode!
Director: William Conrad, Sam Peckinpah
Guest star: Phillip Pine (Dr. Jarver), Harry Lauter (Collins), Frank Ferguson (Guest Star), Steve Gravers ([as Steven Gravers])
9. Bare Knuckles
First aired:
12/12/1960
The group gets down to work, and really needs a rest at the
end of the day!
Director: Sam Peckinpah, William
Conrad
Guest star: J. Pat O'Malley (Uncle Jonah), Richard Kiel (Duff Brannigan)
11. Bathhouse Justice
First aired:
12/26/1960
A bathhouse serves double duty as a courtroom when a man
kills along the trail. Let's just hope everyone in attendance was clean!
Director: William Conrad, Sam Peckinpah
Guest star: N.J. Davis (Miner), Walter Burke (Sam Bronson), Nora Marlowe (Marnie Bronson), Brett King (Colly Boyd), Britt Lomond (Clete Slade), Milton Frome (Dan Ryker), Jerome Cowan (Judge Bickel), Claude Stroud (Bartender)
12. Swing Your Partner
First aired:
1/9/1961
The group stops off at a dance hall,
and dances the night away
Director: Sam Peckinpah, William
Conrad
Guest star: Chuck Webster (Buck Stubblefield), George Kennedy (Ira Shallop), James Griffith (Clag Boster), Troy Melton (Ferris), Karl Swenson (Dr. Edward)
13. The Golden Burro
First aired:
1/16/1961
The group sees a burrow - who can
dig up gold. They follow his path hoping to find gold!
Director: William Conrad, Sam Peckinpah
Guest star: Robert Karnes (Jack Wells), Howard McNear (Augustus Brown), Edgar Buchanan (Sam Perkins), Robert F. Simon (Ed Nash)
14. Queen Of The
First aired:
1/23/1961
A beautiful young woman arrives in the
Director: Sam Peckinpah, William
Conrad
Guest star: Lane Bradford (Tromp), John Qualen (Larsen), Hank Patterson (Spunky), Tudor Owen (Brock), Jack Elam (Eli Roper)
15. The Man Who Owned
First aired:
1/30/1961
"Soapy Smith" runs lawless
Director: William Conrad, Sam Peckinpah
Guest star: Ralph Moody (Indian Chief), Emory Parnell (Mr.
Sykes), Raymond Hatton (Miner), Lawrence Dobkin (Chilkoot Sam)
16.
First aired:
2/6/1961
This one's a mystery. I have never seen this episode. If
anyone has, please contribute an episode description. It will be greatly
appreciated!
Director: Sam Peckinpah, William
Conrad
Guest star: Frank Puglia (White Beaver), Patric Knowles (Carson), Ron Hayes (Harold Enright), Lilyan Chauvin (Countess Yvonne)
17. The Hostages
First aired:
2/13/1961
In a very eventful finale, some members of the group are
taken hostage and held for the gold they possess. It is up to the others to
free them and keep the gold they have worked so hard to get!
Director: Sam Peckinpah, William
Conrad
Guest star: Jack Petruzzi (Jay Warner), Michael Raffetto (Arnold Jackson), Lon Chaney Jr. (Ben Macfin), Chris Alcaide (Grayson)