Charles Marquis Warren
Director
Gunslinger (1961)
Season 1
Gunslinger was a Western television series starring Tony Young that aired on the CBS television network from February 9 until May 18, 1961 on Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m. EST. The series theme song was sung by Frankie Laine. Young played Cord, a young gunfighter who works undercover for the local army garrison commander, acting as a secret law enforcement agent in the territory. The series lasted for only twelve episodes. Gunslinger was the successor to Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.
Released Feb. 9, 1961
Episode 60 min
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Keywords: tmdb.undercover-agent, tmdb.wild-west, tmdb.military, tmdb.19th-century, tmdb.gunfighter, imdb.undercover, imdb.arizona-territory, imdb.bulge
Production Companies: Emirau Productions, CBS Studios
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Border Incident
Cord, working undercover for the army, hunts down a former officer charged with starving and torturing prisoners of war.
Feb. 9, 1961, midnight
S1E2 - The Hostage Fort
None
Feb. 16, 1961, midnight
S1E3 - Appointment In Cascabel
Fort Scott offers a reward for Mexican bandit Manuel Garcia, who kidnaps Amby and asks for ransom equal to what Fort Scott is offering.
Feb. 23, 1961, midnight
S1E4 - The Zone
The shifting Rio Grande around an island leaves ambiguity as to what nation — the US or Mexico — has authority. The lawless take advantage and stay.
March 2, 1961, midnight
S1E5 - Rampage
None
March 16, 1961, midnight
S1E6 - The Recruit
Missing Confederate silver puts Cord on the trail.
March 23, 1961, midnight
S1E7 - Road of the Dead
The Army sends Cord and McGuire to investigate a case of mass death-by-drowning.
March 30, 1961, midnight
S1E8 - Golden Circle
Cord is assigned to accompany Jed Spangler, who has just been released from Yuma prison. The authorities hope Jed will try to recover the loot he stole during the Civil War. Cord wants payback for a friend Jed killed.
April 13, 1961, midnight
S1E9 - The Diehards
A patrol led by Murdock is ambushed and several are slain under murky circumstances. Cord decides to investigate.
April 20, 1961, midnight
S1E10 - Johnny Sergeant
None
May 4, 1961, midnight
S1E11 - The Death of Yellow Singer
After killing a Native American leader, a young Navajo woman refuses to defend herself.
May 11, 1961, midnight
S1E12 - New Savannah
After the war, a group of Southern women attempt to establish a cotton plantation in the Arizona Territory.
May 18, 1961, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Season Runtime: 720 min.
Released: Feb. 9, 1961
Last Air Date: May 18, 1961, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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