Thomas Carr
Director
Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Season 2
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.
Released Sept. 6, 1958
Episode 27 min
2+
Genres: Action, Drama, Western
Keywords: tmdb.bounty-hunter, tmdb.wild-west, tmdb.19th-century, imdb.bounty-hunter, imdb.american-civil-war, imdb.classical-western, imdb.one-person-army-action + 13 more, imdb.desert-adventure, imdb.loner, imdb.1870s, imdb.sawed-off-rifle, imdb.shot-to-death, imdb.gun-violence, imdb.man-shot, imdb.firearm, imdb.american-culture, imdb.arizona, imdb.arizona-territory, imdb.arizona-desert, imdb.desert
Watch Providers: Starz, Tubi TV, The CW, Pluto TV, Spectrum On Demand + 6 more, Plex, Starz Roku Premium Channel, Starz Amazon Channel, Starz Apple TV Channel, Plex Channel, Philo
Production Companies: Malcolm Enterprises, Four Stars Productions, Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S2E1 - Montana Kid
A kid is the key for Josh to find Johnny Deuce who cheated during a poker game and took a lot of money off Josh. Now Josh goes after Deuce in order to get his money back.
Sept. 5, 1959, midnight
S2E2 - The Healing Woman
Tom takes his very ill son away from medical help and takes him to a witch a so called healer jeopardizing his sons full recovery.
Sept. 12, 1959, midnight
S2E3 - The Matchmaker
Josh reluctantly plays matchmaker and enlists the aid of Amy Williams to teach Charlie the proper way to behave and act so that he can confidently find his own bride.
Sept. 19, 1959, midnight
S2E4 - Breakout
Prison officials allow Randall to help Tom Dunn escape in order to retrieve the missing fifty thousand dollars Dunn had stolen.
Sept. 26, 1959, midnight
S2E5 - Estralita
While hot on the trail of a murderer, Josh comes across a man about to be lynched by a group of vigilanties. The victim happens to be the same man that Randall has been chasing.
Oct. 3, 1959, midnight
S2E6 - The Hostage
Josh delivers Jumbo Kane, a highly dangerous and already sentenced to death man. Soon after he has handed him over to the sheriff, Kane takes the sheriff by surprise and kills him.
Oct. 10, 1959, midnight
S2E7 - The Empty Cell
Josh delivers a prisoner to the sheriff, in the morning Josh realizes that there was an impostor and that the prisoner has successfully escaped with his cohort.
Oct. 17, 1959, midnight
S2E8 - Bad Gun
After selling a customer a defective gun, Josh is hired to retrieve the dangerous weapon.
Oct. 24, 1959, midnight
S2E9 - The Tyrant
Recruited by the army, Josh seeks the horses and the deserter who stole them. And he finds both the horses and the man - in custody of the town's marshal. But the marshal, who's ruling the town with an iron fist, isn't willing to give them back.
Oct. 31, 1959, midnight
S2E10 - Reckless
Well-known businessman Tate Bradley hires Josh and other bounty hunters to find Tony Egan who killed his son, but was ruled an accident. When Randall finds the supposed killer and returns him. Bradley refuses to pay the bounty because Egan is still alive.
Nov. 7, 1959, midnight
S2E11 - Desert Seed
Josh manages to track down Juan Gomez in the desert near the Mexican border where he's living now with his family. His nephew Pachito rides in to protect his uncle. (Afterall he is the future Pancho Villa).
Nov. 14, 1959, midnight
S2E12 - Twelve Hours to Crazy Horse
Josh delivers Dan Murdock, wanted for multiple murders, in Mesa City. Josh learns that the local sheriff is the brother of Crazy Horse's deputy, one of the victims, and it's unlikely that Murdock will arrive safely. Josh goes along to make sure that he does.
Nov. 21, 1959, midnight
S2E13 - No Trail Back
Joe Hooker, after raiding a bank on behalf of his brother Ben, is bitten by a dog with rabies. Upon learning this, the sheriff ends his pursuit. Josh, however, decides to go after Hooker anyway.
Nov. 28, 1959, midnight
S2E14 - Man on Horseback
Charley Red Cloud is blamed for the murder of Will Bascomb. Bascomb's brother, Merv places a high bounty on Red Cloud.
Dec. 5, 1959, midnight
S2E15 - Chain Gang
After being arrested for a minor offence, Josh is put on the chain gang and put to work on the local mine.
Dec. 12, 1959, midnight
S2E16 - Vanishing Act
On the trail of bank robber Bart McCready, Josh discovers that he is posing as an escape artist named ""The Great Bartolo"".
Dec. 26, 1959, midnight
S2E17 - Mental Lapse
An amnesia victim has posters up asking for help finding information about himself.
Jan. 2, 1960, midnight
S2E18 - Angela
Angela Pryor is seeking revenge against the man who murderer her father during a burglary. Josh is also after the same man for other crimes.
Jan. 9, 1960, midnight
S2E19 - The Monster
Josh goes after an elephant trainer who is using the animal to scare away the whole town so he can rob the town blind.
Jan. 16, 1960, midnight
S2E20 - The Most Beautiful Woman
John Garth comes to town looking for his darling Lil, he feels something terrible has happened. There was a fire in the saloon and he thinks she died.
Jan. 23, 1960, midnight
S2E21 - Jason
Josh caught 'Doc' Phillips, the partner of Clell Fennon, and now wants to use him as a bait to get Fennon - worth $5.000 - himself.
Jan. 30, 1960, midnight
S2E22 - The Partners
Josh gets arrested - for horse theft. Then he finds out it was Jason who wants him behind bars because Jason wants to go after Billy Joe Henry alone.
Feb. 6, 1960, midnight
S2E23 - Tolliver Bender
Josh needs Tolliver's testimony in a nearby town unfortunately Amos McKenna wants to hang Tolliver and will only allow him to go if one of the two Josh or Jason stays in his place.
Feb. 13, 1960, midnight
S2E24 - A House Divided
Josh is hired by an attractive woman to find and clear the name of her father wrongly accused of murder. The real killer hires Jason to find the same man too.
Feb. 20, 1960, midnight
S2E25 - Triple Vice
Josh and Jason go to Mexico Al Hemp's brother Billy. Al took the blame for Billy's crime and ends up waiting for his brother a no show.
Feb. 27, 1960, midnight
S2E26 - Black Belt
Josh goes after a Korean named Sammy Wong wanted for murder. His hands are his deadly weapon, being the karate expert that he is.
March 19, 1960, midnight
S2E27 - The Pariah
The good townspeople hire gunmen to kill Randy Holleran who is responsible for several deaths and trouble in the town. Josh is asked by the father to help protect his son.
March 26, 1960, midnight
S2E28 - Vendetta
Josh captures and returns a wanted recruit to an Army Camp. The commanding officer re-instates the wanted man and refuses to pay Randall his bounty money.
April 9, 1960, midnight
S2E29 - Death Divided by Three
Josh and Jason are on the trail of an outlaw wanted for murder in Arizona. The outlaw's wife is also seeking her husband.
April 23, 1960, midnight
S2E30 - The Inheritance
Clint Davis a blind and dying rancher hires Josh to find his renegade son.
April 30, 1960, midnight
S2E31 - Prison Trail
Josh and Jason are delivering four criminals unaware that a stranger is following them to seek revenge on those criminals.
May 14, 1960, midnight
S2E32 - Pay-Off at Pinto
Bank of Pinto having been robbed hires Josh to go to Santa Fe to replenish the funds.
May 21, 1960, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 27 min.
Season Runtime: 2538 min.
Released: Sept. 6, 1958
Last Air Date: March 29, 1961, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-G / 2+
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