Dick Powell
Director
Zane Grey Theatre (1956)
Season 1
Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.
Released Oct. 5, 1956
Episode 30 min
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Keywords: tmdb.anthology, imdb.arizona-territory, imdb.hosted-television-series, imdb.reference-to-zane-grey, imdb.author-name-in-series-title, imdb.three-word-series-title, imdb.anthology + 3 more, imdb.classical-western, imdb.sonoita-arizona, imdb.fort-bowie-arizona
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - You Only Run Once
When horses begin to turn up missing, the county forms a vigilante committee. Rancher Matt Jessop has the bad luck to innocently hire two shady characters to work on his ranch. Will the two drag Matt and his family down with them?
Oct. 5, 1956, midnight
S1E2 - The Fearful Courage
After witnessing a murder Louise Brandon is then hunted by the gunmen who want to end her life for fear she will testify.
Oct. 12, 1956, midnight
S1E3 - The Long Road Home
A man returns to his Texas home with his mind set on accomplishing two things, he wants to avenge his brother's death and also settle an old feud.
Oct. 19, 1956, midnight
S1E4 - The Unrelenting Sky
When the drought causes much suffering in a small town and one man has water but will not let anyone near his ranch or land the citizens take matters into their own hands for survival.
Oct. 26, 1956, midnight
S1E5 - The Lariat
After serving five years for accidentally killing a man with a lariat, Morgan returns to seek justice from the Judge who sentenced him.
Nov. 2, 1956, midnight
S1E6 - Death Watch
After his troops are killed Captain Warling decides to face the Indians alone, they turn and flee when they realize that the Captain is no longer in his right mind and they fear evil spirits may come after them.
Nov. 9, 1956, midnight
S1E7 - Stage to Tucson
Marshal Thorpe has received a tip that bank robber Bide Turley is on the stage from Las Cruces to Tucson.
Nov. 16, 1956, midnight
S1E8 - A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo
Retired gunfighter wants to live a peaceful quiet life but there are those that won't let that happen.
Nov. 23, 1956, midnight
S1E9 - Vengeance Canyon
After his son is murdered Joe seeks revenge on his killer.
Nov. 30, 1956, midnight
S1E10 - Return to Nowhere
An outlaw gunfighter is haunted by his past and is trying to find his life. He goes looking for his wife and finds she is married to another man. He is determined to get her back.
Dec. 7, 1956, midnight
S1E11 - Courage is a Gun
A gunslinger is wounded by the marshal in a shooting while waiting to settle a feud. He then plots to kill the marshal as well.
Dec. 14, 1956, midnight
S1E12 - Muletown Gold Strike
Mason Ward just back from the war discovers his law office destroyed he heads west to a new town and another job. Hired by the mayor as the new schoolteacher, he learns of a treasure map from one of his students.
Dec. 21, 1956, midnight
S1E13 - Stars Over Texas
When a Wagon from Indiana is ambushed and burned by bushwackers, little Annie Morgan loses her family and gains a new one in the Todds.
Dec. 28, 1956, midnight
S1E14 - The Three Graves
A gunman moves into a sleepy western town with the intention of taking it over for himself. But a pretty young woman sets her sights on him as a prospective husband.
Jan. 4, 1957, midnight
S1E15 - No Man Living
A sheriff gives up his badge to exact personal revenge on an outlaw who has wronged him. The criminal he seeks has carefully disguised himself as a lawabiding citizen.
Jan. 11, 1957, midnight
S1E16 - Time of Decision
A land baron's son provokes a homesteader into a gun fight and ends up dead. The town hates homesteaders but finds a kindly allie in Evan Tapper.
Jan. 18, 1957, midnight
S1E17 - Until the Man Dies
Cattle rancher Clint Belmet saves criminal Dave Jordan from a lynching determined not to allow mob rule to deprive Nevada of her chance for statehood.
Jan. 25, 1957, midnight
S1E18 - Back Trail
Ex-gunman John Fallon takes on the town bullies who are trying to get rid of the farmers and take their land.
Feb. 1, 1957, midnight
S1E19 - Dangerous Orders
Captain Hunter is sent to deliver important orders to the next fort and encounters several disruptions along his way. A turncoat, a drunk, a Confederate spy and Indians.
Feb. 8, 1957, midnight
S1E20 - The Necessary Breed
Bounty hunter, Link returns to the town where he once lived, killing a man the town thinks is innocent of the crime they demand he pay for the crime.
Feb. 15, 1957, midnight
S1E21 - The Hanging Tree
The town is out to hang a man without the marshal around, they become the judge jury and executioner.
Feb. 22, 1957, midnight
S1E22 - Village of Fear
A traveling book salesman is greeted by a dead man hanging in an alley when he arrives in a deserted Western town.
March 1, 1957, midnight
S1E23 - Black Creek Encounter
A man is faced with a difficult decision when challenged by a gunman who has searched for him for years. To accept the challenge would mean almost certain death.
March 8, 1957, midnight
S1E24 - There Were Four
A young man vows to get revenge on a wealthy rancher. He uses lawless methods because he regards an outlaw he knows as a hero. These methods, however, result in his being involved in a rustling scheme.
March 15, 1957, midnight
S1E25 - Fugitive
Fleeing from Union soldiers, an ex-Confederate is helped by a young widow, who believes he's a Union man. The soldier soon realizes he has fallen in love with the widow.
March 22, 1957, midnight
S1E26 - A Time to Live
A dance-hall singer tries to dissuade the man she loves from seeking revenge on a man who shot him and left him for dead.
April 5, 1957, midnight
S1E27 - Black is for Grief
After serving in the Union Army, a young man learns that his wife has been murdered. In trying to find the killer he learns a strange story.
April 12, 1957, midnight
S1E28 - Badge of Honor
Returning from the Civil War and tired of violence and bloodshed, Hoby Gilman is shocked to find his hometown in the grip of the cruel and power mad Colonel Boyd Nelson.
May 3, 1957, midnight
S1E29 - Decision at Wilson's Creek
The Battle of Wilson's Creek occurred August 10, 1861 along Wilson's Creek, about ten miles south of Springfield. This six hour battle is considered to be the second major battle of the Civil War and the first major battle west of the Mississippi River.
May 17, 1957, midnight
S1E30 - Man on the Run
An outlaw on the run winds up at a ranch run by more outlaws who have taken over the ranch. Duane tries to help the sisters regain control of the ranch.
June 21, 1957, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 4410 min.
Released: Oct. 5, 1956
Last Air Date: May 18, 1961, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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