Art Fleming
Jeremy Pitt
The Californians (1957)
Season 1
San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force while expressing interest in the young widow Fanzler and sparring with attorney Pitt. Adam Kennedy appears as Dion Patrick, an Irish newspaperman who helps the local vigilante committee.
Released Sept. 25, 1957
Episode 30 min
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Keywords: tmdb.sheriff, tmdb.san-francisco-california, tmdb.gold-rush, tmdb.wild-west, tmdb.19th-century, imdb.classical-western, awards.emmy-award-nominated
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Production Companies: Louis F. Edelman, California Film Enterprises
Network: NBC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - The Vigilantes Begin
Arriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China.
Sept. 24, 1957, midnight
S1E2 - All That Glitters
A gold prospector is about to be hung for attempting to take back money from a dishonest poker player he thinks cheated him.
Oct. 1, 1957, midnight
S1E3 - The Noose
Vigilantes disagree on whether to try to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.
Oct. 8, 1957, midnight
S1E4 - The Avenger
When a reporter is murdered, Dion sets out to seek vengeance.
Oct. 15, 1957, midnight
S1E5 - The Search for Lucy Manning
Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.
Oct. 22, 1957, midnight
S1E6 - The Lost Queue
Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.
Oct. 29, 1957, midnight
S1E7 - The Regulators
To silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife, Martha.
Nov. 5, 1957, midnight
S1E8 - Man from Boston
Jack is shot by a renegade, and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him.
Nov. 12, 1957, midnight
S1E9 - The Barber's Boy
The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.
Nov. 19, 1957, midnight
S1E10 - The Magic Box
Martin Donovan plays the deadly game of politics the only way he knows how to.
Nov. 26, 1957, midnight
S1E11 - Little Lost Man
The vigilantes try to handle the problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.
Dec. 3, 1957, midnight
S1E12 - Strange Quarantine
Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic gets hampered.
Dec. 10, 1957, midnight
S1E13 - Truce of the Tree
A fight for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco by Lord Charlie.
Dec. 17, 1957, midnight
S1E14 - The PO 8
Patrick and McGivern look for a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.
Dec. 31, 1957, midnight
S1E15 - The Coward
The cowardly justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart.
Jan. 7, 1958, midnight
S1E16 - Panic on Montgomery Street
Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.
Jan. 14, 1958, midnight
S1E17 - China Doll
Dion Patrick gets into a poker game with unusual stakes while trailing a killer.
Jan. 21, 1958, midnight
S1E18 - Mr. Valejo
Don Mariano Valejo is suspected of leading raids on Yankee settlements.
Jan. 28, 1958, midnight
S1E19 - The Alice Pritchard Case
A plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered, but the blackmailer is killed.
Feb. 4, 1958, midnight
S1E20 - The Man from Paris
A Parisian couturier is ridiculed for his "unmanly" profession.
Feb. 11, 1958, midnight
S1E21 - The Duel
A series of duels is costing San Francisco some prominent citizens.
Feb. 18, 1958, midnight
S1E22 - Sorley Boy
McGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and the champion of England.
Feb. 25, 1958, midnight
S1E23 - Gentleman from Philadelphia
Marshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his business partner.
March 4, 1958, midnight
S1E24 - The Marshal
Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.
March 11, 1958, midnight
S1E25 - Death by Proxy
A Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family.
March 18, 1958, midnight
S1E26 - The Street
Matt unknowingly appoints a man hired to kill him as a policeman.
March 25, 1958, midnight
S1E27 - J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.
Matt Wayne investigates the robbery of $50,000 from prospector J Jimmerson Jones.
April 1, 1958, midnight
S1E28 - Skeleton in the Closet
After a blackmailer is found murdered, his victims become prime suspects.
April 8, 1958, midnight
S1E29 - Pipeline
Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company regarding impure water.
April 22, 1958, midnight
S1E30 - The Foundling
Matt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks. Later, when Alonzo is in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son.
April 29, 1958, midnight
S1E31 - Second Trial
Matt investigates the suspicious death of a prominent citizen.
May 6, 1958, midnight
S1E32 - The Inner Circle
While investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime syndicate.
May 13, 1958, midnight
S1E33 - The Golden Bride
A prospector promises a girl her weight in gold if she marries him.
May 20, 1958, midnight
S1E34 - Murietta
Mexican-American hostility stands in the way of a young girl's love.
May 27, 1958, midnight
S1E35 - Shanghai Queen
Matt almost lands at the bottom of the bay while trying to catch a gang of shanghaiing sailors.
June 3, 1958, midnight
S1E36 - Bridal Bouquet
Dolph Parker finds himself getting more than what he bargained for after importing a woman from the East to be his bride.
June 10, 1958, midnight
S1E37 - Golden Grapes
A family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery.
June 17, 1958, midnight
Network: NBC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 30 min.
Released: Sept. 25, 1957
Last Air Date: May 26, 1959, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: NR
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