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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.
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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.
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Episode 1
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?
Guest stars Howard Petrie, John Hoyt, Robert Ryan, Cloris Leachman, Stuart Randall, Douglas Fowley, Leo Gordon
Episode 2
After witnessing a murder Louise Brandon is then hunted by the gunmen who want to end her life for fear she will testify.
Directed by Bernard GirardGuest stars Ida Lupino, Michael Pate, Robert Karnes, James Whitmore
Episode 3
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.
Directed by Felix E. FeistGuest stars Ray Collins, Robert Armstrong, Francis McDonald, Jean Willes, Conrad Janis
Episode 4
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.
Directed by Felix E. FeistGuest stars Lew Ayres, Steven Geray, Willis Bouchey, Phyllis Avery, Walter Sande
Episode 5
After serving five years for accidentally killing a man with a lariat, Morgan returns to seek justice from the Judge who sentenced him.
Directed by Felix E. FeistGuest stars Constance Ford, Jack Palance, Addison Richards, Buff Brady
Episode 6
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.
Directed by Bernard GirardGuest stars Bobby Driscoll, Lee J. Cobb, John Larch
Episode 7
Marshal Thorpe has received a tip that bank robber Bide Turley is on the stage from Las Cruces to Tucson.
Directed by Bernard GirardGuest stars Ian MacDonald, Bing Russell, Mona Freeman, Eddie Albert, DeForest Kelley, Tyler McVey, Rusty Lane, John Ericson
Episode 8
Retired gunfighter wants to live a peaceful quiet life but there are those that won't let that happen.
Directed by Ted PostGuest stars Morgan Woodward, Wendell Corey, Harry Lauter, Peggie Castle, Gerald Mohr, Sam Flint
Episode 9
After his son is murdered Joe seeks revenge on his killer.
Directed by Robert FloreyGuest stars Sheb Wooley, Walter Brennan, Ben Cooper
Episode 10
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.
Guest stars Stephen McNally, Chris Alcaide, Audrey Totter, John Ireland
Episode 11
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.
Directed by John EnglishGuest stars Leo Penn, Claude Akins, Beverly Garland, Robert Vaughn, James Westerfield
Episode 12
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.
Directed by John EnglishGuest stars Rory Calhoun, Denver Pyle, Arthur Space, Parley Baer, Bobby Clark, Dabbs Greer
Episode 13
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.
Directed by Lesley SelanderGuest stars James Garner, Beverly Washburn, Gloria Talbott, Richard Farnsworth, Ralph Bellamy
Episode 14
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.
Directed by John EnglishGuest stars Nan Leslie, Frank Ferguson, Jack Lemmon, Terry Frost, Don Kennedy, G. Pat Collins
Episode 15
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.
Directed by John EnglishWritten by Stirling SilliphantGuest stars Peter Whitney, James Anderson, Stafford Repp, Margaret Hayes, Judson Pratt, Frank Lovejoy
Episode 16
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.
Guest stars Lloyd Bridges, Mort Mills, Mimi Gibson, Trevor Bardette, Diane Brewster, Bill Erwin, Regis Toomey
Episode 17
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.
Directed by John EnglishGuest stars Carolyn Jones, James Seay, John Payne, Stuart Whitman, Dick Rich
Episode 18
Ex-gunman John Fallon takes on the town bullies who are trying to get rid of the farmers and take their land.
Directed by Christian NybyGuest stars Catherine McLeod, Raymond Bailey, Emile Meyer, John Pickard, Kim Charney, James Anderson
Episode 19
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.
Directed by John EnglishGuest stars Mark Stevens, Jack Elam, Willis Bouchey, John Eldredge
Episode 20
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.
Directed by Christian NybyGuest stars Roy Barcroft, James Griffith, William Fawcett, Sterling Hayden, William Henry, Gregory Walcott, Strother Martin, Jean Willes
Episode 21
The town is out to hang a man without the marshal around, they become the judge jury and executioner.
Directed by Felix E. FeistGuest stars Howard Petrie, John Hoyt, Whit Bissell, Robert Ryan, Parley Baer, Kem Dibbs
Episode 22
A traveling book salesman is greeted by a dead man hanging in an alley when he arrives in a deserted Western town.
Directed by Christian NybyGuest stars Don Diamond, David Niven, George D. Wallace, Peter Hansen, Ross Elliott, Harry Lauter, DeForest Kelley, Troy Melton
Episode 23
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.
Guest stars Norma Crane, Ernest Borgnine
Episode 24
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.
Directed by Christian NybyGuest stars John Derek, James Komack, Dean Jagger, Grant Withers, Dick Rich
Episode 25
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.
Directed by John EnglishGuest stars Denver Pyle, Eddie Albert, Celeste Holm, Richard Shannon
Episode 26
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.
Directed by Lewis R. FosterGuest stars Julie London, Forrest Lewis, Ralph Meeker, John Larch
Episode 27
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.
Directed by Lewis AllenGuest stars Skip Homeier, Mala Powers, Richard Anderson, Chester Morris, Tom Tully, Tom Tryon, Beulah Bondi, Mary Astor
Episode 28
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.
Directed by Arthur HillerWritten by John RobinsonGuest stars Robert Culp, Gary Merrill, Tom Tully, William Henry, Walter Coy, Richard Devon
Episode 29
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.
Directed by Louis KingGuest stars Marjorie Lord, William Boyett, John Forsythe, John Dehner, Willis Bouchey, Harry Lauter
Episode 30
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.
Directed by Felix E. FeistGuest stars Adam Kennedy, Scott Brady, Eve Miller
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