Episode 1
The Vigilantes Begin
30m
Arriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China.
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Directed by Hollingsworth MorseGuest stars Lane Chandler
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The Californians
19572 seasons5.8 / 10
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.
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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.
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Episode 2
All That Glitters
30m
A gold prospector is about to be hung for attempting to take back money from a dishonest poker player he thinks cheated him.
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Guest stars Herbert Rudley
Episode 3
The Noose
30m
Vigilantes disagree on whether to try to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.
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The Avenger
30m
When a reporter is murdered, Dion sets out to seek vengeance.
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The Search for Lucy Manning
30m
Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.
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The Lost Queue
30m
Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.
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The Regulators
30m
To silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife, Martha.
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Man from Boston
30m
Jack is shot by a renegade, and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him.
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The Barber's Boy
30m
The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.
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The Magic Box
30m
Martin Donovan plays the deadly game of politics the only way he knows how to.
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Little Lost Man
30m
The vigilantes try to handle the problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.
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Strange Quarantine
30m
Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic gets hampered.
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Truce of the Tree
30m
A fight for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco by Lord Charlie.
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The PO 8
30m
Patrick and McGivern look for a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.
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The Coward
30m
The cowardly justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart.
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Panic on Montgomery Street
30m
Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.
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Directed by Felix E. FeistGuest stars Lilian Bond
Episode 17
China Doll
30m
Dion Patrick gets into a poker game with unusual stakes while trailing a killer.
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Directed by Felix E. Feist
Episode 18
Mr. Valejo
30m
Don Mariano Valejo is suspected of leading raids on Yankee settlements.
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The Alice Pritchard Case
30m
A plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered, but the blackmailer is killed.
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The Man from Paris
30m
A Parisian couturier is ridiculed for his "unmanly" profession.
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The Duel
30m
A series of duels is costing San Francisco some prominent citizens.
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Sorley Boy
30m
McGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and the champion of England.
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Gentleman from Philadelphia
30m
Marshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his business partner.
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The Marshal
30m
Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.
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Death by Proxy
30m
A Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family.
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The Street
30m
Matt unknowingly appoints a man hired to kill him as a policeman.
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J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.
30m
Matt Wayne investigates the robbery of $50,000 from prospector J Jimmerson Jones.
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Skeleton in the Closet
30m
After a blackmailer is found murdered, his victims become prime suspects.
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Pipeline
30m
Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company regarding impure water.
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The Foundling
30m
Matt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks. Later, when Alonzo is in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son.
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Second Trial
30m
Matt investigates the suspicious death of a prominent citizen.
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The Inner Circle
30m
While investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime syndicate.
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The Golden Bride
30m
A prospector promises a girl her weight in gold if she marries him.
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Murietta
30m
Mexican-American hostility stands in the way of a young girl's love.
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Shanghai Queen
30m
Matt almost lands at the bottom of the bay while trying to catch a gang of shanghaiing sailors.
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Bridal Bouquet
30m
Dolph Parker finds himself getting more than what he bargained for after importing a woman from the East to be his bride.
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Golden Grapes
30mfinale
A family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery.
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More about The Californians
Cast
Richard CooganMarshal Matthew Wayne
Sean McCloryJack McGivern
Adam KennedyDion Patrick
Nan LeslieMartha McGivernArt FlemingJeremy Pitt
Carole MathewsWilma Fansler
Lane Chandler
Herbert RudleyCredits
- Written by
- Carey Wilber
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 69
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
NBCUnited States- Louis F. Edelman
- California Film Enterprises
Themes
19th centurygold rushsan francisco, californiasheriffwild west
