COLLECTION · Series · 1961

Gunslinger

Name: Gunslinger
Genre: Drama, Western
Duration: 60 min
Rating: 6.3

Gunslinger was a Western television series starring Tony Young that aired on the CBS television network from February 9 until May 18, 1961 on Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m. EST. The series theme song was sung by Frankie Laine. Young played Cord, a young gunfighter who works undercover for the local army garrison commander, acting as a secret law enforcement agent in the territory. The series lasted for only twelve episodes. Gunslinger was the successor to Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.

Source: TMDB

* 6.3 (3)DramaWesternUnited States

Creators

Charles Marquis Warren

Countries

United States

Studios

CBS · Emirau Productions · CBS Studios

Runtime

60 min/ep

Release

09/02/1961

Score

6.3 / 10 (3)

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Seasons and episodes

Season 1

12 episodes · 1961

Episode 1. The Border Incident

1961-02-09 · 60 min

Cord, working undercover for the army, hunts down a former officer charged with starving and torturing prisoners of war.

Episode 2. The Hostage Fort

1961-02-16 · 60 min

No synopsis

Episode 3. Appointment In Cascabel

1961-02-23 · 60 min

Fort Scott offers a reward for Mexican bandit Manuel Garcia, who kidnaps Amby and asks for ransom equal to what Fort Scott is offering.

Episode 4. The Zone

1961-03-02 · 60 min

The shifting Rio Grande around an island leaves ambiguity as to what nation — the US or Mexico — has authority. The lawless take advantage and stay.

Episode 5. Rampage

1961-03-16 · 60 min

No synopsis

Episode 6. The Recruit

1961-03-23 · 60 min

Missing Confederate silver puts Cord on the trail.

Episode 7. Road of the Dead

1961-03-30 · 60 min

The Army sends Cord and McGuire to investigate a case of mass death-by-drowning.

Episode 8. Golden Circle

1961-04-13 · 60 min

Cord is assigned to accompany Jed Spangler, who has just been released from Yuma prison. The authorities hope Jed will try to recover the loot he stole during the Civil War. Cord wants payback for a friend Jed killed.

Episode 9. The Diehards

1961-04-20 · 60 min

A patrol led by Murdock is ambushed and several are slain under murky circumstances. Cord decides to investigate.

Episode 10. Johnny Sergeant

1961-05-04 · 60 min

No synopsis

Episode 11. The Death of Yellow Singer

1961-05-11 · 60 min

After killing a Native American leader, a young Navajo woman refuses to defend herself.

Episode 12. New Savannah

1961-05-18 · 60 min

After the war, a group of Southern women attempt to establish a cotton plantation in the Arizona Territory.