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The Californians - Episode Guide

Season 1

The Vigilantes Begin

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 24, 1957

The Vigilantes Begin

Arriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China.

All That Glitters

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Oct 1, 1957

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.

The Noose

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 8, 1957

The Noose

Vigilantes disagree on whether to try or to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.

The Avenger

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 15, 1957

The Avenger

Dion seeks vengeance when a reporter is murdered.

The Search for Lucy Manning

Episode: 1x05 | Airdate: Oct 22, 1957

The Search for Lucy Manning

Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.

The Lost Queue

Episode: 1x06 | Airdate: Oct 27, 1957

The Lost Queue

Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.

The Regulators

Episode: 1x07 | Airdate: Nov 5, 1957

The Regulators

To silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife, Martha.

Man from Boston

Episode: 1x08 | Airdate: Nov 12, 1957

Man from Boston

Jack is shot by a renegade and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him.

The Barber's Boy

Episode: 1x09 | Airdate: Nov 19, 1957

The Barber's Boy

The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.

The Magic Box

Episode: 1x10 | Airdate: Nov 26, 1957

The Magic Box

Politics is a deadly game the way Martin Donovan plays it.

Little Lost Man

Episode: 1x11 | Airdate: Dec 3, 1957

Little Lost Man

The vigilantes try to handle the mounting problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.

Strange Quarantine

Episode: 1x12 | Airdate: Dec 10, 1957

Strange Quarantine

Quacks hamper a Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic.

Truce of the Tree

Episode: 1x13 | Airdate: Dec 17, 1957

Truce of the Tree

Lord Charlie fights for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco.

The PO 8

Episode: 1x14 | Airdate: Dec 31, 1957

The PO 8

Patrick and McGivern seek a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.

The Coward

Episode: 1x15 | Airdate: Jan 7, 1958

The Coward

The new---and cowardly---justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart.

Panic on Montgomery Street

Episode: 1x16 | Airdate: Jan 14, 1958

Panic on Montgomery Street

Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.

China Doll

Episode: 1x17 | Airdate: Jan 21, 1958

China Doll

While trailing a killer, Dion Patrick gets into a poker game with unusual stakes.

Mr. Valejo

Episode: 1x18 | Airdate: Jan 28, 1958

Mr. Valejo

Don Mariano Valejo is suspected of leading the vaqueros' raids on Yankee settlements.

The Alice Pritchard Case

Episode: 1x19 | Airdate: Feb 4, 1958

The Alice Pritchard Case

A plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered, but the blackmailer is murdered.

The Man from Paris

Episode: 1x20 | Airdate: Feb 11, 1958

The Man from Paris

A Paris couturier is ridiculed because of his "unmanly profession."

The Duel

Episode: 1x21 | Airdate: Feb 18, 1958

The Duel

A series of duels is costing San Francisco some of her most prominent citizens.

Sorley Boy

Episode: 1x22 | Airdate: Feb 25, 1958

Sorley Boy

McGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and Tully O'Neil, champion of England.

Gentleman from Philadelphia

Episode: 1x23 | Airdate: Mar 4, 1958

Gentleman from Philadelphia

Marshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his partner in a mining venture.

The Marshal

Episode: 1x24 | Airdate: Mar 11, 1958

The Marshal

Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.

Death by Proxy

Episode: 1x25 | Airdate: Mar 18, 1958

Death by Proxy

A Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family.

The Street

Episode: 1x26 | Airdate: Mar 25, 1958

The Street

Matt unknowingly appoints as a policeman a man hired to kill him.

J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.

Episode: 1x27 | Airdate: Apr 1, 1958

J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.

A prospector goes to great lengths to avoid paying his creditors.

Skeleton in the Closet

Episode: 1x28 | Airdate: Apr 8, 1958

Skeleton in the Closet

A blackmailer has been murdered, but by which of his victims?

Pipeline

Episode: 1x29 | Airdate: Apr 22, 1958

Pipeline

Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company when impure water brings on a cholera epidemic.

The Foundling

Episode: 1x30 | Airdate: Apr 29, 1958

The Foundling

Matt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks: when Alonzo's in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son.

Second Trial

Episode: 1x31 | Airdate: May 6, 1958

Second Trial

Matt investigates the death of a prominent citizen.

The Inner Circle

Episode: 1x32 | Airdate: May 13, 1958

The Inner Circle

While investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime ring.

The Golden Bride

Episode: 1x33 | Airdate: May 20, 1958

The Golden Bride

A prospector promises a girl her weight in gold---if she marries him.

Murietta

Episode: 1x34 | Airdate: May 27, 1958

Murietta

Mexican-American animosity stands in the way of a young girl's love.

Shanghai Queen

Episode: 1x35 | Airdate: Jun 3, 1958

Shanghai Queen

Trying to catch a gang shanghaiing sailors to the Orient, Matt almost lands at the bottom of the bay.

Bridal Bouquet

Episode: 1x36 | Airdate: Jun 10, 1958

Bridal Bouquet

Dolph Parker imports a bride from the East and gets more than he bargained for.

Golden Grapes

Episode: 1x37 | Airdate: Jun 17, 1958

Golden Grapes

A family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery.

Season 2

Dishonor for Matt Wayne

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Sep 23, 1958

Dishonor for Matt Wayne

A group of San Francisco businessmen try to bring discredit to Marshal Wayne and his city police force.

Mutineers from Hell

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jun 30, 1958

Mutineers from Hell

Jeremy Pitt is hired to represent a ship's crew accused of mutiny.

Lola Montez

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Oct 7, 1958

Lola Montez

The arrival of beautiful Lola Montez causes quite a stir in San Francisco.

A Girl Named Sam

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Oct 14, 1958

A Girl Named Sam

The Bandanna Gang is on the rampage, so Matt agrees to escort a group of settlers to San Francisco.

The Salted Gold Mine

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Oct 21, 1958

The Salted Gold Mine

Marshal Wayne suspects a con when a married couple start selling stock in a gold mine.

Overland Mail

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Oct 28, 1958

Overland Mail

Marshal Matthew Wayne is appointed as an undercover agent for the goverment. His job is find out who's been looting the U.S. Mail and killing innocent people.

Prince of Thieves

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Nov 11, 1958

Prince of Thieves

"The Prince of Thieves" arrives in San Francisco and executes a daring robbery.

Hangtown

Episode: 2x08 | Airdate: Nov 18, 1958

Hangtown

Matt Wayne and his friend Abe Sanchez are ambushed while traveling on a stagecoach and Sanchez is killed. Before he dies Sanchez asks Wayne to deliver his money to his father in El Dorado County.

Dangerous Journey

Episode: 2x09 | Airdate: Nov 25, 1958

Dangerous Journey

Matt wayne try's to out-wit an organized gang of bank robbers. Members of the San Francisco banker's association want to remove Marshal Wayne from office for not bringing the robbers to justice. Wayne learns that one of the gang is hideing out in a cabin outside the city. Matt's only course is to capture the bandit, place him in jail, and find out about the rest of the gang.

Halfway House

Episode: 2x10 | Airdate: Dec 2, 1958

Halfway House

Travelers to San Francisco have been disappearing in the vicinity of an ancient inn.

The Painless Extractionist

Episode: 2x11 | Airdate: Dec 9, 1958

The Painless Extractionist

Painless Pepper claiming to be a painless extractionist, arrives in San Francisco with his medicine show. Matt becomes suspicious when he notices Pepper showing an interest in the contents of the bank's vault.

Old Sea Dog

Episode: 2x12 | Airdate: Dec 16, 1958

Old Sea Dog

An admiral's son, misunderstood by his father, helps outlaws steal from the Navy.

The Long Night

Episode: 2x13 | Airdate: Dec 23, 1958

The Long Night

Johnny Vonn, witness to a murder, is placed in protective custody by Marshal Wayne. Johnny escapes to join his wife who is about to give birth to a baby, and jeopardizes his life, for three men have vowed to kill him.

The Man Who Owned San Francisco

Episode: 2x14 | Airdate: Dec 30, 1958

The Man Who Owned San Francisco

Jose Limantour claims he has title to two square miles of land in the heart of San Francisco. When Limantour hires Jeremy Pitt to help him claim the land, the townspeople, realizing they may lose their property, resort to violence.

The First Gold Brick

Episode: 2x15 | Airdate: Jan 6, 1959

The First Gold Brick

J. Pat O'Malley appears as a banker who unwittingly becomes Clay Kendall's partner in a fraud scheme.

The Painted Lady

Episode: 2x16 | Airdate: Jan 13, 1959

The Painted Lady

Is Maude Sorel, owner of an objectionable gambling house, socialite Julie Draton's mother?

Bella Union

Episode: 2x17 | Airdate: Jan 20, 1959

Bella Union

The Bella Union Hotel caters to the upper crust and the miners resent this discrimination.

Crimps' Meat

Episode: 2x18 | Airdate: Jan 27, 1959

Crimps' Meat

Matt Wayne helps a shanghaied sailor who returns to San Francisco vowing vengeance.

Corpus Delicti

Episode: 2x19 | Airdate: Feb 3, 1959

Corpus Delicti

Matt faces a court battle with Jeremy when he tries to have a man convicted on circumstantial evidence.

A Turn in the Trail

Episode: 2x20 | Airdate: Feb 17, 1959

A Turn in the Trail

While trailing an outlaw, Matt gets involved with a conniving female.

Wolf's Head

Episode: 2x21 | Airdate: Feb 24, 1959

Wolf's Head

A half crazy criminal escapes just before he is scheduled to hang.

Cat's Paw

Episode: 2x22 | Airdate: Mar 3, 1959

Cat's Paw

Lorraine Lathrop is knifed to death. Marshal Matt Wayne deputizes Wilma Fansler to help him.

Gold-Tooth Charlie

Episode: 2x23 | Airdate: Mar 10, 1959

Gold-Tooth Charlie

Young Charlie Wong is tired of the old traditions and wants to break free. But his father fears he will end in a life of crime.

Stampede at Misery Flats

Episode: 2x24 | Airdate: Mar 17, 1959

Stampede at Misery Flats

Marshal Matt Wayne receives help from an old prospector when he investigates a gold embezzling scheme.

Guns for King Joseph

Episode: 2x25 | Airdate: Mar 24, 1959

Guns for King Joseph

Jeremy Pitt defends an Indian outlaw and upsets Marshal Matt Wayne.

Deadly Tintype

Episode: 2x26 | Airdate: Mar 31, 1959

Deadly Tintype

Marshal Wayne enlists the aid of lawyer Jeremy Pitt during his investigation of maritime larceny.

A Hundred Barrels

Episode: 2x27 | Airdate: Apr 21, 1959

A Hundred Barrels

Someone is dealing in human slaves from the Orient and Marshal Wayne is on their trail.

The Fugitive

Episode: 2x28 | Airdate: Apr 28, 1959

The Fugitive

An innocent man is accused of murder and Marshall Wayne and lawyer Jeremy Pitt attempt to prove he is innocent.

The Fur Story

Episode: 2x29 | Airdate: May 5, 1959

The Fur Story

American fur traders are trying to run the Russian fur dealers out of San Francisco.

One Ton of Peppercorns

Episode: 2x30 | Airdate: May 12, 1959

One Ton of Peppercorns

James Coburn plays Matt Wayne's gullible cousin, who is victimized by a swindler as soon as he gets to town.

The Bell Tolls

Episode: 2x31 | Airdate: May 19, 1959

The Bell Tolls

The vigilantes insist on lynching a man accused of murdering the Attorney General.

An Act of Faith

Episode: 2x32 | Airdate: May 26, 1959

An Act of Faith

A little boy is a witness to a murder. Deputy Anthony Wayne, cousin of Marshal Matt Wayne, who is out of town, questions the youngster. But the lad, loyal to some unknown person, refuses to answer.

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