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Lawman

TV Show 1958 5.8/10 156 episodes
Western

Synopsis

Lawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962 starring John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and featuring Peter Brown as Deputy Marshal Johnny McKay. The series was set in Laramie, Wyoming during 1879 and the 1880s. Warner Bros. already had several western series on the air at the time, having launched Cheyenne with Clint Walker as early as 1955. The studio continued the trend in 1957 with the additions of Maverick with James Garner and Jack Kelly, Colt .45 with Wayde Preston, and Sugarfoot with Will Hutchins. One year later, Warner Bros. added Lawman and Bronco with Ty Hardin.

Prior to the beginning of production, Russell and Brown and producer Jules Schermer made a pact to maintain the quality of the series so that it would not be seen as "just another western." At the start of season two, Russell and Brown were joined by Peggie Castle as Lily Merrill, the owner of the Birdcage Saloon, and a love interest for Dan.

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Season 4 Episodes

Episode 1 EP 1
Trapped

Outlaw leader Hale Connors arrives in Laramie to notify Troop that the stage won't be arriving.

Episode 2 EP 2
The Juror

One member of the Cauley gang is captured and brought to Laramie for trial, because the town where he was caught couldn't find anyone willi…

Episode 3 EP 3
The Four

Four men ride into Laramie, all carrying rifles, and station themselves around town. After one of them is shot and killed, the leader tell…

Episode 4 EP 4
The Son

Troop's only witness to a brutal murder is a blind youngster---who heard the killer's voice. Cole: Chad Everett. Troop: John Russell. McKay…

Episode 5 EP 5
Owny O'Reilly, Esq.

Millie Cotton, the governor's daughter, has run away from home and landed in Laramie. Desperate for money, she robs Owny in an alley with …

Episode 6 EP 6
The Substitute

In another rather light-hearted episode, the school teacher leaves to get married in a fit of what is deemed 'spring fever'. A search for …

Episode 7 EP 7
The Stalker

Alteeka McClintock, a trapper friend of Troop's, comes to town and accidentally kills a man during some horse play at the Birdcage. Running…

Episode 8 EP 8
The Catalog Woman

When one of Laramie's citizens disappears the day after his wedding to a woman he met through a marriage catalog, Dan does some investigati…

Episode 9 EP 9
The Cold One

An escaped convict blazes a trail of vengeance leading to the woman who betrayed him---his wife. Harris: Michael Pate. Barbara: Joyce Meado…

Episode 10 EP 10
Porphyria's Lover

During a terrible, windy storm, Lily is suddenly terrified by the sight of a book of poetry. She explains that the poem, ""Porphyria's Lov…

Episode 11 EP 11
The Appointment

Dan's old friend, Major Jason Leeds, has come to Laramie to offer Johnny an appointment to West Point. Johnny has never considered a milit…

Episode 12 EP 12
The Lords of Darkness

Troop finds himself without allies in the town of Darkness. His mission: arrest the town boss's sons for murder. Troop: John Russell. Rober…

Episode 13 EP 13
Tarot

An amateur fortuneteller tries to conceal his own future from the lawmen: he's planning a robbery. Wyatt: Robert McQueeney. Troop: John Rus…

Episode 14 EP 14
The Prodigal Mother

Dave and Ella McCallan seek Troop's help when the mother of their foster child returns---after nine years---to take custody of her son. Tad…

Episode 15 EP 15
By the Book

Troop (John Russell) faces the loss of his badge when a Government inspector objects to his "flexible" method of law enforcement. Luster: L…

Episode 16 EP 16
The Trojan Horse

Armed with a wagonload of nitroglycerin, a Scottish engineer demands the bank's money. Clooney: Kenneth Tobey. Troop: John Russell. McKay: …

Episode 17 EP 17
The Locket

When a friend of Lily's comes in on the stagecoach - unconscious and the only one aboard - a worried Lily nurses her, while her husband wai…

Episode 18 EP 18
Friend of the Family

McKay is stunned to learn that the bank robber he arrested was his father's best friend. Henny: Frank Ferguson. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: P…

Episode 19 EP 19
The Vintage

Mr. Lazarino is an Italian immigrant who has a wagon full of transported grapevines to plant in his new home, hoping to become a wine maker…

Episode 20 EP 20
The Tarnished Badge

Lon Chaney is cast as an ex-lawman who returns to Laramie---wearing a stolen badge---to rob the stage. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Br…

Episode 21 EP 21
No Contest

McKay's Boston cousin (Richard Rogers) finds the West wilder than he expected. He's mistaken for an outlaw, seduced by a pretty flirt and c…

Episode 22 EP 22
Change of Venue

Troop (John Russell) tries to keep an accused murderer from the lynch mob trying to hang him---and the gang members bent on freeing him. Sh…

Episode 23 EP 23
The Hold-Out

Blake Stevens is a well respected businessman. When he doesn't fight back against a vigilante group of thugs determined to take over Larami…

Episode 24 EP 24
The Barber

An outlaw gang engineers a bold plot to rob the Laramie bank. McKay: Peter Brown. Troop: John Russell. O'Toole: Pitt Herbert. Jake: Dan She…

Episode 25 EP 25
The Long Gun
Episode 26 EP 26
Clootey Hutter

Clootey is a female gunslinger who lives up in the hills and has just come into Laramie for supplies. In a pouring rainstorm at night, aft…

Episode 27 EP 27
Heritage of Hate

Laurie Kemper (Kathie Browne), who was convicted of killing her husband, returns from prison to face her unforgiving father-in-law. Kemper:…

Episode 28 EP 28
Mountain Man

Lex Buckman, a mountain man - huge, dirty, and unshaven - gives the men in Laramie a lot to talk about-and admire- by his shows of strength…

Episode 29 EP 29
The Bride

A wealthy rancher refuses to believe Troop's warnings that his beautiful fiancee is a swindler. Melanie: Jo Morrow. Troop: John Russell. Ol…

Episode 30 EP 30
The Wanted Man

Troop's efforts to reunite an outlaw with his seriously ill pregnant wife are hampered by a treacherous bounty hunter. Anne: Marie Windsor.…

Episode 31 EP 31
Sunday

A lynch mob and a reformed outlaw have their own reasons for wanting to take custody of Troop's prisoner. Boone: Andrew Duggan. Deal: Richa…

Episode 32 EP 32
The Youngest

A sinister matriarch brings her brood to Laramie to wreak vengeance on Troop (John Russell) for killing her outlaw husband. Ma Martin: Oliv…

Episode 33 EP 33
Cort

A stranger rides into town and collapses. After the doctor's examination, Troop tries to question him, but gets nowhere. All the stranger…

Episode 34 EP 34
The Doctor

Troop (John Russell) is forced to rely on a booze-soaked doctor when a plague threatens to engulf Laramie. Evans: Sherwood Price. McKay: Pe…

Episode 35 EP 35
Man Behind the News

Luther Boardman is the new owner of the Laramie Free Press, and he is in love with the outlaw persona. Feeling the outlaws are the real st…

Episode 36 EP 36
Get Out of Town

Troop (John Russell) is helplessly caught in the middle of a steadily escalating battle between bitter enemies Jim Bushrod and Amos Hall. B…

Episode 37 EP 37
The Actor

Troop tries to save a fading Shakespearean actor from the bottle and a scorned woman's vengeance. Troop: John Russell. Hendon: John Carradi…

Episode 38 EP 38
Explosion

The lawmen put their lives on the line to shield an emotionally disturbed youth from a lynch mob. Billings: Gary Vinson. Shay: John Qualen.…

Episode 39 EP 39
Jailbreak

McKay (Peter Brown) is hoodwinked by a reckless---but naive---young lady determined to spring her sinister fiance from jail. Bole: Peter Br…

Episode 40 EP 40
The Unmasked

Troop (John Russell) stands between two bloodthirsty bounty hunters and their quarry: the man who shot John Wilkes Booth. Banks: Barry Atwa…

Episode 41 EP 41
The Witness

Murder suspect Jim Martin (John Agar) is in double jeopardy: if the jury doesn't convict him, the victim's husband will carry out the punis…

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