List of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre episodes

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre is an American Western anthology television series that was broadcast on CBS from October 5, 1956, until May 18, 1961.[1]

Episodes

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Series overview

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SeasonEpisodesOriginally airedRankRatingAverage viewership (in millions)
First airedLast aired
129October 5, 1956 (1956-10-05)June 21, 1957 (1957-06-21)
229October 4, 1957 (1957-10-04)June 6, 1958 (1958-06-06)2127.911.7[2]
329October 4, 1958 (1958-10-04)June 4, 1959 (1959-06-04)1328.3[a]12.4[3]
429October 1, 1959 (1959-10-01)May 5, 1960 (1960-05-05)2124.4[b]11.2[4]
530October 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)May 18, 1961 (1961-05-18)

Season 1 (1956–1957)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"You Only Run Once"
"The Hangin' Tree"[5]
Felix E. FeistJohn McGreeveyOctober 5, 1956 (1956-10-05)
22"Fearful Courage"Bernard GirardArthur A. RossOctober 12, 1956 (1956-10-12)
33"The Long Road Home"Felix E. FeistLuke Short (uncredited) and Harold SwantonOctober 19, 1956 (1956-10-19)
Stars Dick Powell.
44"The Unrelenting Sky"Felix E. FeistAaron SpellingOctober 26, 1956 (1956-10-26)
55"Lariat"Felix E. FeistHarold Shumate and Aaron SpellingNovember 2, 1956 (1956-11-02)
66"Death Watch"Bernard GirardOtis CarneyNovember 9, 1956 (1956-11-09)
77"Stage for Tucson"Bernard GirardJohn McGreevey and Harold ShumateNovember 16, 1956 (1956-11-16)
Stars Eddie Albert. With Mona Freeman, Rusty Lane and DeForest Kelley.
88"A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo"Ted PostJames Edmiston and Aaron SpellingNovember 23, 1956 (1956-11-23)
99"Vengeance Canyon"Robert FloreyLawrence L. GoldmanNovember 30, 1956 (1956-11-30)
1010"Return to Nowhere"Richard WilsonLawrence Menkin and Aaron SpellingDecember 7, 1956 (1956-12-07)
1111"Courage Is a Gun"John EnglishFrederick Louis FoxDecember 13, 1956 (1956-12-13)
1212"Muletown Gold Strike"John EnglishAaron SpellingDecember 21, 1956 (1956-12-21)
Stars Rory Calhoun. With Barbara Eiler, Denver Pyle and Dabbs Greer.
1313"Star Over Texas"Lesley SelanderHarold ShumateDecember 28, 1956 (1956-12-28)
1414"Three Graves"John EnglishNorman A. Daniels and John McGreeveyJanuary 4, 1957 (1957-01-04)
1515"No Man Living"John EnglishNorman A. Daniels and Stirling SilliphantJanuary 11, 1957 (1957-01-11)
1616"Time of Decision"Harold D. SchusterLuke Short (uncredited) and Sidney MorseJanuary 18, 1957 (1957-01-18)
1717"Until the Man Dies"John EnglishHarold Shumate and Aaron SpellingJuly 8, 1957 (1957-07-08)
1818"Backtrail"Christian NybyTheodore V. Olsen and Harold SwantonFebruary 1, 1957 (1957-02-01)
1919"Dangerous Orders"John EnglishLes Savage Jr., John McGreevey and D.D. BeauchampFebruary 8, 1957 (1957-02-08)
2020"The Necessary Breed"Christian NybyClarke Reynolds and Otis CarneyFebruary 15, 1957 (1957-02-15)
2121"Village of Fear"Christian NybyAntony EllisMarch 1, 1957 (1957-03-01)
2222"Black Creek Encounter"Roy Del RuthBob BarbashMarch 8, 1957 (1957-03-08)
2323"There Were Four"Christian NybySteve Frazee and Berne GilerMarch 15, 1957 (1957-03-15)
2424"Fugitive"John EnglishFrederick Louis Fox and Aaron SpellingMarch 22, 1957 (1957-03-22)
2525"A Time to Live"Lewis R. FosterJoseph Chadwick and Aaron SpellingApril 5, 1957 (1957-04-05)
2626"Black Is for Grief"Lewis AllenAaron SpellingApril 12, 1957 (1957-04-12)
2727"Badge of Honor"Arthur HillerJohn RobinsonMay 3, 1957 (1957-05-03)
2828"Decision at Wilson's Creek"Louis KingMarc Brandel and John McGreeveyMay 17, 1957 (1957-05-17)
2929"Man on the Run"Felix E. FeistRichard WormserJune 21, 1957 (1957-06-21)

Season 2 (1957–1958)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
301"The Deserters"Jason LindseyOtis CarneyOctober 4, 1957 (1957-10-04)
Stars Dick Powell, Margaret Hayes and Tom Pittman.
312"Blood in the Dust"Alvin GanzerL.A. Pogue & Sidney MorseOctober 11, 1957 (1957-10-11)
323"A Gun Is For Killing"Thomas CarrPeter Ballas & Aaron SpellingOctober 18, 1957 (1957-10-18)
334"Proud Woman"Louis KingHarold Shumate, Clarke Reynolds & John McGreeveyOctober 25, 1957 (1957-10-25)
345"Ride a Lonely Trail"Alkvin GanzerMarion Hargrove & Kenneth PerkinsNovember 2, 1957 (1957-11-02)
356"The Promise"Charles F. HaasJames LeikerNovember 8, 1957 (1957-11-08)
367"Episode in Darkness"John EnglishFrederick Louis FoxNovember 15, 1957 (1957-11-15)
378"The Open Cell"Robert FloreyBarney SlaterNovember 22, 1957 (1957-11-22)
Stars Dick Powell and Marshall Thompson.
389"A Man To Look Up To"John EnglishMarc Brandel, Gorse O'Connor & Aaron SpellingNovember 29, 1957 (1957-11-29)
3910"The Bitter Land"Arthur HillerLeonard William Moran & Barney SlaterDecember 6, 1957 (1957-12-06)
4011"Gift from a Gunman"John EnglishRussell S. Hughes & Charles A. StearnsDecember 13, 1957 (1957-12-13)
4112"A Gun for My Bride"James SheldonLee Loeb, Jerry Adelman & Aaron SpellingDecember 27, 1957 (1957-12-27)
Stars Eddie Albert.
4213"Man Unforgiving"James SheldonBob Barbash & Frank WaldmanJanuary 3, 1958 (1958-01-03)
4314"Trial by Fear"James SheldonHoward DimsdaleJanuary 10, 1958 (1958-01-10)
4415"The Freighter"Christian NybyFred Freiberger, Luke Short & Charles A. WallaceJanuary 17, 1958 (1958-01-17)
4516"This Man Must Die"James SheldonJack Guss, Norman Jacob & Russell S. HughesJanuary 24, 1958 (1958-01-24)
4617"Wire"James SheldonHarry Julian Fink, John McGreevey & Zane GreyJanuary 31, 1958 (1958-01-31)
4718"License to Kill"James SheldonKyle Mason & Antony EllisFebruary 7, 1958 (1958-02-07)
4819"Sundown at Bitter Creek"Robert FloreyCarson A. Wiley & Aaron SpellingFebruary 14, 1958 (1958-02-14)
Stars Dick Powell. With Cathy O'Donnell, Nick Adams, Peter Breck and Jeanne Cooper.
4920"The Stranger"Robert GordonIrvin Elman & John FalvoFebruary 28, 1958 (1958-02-28)
5021"The Sharpshooter"Arnold LavenSam PeckinpahMarch 7, 1958 (1958-03-07)
Stars Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford. With Dennis Hopper, R.G. Armstrong and Leif Erickson. This episode serves as the pilot for the series The Rifleman.
5122"Man of Fear"James SheldonAaron SpellingMarch 14, 1958 (1958-03-14)
5223"The Doctor Keeps a Promise"Robert GordonLuke Short & Harold SwantonMarch 21, 1958 (1958-03-21)
Stars Cameron Mitchell. With Carolyn Kearney, Ken Lynch and Ed Nelson.
5324"Three Days to Death"Robert GordonWilliam L. Stuart & John McGreeveyApril 4, 1958 (1958-04-04)
5425"Shadow of a Dead Man"Robert GordonFrederick Louis Fox, Aaron Spelling & Zane GreyApril 11, 1958 (1958-04-11)
5526"Debt of Gratitude"William D. FarallaJohn McGreeveyApril 18, 1958 (1958-04-18)
5627"Handful of Ashes"Robert GordonChristopher KnopfMay 2, 1958 (1958-05-02)
5728"A Threat of Violence"Robert GordonJohn McGreeveyMay 23, 1958 (1958-05-23)
5829"Utopia, Wyoming"William D. FarallaAaron SpellingJune 6, 1958 (1958-06-06)

Season 3 (1958–1959)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
591"Trail to Nowhere"William D. FarallaAaron SpellingOctober 4, 1958 (1958-10-04)
602"The Scaffold"Robert FloreyWill Cook & Aaron SpellingOctober 11, 1958 (1958-10-11)
Stars Dick Powell. With Paul Richards and Willard Sage.
613"Homecoming"John EnglishBob Eisenbach & Ted SherdemanOctober 18, 1958 (1958-10-18)
624"The Accuser"John EnglishGene Lesser & Christopher KnopfOctober 25, 1958 (1958-10-25)
Stars David Niven.
635"Legacy of a Legend"Jerry HopperRobert LibottNovember 2, 1958 (1958-11-02)
646"To Sit in Judgment"John EnglishHarry Julian FinkNovember 8, 1958 (1958-11-08)
657"The Tall Shadow"John EnglishJohn McGreeveyNovember 15, 1958 (1958-11-15)
668"The Vaunted"David NivenFred FreibergerNovember 22, 1958 (1958-11-22)
679"Pressure Point"John EnglishMorris Lee Green & Bill WalkerNovember 29, 1958 (1958-11-29)
6810"Bury Him Dead"John EnglishJohn McGreeveyDecember 6, 1958 (1958-12-06)
6911"Let the Man Die"Roger KayDory Previn & Aaron SpellingDecember 13, 1958 (1958-12-13)
Stars Dick Powell. With Marsha Hunt, R.G. Armstrong and John Hoyt.
7012"Medal for Valor"Jesse HibbsEdmund Morris & Samuel A. PeeplesDecember 27, 1958 (1958-12-27)
7113"Living is a Longsome Thing"John EnglishMarion ParsonnetJanuary 1, 1959 (1959-01-01)
7214"Day of the Killing"John EnglishFrederick Louis FoxJanuary 8, 1959 (1959-01-08)
7315"Hang the Heart High"William D. FarallaJohn McGreevey & Luke ShortJanuary 15, 1959 (1959-01-15)
7416"Welcome Home a Stranger"Mark Sandrich Jr.Barney SlaterJanuary 15, 1959 (1959-01-15)
Stars Dick Powell. With Torin Thatcher, Frank Albertson and James Drury.
7517"Trail Incident"Alving GanzerBob BarbashFebruary 2, 1959 (1959-02-02)
7618"Make it Look Good"Anton LeaderNina Laemmle, Marianne Mosner & Francis RosenwaldFebruary 5, 1959 (1959-02-05)
7719"A Thread of Respect"John EnglishAaron SpellingFebruary 12, 1959 (1959-02-12)
7820"Deadfall"Jerry HopperFrederick Louis Fox & Sloan NibleyFebruary 19, 1959 (1959-02-19)
Stars Van Johnson.
7921"The Last Raid"John EnglishChristopher Knopf & Jonreed LauritzenFebruary 26, 1959 (1959-02-26)
8022"The Loner"Francis D. LyonAaron SpellingMarch 5, 1959 (1959-03-05)
8123"Hanging Fever"John EnglishArthur A. Ross & Palmer ThompsonMarch 12, 1959 (1959-03-12)
8224"Trouble at Tres Cruces"Sam PeckinpahSam PeckinpahMarch 26, 1959 (1959-03-26)
Stars Brian Keith. With Neville Brand, Michael Pate and Frank Silvera. This episode serves as the pilot for the series The Westerner.
8325"Heritage"David Lowell RichChristopher KnopfApril 2, 1959 (1959-04-02)
8426"The Sunrise Gun"Phil KarlsonBruce GellerApril 16, 1959 (1959-04-16)
8527"Checkmate"John EnglishWilliam R. Cox, Nina Laemmle & John MarshApril 30, 1959 (1959-04-30)
8628"Mission to Marathon"John EnglishHal Hudson & Christopher KnopfMay 14, 1959 (1959-05-14)
8729"The Law and the Gun"John EnglishFrank GruberJune 4, 1959 (1959-06-04)

Season 4 (1959–1960)

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TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
881"Interrogation"James SheldonChristopher KnopfOctober 1, 1959 (1959-10-01)
892"The Lone Woman"James SheldonRichard FielderOctober 8, 1959 (1959-10-08)
903"Confession"Frank BaurEllis MarcusOctober 15, 1959 (1959-10-15)
Stars Dick Powell. With Charles Aidman, Walter Burke, Jason Wingreen and Rance Howard.
914"The Lonely Gun"André De TothRichard CarrOctober 22, 1959 (1959-10-22)
925"Hand on the Latch"[6]John EnglishMary Cholmondeley & Donald S. SanfordOctober 29, 1959 (1959-10-29)
936"Shadows"Robert Ellis MillerBob Eisenbach & Bruce GellerNovember 5, 1959 (1959-11-05)
947"Mission"William D. FarallaAaron SpellingNovember 12, 1959 (1959-11-12)
958"Lonesome Road"Sam PeckinpahJack Curtis & Sam PeckinpahNovember 19, 1959 (1959-11-19)
969"King of the Valley"John EnglishMel Goldberg & Edward J. LaksoNovember 26, 1959 (1959-11-26)
9710"Rebel Range"Don MedfordKathleen Hite & Joseph ChadwickDecember 3, 1959 (1959-12-03)
9811"Death in a Wood"Paul StanleySaul LevittDecember 17, 1959 (1959-12-17)
Stars Dick Powell. With Simon Oakland.
9912"The Grubstake"David Lowell RichLuke Short & Harold SwantonDecember 27, 1959 (1959-12-27)
10013"The Ghost"Robert MorganArthur Fitz-Richard & Donn MullallyDecember 31, 1959 (1959-12-31)
Stars Mel Ferrer.
10114"Miss Jenny"Sam PeckinpahRobert Heverly & Sam PeckinpahJanuary 7, 1960 (1960-01-07)
Stars Vera Miles. With Ben Cooper and Jack Elam.
10215"The Reckoning"Don TaylorRichard FielderJanuary 14, 1960 (1960-01-14)
10316"Wayfarers"David NivenJames E. Moser & Luke ShortJanuary 21, 1960 (1960-01-21)
10417"Picture of Sal"William D. FarallaLaurence Heath & Robert LibottJanuary 28, 1960 (1960-01-28)
10518"Never Too Late"William D. FarallaHoward Dimsdale & Bruce GellerFebruary 4, 1960 (1960-02-04)
10619"The Man in the Middle"Rudolph MatéHoward DimsdaleFebruary 11, 1960 (1960-02-11)
10720"Guns for Garibaldi"Mark StevensFranklin CoenFebruary 18, 1960 (1960-02-18)
10821"The Sunday Man"William D. FarallaLuke Short & Charles A. WallaceFebruary 25, 1960 (1960-02-25)
10922"Set-Up"Robert FloreyRobert BleesMarch 3, 1960 (1960-03-03)
11023"A Small Town That Died"Robert FloreyBob BarbashMarch 10, 1960 (1960-03-10)
Stars Dick Powell. With Beverly Garland and Henry Hull.
11124"Killer Instinct"Murray GoldenLarry Cohen & Elliot WestMarch 17, 1960 (1960-03-17)
11225"Sundown Smith"William D. FarallaHeck AllenMarch 24, 1960 (1960-03-24)
11326"Calico Bait"Robert Ellis MillerRaphael HayesMarch 31, 1960 (1960-03-31)
11427"Seed of Evil"Paul StanleyPalmer ThompsonApril 7, 1960 (1960-04-07)
11528"Deception"Lamont JohnsonTerrence Kilpatrick & Harold MedfordApril 14, 1960 (1960-04-14)
11629"Stagecoach to Yuma"William D. FarallaLuke Short & Charles A. WallaceMay 5, 1960 (1960-05-05)

Season 5 (1960–1961)

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1171"A Gun for Willie"David Lowell RichHoward DimsdaleOctober 6, 1960 (1960-10-06)
1182"Desert Flight"Budd BoetticherJim Byrnes & Joseph ByrnesOctober 13, 1960 (1960-10-13)
Stars Dick Powell. With James Coburn and John Pickard.
1193"Cry Hope! Cry Hate!"Abner BibermanMargaret ArmenOctober 20, 1960 (1960-10-20)
1204"The Ox"David Lowell RichGiulio Anfuso & Estelle CondeNovember 3, 1960 (1960-11-03)
1215"So Young the Savage Land"Richard DonnerStephen Lord & Rudolph RoderickOctober 29, 1960 (1960-10-29)
1226"Ransom"Budd BoetticherHarry Julian FinkNovember 17, 1960 (1960-11-17)
1237"The Last Bugle"Budd BoetticherOtis CarneyNovember 24, 1960 (1960-11-24)
1248"The Black Wagon"Tom GriesDavid T. Chandler & Aaron SpellingDecember 1, 1960 (1960-12-01)
1259"Knife of Hate"Otto LangJohn MarshDecember 8, 1960 (1960-12-08)
12610"The Mormons"Dick ModerLou MorheimDecember 3, 1960 (1960-12-03)
12711"The Man from Yesterday"Otto LangDon IngallsDecember 22, 1960 (1960-12-22)
12812"Morning Incident"Tom GriesMort ThawDecember 29, 1960 (1960-12-29)
12913"Ambush"Budd BoetticherRichard FielderJanuary 5, 1961 (1961-01-05)
Stars Dick Powell. With Arch Johnson, Jack Elam, Harry Dean Stanton and Don Dubbins.
13014"One Must Die"Lewis AllenPeter GermanoJanuary 12, 1961 (1961-01-12)
13115"The Long Shadow"Budd BoetticherRichard FielderJanuary 19, 1961 (1961-01-19)
13216"Blood Red"David Lowell RichStephen LordJanuary 26, 1961 (1961-01-26)
13317"Honor Bright"Robert Ellis MillerJohn FuriaFebruary 2, 1961 (1961-02-02)
13418"The Broken Wing"Don TaylorChristopher KnopfFebruary 9, 1961 (1961-02-09)
13519"The Silent Sentry"Norman S. PowellAaron SpellingFebruary 16, 1961 (1961-02-16)
Stars Dick Powell and Don Taylor. With James Whitmore.
13620"The Bible Man"Don TaylorElizabeth Campbell Ward & Walter WagnerFebruary 23, 1961 (1961-02-23)
13721"The Scar"Dick ModerShirl HendryxMarch 2, 1961 (1961-03-02)
13822"Knight of the Sun"Don TaylorJohn FuriaMarch 9, 1961 (1961-03-09)
13923"A Warm Day in Heaven"Don TaylorHoward Dimsdale & Aaron SpellingMarch 23, 1961 (1961-03-23)
14024"The Empty Shell"David Lowell RichPaul Franklin & Bruce GellerMarch 30, 1961 (1961-03-30)
14125"The Atoner"Laslo BenedekHoward DimsdaleApril 6, 1961 (1961-04-06)
14226"Man from Everywhere"Don TaylorFrederick Louis FoxApril 13, 1961 (1961-04-13)
14327"The Release"Joseph H. LewisCalvin Clements Sr.April 27, 1961 (1961-04-27)
14428"Storm Over Eden"Dick ModerStephen LordMay 4, 1961 (1961-05-04)
14529"Image of a Drawn Sword"Bernard L. KowalskiChristopher KnopfMay 11, 1961 (1961-05-11)
14630"Jericho"Harry KellerHerb Meadow & Helen AinsworthMay 18, 1961 (1961-05-18)

References

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  1. ^ McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television: the Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 939. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
  2. ^ "TV Ratings - 1957".
  3. ^ "TV Ratings - 1958".
  4. ^ "TV Ratings - 1959".
  5. ^ "The Hangin' Tree" is the episode title seen in the opening credits in airings on Grit TV.
  6. ^ This is the title listed for Season 4 Episode 5 in Dan Kruger’s 129 episode playlist of Zane Grey Theatre Episodes uploaded to YouTube.com
  7. ^ Tube (November 18, 1959). "Tele Followups: Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre". Variety. p. 56. ProQuest 1014824276. Naughty little television comes clean in this precedental episode out of Four Star's 'Zane Grey' stable. By breaking the racial barrier that has, up to now, existed in video's somewhat rigged version of the early American west, it takes some of the sting out of the gaping wound left by the pay-for-play quiz whizzes. 'Mission' accomplished. [...] Davis, who probably hasn't even scratched the surface of his talents yet, gives a convincing performance throughout. James Edwards has some telling moments as a sergeant of great conviction. As other troopers on the squad, Felix Nelson, Roy Glenn, Ernie Anderson, Bobby Johnson and Hari Rhodes come through admirably. All these men deserve bigger and better parts.
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