The Virginian
The Virginian
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The Virginian

With every hoofbeat, history is made.

6.4 / 10
1962
9 seasons
249 episodes
WesternDrama

The Shiloh Ranch in Wyoming Territory of the 1890s is owned in sequence by Judge Henry Garth, the Grainger brothers, and Colonel Alan MacKenzie. It is the setting for a variety of stories, many more based on character and relationships than the usual western.

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Seasons

  • The Executioners

    1.The Executioners

    19-09-196290m

    Ne'er-do-well Tom Newcombe is publicly hanged for murdering a woman because the local school teacher, Celia Ames (Colleen Dewhurst), refuses to alibi him. A mysterious man, Paul Ta...

  • Woman from White Wing

    2.Woman from White Wing

    26-09-1962

    Three men, who are prison escapees, come to Shiloh looking for Judge Garth. One of those men (Barry Sullivan) turns out to be Betsy Garth's real father, a fact unknown to Betsy. Th...

  • Throw a Long Rope

    3.Throw a Long Rope

    03-10-196290m

    A homesteader (Jack Warden) accused of rustling narrowly escapes hanging by local ranchers led by Major Cass (John Anderson), an event that is observed by Shiloh hands including th...

  • The Big Deal

    4.The Big Deal

    10-10-196290m

    Columbian Enrique Cuellar (Ricardo Montalban) has inherited land which was leased and used by Judge Garth. The Judge wants to renew the lease or buy the land outright. He minimizes...

  • The Brazen Bell

    5.The Brazen Bell

    17-10-196290m

    A new school teacher, Arthur Lilley (George C. Scott), and his uppity wife (Anne Meacham) come to Medicine Bow. Arthur is a well-educated man and his wife believes the job beneath...

  • Big Day, Great Day

    6.Big Day, Great Day

    24-10-1962

    The Judge, Steve Hill and Trampas travel to Casper on the 4th of July in order to pick up a fancy bed the Judge had ordered. In Casper they have several adventures revolving around...

  • Riff-Raff

    7.Riff-Raff

    07-11-1962

    Molly Wood (Pippa Scott) tells Trampas of the outbreak of the Spanish-American war and says she is impressed with a man in uniform, so Trampas rides to San Antonio, Texas to join t...

  • Impasse

    8.Impasse

    14-11-196290m

    The Virginian and crew collect wild horses in the mountains which they are to take to Shiloh Ranch to sell to the army. However, tough widower Pa Kroeger (Eddie Albert) lives in th...

  • It Tolls for Thee

    9.It Tolls for Thee

    21-11-196290m

    Martin Kalek (Lee Marvin) and his gang kidnap Judge Garth for ransom. The Virginian pays the ransom but the kidnappers refuse to release the Judge until they are able to escape int...

  • West

    10.West

    28-11-1962

    Seeking some excitement in his life, Trampas joins a groups of older cowboys (Steve Cochran, James Brown, Claude Akins) who set off to find adventure in what they still believe is...

  • Ep 11

    11.The Devil's Children

    05-12-196290m

    Uncontrollable 16 year old Tabby McCallum (Joan Freeman) is chastised by the Virginian for shooting a shiloh steer. In retaliation she tries to burn down the Shiloh barn but is acc...

  • Fifty Days to Moose Jaw

    12.Fifty Days to Moose Jaw

    12-12-196290m

    Older cowhand Slim Jessup (James Gregory) is accussed of killing a man in Idaho and escapes east. He signs on with a Shiloh Ranch cattle drive to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. On the wa...

  • The Accomplice

    13.The Accomplice

    7.0
    19-12-196290m

    The Rocky Point Bank is robbed by two men who shoot its President. One of the men is captured and claims Trampas, with whom he has a grudge, was his accomplice -- so Trampas is arr...

  • Man from the Sea

    14.Man from the Sea

    26-12-1962

    Twin sisters Judith (Carol Lynley) and Susan (Shirley Knight) Morrow, who are the daughters of a deceased friend of Judge Garth, come to Medicine Bow where Susan is to start a pott...

  • Duel at Shiloh

    15.Duel at Shiloh

    02-01-1963

    This episode explains how Steve Hill came to work at Shiloh Ranch. Running away from home to become a cowhand he meets grizzled cowboy Johnny Wade (Brian Keith) who takes him under...

  • The Exiles

    16.The Exiles

    09-01-1963

    Judge Garth is forced to shoot a man in self-defence but a passerby, Johnny Grey (Ed Nelson), who can prove the Judge innocent, leaves the scene. The Virginian trails Johnny to Nor...

  • The Judgement

    17.The Judgement

    16-01-1963

    This episode reveals why Henry Garth is no longer a practicing Judge. In flashback it recounts how he had to sentence, and deservedly, a man to death for murder. However, the man'...

  • Say Goodbye to All That

    18.Say Goodbye to All That

    23-01-1963

    In self-defence, Trampas is forced to shoot Big John Belden (Charles McGraw), who took exception to Trampas dancing with his his son Martin's (Fabian) fiancee. John is left a parap...

  • The Man Who Couldn't Die

    19.The Man Who Couldn't Die

    30-01-1963

    The owners of the Bradford and Willson Transportation Co. had been contracted to build a railway line for Judge Garth and other investors but had been procrastinating in starting t...

  • If You Have Tears

    20.If You Have Tears

    13-02-196390m

    In Mount Gorpus, Montana, Kyle Lawson (Britt Lomond) is framed for the murder of Lawrence Kelland. Kyle had been having an affair with Kelland's wife, Leona (Dana Wynter). The Virg...

  • The Small Parade

    21.The Small Parade

    20-02-1963

    In Coyote Wells to deliver some cattle, the Virginian, Trampas and Steve Hill encounter Martin Reese (David Wayne). Reese had lost his wife and children to smallpox, had sold his f...

  • Vengeance is the Spur

    22.Vengeance is the Spur

    27-02-196390m

    A mysterious woman, Mrs. Francis (Nina Foch), comes to Medicine Bow and asks the Virginian to take her to meet his friend, Michael O'Rorke (Michael Rennie), the former foreman of S...

  • The Money Cage

    23.The Money Cage

    06-03-196375m

    A con man, William Martin (Steve Forrest), and his gang come to Medicine Bow and Martin begins wooing bank teller Lydia Turner (Bethel Leslie) the daughter of the bank's owner. He...

  • The Golden Door

    24.The Golden Door

    13-03-196390m

    Trampas and Betsy Garth discover the body of a murdered neighbour, Mr. Keel. Trampas encounters a Latvian immigrant, Karl Rilke (Karl Boehm) and his pregnant wife Maria (Ilze Tauri...

  • A Distant Fury

    25.A Distant Fury

    20-03-1963

    Ed Fraser (Howard Duff) returns to Medicine Bow, having served time for robbing the local lumber yard. He had been convicted based largely on Steve Hill's testimony but the stolen...

  • Echo of Another Day

    26.Echo of Another Day

    27-03-1963

    Sam Harter (Bradford Dillman) is released from prison and in Medicine Bow encounters Trampas, an old friend. Harter and Bleek (John Dehner) had robbed some gold bullion. Bleek had...

  • Ep 27

    27.Strangers at Sundown

    03-04-1963

    Judge Garth and Betsy are among the passengers on an overcrowded stage which is waylaid by an outlaw gang led by Pauk (Paul Richards). The passengers are trapped in a way station a...

  • The Mountain of the Sun

    28.The Mountain of the Sun

    17-04-1963

    While delivering a prize bull to New Mexico, the Virginian meets a young woman, Kathy (Dolores Hart), and two older companions, whom he learns are missionaries who want to travel t...

  • Run Away Home

    29.Run Away Home

    24-04-196390m

    The Virginian and Steve Hill deliver 1800 head of cattle to Centre City, Nebraska. There is a run on the local bank but fortunately, Judge Garth's lawyer (Russ Conway) had heard of...

  • The Final Hour

    30.The Final Hour

    01-05-196390m

    Strip mining operations begin in the Medicine Bow area. While Judge Garth sees the mining as ""progess"" other locals see it as a threat to their way of life and also do not like t...

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