Gunslinger
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.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Border Incident
09-02-196160mCord, working undercover for the army, hunts down a former officer charged with starving and torturing prisoners of war.
- Ep 2
2.The Hostage Fort
16-02-196160m - Ep 3
3.Appointment In Cascabel
23-02-196160mFort Scott offers a reward for Mexican bandit Manuel Garcia, who kidnaps Amby and asks for ransom equal to what Fort Scott is offering.
- Ep 4
4.The Zone
02-03-196160mThe shifting Rio Grande around an island leaves ambiguity as to what nation — the US or Mexico — has authority. The lawless take advantage and stay.
- Ep 5
5.Rampage
16-03-196160m - Ep 6
6.The Recruit
23-03-196160mMissing Confederate silver puts Cord on the trail.
- Ep 7
7.Road of the Dead
30-03-196160mThe Army sends Cord and McGuire to investigate a case of mass death-by-drowning.
- Ep 8
8.Golden Circle
13-04-196160mCord 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 w...
- Ep 9
9.The Diehards
20-04-196160mA patrol led by Murdock is ambushed and several are slain under murky circumstances. Cord decides to investigate.
- Ep 10
10.Johnny Sergeant
04-05-196160m - Ep 11
11.The Death of Yellow Singer
11-05-196160mAfter killing a Native American leader, a young Navajo woman refuses to defend herself.
- Ep 12
12.New Savannah
18-05-196160mAfter the war, a group of Southern women attempt to establish a cotton plantation in the Arizona Territory.
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