26 Men
26 Men
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26 Men

4.2 / 10
1957
2 seasons
78 episodes
WesternCrime

26 Men is a syndicated American western television series about the Arizona Rangers, an elite group commissioned in 1901 by the legislature of the Arizona Territory and limited, for financial reasons, to twenty-six active members. Russell Hayden was the producer of the series and the co-composer of the theme song. The series aired between October 15, 1957 and June 30, 1959, for a total of 78 episodes.

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  • Ep 1

    1.The Recruit

    15-10-195730m

    The newspaper editor of Wilcox asks the Rangers for help, and two of them are dispatched to the town. However, when they get there they find the editor has been lynched and is hang...

  • Ep 2

    2.Trouble At Pinnacle Peak

    22-10-195730m

    A gang of desperadoes cuts a swath of murder and robbery across the whole Arizona Territory, laughing at the Rangers attempts to bring them to heel. Since the gang uses every trick...

  • Ep 3

    3.The Wild Bunch

    29-10-195730m

    A member of the notorious Wild Bunch bandit gang escapes from Ranger Clint Travis' custody, resulting in his being fired. Furious, Travis sets out to take on the whole gang and sal...

  • Ep 4

    4.Border Incident

    05-11-195730m

    Clint Travis goes undercover as a gun smuggler to stop Mexican revolutionary Juan Morales' plans to topple the Mexican government.

  • Ep 5

    5.Destination Nowhere

    12-11-195730m

    The Rangers set out to stop a smuggling ring that's bringing Chinese immigrants across the Colorado River.

  • Ep 6

    6.Incident at Yuma

    19-11-195730m

    A gang of convicts has escaped from prison, but Capt. Rynning's can't get any more men to help capture them.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Slater Brothers

    26-11-195730m

    When Clint Travis is falsely accused of Murder. Rynning sends him into Galioro Mountains to prove his innocence by finding the cattle rustlers who actually committed the crime.

  • Ep 8

    8.Dead Man In Tucson

    03-12-195730m

    Travis goes after escaped con Cain Devers, a bank robber and counterfeiter who is using his counterfeit plates as part of a plot to destroy his father and younger brother.

  • Ep 9

    9.Man on the Run

    10-12-195730m

    A Ranger suddenly resigns without explanation. Rynning tries to discover what's behind it and finds that the man is hiding a secret that he won't take a chance on anyone finding ou...

  • Ep 10

    10.The Big Rope

    17-12-195730m

    The wife of a preacher who recently established a mission for Apaches living near Galeyville receives a suspicious telegram and fears her husband has been murdered. Travis learns t...

  • Ep 11

    11.Valley of Fear

    24-12-195730m

    Travis poses as an outlaw in what seems to be a very peaceful valley to try to find the reason behind the disappearance of a U.S. Marshal.

  • Ep 12

    12.Indian Gunslinger

    31-12-195730m

    An Apache inherits a small ranch and his white neighbors don't care for the idea of having an Indian for a neighbor.

  • Ep 13

    13.Trail of Darkness

    07-01-195830m

    Rynning and Travis investigate when a number of women are murdered in a small Arizona town. Since the circumstances surrounding each murder are identical, the rangers fear that the...

  • Ep 14

    14.Trade Me Deadly

    14-01-195830m

    In order to prevent the hanging of their gang members a family of outlaws kidnaps the daughter of the commander of an army post instructing him to release his prisoner or the young...

  • Ep 15

    15.Violent Land

    21-01-195830m

    Ranger Joe Pierce captures a pair of outlaws and turns them over to a sheriff for safe keeping. Sheriff Brennan recognizes that one of the outlaws is a dead ringer for the son of a...

  • Ep 16

    16.Panic at Bisbee

    04-02-195830m

    Unemployed miners threaten to burn down the Bisbee bank unless they can withdraw money from their accounts. Unfortunately, the local office doesn't have enough money to meet their...

  • Ep 17

    17.Insurrection

    11-02-195830m

    The careless activities of a former Ranger (Walter Kelly) have Mexico and Arizona on the brink of war.

  • Ep 18

    18.Slaughter Trail

    18-02-195830m

    The Rangers try to capture a ruthless cattle baron and his gang.

  • Ep 19

    19.Gun Hand

    25-02-195830m

    An Arizona Ranger is shot in the arm while attempting to thwart a hold-up. He convinces the doctor not to inform Captain Rynning of the seriousness of his injury until he can at le...

  • Ep 20

    20.Cattle Embargo

    04-03-195830m

    While trying to enforce the embargo placed on Mexican cattle, an Arizona ranger is shot and left for dead by a trio of cowboys. One of the cowmen takes pity on the wounded lawman a...

  • Ep 21

    21.Badge to Kill

    11-03-195830m

    After a shipment of gold guarded by the Arizona Rangers is stolen, the U.S. Marshals assigned to the region accuse Ranger Ben Thorpe of complicity in the theft.

  • Ep 22

    22.Montezuma's Cave

    18-03-195830m

    Rynning and Travis assist the Mexican Rurales hunt down the remnants of an army of bandits who sought to overthrow the government. During the chase, one of the outlaws is killed by...

  • Ep 23

    23.Sundown Decision

    25-03-195830m

    Kevin Hardy, a rancher who is about to be released from prison gets a visit from his crippled brother, Arron, who goads him into taking revenge against the former sheriff who arres...

  • Ep 24

    24.The Parrish Gang

    01-04-195830m

    Clint Travis works his way into the heart of a gang of bank robbers.

  • Ep 25

    25.Hoax at Globe

    08-04-195830m

    During an election campaign for the office of Sheriff of Globe, Arizona, a crooked drifter plots to embarrass the incumbent by bringing in an "escaped" prisoner he took from Ranger...

  • Ep 26

    26.Bounty Hunters

    15-04-195830m

    After a rancher is convicted of robbery based upon flimsy circumstantial evidence, his young brother in law appeals to Captain Rynning to find the real criminals.

  • Ep 27

    27.Apache Winter

    22-04-195830m

    The Rangers try to convince a group of settlers illegally homesteading on the Apache reservation to leave before violence occurs.

  • Ep 28

    28.Legacy of Death

    29-04-195830m

    Tom Rynning learns that Bart Evans' will includes a clause that requires Betty Evans to give $10,000 to the man the rancher hired to killer the Ranger captain - and his daughter is...

  • Ep 29

    29.Chain Gang

    06-05-195830m

    Arizona's territorial governor orders Rynning to investigate reports of abuses by prison guards of convicts working on chain gangs.

  • Ep 30

    30.The Bells of St. Thomas

    13-05-195830m

    Captain Rynning and several of his Rangers join a posse to smoke out the remnants of Luke Baxter's gang. The outlaws momentarily give the posse the slip and double back to take ref...

  • Ep 31

    31.Hondo Man

    20-05-195830m

    A reformed gunman is forced to take up arms after he finds a Ranger murdered.

  • Ep 32

    32.The Vanquisher

    27-05-195830m

    Ranger Andrew Shoreham requests a leave of absence after receiving a plea from his wife to return to his home and help her move. When his request is denied, Shoreham resigns, but R...

  • Ep 33

    33.The Ranger and the Lady

    03-06-195830m

    Rynning and Travis are urged to come to Bisbee when trouble arises when women demand the right to vote.

  • Ep 34

    34.Idol in the Dust

    10-06-195830m

    Captain Rynning sends Travis to Duncan, Arizona to investigate reports that legendary lawman Ben Salem has thrown in with the crooked town boss to keep the residents under his thra...

  • Ep 35

    35.Runaway Stage

    17-06-195830m

    The attorney general and the local businessman ask that Andy Shoreham be forced to resign from Rangers because of the wild days in his youth. Rynning backs the young ranger, but wh...

  • Ep 36

    36.Wayward Gun

    24-06-195830m

    Bud Larch, a short man constantly being teased about his height, turns robber and killer to prove he's as tough as anyone in Arizona.

  • Ep 37

    37.Hole Up

    01-07-195830m

    While escorting an Apache Indian to prison, Travis stops by a remote railroad station for food and water and learns that Bert Alvord and his partner have just held up the train. Wh...

  • Ep 38

    38.Unholy Partners

    08-07-195830m

    Rynning and Travis investigate the hijacking of a valuable freight wagon and are aided by the youngest member of the outlaw gang who has second thoughts about a criminal career.

  • Ep 39

    39.Killer's Trail

    15-07-195830m

    When four murderers break out of Yuma Prison, Rynning mobilizes his entire force to capture the escapees.

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