

26 Men
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
15-10-195730mThe 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
22-10-195730mA 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
29-10-195730mA 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
05-11-195730mClint Travis goes undercover as a gun smuggler to stop Mexican revolutionary Juan Morales' plans to topple the Mexican government.
- Ep 5
5.Destination Nowhere
12-11-195730mThe Rangers set out to stop a smuggling ring that's bringing Chinese immigrants across the Colorado River.
- Ep 6
6.Incident at Yuma
19-11-195730mA 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
26-11-195730mWhen 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
03-12-195730mTravis 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
10-12-195730mA 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
17-12-195730mThe 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
24-12-195730mTravis 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
31-12-195730mAn 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
07-01-195830mRynning 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
14-01-195830mIn 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
21-01-195830mRanger 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
04-02-195830mUnemployed 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
11-02-195830mThe careless activities of a former Ranger (Walter Kelly) have Mexico and Arizona on the brink of war.
- Ep 18
18.Slaughter Trail
18-02-195830mThe Rangers try to capture a ruthless cattle baron and his gang.
- Ep 19
19.Gun Hand
25-02-195830mAn 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
04-03-195830mWhile 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
11-03-195830mAfter 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
18-03-195830mRynning 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
25-03-195830mKevin 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
01-04-195830mClint Travis works his way into the heart of a gang of bank robbers.
- Ep 25
25.Hoax at Globe
08-04-195830mDuring 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
15-04-195830mAfter 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
22-04-195830mThe 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
29-04-195830mTom 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
06-05-195830mArizona'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
13-05-195830mCaptain 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
20-05-195830mA reformed gunman is forced to take up arms after he finds a Ranger murdered.
- Ep 32
32.The Vanquisher
27-05-195830mRanger 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
03-06-195830mRynning 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
10-06-195830mCaptain 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
17-06-195830mThe 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
24-06-195830mBud 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
01-07-195830mWhile 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
08-07-195830mRynning 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
15-07-195830mWhen four murderers break out of Yuma Prison, Rynning mobilizes his entire force to capture the escapees.
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