The Californians
The Californians
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The Californians

5.2 / 10
1957
2 seasons
69 episodes
WesternDrama

San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force while expressing interest in the young widow Fanzler and sparring with attorney Pitt. Adam Kennedy appears as Dion Patrick, an Irish newspaperman who helps the local vigilante committee.

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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.The Vigilantes Begin

    24-09-195730m

    Arriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China.

  • Ep 2

    2.All That Glitters

    01-10-195730m

    A gold prospector is about to be hung for attempting to take back money from a dishonest poker player he thinks cheated him.

  • Ep 3

    3.The Noose

    08-10-195730m

    Vigilantes disagree on whether to try to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.

  • Ep 4

    4.The Avenger

    15-10-195730m

    When a reporter is murdered, Dion sets out to seek vengeance.

  • Ep 5

    5.The Search for Lucy Manning

    22-10-195730m

    Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.

  • Ep 6

    6.The Lost Queue

    29-10-195730m

    Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.

  • Ep 7

    7.The Regulators

    05-11-195730m

    To silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife, Martha.

  • Ep 8

    8.Man from Boston

    12-11-195730m

    Jack is shot by a renegade, and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him.

  • Ep 9

    9.The Barber's Boy

    19-11-195730m

    The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.

  • Ep 10

    10.The Magic Box

    26-11-195730m

    Martin Donovan plays the deadly game of politics the only way he knows how to.

  • Ep 11

    11.Little Lost Man

    03-12-195730m

    The vigilantes try to handle the problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.

  • Ep 12

    12.Strange Quarantine

    10-12-195730m

    Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic gets hampered.

  • Ep 13

    13.Truce of the Tree

    17-12-195730m

    A fight for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco by Lord Charlie.

  • Ep 14

    14.The PO 8

    31-12-195730m

    Patrick and McGivern look for a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.

  • Ep 15

    15.The Coward

    07-01-195830m

    The cowardly justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart.

  • Ep 16

    16.Panic on Montgomery Street

    14-01-195830m

    Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.

  • Ep 17

    17.China Doll

    21-01-195830m

    Dion Patrick gets into a poker game with unusual stakes while trailing a killer.

  • Ep 18

    18.Mr. Valejo

    28-01-195830m

    Don Mariano Valejo is suspected of leading raids on Yankee settlements.

  • Ep 19

    19.The Alice Pritchard Case

    04-02-195830m

    A plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered, but the blackmailer is killed.

  • Ep 20

    20.The Man from Paris

    11-02-195830m

    A Parisian couturier is ridiculed for his "unmanly" profession.

  • Ep 21

    21.The Duel

    18-02-195830m

    A series of duels is costing San Francisco some prominent citizens.

  • Ep 22

    22.Sorley Boy

    25-02-195830m

    McGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and the champion of England.

  • Ep 23

    23.Gentleman from Philadelphia

    04-03-195830m

    Marshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his business partner.

  • Ep 24

    24.The Marshal

    11-03-195830m

    Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.

  • Ep 25

    25.Death by Proxy

    18-03-195830m

    A Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family.

  • Ep 26

    26.The Street

    25-03-195830m

    Matt unknowingly appoints a man hired to kill him as a policeman.

  • Ep 27

    27.J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.

    01-04-195830m

    Matt Wayne investigates the robbery of $50,000 from prospector J Jimmerson Jones.

  • Ep 28

    28.Skeleton in the Closet

    08-04-195830m

    After a blackmailer is found murdered, his victims become prime suspects.

  • Ep 29

    29.Pipeline

    22-04-195830m

    Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company regarding impure water.

  • Ep 30

    30.The Foundling

    29-04-195830m

    Matt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks. Later, when Alonzo is in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son.

  • Ep 31

    31.Second Trial

    06-05-195830m

    Matt investigates the suspicious death of a prominent citizen.

  • Ep 32

    32.The Inner Circle

    13-05-195830m

    While investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime syndicate.

  • Ep 33

    33.The Golden Bride

    20-05-195830m

    A prospector promises a girl her weight in gold if she marries him.

  • Ep 34

    34.Murietta

    27-05-195830m

    Mexican-American hostility stands in the way of a young girl's love.

  • Ep 35

    35.Shanghai Queen

    03-06-195830m

    Matt almost lands at the bottom of the bay while trying to catch a gang of shanghaiing sailors.

  • Ep 36

    36.Bridal Bouquet

    10-06-195830m

    Dolph Parker finds himself getting more than what he bargained for after importing a woman from the East to be his bride.

  • Ep 37

    37.Golden Grapes

    17-06-195830m

    A family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery.

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