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The Best Episodes of Lawman Season 4

Every episode of Lawman Season 4 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Lawman Season 4!

Lawman is an American western television series originally telecast on ABC from 1958 to 1962 starring John Russell as Marshal Dan Troop and featuring Peter...
Genre:Western
Network:ABC

Season 4 Ratings Summary

"Trapped" is the best rated episode of "Lawman" season 4. It scored 7.8/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Richard C. Sarafian and written by N/A, it aired on 9/17/1961. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "The Juror".

  • Trapped
    7.8/1050 votes

    #1 - Trapped

    Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1961

    Outlaw leader Hale Connors arrives in Laramie to notify Troop that the stage won't be arriving.

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • The Juror
    7.6/1051 votes

    #2 - The Juror

    Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1961

    One member of the Cauley gang is captured and brought to Laramie for trial, because the town where he was caught couldn't find anyone willing to serve on a jury. The other 5 Cauleys have threatened to kill anyone who served. Dan is sure Laramie will rally to the cause, but finds that fear is contagious. Finally, learning that it only takes one juror, under extreme circumstances, to try a case, Dan pulls one name out of the tax register list at random to be that juror. To his shock, it's Lily's name. She accepts, and then he must worry about her safety until the trial.

    Director: Marc Lawrence

    Writer: N/A

  • The Four
    7.9/1052 votes

    #3 - The Four

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1961

    Four men ride into Laramie, all carrying rifles, and station themselves around town. After one of them is shot and killed, the leader tells Dan they are searching for a young, innocent looking young man who was reported to them as being in the area. He was a cold-blooded killer they had been tracking. Dan deputizes the three remaining men since Johnny was out of town, and together they track the boy down.

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • The Son
    7.6/1051 votes

    #4 - The Son

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1961

    Troop's only witness to a brutal murder is a blind youngster---who heard the killer's voice. Cole: Chad Everett. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Herod: James Westerfield. Mengis: Tom Reese. Lily: Peggie Castle.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Owny O'Reilly, Esq.
    7.4/1053 votes

    #5 - Owny O'Reilly, Esq.

    Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1961

    Millie Cotton, the governor's daughter, has run away from home and landed in Laramie. Desperate for money, she robs Owny in an alley with her hairbrush in his back. Both are scared. Owny later describes the robber as a huge, vicious man. Dan, told to be on the lookout for the governor's daughter, recognizes Millie, who sings for Lily and is told honestly that she has a lovely voice. Owny is struck by her, not knowing that she is his assailant. When he finds out, his hurt feelings take over. Later, an escaped convict, Millie, Owny, his horse, and his dog all combine for a scene of pandemonium before everything is sorted out.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Substitute
    7.7/1049 votes

    #6 - The Substitute

    Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1961

    In another rather light-hearted episode, the school teacher leaves to get married in a fit of what is deemed 'spring fever'. A search for a substitute teacher until the new one can arrive turns up a man who is very educated, but is now a drunk. Lily volunteers over Dan's objections - he's worried about what the women in town will do to her. His suspicions are proved right, but Lily once again wins over hearts by her kindness.

    Director: Robert B. Sinclair

    Writer: N/A

  • The Stalker
    8.1/1050 votes

    #7 - The Stalker

    Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/29/1961

    No description available

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • The Catalog Woman
    7.5/1044 votes

    #8 - The Catalog Woman

    Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/5/1961

    When one of Laramie's citizens disappears the day after his wedding to a woman he met through a marriage catalog, Dan does some investigating. Learning that several other men have also disappeared after marrying someone from that agency, he decides to try to flush her out by posing as an eligible bachelor, Arthur Daniels. Lily at first thinks it's funny, but gets serious (and jealous) once Johnny points out that this could be for real - or even fatal.

    Director: Leslie H. Martinson

    Writer: N/A

  • The Cold One
    7.8/1051 votes

    #9 - The Cold One

    Season 4 Episode 9 - Aired 11/12/1961

    An escaped convict blazes a trail of vengeance leading to the woman who betrayed him---his wife. Harris: Michael Pate. Barbara: Joyce Meadows. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Rio: Tom Bilson.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Porphyria's Lover
    7.9/1052 votes

    #10 - Porphyria's Lover

    Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/19/1961

    During a terrible, windy storm, Lily is suddenly terrified by the sight of a book of poetry. She explains that the poem, ""Porphyria's Lover"", by Robert Browning reminds her of a man she helped put in prison. Dan tries to convince her that it's only the storm. The next day her bartender is sent by Dan to go help the men work on rebuilding the schoolhouse, with Lily's blessing. Then while she is alone, the escaped prisoner shows up and carries her off, and Dan must piece together clues from the poem to locate her before she is killed by the madman.

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • The Appointment
    7.7/1050 votes

    #11 - The Appointment

    Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 11/26/1961

    Dan's old friend, Major Jason Leeds, has come to Laramie to offer Johnny an appointment to West Point. Johnny has never considered a military career, and wants Dan to tell him to stay. Dan can't and won't make the decision for him. We can tell he really cares about Johnny and doesn't want him to go, but he knows it's a very good opportunity for him and doesn't want to stand in his way. Johnny must make a hard decision, made easier by his saving the major's life.

    Director: Richard Benedict

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lords of Darkness
    7.8/1048 votes

    #12 - The Lords of Darkness

    Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/3/1961

    Troop finds himself without allies in the town of Darkness. His mission: arrest the town boss's sons for murder. Troop: John Russell. Robert: Jim De Closs. William: Corey Allen. Lord: Arch Johnson. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Caroline: Elen Willard.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Tarot
    7.6/1045 votes

    #13 - Tarot

    Season 4 Episode 13 - Aired 12/10/1961

    An amateur fortuneteller tries to conceal his own future from the lawmen: he's planning a robbery. Wyatt: Robert McQueeney. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Luther: William Zuckert. Jess: K.L. Smith. Jake: Dan Sheridan.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Prodigal Mother
    7.9/1048 votes

    #14 - The Prodigal Mother

    Season 4 Episode 14 - Aired 12/17/1961

    Dave and Ella McCallan seek Troop's help when the mother of their foster child returns---after nine years---to take custody of her son. Tad: Billy Booth. Margaret: Catherine Mc Leod. Troop: John Russell. Ella: Mina Brown. Dave: King Calder. McKay: Peter Brown.

    Director: Robert B. Sinclair

    Writer: N/A

  • By the Book
    7.8/1045 votes

    #15 - By the Book

    Season 4 Episode 15 - Aired 12/24/1961

    Troop (John Russell) faces the loss of his badge when a Government inspector objects to his "flexible" method of law enforcement. Luster: Lyle Talbot. McKay: Peter Brown. Teakwood: Sheldon Allman. Ernie: Walter Burke. Lily: Peggie Castle.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: N/A

  • The Trojan Horse
    7.9/1049 votes

    #16 - The Trojan Horse

    Season 4 Episode 16 - Aired 12/31/1961

    Armed with a wagonload of nitroglycerin, a Scottish engineer demands the bank's money. Clooney: Kenneth Tobey. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Falk: Charles Briggs.

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • The Locket
    8.3/1050 votes

    #17 - The Locket

    Season 4 Episode 17 - Aired 1/7/1962

    When a friend of Lily's comes in on the stagecoach - unconscious and the only one aboard - a worried Lily nurses her, while her husband waits for her to regain consciousness so he can talk to her. Lily is suspicious of him, and finds the secret to his identity is hidden in her friend's locket.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Friend of the Family
    7.7/1049 votes

    #18 - Friend of the Family

    Season 4 Episode 18 - Aired 1/14/1962

    McKay is stunned to learn that the bank robber he arrested was his father's best friend. Henny: Frank Ferguson. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Troop: John Russell. Slauson: Vinton Hayworth. Lowell: Don O'Kelly. Selma: Gertrude Flynn.

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • The Vintage
    7.6/1047 votes

    #19 - The Vintage

    Season 4 Episode 19 - Aired 1/21/1962

    Mr. Lazarino is an Italian immigrant who has a wagon full of transported grapevines to plant in his new home, hoping to become a wine maker. After two men destroy most of them in a brawl in the street, his son, Tonio, opens fire and is killed by one of the men. The older man is devastated by the destruction that has occurred, and one of the two men feels strong pangs of conscience.

    Director: Richard C. Sarafian

    Writer: N/A

  • The Tarnished Badge
    7.9/1054 votes

    #20 - The Tarnished Badge

    Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 1/28/1962

    Lon Chaney is cast as an ex-lawman who returns to Laramie---wearing a stolen badge---to rob the stage. Troop: John Russell. McKay: Peter Brown. Lily: Peggie Castle. Slick: Jack Searl. Jake: Marshall Reed.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • No Contest
    7.7/1050 votes

    #21 - No Contest

    Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 2/4/1962

    McKay's Boston cousin (Richard Rogers) finds the West wilder than he expected. He's mistaken for an outlaw, seduced by a pretty flirt and clobbered by a jealous cowboy. McKay: Peter Brown. Troop: John Russell. Lily: Peggie Castle. Elly: Dawn Wells.

    Director: Irving J. Moore

    Writer: N/A

  • Change of Venue
    7.8/1049 votes

    #22 - Change of Venue

    Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 2/11/1962

    Troop (John Russell) tries to keep an accused murderer from the lynch mob trying to hang him---and the gang members bent on freeing him. Shaw: Philip Carey. McKay: Peter Brown. Madelyn: Jan Shepard. Lily: Peggie Castle. Tennant: Roy Barcroft. Clay: Jack C. Williams.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hold-Out
    7.7/1049 votes

    #23 - The Hold-Out

    Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 2/18/1962

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Barber
    7.8/1050 votes

    #24 - The Barber

    Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 2/25/1962

    An outlaw gang engineers a bold plot to rob the Laramie bank. McKay: Peter Brown. Troop: John Russell. O'Toole: Pitt Herbert. Jake: Dan Sheridan. Lily: Peggie Castle. Slauson: Vinton Hayworth.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Long Gun
    8.0/1057 votes

    #25 - The Long Gun

    Season 4 Episode 25 - Aired 3/4/1962

    No description available

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A