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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...
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Season 1

  • The Vigilantes Begin
    6.6/1031 votes
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    The Vigilantes Begin

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/1957

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

    Director: Hollingsworth Morse

    Writer: N/A

  • All That Glitters
    7.5/1026 votes
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    All That Glitters

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Noose
    7.5/1019 votes
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    The Noose

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Avenger
    7.4/1018 votes
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    The Avenger

    Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 10/15/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Search for Lucy Manning
    7.6/1018 votes
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    The Search for Lucy Manning

    Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/22/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Lost Queue
    7.8/1014 votes
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    The Lost Queue

    Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/29/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Regulators
    6.5/1014 votes
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    The Regulators

    Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Man from Boston
    6.2/1012 votes
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    Man from Boston

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Barber's Boy
    7.2/1010 votes
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    The Barber's Boy

    Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Magic Box
    7.6/1011 votes
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    The Magic Box

    Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Little Lost Man
    7.7/1015 votes
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    Little Lost Man

    Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Strange Quarantine
    7.4/1012 votes
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    Strange Quarantine

    Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Truce of the Tree
    6.9/1011 votes
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    Truce of the Tree

    Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/17/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The PO 8
    7.2/1011 votes
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    The PO 8

    Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 12/31/1957

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Coward
    7.2/1014 votes
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    The Coward

    Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/7/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Panic on Montgomery Street
    7.4/1011 votes
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    Panic on Montgomery Street

    Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/14/1958

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

    Director: Felix E. Feist

    Writer: N/A

  • China Doll
    7.1/109 votes
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    China Doll

    Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/21/1958

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

    Director: Felix E. Feist

    Writer: N/A

  • Mr. Valejo
    7.1/109 votes
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    Mr. Valejo

    Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/28/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Alice Pritchard Case
    7.1/1011 votes
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    The Alice Pritchard Case

    Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/4/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Man from Paris
    6.9/1010 votes
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    The Man from Paris

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/11/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Duel
    7.0/109 votes
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    The Duel

    Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/18/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sorley Boy
    7.0/109 votes
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    Sorley Boy

    Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/25/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gentleman from Philadelphia
    7.2/1011 votes
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    Gentleman from Philadelphia

    Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/4/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Marshal
    7.3/1012 votes
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    The Marshal

    Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/11/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death by Proxy
    7.4/1012 votes
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    Death by Proxy

    Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/18/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Street
    6.6/1011 votes
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    The Street

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 3/25/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.
    6.9/1011 votes
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    J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.

    Season 1 Episode 27 - Aired 4/1/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Skeleton in the Closet
    7.5/1012 votes
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    Skeleton in the Closet

    Season 1 Episode 28 - Aired 4/8/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pipeline
    7.4/1011 votes
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    Pipeline

    Season 1 Episode 29 - Aired 4/22/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Foundling
    6.9/1010 votes
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    The Foundling

    Season 1 Episode 30 - Aired 4/29/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Second Trial
    7.0/1010 votes
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    Second Trial

    Season 1 Episode 31 - Aired 5/6/1958

    Matt investigates the suspicious death of a prominent citizen.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Inner Circle
    6.7/108 votes
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    The Inner Circle

    Season 1 Episode 32 - Aired 5/13/1958

    While investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime syndicate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Golden Bride
    6.8/1010 votes
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    The Golden Bride

    Season 1 Episode 33 - Aired 5/20/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murietta
    7.0/109 votes
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    Murietta

    Season 1 Episode 34 - Aired 5/27/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Shanghai Queen
    7.1/109 votes
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    Shanghai Queen

    Season 1 Episode 35 - Aired 6/3/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bridal Bouquet
    7.0/1010 votes
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    Bridal Bouquet

    Season 1 Episode 36 - Aired 6/10/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Golden Grapes
    6.8/109 votes
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    Golden Grapes

    Season 1 Episode 37 - Aired 6/17/1958

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A