The best episode written by Sam Peckinpah is "Home Ranch", rated 10/10 from 1 user votes. It was "directed by N/A". "Home Ranch" aired on 10/7/1958 and is rated 1.0 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Jeff".
Two hired hands of a wealthy cattleman, who has been using the ranch for grazing his cattle, demand that Lucas move out. When Lucas refuses, he is beaten and dragged and then the ranch house is burned down. They left Lucas and Mark with the burning house and rode off with Lucas' rifle. Leaving Mark to tend to the animals, Lucas tracks them down and confronts their boss, Mr. Jackford.
Director: N/A
Writer: Sam Peckinpah
Dave is out to kill a man named Danny Lipp, who runs a run down bordertown Saloon. In the End, he leaves after only beating up Danny Lipp.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writer: Sam Peckinpah
When a man murders a schoolteacher, Dave finds him, and shoots him. But the man still gets away. When Dave finds him, he is dying, with his two brothers by his side. The brothers try to pin his ""murder"" on Dave.
Director: André de Toth
Writer: Sam Peckinpah
Dave wants his horse and Rifle back after they are stolen by a bunch of land grabbers
Director: André de Toth
Writer: Sam Peckinpah
Royal Earle Thompson's small dairy farm in West Texas isn't a thriving enterprise until he takes on Olaf Helton, a moody, hard-working Swede. Because business starts booming, Thompson makes a point of never prying into the personal life of his silent hired hand. But one day Thompson learns that Helton's stoicism masks a terrible secret.
Director: Sam Peckinpah
Writer: Sam Peckinpah
Trouble's brewing when Dave is hired to work for a rancher whose wife has eyes for him.
Director: Bernard L. Kowalski
Writer: Sam Peckinpah