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Series · 1965–1966Ended

The Loner

6.2·1 season·26 episodes·26 min avg.·United States of America

The Loner is an American western series that ran for less than one season on CBS from 1965 to 1966, under the alternate sponsorship of Philip Morris and Procter & Gamble.

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01
An Echo of Bugles
An Echo of BuglesUp next
Sep 18, 1965

A swaggering gunfighter targets an aging Confederate veteran, and Colton steps in to deal with the bully.

02
The Vespers
The Vespers
Sep 25, 1965

Sworn to avenge his brother's death, a hoodlum comes gunning for a small town's local minister. When Colton arrives to warn his old friend and ex-soldier, he finds the man unwilling to resort to violence to protect himself and his pregnant wife.

03
The Lonely Galico Queen
The Lonely Galico Queen
Oct 2, 1965

A dance hall girl mistakes Colton for her mail-order bridegroom.

04
The Kingdom of McComb
The Kingdom of McComb
Oct 9, 1965

Unable to perform the deed themselves, a group of religious colonists attempt to recruit Colton to kill a powerful landowner trying to evict them.

05
One of the Wounded
One of the Wounded
Oct 16, 1965

Colton tries to help a Union army veteran left mute and immobile by the psychological horrors of war.

06
The Flight of the Artic Tern
The Flight of the Artic Tern
Oct 23, 1965

Colton becomes involved in a romantic triangle when he saves a friend's bride-to-be from a runaway horse.

07
Widow on the Evening Stage
Widow on the Evening Stage
Oct 30, 1965

Following the murder of a man during an Indian attack, Colton witnesses a town's prejudice towards the man's Indian widow.

08
The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's
The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's
Nov 6, 1965

While trying to defend his wife's honor, a friend of Colton is killed... and Colton is torn between seeking justice and keeping his word to turn the other cheek.

09
The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing
The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing
Nov 13, 1965

Colton has second thoughts after accepting the position of deputy to the dubious sheriff of a sleepy Montana town.

10
The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove
The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove
Nov 20, 1965

Colton befriends a Union soldier who returns from war to find that his father has been lynched by bigots.

11
Westward, the Shoemaker
Westward, the Shoemaker
Nov 27, 1965

When a well-intentioned immigrant is stripped of his nest egg in a rigged card game, Colton takes on the con artist.

12
The Oath
The Oath
Dec 4, 1965

When a doctor proves to be as full of whiskey as he is of self-pity, Colton must perform an emergency appendectomy on a young gunfighter.

13
Hunt the Man Down
Hunt the Man Down
Dec 11, 1965

Colton is drafted to help a posse hunt down a seemingly harmless recluse.

14
Escort for a Dead Man
Escort for a Dead Man
Dec 18, 1965

A man who deserted from the Army wants Colton to escort him back to his fort.

15
The Ordeal of Bud Windom
The Ordeal of Bud Windom
Dec 25, 1965

A murder suspect's son makes life difficult for Colton when the boy tries to clear his father's name.

16
To the West of Eden
To the West of Eden
Jan 1, 1966

While traveling across the desert to deliver horses to their new owner, Colton reluctantly agrees to escort a young woman across the arid land.

17
Mantrap
Mantrap
Jan 8, 1966

Colton becomes the target of an assassin when he is the sole witness to a robbery and murder.

18
A Little Stroll to the End of the Line
A Little Stroll to the End of the Line
Jan 15, 1966

Colton neither likes nor respects the man he has been deputized to protect: a rabble-rousing preacher who fears death from an ex-convict.

19
The Trial in Paradise
The Trial in Paradise
Jan 22, 1966

Colton provides the defense in a kangaroo court trial of a former Union Army officer.

20
A Question of Guilt
A Question of Guilt
Jan 29, 1966

In the darkness Colton kills an intruder, and discovers the man is an Army Lieutenant.

21
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)
Feb 5, 1966

While a young gunman lies dying in a cave, a ruthless man waits outside hoping to get his hands on the boy's loot. (Part 1 of 2)

22
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)
Feb 12, 1966

Following the late Johnny Sharp's instructions, Colton arranges for the four people closest to the gunman to meet at the undertaker's parlor. (Part 2 of 2)

23
Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere
Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere
Feb 19, 1966

Colton encounters a little girl riding his horse — which was stolen from Colton during the stagecoach robbery in which he was shot and left for dead.

24
Pick Me Another Time to Die
Pick Me Another Time to Die
Feb 26, 1966

Colton is accused of slaying a sheriff.

25
The Burden of the Badge
The Burden of the Badge
Mar 5, 1966

A group of reformed criminals deputize Colton to defend and protect them.

26
To Hang a Dead Man
To Hang a Dead Man
Mar 12, 1966

Colton joins a sheriff in search of a town's destroyers.

Cast

1 credited
Lloyd Bridges
William Colton

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