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Series · 1961–1961Ended

Gunslinger

6.3·1 season·12 episodes·60 min avg.·United States of America

Gunslinger was a Western television series starring Tony Young that aired on the CBS television network from February 9 until May 18, 1961 on Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m. EST. The series theme song was sung by Frankie Laine. Young played Cord, a young gunfighter who works undercover for the local army garrison commander, acting as a secret law enforcement agent in the territory. The series lasted for only twelve episodes. Gunslinger was the successor to Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.

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The Border Incident
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Feb 9, 1961

Cord, working undercover for the army, hunts down a former officer charged with starving and torturing prisoners of war.

02
The Hostage Fort
The Hostage Fort
Feb 16, 1961
03
Appointment In Cascabel
Appointment In Cascabel
Feb 23, 1961

Fort Scott offers a reward for Mexican bandit Manuel Garcia, who kidnaps Amby and asks for ransom equal to what Fort Scott is offering.

04
The Zone
The Zone
Mar 2, 1961

The shifting Rio Grande around an island leaves ambiguity as to what nation — the US or Mexico — has authority. The lawless take advantage and stay.

05
Rampage
Rampage
Mar 16, 1961
06
The Recruit
The Recruit
Mar 23, 1961

Missing Confederate silver puts Cord on the trail.

07
Road of the Dead
Road of the Dead
Mar 30, 1961

The Army sends Cord and McGuire to investigate a case of mass death-by-drowning.

08
Golden Circle
Golden Circle
Apr 13, 1961

Cord is assigned to accompany Jed Spangler, who has just been released from Yuma prison. The authorities hope Jed will try to recover the loot he stole during the Civil War. Cord wants payback for a friend Jed killed.

09
The Diehards
The Diehards
Apr 20, 1961

A patrol led by Murdock is ambushed and several are slain under murky circumstances. Cord decides to investigate.

10
Johnny Sergeant
Johnny Sergeant
May 4, 1961
11
The Death of Yellow Singer
The Death of Yellow Singer
May 11, 1961

After killing a Native American leader, a young Navajo woman refuses to defend herself.

12
New Savannah
New Savannah
May 18, 1961

After the war, a group of Southern women attempt to establish a cotton plantation in the Arizona Territory.

Cast

5 credited
Tony Young
Cord
Preston Foster
Captain Zachary Scott
John Pickard
Sergeant Major Murdock
Midge Ware
Amber Hollister
Dee Pollock
Billy Urchin

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