The Loner

26min

Western

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.

Episodes

Cast

An Echo of Bugles

1. An Echo of Bugles

26min

18th Sep 1965

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

The Vespers

2. The Vespers

26min

25th Sep 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.

The Lonely Galico Queen

3. The Lonely Galico Queen

26min

2nd Oct 1965

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

The Kingdom of McComb

4. The Kingdom of McComb

26min

9th Oct 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.

One of the Wounded

5. One of the Wounded

26min

16th Oct 1965

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

The Flight of the Artic Tern

6. The Flight of the Artic Tern

26min

23rd Oct 1965

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

Widow on the Evening Stage

7. Widow on the Evening Stage

26min

30th Oct 1965

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

The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's

8. The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's

26min

6th Nov 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.

The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing

9. The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing

26min

13th Nov 1965

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

The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove

10. The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove

26min

20th Nov 1965

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

Westward, the Shoemaker

11. Westward, the Shoemaker

26min

27th Nov 1965

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

The Oath

12. The Oath

26min

4th Dec 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.

Hunt the Man Down

13. Hunt the Man Down

26min

11th Dec 1965

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

Escort for a Dead Man

14. Escort for a Dead Man

26min

18th Dec 1965

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

The Ordeal of Bud Windom

15. The Ordeal of Bud Windom

26min

25th Dec 1965

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

To the West of Eden

16. To the West of Eden

26min

1st Jan 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.

Mantrap

17. Mantrap

26min

8th Jan 1966

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

A Little Stroll to the End of the Line

18. A Little Stroll to the End of the Line

26min

15th Jan 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.

The Trial in Paradise

19. The Trial in Paradise

26min

22nd Jan 1966

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

A Question of Guilt

20. A Question of Guilt

26min

29th Jan 1966

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

The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)

21. The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)

26min

5th Feb 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)

The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)

22. The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)

26min

12th Feb 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)

Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere

23. Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere

26min

19th Feb 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.

Pick Me Another Time to Die

24. Pick Me Another Time to Die

26min

26th Feb 1966

Colton is accused of slaying a sheriff.

The Burden of the Badge

25. The Burden of the Badge

26min

5th Mar 1966

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

To Hang a Dead Man

26. To Hang a Dead Man

26min

12th Mar 1966

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

First air date

18th Sep 1965

Last air date

12th Mar 1966

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks