Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

25min

Western

Drama

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, sometimes simply called Zane Grey Theatre, is an American Western anthology series which ran on CBS from 1956 to 1961.

Episodes

Cast

You Only Run Once

1. You Only Run Once

30min

5th Oct 1956

When horses begin to turn up missing, the county forms a vigilante committee. Rancher Matt Jessop has the bad luck to innocently hire two shady characters to work on his ranch. Will the two drag Matt and his family down with them?

The Fearful Courage

2. The Fearful Courage

30min

12th Oct 1956

After witnessing a murder Louise Brandon is then hunted by the gunmen who want to end her life for fear she will testify.

The Long Road Home

3. The Long Road Home

30min

19th Oct 1956

A man returns to his Texas home with his mind set on accomplishing two things, he wants to avenge his brother's death and also settle an old feud.

The Unrelenting Sky

4. The Unrelenting Sky

30min

26th Oct 1956

When the drought causes much suffering in a small town and one man has water but will not let anyone near his ranch or land the citizens take matters into their own hands for survival.

The Lariat

5. The Lariat

30min

2nd Nov 1956

After serving five years for accidentally killing a man with a lariat, Morgan returns to seek justice from the Judge who sentenced him.

Death Watch

6. Death Watch

30min

9th Nov 1956

After his troops are killed Captain Warling decides to face the Indians alone, they turn and flee when they realize that the Captain is no longer in his right mind and they fear evil spirits may come after them.

Stage to Tucson

7. Stage to Tucson

30min

16th Nov 1956

Marshal Thorpe has received a tip that bank robber Bide Turley is on the stage from Las Cruces to Tucson.

A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo

8. A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo

30min

23rd Nov 1956

Retired gunfighter wants to live a peaceful quiet life but there are those that won't let that happen.

Vengeance Canyon

9. Vengeance Canyon

30min

30th Nov 1956

After his son is murdered Joe seeks revenge on his killer.

Return to Nowhere

10. Return to Nowhere

30min

7th Dec 1956

An outlaw gunfighter is haunted by his past and is trying to find his life. He goes looking for his wife and finds she is married to another man. He is determined to get her back.

Courage is a Gun

11. Courage is a Gun

30min

14th Dec 1956

A gunslinger is wounded by the marshal in a shooting while waiting to settle a feud. He then plots to kill the marshal as well.

Muletown Gold Strike

12. Muletown Gold Strike

30min

21st Dec 1956

Mason Ward just back from the war discovers his law office destroyed he heads west to a new town and another job. Hired by the mayor as the new schoolteacher, he learns of a treasure map from one of his students.

Stars Over Texas

13. Stars Over Texas

30min

28th Dec 1956

When a Wagon from Indiana is ambushed and burned by bushwackers, little Annie Morgan loses her family and gains a new one in the Todds.

The Three Graves

14. The Three Graves

30min

4th Jan 1957

A gunman moves into a sleepy western town with the intention of taking it over for himself. But a pretty young woman sets her sights on him as a prospective husband.

No Man Living

15. No Man Living

30min

11th Jan 1957

A sheriff gives up his badge to exact personal revenge on an outlaw who has wronged him. The criminal he seeks has carefully disguised himself as a lawabiding citizen.

Time of Decision

16. Time of Decision

30min

18th Jan 1957

A land baron's son provokes a homesteader into a gun fight and ends up dead. The town hates homesteaders but finds a kindly allie in Evan Tapper.

Until the Man Dies

17. Until the Man Dies

30min

25th Jan 1957

Cattle rancher Clint Belmet saves criminal Dave Jordan from a lynching determined not to allow mob rule to deprive Nevada of her chance for statehood.

Back Trail

18. Back Trail

30min

1st Feb 1957

Ex-gunman John Fallon takes on the town bullies who are trying to get rid of the farmers and take their land.

Dangerous Orders

19. Dangerous Orders

30min

8th Feb 1957

Captain Hunter is sent to deliver important orders to the next fort and encounters several disruptions along his way. A turncoat, a drunk, a Confederate spy and Indians.

The Necessary Breed

20. The Necessary Breed

30min

15th Feb 1957

Bounty hunter, Link returns to the town where he once lived, killing a man the town thinks is innocent of the crime they demand he pay for the crime.

The Hanging Tree

21. The Hanging Tree

30min

22nd Feb 1957

The town is out to hang a man without the marshal around, they become the judge jury and executioner.

Village of Fear

22. Village of Fear

30min

1st Mar 1957

A traveling book salesman is greeted by a dead man hanging in an alley when he arrives in a deserted Western town.

Black Creek Encounter

23. Black Creek Encounter

30min

8th Mar 1957

A man is faced with a difficult decision when challenged by a gunman who has searched for him for years. To accept the challenge would mean almost certain death.

There Were Four

24. There Were Four

30min

15th Mar 1957

A young man vows to get revenge on a wealthy rancher. He uses lawless methods because he regards an outlaw he knows as a hero. These methods, however, result in his being involved in a rustling scheme.

Fugitive

25. Fugitive

30min

22nd Mar 1957

Fleeing from Union soldiers, an ex-Confederate is helped by a young widow, who believes he's a Union man. The soldier soon realizes he has fallen in love with the widow.

A Time to Live

26. A Time to Live

30min

5th Apr 1957

A dance-hall singer tries to dissuade the man she loves from seeking revenge on a man who shot him and left him for dead.

Black is for Grief

27. Black is for Grief

30min

12th Apr 1957

After serving in the Union Army, a young man learns that his wife has been murdered. In trying to find the killer he learns a strange story.

Badge of Honor

28. Badge of Honor

30min

3rd May 1957

Returning from the Civil War and tired of violence and bloodshed, Hoby Gilman is shocked to find his hometown in the grip of the cruel and power mad Colonel Boyd Nelson.

Decision at Wilson's Creek

29. Decision at Wilson's Creek

30min

17th May 1957

The Battle of Wilson's Creek occurred August 10, 1861 along Wilson's Creek, about ten miles south of Springfield. This six hour battle is considered to be the second major battle of the Civil War and the first major battle west of the Mississippi River.

Man on the Run

30. Man on the Run

30min

21st Jun 1957

An outlaw on the run winds up at a ranch run by more outlaws who have taken over the ranch. Duane tries to help the sisters regain control of the ranch.

First air date

5th Oct 1956

Last air date

18th May 1961

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks