About this season
Tombstone Territory is an American Western series starring Pat Conway and Richard Eastham. The series' first two seasons aired on ABC from 1957 to 1959. The third and final season aired in syndication from 1959 until 1960.
Episodes (39)
1. Gunslinger from Galeville
Aired 16 October 1957 • 30 min
August 6, 1881 - After Clay gives lawyer and saloon owner, J. Homer Radcliffe, a bill for his taxes, he challenges Clay to collect back taxes from a group of outlaws who are occupying different hideouts far from Tombstone but within the county. Clay uses the services of Curly Bill Brocius as his deputy and guide.
2. Reward for a Gunslinger
Aired 23 October 1957 • 30 min
A mysterious person assists Sheriff Hollister in finding a criminal. A large reward is offered.
3. Ride Out at Noon
Aired 30 October 1957 • 30 min
Sheriff Hollister's deputy shoots Sam Brewster's son in an act of self-defense. Sam Brewster readies his men to ravage or destroy the town. It looks as if the sheriff will be the only one to face the horde.
4. Revenge Town
Aired 6 November 1957 • 30 min
Kangaroo Court, fake telegram, and an outlaw who acted quite differently in the town he called home. Hody Taylor...a town wants revenge.
5. A Bullet for an Editor
Aired 13 November 1957 • 30 min
Harris, the editor of the Tombstone Epitaph, exposes a card shark. The card shark is not please and tries to get Harris to retract his story. Harris is challenged to a duel by someone with a lot of experience in gun duels.
6. Killer Without a Conscience
Aired 20 November 1957 • 30 min
Hollister responds to a situation at the saloon. His life is saved by a gunman, maybe if just for a little while. The person who saves Hollister doesn't hesitate to use a gun even if he has to use it on the sheriff himself.
7. Guns of Silver
Aired 27 November 1957 • 30 min
8. Desert Survival
Aired 4 December 1957 • 30 min
Hollister is overcome by two criminals. He methodically wears them down through the desert.
9. Apache Vendetta
Aired 11 December 1957 • 30 min
An Apache seeks to avenge the death of his father, and he succeeds. The brother of the man who is killed wants Sheriff Hollister to bring in the Apache preferably dead.
10. Ambush at Gila Gulch
Aired 18 December 1957 • 30 min
11. Sermons and Six Guns
Aired 25 December 1957 • 30 min
A preacher is robbed. The preacher wants to establish a church in a town where the local power broker and his crew do not want one.
12. The Youngest Gun
Aired 1 January 1958 • 30 min
13. Shoot Out at Dark
Aired 8 January 1958 • 30 min
14. The Rebel's Last Charge
Aired 15 January 1958 • 30 min
The Sheriff and the editor travel to a town that is mysteriously empty. A band of Confederate marauders come for a visit while Apaches wait for their moment to attack.
15. Gun Fever
Aired 22 January 1958 • 30 min
Sheriff Hollister's new deputy loves his gun so much it interferes with the duties of the job.
16. Mexican Bandito
Aired 29 January 1958 • 30 min
Hollister disguises himself as an outlaw to catch a Mexican bandit who killed a bank teller during a robbery.
17. Tong War
Aired 5 February 1958 • 30 min
18. Postmarked for Death
Aired 12 February 1958 • 30 min
19. Johnny Ringo's Last Ride
Aired 19 February 1958 • 30 min
20. Outlaw's Bugle
Aired 26 February 1958 • 30 min
June 4, 1885 - Cattle broker and former rustler, Kirk Stevens, is feeling the squeeze from Sheriff Hollister's campaign to stamp out rustling in the county. His partner Monty offers to run a newspaper in opposition to the Epitaph so they can influence public opinion against Hollister. The Bugle newspaper opens for business in Tombstone.
21. Geronimo
Aired 5 March 1958 • 30 min
22. The Return of the Outlaw
Aired 12 March 1958 • 30 min
23. Guilt of a Town
Aired 19 March 1958 • 30 min
24. Cave-In
Aired 26 March 1958 • 30 min
25. Skeleton Canyon Massacre
Aired 2 April 1958 • 30 min
June 5, 1883 - A Mexican pack train is attacked at Skeleton Canyon. Four of the five Mexicans are killed with the survivor Don Jacinto Orosco calling for reinforcements to come to Tombstone to track down and kill the outlaws. Sheriff Hollister must persuade Orosco to let him deal with the problem in the hope of preventing an international incident.
26. Strange Vengeance
Aired 9 April 1958 • 30 min
27. The Tin Gunman
Aired 16 April 1958 • 30 min
28. The Outcasts
Aired 23 April 1958 • 30 min
May 10, 1881 - A religious sect decides to settle down five miles from Tombstone and Ben Ashdown, one of the young men, goes to work for Harris. However, Lige Crown and his friends want to drive them away from Tombstone. They plan to tar and feather Elder Elias Ransom.
29. Doc Holliday in Durango
Aired 30 April 1958 • 30 min
June 19, 1882 - Outlaw Ed Mace is passing through Tombstone when he kills two men in a saloon, one of those being Clay Hollister's deputy. Mace leaves town headed for Durango where he intends to kill Doc Holliday. Mace is looking for revenge for his bother's death back in Texas. Sheriff Hollister, having been deputized as a US Marshal, goes after Mace and his gang.
30. Triangle of Death
Aired 7 May 1958 • 30 min
Sept 2, 1885 - Con man George Camden and his sister Patricia arrive in Tombstone. Soon after getting off the stage, they visit an old friend and associate Aaron McCafin and take possession of his Double T ranch. George hatches a plan to invite Sheriff Hollister out for Sunday lunch, and while he's being entertained by Patricia, George slips into town and robs the bank.
31. Pick Up the Gun
Aired 14 May 1958 • 30 min
Young troublemaker Billy Clanton makes a pass at Lisa Carew, getting into a fight with her father, who has promised Lisa to Johnny Coster. But Lisa, feeling stifled by her father and Johnny's tight-knit Cornish community, runs away from her home and comes to Clay for help.
32. The Assassin
Aired 21 May 1958 • 30 min
Bill Doolin, a former outlaw recently released from prison, returns to Tombstone only to discover his wife has been kidnapped. She is being held prisoner by the family of a man about to go on trial for murder where the star witness will be Clay Hollister. They will only release her if Doolin kills Sheriff.
33. The Lady Gambler
Aired 28 May 1958 • 30 min
A pretty blonde arrives on the stage in Tombstone. Julie Dixon is traveling between towns working as a faro dealer while she tries to find her brother Sam, a gambler and a murderer. Sheriff Hollister is intrigued by the fact that she meets every incoming stagecoach. What the sheriff doesn't know is the real reason behind why Julie is so intent on finding Sam.
34. Fight for a Fugitive
Aired 4 June 1958 • 30 min
35. Legacy of Death
Aired 11 June 1958 • 30 min
Oct 13, 1886 - A wounded Mexican freedom fighter, Santiago is fleeing with his men "The Faceless Ones" through the town of Tombstone. Sheriff Clay Hollister permits the small group to resupply but insists they move out of the territory. Finding the fatally wounded Santiago and his men held up in a cave just outside town, Hollister agrees to bring Santiago's younger brother to him before he dies. What Hollister doesn't realize is that Santiago's brother is not who he seems to be.
36. The Gatling Gun
Aired 27 August 1958 • 30 min
August 12, 1886 - Former bank robber Sam Colby and his two partners intend to ambush and rob an army payroll wagon using a stolen Gatling gun. After setting their trap, Colby rides into Tombstone to purchase as much ammunition as he can and comes into contact with Harris Claibourne and his former fiancé Sarah Medford. Colby's violent actions bring him to the attention of Sheriff Clay Hollister who has serious concerns about Colby and the real reasons behind his visit.
37. The Black Marshal of Deadwood
Aired 3 September 1958 • 30 min
July 16, 1885 - The Black Marshal of Deadwood, Marshal Daggett, arrives in Tombstone to settle down as a rancher. Sheriff Hollister is concerned that once word gets out that he's in town, criminals from his past will come to Tombstone seeking revenge. When Hollister finds out his gun hand has been crippled from a previous wound, he does all he can to keep Daggett safe.
38. Thicker Than Water
Aired 10 September 1958 • 30 min
June 9, 1888 - Clay Hollister arrests Milo Wade for murder in a border town and begins the return journey to Tombstone to take Wade back for trial. On the trail, Wade is freed by his young brother Seth and they leave Hollister for dead in the desert
39. Rose of the Rio Bravo
Aired 17 September 1958 • 30 min
July 7, 1884 - A young Barton Clark Jr. comes to Tombstone to learn about life and takes a job with Clay Hollister as a jailer. When Hollister arrests Rose, wanted in Texas for cattle rustling and robbery, Barton falls for her charms and soon falls in love. Rose takes advantage of the situation and has Barton help her to escape by knocking the sheriff unconscious.