About this season
State Trooper is an American crime drama set in the 1950s American West, starring Rod Cameron as Rod Blake, an officer of the Nevada Department of Public Safety. The series aired 104 episodes in syndication from September 25, 1956, to June 25, 1959.
Episodes (41)
1. Out of Line
Aired 15 September 1957
Rod tries to capture a murderous robber through his ex-wife, a Las Vegas chorus girl.
2. A Penny Saved
Aired 22 September 1957
A publicist calls the Las Vegas police to claim an entertainer he represents has been kidnapped. Blake and Elder's investigation reveals a link between the abduction and a bank robbery.
3. Madman on the Mountain
Aired 22 September 1957
When a gangster is arrested for attacking his ex-wife with a wrench, he pleads insanity. Blake works to prove that the thug is competent to stand trail and intended to maim his former spouse.
4. The Talking Corpse
Aired 1 December 1957
The captain of a sightseeing boat reports a passenger, who had been acting oddly after spotting a couple on the dock, has disappeared during a tour of Lake Mead.
5. The Gandy Dancers of Steptoe Valley
Aired 15 December 1957
Blake pursues a gang who have been robbing mines and mills.
6. The Sound of Death
Aired 22 December 1957
Blake is called as a witness in a million-dollar lawsuit against the U.S. government.
7. The Dancing Dowager
Aired 29 December 1957
In order to capture a con-woman, Blake must run a con of his own.
8. Diamonds in the Rough
Aired 3 January 1958
Blake investigates a jewelry theft and uncovers a cloud of suspects.
9. Cable Car to Tombstone
Aired 12 January 1958
Blake investigates when a Hoover Dam worker irrationally flees a plainclothes detective and falls to his death.
10. The Perilous Picnic
Aired 19 January 1958
A man kidnaps two women from a national park and threatens them unless his former boss ransoms them. Blake goes undercover as a photographer to try to rescue the missing women before they come to harm.
11. Grudge Race
Aired 26 January 1958
12. The Doll Who Couldn't Sleep
Aired 9 February 1958
13. Full Circle
Aired 16 February 1958
14. Dangerous Honeymoon
Aired 23 February 1958
When a private plane crashes in the Nevada desert, Blake is asked to help identify the victims.
15. The Sweetheart of Sigmund Kaye
Aired 8 March 1958
A husband and wife disappear under mysterious circumstances. Their daughter, a pretty college student, claims that they often travel great distances on the spur of the moment.
17. The Case of the Happy Dragon
18. Wild Green Yonder
19. Stay Lost, Little Girl
20. The Widow Makers
21. Mystery Sniper
Aired 29 March 1957
Blake tries to stop a sniper who is terrorizing the populace.
22. 312 Vertical
Aired 15 May 1958
23. Another Chance
Aired 11 May 1958
24. 710 Hysteria Street
Aired 6 April 1958
25. Firebug
Aired 4 May 1958
26. Kitchen Kill
27. The Last Waltz
Aired 18 May 1958
A family of crooks plans to hijack appliances bound for a new housing development.
28. Still Water Runs Red
29. No, My Darling Daughter
Aired 1 June 1958
30. Hard Rock Man
31. Key to a Killer
Blake investigates when a man is killed interrupting a burglary. His investigation shows that burglary fits into a pattern of other crimes with the link being a home-repair company. Blake goes undercover as a carpenter to investigate the company's personnel.
32. The Woman Who Cried Wolf
33. Inherit a Bullet
34. The Winnemucca Weskit
36. You Can't Run Forever
Aired 28 July 1958
37. Joker's Dead
Aired 4 August 1958
38. Crisis at Comstock
Aired 11 August 1958
39. Sweet and Gentle LTD.
Aired 18 August 1958
40. The Clever Man
Aired 25 August 1958
41. When the Cat's Away
Aired 1 September 1958
43. Death on Wheels
44. The Bride Wore Bullets
A used car salesman's estranged wife shows up at his apartment and begs forgiveness. During their argument a gunman bursts into Victor's apartment and kills the pretty brunette. Blake discovers that the car the dead woman was driving was hot and decides to set a trap to capture the killer and break up the stolen car racket at the same time.