About this season
San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force while expressing interest in the young widow Fanzler and sparring with attorney Pitt. Adam Kennedy appears as Dion Patrick, an Irish newspaperman who helps the local vigilante committee.
Episodes (37)
1. The Vigilantes Begin
Aired 24 September 1957 • 30 min
Arriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China.
2. All That Glitters
Aired 1 October 1957 • 30 min
A gold prospector is about to be hung for attempting to take back money from a dishonest poker player he thinks cheated him.
3. The Noose
Aired 8 October 1957 • 30 min
Vigilantes disagree on whether to try to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.
4. The Avenger
Aired 15 October 1957 • 30 min
When a reporter is murdered, Dion sets out to seek vengeance.
5. The Search for Lucy Manning
Aired 22 October 1957 • 30 min
Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.
6. The Lost Queue
Aired 29 October 1957 • 30 min
Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.
7. The Regulators
Aired 5 November 1957 • 30 min
To silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife, Martha.
8. Man from Boston
Aired 12 November 1957 • 30 min
Jack is shot by a renegade, and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him.
9. The Barber's Boy
Aired 19 November 1957 • 30 min
The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.
10. The Magic Box
Aired 26 November 1957 • 30 min
Martin Donovan plays the deadly game of politics the only way he knows how to.
11. Little Lost Man
Aired 3 December 1957 • 30 min
The vigilantes try to handle the problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.
12. Strange Quarantine
Aired 10 December 1957 • 30 min
Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic gets hampered.
13. Truce of the Tree
Aired 17 December 1957 • 30 min
A fight for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco by Lord Charlie.
14. The PO 8
Aired 31 December 1957 • 30 min
Patrick and McGivern look for a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.
15. The Coward
Aired 7 January 1958 • 30 min
The cowardly justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart.
16. Panic on Montgomery Street
Aired 14 January 1958 • 30 min
Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.
17. China Doll
Aired 21 January 1958 • 30 min
Dion Patrick gets into a poker game with unusual stakes while trailing a killer.
18. Mr. Valejo
Aired 28 January 1958 • 30 min
Don Mariano Valejo is suspected of leading raids on Yankee settlements.
19. The Alice Pritchard Case
Aired 4 February 1958 • 30 min
A plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered, but the blackmailer is killed.
20. The Man from Paris
Aired 11 February 1958 • 30 min
A Parisian couturier is ridiculed for his "unmanly" profession.
21. The Duel
Aired 18 February 1958 • 30 min
A series of duels is costing San Francisco some prominent citizens.
22. Sorley Boy
Aired 25 February 1958 • 30 min
McGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and the champion of England.
23. Gentleman from Philadelphia
Aired 4 March 1958 • 30 min
Marshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his business partner.
24. The Marshal
Aired 11 March 1958 • 30 min
Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.
25. Death by Proxy
Aired 18 March 1958 • 30 min
A Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family.
26. The Street
Aired 25 March 1958 • 30 min
Matt unknowingly appoints a man hired to kill him as a policeman.
27. J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.
Aired 1 April 1958 • 30 min
Matt Wayne investigates the robbery of $50,000 from prospector J Jimmerson Jones.
28. Skeleton in the Closet
Aired 8 April 1958 • 30 min
After a blackmailer is found murdered, his victims become prime suspects.
29. Pipeline
Aired 22 April 1958 • 30 min
Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company regarding impure water.
30. The Foundling
Aired 29 April 1958 • 30 min
Matt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks. Later, when Alonzo is in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son.
31. Second Trial
Aired 6 May 1958 • 30 min
Matt investigates the suspicious death of a prominent citizen.
32. The Inner Circle
Aired 13 May 1958 • 30 min
While investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime syndicate.
33. The Golden Bride
Aired 20 May 1958 • 30 min
A prospector promises a girl her weight in gold if she marries him.
34. Murietta
Aired 27 May 1958 • 30 min
Mexican-American hostility stands in the way of a young girl's love.
35. Shanghai Queen
Aired 3 June 1958 • 30 min
Matt almost lands at the bottom of the bay while trying to catch a gang of shanghaiing sailors.
36. Bridal Bouquet
Aired 10 June 1958 • 30 min
Dolph Parker finds himself getting more than what he bargained for after importing a woman from the East to be his bride.
37. Golden Grapes
Aired 17 June 1958 • 30 min
A family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery.