Gunslinger

1961 6.3

Gunslinger was a Western television series starring Tony Young that aired on the CBS television network from February 9 until May 18, 1961 on Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m. EST. The series theme song was sung by Frankie Laine. Young played Cord, a young gunfighter who works undercover for the local army garrison commander, acting as a secret law enforcement agent in the territory. The series lasted for only twelve episodes. Gunslinger was the successor to Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.

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Play The Border Incident

1
The Border Incident
1961-02-09
Cord, working undercover for the army, hunts down a former officer charged with starving and torturing prisoners of war.
Play The Hostage Fort

2
The Hostage Fort
1961-02-16
Play Appointment In Cascabel

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Appointment In Cascabel
1961-02-23
Fort Scott offers a reward for Mexican bandit Manuel Garcia, who kidnaps Amby and asks for ransom equal to what Fort Scott is offering.
Play The Zone

4
The Zone
1961-03-02
The shifting Rio Grande around an island leaves ambiguity as to what nation — the US or Mexico — has authority. The lawless take advantage and stay.
Play Rampage

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Rampage
1961-03-16
Play The Recruit

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The Recruit
1961-03-23
Missing Confederate silver puts Cord on the trail.
Play Road of the Dead

7
Road of the Dead
1961-03-30
The Army sends Cord and McGuire to investigate a case of mass death-by-drowning.
Play Golden Circle

8
Golden Circle
1961-04-13
Cord is assigned to accompany Jed Spangler, who has just been released from Yuma prison. The authorities hope Jed will try to recover the loot he stole during the Civil War. Cord wants payback for a friend Jed killed.
Play The Diehards

9
The Diehards
1961-04-20
A patrol led by Murdock is ambushed and several are slain under murky circumstances. Cord decides to investigate.
Play Johnny Sergeant

10
Johnny Sergeant
1961-05-04
Play The Death of Yellow Singer

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The Death of Yellow Singer
1961-05-11
After killing a Native American leader, a young Navajo woman refuses to defend herself.
Play New Savannah

12
New Savannah
1961-05-18
After the war, a group of Southern women attempt to establish a cotton plantation in the Arizona Territory.