Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

Season 51956

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.

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30 Episodes

E01 You Only Run Once

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?

October 5, 1956

E02 The Fearful Courage

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

October 12, 1956

E03 The Long Road Home

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.

October 19, 1956

E04 The Unrelenting Sky

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.

October 26, 1956

E05 The Lariat

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

November 2, 1956

E06 Death Watch

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.

November 9, 1956

E07 Stage to Tucson

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

November 16, 1956

E08 A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo

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

November 23, 1956

E09 Vengeance Canyon

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

November 30, 1956

E10 Return to Nowhere

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.

December 7, 1956

E11 Courage is a Gun

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.

December 14, 1956

E12 Muletown Gold Strike

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.

December 21, 1956

E13 Stars Over Texas

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.

December 28, 1956

E14 The Three Graves

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.

January 4, 1957

E15 No Man Living

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.

January 11, 1957

E16 Time of Decision

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.

January 18, 1957

E17 Until the Man Dies

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.

January 25, 1957

E18 Back Trail

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

February 1, 1957

E19 Dangerous Orders

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.

February 8, 1957

E20 The Necessary Breed

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.

February 15, 1957

E21 The Hanging Tree

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

February 22, 1957

E22 Village of Fear

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

March 1, 1957

E23 Black Creek Encounter

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.

March 8, 1957

E24 There Were Four

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.

March 15, 1957

E25 Fugitive

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.

March 22, 1957

E26 A Time to Live

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.

April 5, 1957

E27 Black is for Grief

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.

April 12, 1957

E28 Badge of Honor

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.

May 3, 1957

E29 Decision at Wilson's Creek

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.

May 17, 1957

E30 Man on the Run

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.

June 21, 1957

Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre

E01 You Only Run Once

E02 The Fearful Courage

E03 The Long Road Home

E04 The Unrelenting Sky

E05 The Lariat

E06 Death Watch

E07 Stage to Tucson

E08 A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo

E09 Vengeance Canyon

E10 Return to Nowhere

E11 Courage is a Gun

E12 Muletown Gold Strike

E13 Stars Over Texas

E14 The Three Graves

E15 No Man Living

E16 Time of Decision

E17 Until the Man Dies

E18 Back Trail

E19 Dangerous Orders

E20 The Necessary Breed

E21 The Hanging Tree

E22 Village of Fear

E23 Black Creek Encounter

E24 There Were Four

E25 Fugitive

E26 A Time to Live

E27 Black is for Grief

E28 Badge of Honor

E29 Decision at Wilson's Creek

E30 Man on the Run

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E01 You Only Run Once

E02 The Fearful Courage

E03 The Long Road Home

E04 The Unrelenting Sky

E05 The Lariat

E06 Death Watch

E07 Stage to Tucson

E08 A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo

E09 Vengeance Canyon

E10 Return to Nowhere

E11 Courage is a Gun

E12 Muletown Gold Strike

E13 Stars Over Texas

E14 The Three Graves

E15 No Man Living

E16 Time of Decision

E17 Until the Man Dies

E18 Back Trail

E19 Dangerous Orders

E20 The Necessary Breed

E21 The Hanging Tree

E22 Village of Fear

E23 Black Creek Encounter

E24 There Were Four

E25 Fugitive

E26 A Time to Live

E27 Black is for Grief

E28 Badge of Honor

E29 Decision at Wilson's Creek