Stories of the Century (1954)
Synopsis
Stories of the Century is a 39-episode Western television series starring Jim Davis that ran in syndication through Republic Pictures between January 23, 1954, and March 11, 1955.
Episodes
Belle Starr
Railroad Detective Matt Clark and his assistant Frankie Adams investigate the stealing of a herd of horses belonging to the U. S. Cavalry. They learn that the leader of the outlaws is a woman named Belle Starr.
Billy The Kid
Matt and Frankie set out on the trail of cattle rustlers led by one of the West's youngest and most notorious outlaws.
Frank And Jesse James
Railroad detectives Matt Clark and Frankie Adams pursue the vengeful James brothers, Frank and Jesse, who declare war on the law after their young half-brother is killed in a police ambush.
Geronimo
Railroad detectives Matt Clark and Frankie Adams go after Apache chief Geronimo, who has been identified by Joe Burns, the night watchman of the railroad yards, as the leader of a band of freight-car robbers.
Quantrill And His Raiders
The U.S. Army calls on Matt Clark (Jim Davis) to help subdue an Indian uprising led by Sioux chief Crazy Horse. Frankie: Mary Castle.
Cattle Kate
Matt and Frankie head to Sweetwater, Wyoming where major cattle ranches are suffering heavy losses. A woman nicknamed Cattle Kate becomes the focus due the number of livestock she sells despite her small operation.
Sam Bass
Henry Plummer is elected sheriff of Bannack, Mont., on a law-enforcement ticket---but then he promptly turns to crime. Matt: Jim Davis. Frankie: Mary Castle.
Johnny Ringo
Matt (Jim Davis) and Frankie join a circus to trap an escaped killer. Frankie: Mary Castle.
The Dalton Gang
Psychopathic killer Harry Tracy's senseless brutality disgusts even the members of his own gang. Matt: Jim Davis.
Doc. Holliday
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The Younger Brothers
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John Wesley Hardin
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Joaquin Murietta
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Tiburcio Vasquez
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Chief Crazy Horse
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Black Bart
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Henry Plummer
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Bill Longley
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Harry Tracy
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Wild Bunch Of Wyoming
Outlaw Butch Cassidy's sense of humor proves his undoing. Matt: Jim Davis. Frankie: Mary Castle.
The Doolin Gang
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Little Britches
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Black Jack Ketchum
"Black Jack" Ketchum took Martha Cullen's husband from her and now he has talked her son into joining his gang. Matt: Jim Clark. Frankie: Mary Castle.
Tom Horn
Matt and Frankie witness a boy's murder, which plunges them into a Wyoming range war. Matt: Jim Davis. Frankie: Mary Castle.
Ben Thompson
Matt Clark (Jim Davis) and Frankie Adams trail a gunman who started the biggest prairie fire in Texas history as part of a swindle. Frankie: Mary Castle.
Clay Allison
The Civil War is long over, but two Southern sympathizers are still at it---terrorizing Yankees in the Southwest. Matt: Jim Davis.
Cast
Details
Original Title
Stories of the Century
Status
Ended
Seasons
2
Episodes
39
Production
Republic Pictures