Stories of the Century
-Season 1
Episodes
1. Belle Starr
Jan 23, 1954
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.
2. Billy The Kid
Jan 30, 1954
Matt and Frankie set out on the trail of cattle rustlers led by one of the West's youngest and most notorious outlaws.
3. Frank And Jesse James
Feb 7, 1954Railroad 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.
4. Geronimo
Feb 14, 1954Railroad 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.
5. Quantrill And His Raiders
Feb 21, 1954The U.S. Army calls on Matt Clark (Jim Davis) to help subdue an Indian uprising led by Sioux chief Crazy Horse. Frankie: Mary Castle.
6. Cattle Kate
Feb 28, 1954Matt 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.
7. Sam Bass
Mar 4, 1954Henry 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.
8. Johnny Ringo
Mar 11, 1954Matt (Jim Davis) and Frankie join a circus to trap an escaped killer. Frankie: Mary Castle.
9. The Dalton Gang
Mar 18, 1954Psychopathic killer Harry Tracy's senseless brutality disgusts even the members of his own gang. Matt: Jim Davis.
10. Doc. Holliday
Mar 25, 1954No overview available.
11. The Younger Brothers
Apr 2, 1954No overview available.
12. John Wesley Hardin
Apr 9, 1954No overview available.
13. Joaquin Murietta
Apr 16, 1954No overview available.
14. Tiburcio Vasquez
Apr 23, 1954No overview available.
15. Chief Crazy Horse
Apr 30, 1954No overview available.
16. Black Bart
May 6, 1954No overview available.
17. Henry Plummer
May 13, 1954No overview available.
18. Bill Longley
May 20, 1954No overview available.
19. Harry Tracy
May 27, 1954No overview available.
20. Wild Bunch Of Wyoming
Jun 3, 1954Outlaw Butch Cassidy's sense of humor proves his undoing. Matt: Jim Davis. Frankie: Mary Castle.
21. The Doolin Gang
Jun 10, 1954No overview available.
22. Little Britches
Jun 17, 1954No overview available.
23. Black Jack Ketchum
Jun 24, 1954"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.
24. Tom Horn
Jul 1, 1954Matt and Frankie witness a boy's murder, which plunges them into a Wyoming range war. Matt: Jim Davis. Frankie: Mary Castle.
25. Ben Thompson
Jul 8, 1954Matt 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.
26. Clay Allison
Jul 15, 1954The Civil War is long over, but two Southern sympathizers are still at it---terrorizing Yankees in the Southwest. Matt: Jim Davis.