The Californians
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.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Vigilantes Begin
24-09-195730 minArriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China.
- Ep 2
2.All That Glitters
01-10-195730 minA gold prospector is about to be hung for attempting to take back money from a dishonest poker player he thinks cheated him.
- Ep 3
3.The Noose
08-10-195730 minVigilantes disagree on whether to try to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.
- Ep 4
4.The Avenger
15-10-195730 minWhen a reporter is murdered, Dion sets out to seek vengeance.
- Ep 5
5.The Search for Lucy Manning
22-10-195730 minRev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.
- Ep 6
6.The Lost Queue
29-10-195730 minThugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.
- Ep 7
7.The Regulators
05-11-195730 minTo silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife, Martha.
- Ep 8
8.Man from Boston
12-11-195730 minJack is shot by a renegade, and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him.
- Ep 9
9.The Barber's Boy
19-11-195730 minThe Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.
- Ep 10
10.The Magic Box
26-11-195730 minMartin Donovan plays the deadly game of politics the only way he knows how to.
- Ep 11
11.Little Lost Man
03-12-195730 minThe vigilantes try to handle the problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.
- Ep 12
12.Strange Quarantine
10-12-195730 minEastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic gets hampered.
- Ep 13
13.Truce of the Tree
17-12-195730 minA fight for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco by Lord Charlie.
- Ep 14
14.The PO 8
31-12-195730 minPatrick and McGivern look for a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.
- Ep 15
15.The Coward
07-01-195830 minThe cowardly justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart.
- Ep 16
16.Panic on Montgomery Street
14-01-195830 minBanker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.
- Ep 17
17.China Doll
21-01-195830 minDion Patrick gets into a poker game with unusual stakes while trailing a killer.
- Ep 18
18.Mr. Valejo
28-01-195830 minDon Mariano Valejo is suspected of leading raids on Yankee settlements.
- Ep 19
19.The Alice Pritchard Case
04-02-195830 minA plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered, but the blackmailer is killed.
- Ep 20
20.The Man from Paris
11-02-195830 minA Parisian couturier is ridiculed for his "unmanly" profession.
- Ep 21
21.The Duel
18-02-195830 minA series of duels is costing San Francisco some prominent citizens.
- Ep 22
22.Sorley Boy
25-02-195830 minMcGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and the champion of England.
- Ep 23
23.Gentleman from Philadelphia
04-03-195830 minMarshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his business partner.
- Ep 24
24.The Marshal
11-03-195830 minOutlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.
- Ep 25
25.Death by Proxy
18-03-195830 minA Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family.
- Ep 26
26.The Street
25-03-195830 minMatt unknowingly appoints a man hired to kill him as a policeman.
- Ep 27
27.J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.
01-04-195830 minMatt Wayne investigates the robbery of $50,000 from prospector J Jimmerson Jones.
- Ep 28
28.Skeleton in the Closet
08-04-195830 minAfter a blackmailer is found murdered, his victims become prime suspects.
- Ep 29
29.Pipeline
22-04-195830 minDoc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company regarding impure water.
- Ep 30
30.The Foundling
29-04-195830 minMatt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks. Later, when Alonzo is in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son.
- Ep 31
31.Second Trial
06-05-195830 minMatt investigates the suspicious death of a prominent citizen.
- Ep 32
32.The Inner Circle
13-05-195830 minWhile investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime syndicate.
- Ep 33
33.The Golden Bride
20-05-195830 minA prospector promises a girl her weight in gold if she marries him.
- Ep 34
34.Murietta
27-05-195830 minMexican-American hostility stands in the way of a young girl's love.
- Ep 35
35.Shanghai Queen
03-06-195830 minMatt almost lands at the bottom of the bay while trying to catch a gang of shanghaiing sailors.
- Ep 36
36.Bridal Bouquet
10-06-195830 minDolph Parker finds himself getting more than what he bargained for after importing a woman from the East to be his bride.
- Ep 37
37.Golden Grapes
17-06-195830 minA family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery.
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