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1.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Reno
(1955)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
Reno, Nevada's naming begins on the battlefields of Mexico where officer Reno serves with Steve and Red. While they head west Reno returns to West Point. He becomes a Civil War hero and his friends intend to honor him.
Director: Stuart E. McGowan | Stars: William Schallert, Frank Griffin, Stanley Clements, Paul Sorensen
Votes: 27
2.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Loophole
(1961)
TV-PG | 25 min | Western
When Claypool swindles McSween out of his mine, storekeeper Hobart has an idea for retribution. Trained as a lawyer he traps Claypool into owing him the mine's deed but not before physical violence occurs.
Director: Jesse Hibbs | Stars: Alexander Davion, Arthur Shields, Cynthia Patrick, Tom Monroe
Votes: 21
3. Markham (1959–1960)
30 min | Crime, Drama
A private investigator, who had been a successful lawyer, solves crimes almost anywhere in the world, although he is based in New York City.
Stars: Ray Milland, Simon Scott, Henry Corden, Barney Phillips
Votes: 87
4. The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family
Widower Sheriff Andy Taylor, and his son Opie, live with Andy's Aunt Bee in Mayberry, North Carolina. With virtually no crimes to solve, most of Andy's time is spent philosophizing and calming down his cousin Deputy Barney Fife.
Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 16,952
5. The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
TV-G | 120 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
A Disney-produced anthology covering many different genres.
Stars: Walt Disney, Paul Frees, Clarence Nash, Slim Pickens
Votes: 2,289
6.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Hard Bargain
(1957)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Looking for a job, Cheyenne rides into town and is caught up in a fight and witnesses a bank holdup. Deputized, he catches the robber but is conflicted when the fugitive saves him from a bear trap that almost kills him.
Director: Edward Ludwig | Stars: Clint Walker, Richard Crenna, Regis Toomey, Dawn Richard
Votes: 101
7.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Star in the Dust
(1956)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Cheyenne meets a sheriff he admires and a town he likes so he decides to stick around. When he finds he has an agenda too that involves a pretty woman and some easy money, he has second thoughts and a decision to make.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Clint Walker, Adele Mara, Don Megowan, Ian Wolfe
Votes: 122
8.
The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
Episode:
Wyatt Earp Rides Shotgun
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Earp is asked by Wells Fargo to ride shotgun to help catch the Purvis gang. Earp agrees with conditions including a posse to follow the state but a grandmother complicates the situation when she refuses to wait for a later stage.
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Isabel Randolph, Mason Alan Dinehart, William Tannen
Votes: 44
9.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
Rope of Cards
(1958)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Bret is selected to serve on the jury of a murder trial and finds himself the only member who refuses to believe that the defendant is guilty.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: James Garner, Will Wright, Joan Marshall, William Reynolds
Votes: 164
10.
Wagon Train (1957–1965)
Episode:
The Ruttledge Munroe Story
(1958)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
Ruttledge Munroe joins the wagon train on the trail. It's noticed right off his odd sense of humor but when he saves the major's life, it is forgotten until he kills someone else and the real reason he joined up is revealed.
Director: Richard Bartlett | Stars: Ward Bond, Robert Horton, John Drew Barrymore, Mala Powers
Votes: 90
11.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
A Study in Petticoats
(1960)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Jim Hardie is on a stage guarding a package for Jake Hoover insured for $10,000. He is with two female passengers and a renown gunfighter. An attempt is made on the stage but rebuffed. However, the owner's daughter wants to relieve Jim.
Director: Gene Fowler Jr. | Stars: Dale Robertson, Whitney Blake, Diane Jergens, Chris Alcaide
Votes: 45
12. Frontier Doctor (1956– )
30 min | Western
The adventures of a small town doctor working in the Arizona territory during the early 1900s.
Stars: Rex Allen, Mason Alan Dinehart, Robert Swan, Tom Black
Votes: 111
13.
77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
Episode:
Girl on the Run
(1958)
TV-PG | 77 min | Action, Crime, Drama
PI Stu is hired to find a singer who witnessed a murder, before she's iced too by comb-crazy, cold-blooded hit-man Smiley. She and Stu fall in love.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Erin O'Brien, Shepperd Strudwick, Edd Byrnes
Votes: 65
14. Lawman (1958–1962)
30 min | Western
This is the story of Marshal Dan Troop of Laramie, Wyoming, and his Deputy Johnny McKay, an orphan Troop took under his wing.
Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Peggie Castle, Emile Avery
Votes: 967
15. M Squad (1957–1960)
Not Rated | 30 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
The hard-hitting adventures of tough Lieutenant Frank Ballinger, a member of the Chicago Police Department's M Squad, an elite crime-fighting unit.
Stars: Lee Marvin, Paul Newlan, Gail Kobe, Morris Ankrum
Votes: 385
16.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Born Bad
(1957)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
His gear stolen, Cheyenne follows the thief and killer to a small town. The outlaw has stopped there to see the sheriff - his father. The sheriff resigns so Cheyenne takes the job and falls for a girl who's father was the sheriff.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Clint Walker, Wright King, Jil Jarmyn, Robert F. Simon
Votes: 94
17.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Deadline
(1957)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Cheyenne works for Charley Dolan who is given 24 hours to vacate his property. A gang run by Len Garth is forcing people off their land. He burns the newspaper office killing the owner. Dolan offers money to rebuild the paper.
Director: Joseph Kane | Stars: Clint Walker, John Qualen, Ann Robinson, Mark Roberts
Votes: 76
18. Rio Bravo (1959)
Passed | 141 min | Drama, Western
A small-town sheriff in the American West enlists the help of a disabled man, a drunk, and a young gunfighter in his efforts to hold in jail the brother of the local bad guy.
Director: Howard Hawks | Stars: John Wayne, Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Angie Dickinson
Votes: 67,966 | Gross: $12.54M
19. Maverick (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Bret and Bart Maverick are well-dressed gamblers who migrate from town to town always looking for a good game.
Stars: Jack Kelly, James Garner, Roger Moore, Lane Chandler
Votes: 3,620
20. Cheyenne (1955–1963)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
After the Civil War, nomadic adventurer Cheyenne Bodie roamed the West looking for fights, bad guys to beat up, and women. His job changed from episode to episode.
Stars: Clint Walker, Clyde Howdy, Chuck Hicks, Lane Chandler
Votes: 2,021
21. Peter Gunn (1958–1961)
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Peter Gunn is a private detective with a knack for finding trouble. His cases often mean he runs into the shadiest characters, most vicious thugs and the most powerful crime bosses. Cool and resourceful, he always gets the guilty party.
Stars: Craig Stevens, Herschel Bernardi, Lola Albright, Bill Chadney
Votes: 1,648
22. Wide Country (1962–1963)
60 min | Drama, Sport, Western
Mitch Guthrie is a champion bronco rider in the rodeo who tries to keep his kid brother, Andy, from pursuing the same life.
Stars: Earl Holliman, Andrew Prine, Slim Pickens, Ray Teal
Votes: 93
23.
The Andy Griffith Show (1960–1968)
Episode:
The Bookie Barber
(1962)
TV-G | 25 min | Comedy, Family
When business gets too hectic, Floyd hires a second barber who turns out to be a bookie. Barney goes undercover as an old lady to catch them.
Director: Bob Sweeney | Stars: Andy Griffith, Ron Howard, Don Knotts, Frances Bavier
Votes: 326
24.
The Magical World of Disney (1954–1997)
Episode:
Texas John Slaughter: Range War at Tombstone
(1959)
Unrated | 60 min | Adventure, Drama, Family
Slaughter and Ashley are accused of being thieves by a girl, Viola, but eventually they help her and her parents. Viola turns down Ashley's proposal, but Slaughter begins to get interested in her himself.
Director: Harry Keller | Stars: Tom Tryon, Darryl Hickman, Regis Toomey, Betty Lynn
Votes: 15
25.
The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
Episode:
Frontier Guard
(1951)
30 min | Western
Gene gets caught up in a kidnapping attempt when he stumbles into a town where competing interests are trying gain control of a ranch in a strategic location on the edge of the Mexican border.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Pat Buttram, Donna Martell
Votes: 13
26.
The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
Episode:
Killer's Trail
(1951)
30 min | Western
Gene is hot on the trail of El Avengador (The Avenger), but he may be chasing the wrong person.
Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Pat Buttram, Donna Martell
Votes: 11
27.
The Gene Autry Show (1950–1955)
Episode:
The Gray Dude
(1950)
30 min | Western
Gene teams up with a local sheriff to try and track down the man responsible for the death of a mutual friend. Things become strained when they cross a county line and meet with a sheriff ... See full summary »
Director: Frank McDonald | Stars: Gene Autry, Champion, Chill Wills, James Griffith
Votes: 16
28.
Maverick (1957–1962)
Episode:
The Third Rider
(1958)
TV-G | 60 min | Western
Bart Maverick is helping two men, one of who is injured, when a posse appears. One horseman flees and escapes, while the other is killed by the posse. Bart becomes the chief suspect in a robbery/murder the horsemen are suspected of.
Director: Franklin Adreon | Stars: Jack Kelly, Frank Faylen, Barbara Nichols, Michael Dante
Votes: 107
29. Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
TV-14 | 60 min | Western
Agent Jim Hardie splits his life between being an agent helping Wells Fargo cope with bad guys, and owning a ranch near San Francisco, California.
Stars: Dale Robertson, Art Felix, Kit Carson, William Demarest
Votes: 1,222
30. Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Tough Sheriff Clay Hollister keeps the law in Tombstone, Arizona with the support of his faithful deputies and the editor of the local newspaper.
Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Quentin Sondergaard, Bill Catching
Votes: 527
31. Coronado 9 (1960–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Crime
A former Naval intelligence officer works as a private detective in San Diego, California.
Stars: Rod Cameron, Vaughn Taylor, Sue Ane Langdon, Walter Reed
Votes: 83
32.
Lawman (1958–1962)
Episode:
The Holdout
(1962)
30 min | Western
Blake Stevens is a well respected businessman. When he doesn't fight back against a vigilante group of thugs determined to take over Laramie, the remaining town council want Troop's badge, and he isn't going along with their decision.
Director: Richard C. Sarafian | Stars: John Russell, Peter Brown, Arch Johnson, Larry Ward
Votes: 42
33.
Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode:
Warrant for Death
(1959)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
On a two day stagecoach ride to Larrabee, Hollister, two men and a woman stop overnight at a hotel. Next day, one of the men kills the stagecoach driver to stop a warrant being delivered, but realizes his big mistake too late.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Russ Conway, Mary Webster
Votes: 38
34. The Sheriff of Cochise (1956–1959)
30 min | Crime, Drama, Western
While this sounds like a western, "The Sheriff of Cochise" was a contemporary police drama set in Cochise County, Arizona. Stories seemed strangely similar to "Highway Patrol," emphasizing ... See full summary »
Stars: John Bromfield, Stan Jones, Roy Engel, Joe Kirk
Votes: 99
35.
The Big Valley (1965–1969)
Episode:
A Day of Terror
(1966)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
At church for Sunday School, the Barkley women are taken prisoner by a family of desperadoes dealing with one of their own wounded.
Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans
Votes: 108
36.
The Cisco Kid (1950–1956)
Episode:
Lost City of the Incas
(1952)
Approved | 30 min | Western
When Cisco and Pancho find a dying archaeologist, they follow his partners into a lost city. The Inca princess believes Cisco and Pancho are trying to steal their treasures, so she imprisons them.
Director: George Cahan | Stars: Duncan Renaldo, Leo Carrillo, Gloria Saunders, Billy Griffith
Votes: 14
37.
Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)
Episode:
That Stands for Pool
(1959)
25 min | Comedy, Thriller
Mr. Lucky and Andamo find that betting on the outcome of a pool (billiards) game involves more than money-it also involves their life or death.
Director: Jack Arnold | Stars: John Vivyan, Ross Martin, Pippa Scott, Stanley Adams
Votes: 45
38.
Tombstone Territory (1957–1960)
Episode:
Doc Holliday in Durango
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
June 19, 1882 - Outlaw Ed Mace is passing through Tombstone when he kills two men in a saloon, one of those being Clay Hollister's deputy. Mace leaves town headed for Durango where he ... See full summary »
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Pat Conway, Richard Eastham, Gerald Mohr, Mark Tapscott
Votes: 48
39. Adventures of Superman (1952–1958)
TV-G | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Crime
The Man of Steel fights crime with help from his friends at the "Daily Planet."
Stars: George Reeves, Noel Neill, Jack Larson, John Hamilton
Votes: 4,452
40. 77 Sunset Strip (1958–1964)
TV-PG | 60 min | Action, Crime, Drama
Stu Bailey and Jeff Spencer are the wisecracking, womanizing private-detective heroes of this Warner Brothers drama.
Stars: Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, Jacqueline Beer
Votes: 1,633
41. Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951–1958)
30 min | Family, Western
Hickok rode Buckshot while 300-pound Jingles rode Joker. Jingles described Hickok as "the bravest, strongest, fightingest U.S. Marshal in the whole West." And that's about it: he beat up all the bad guys and somehow kept his good looks.
Stars: Guy Madison, Andy Devine, Sam Flint, William Haade
Votes: 230
42.
Cheyenne (1955–1963)
Episode:
Julesburg
(1955)
TV-G | 50 min | Western
Cheyenne and Smitty encounter settlers headed to Wyoming who lost their guide. On the way to Fort Laramie, a group of rustlers steal their cattle and a boy's brother is killed. The two head to a nearby to try to recover the stolen cattle.
Director: Richard L. Bare | Stars: Clint Walker, L.Q. Jones, Adelle August, Ray Teal
Votes: 148
43.
Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962)
Episode:
The Break
(1958)
TV-14 | 30 min | Western
Jim investigates the murder of a Wells Fargo express agent. His only lead is a young wounded outlaw. With the help of the local sheriff, Jim pretends to be Jesse James and tricks the youthful criminal into taking him to the gang's hideout.
Director: Earl Bellamy | Stars: Dale Robertson, Steven Terrell, Richard Travis, Jack Littlefield
Votes: 45
44.
Zane Grey Theatre (1956–1961)
Episode:
Handful of Ashes
(1958)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
The sheriff needs a deputy, but the only one volunteering for the job is Ben Cary, whom everyone thinks is too old for the job. When an outlaw, ill due to a snakebite, arrives at his farm, ... See full summary »
Director: Robert Gordon | Stars: Thomas Mitchell, June Lockhart, Gene Evans, Dabbs Greer
Votes: 26
45. Giant (1956)
G | 201 min | Drama, Western
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
Director: George Stevens | Stars: Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean, Carroll Baker
Votes: 42,194
46. The Big Valley (1965–1969)
TV-PG | 60 min | Western
The Wild West adventures of the Barkley family in California's San Joaquin Valley.
Stars: Richard Long, Peter Breck, Lee Majors, Linda Evans
Votes: 3,534
47. Westward the Women (1951)
Passed | 118 min | Adventure, Drama, Western
A trail guide escorts a group of women from Chicago to California to marry men that have recently begun settling there.
Director: William A. Wellman | Stars: Robert Taylor, Denise Darcel, Hope Emerson, John McIntire
Votes: 3,790
48. The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955–1961)
TV-PG | 30 min | Western
Loosely based on historical fact, the series portrays the gunslinging Wyatt Earp and his successful determination for law and order.
Stars: Hugh O'Brian, Jimmy Noel, Ethan Laidlaw, Bill Coontz
Votes: 1,102
49. Checkmate (1960–1962)
60 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Don Corey and Jed Sills operate Checkmate, Inc., a very high-priced detective agency in San Francisco. Helping them protect the lives of their clients is British criminologist (once an Oxford professor) Carl Hyatt.
Stars: Anthony George, Doug McClure, Sebastian Cabot, Ken Lynch
Votes: 314
50. Mr. Lucky (1959–1960)
30 min | Comedy, Thriller
A large ship sailing in international waters allowed patrons to gamble the night away. Mr. Lucky was the owner, and with his assistant Andamo, handled problem patrons, crooks, and cops to stay afloat.
Stars: John Vivyan, Ross Martin, Tom Brown, Joe Scott
Votes: 371