Zane Grey Theater

Season 1

An anthology based on the novels and stories of Zane Grey. Dick Powell hosts.
Where to Watch Season 1
30 Episodes
  • You Only Run Once
    E1
    You Only Run OnceWhen 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?
  • The Fearful Courage
    E2
    The Fearful CourageAfter witnessing a murder Louise Brandon is then hunted by the gunmen who want to end her life for fear she will testify.
  • The Long Road Home
    E3
    The Long Road HomeA 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.
  • The Unrelenting Sky
    E4
    The Unrelenting SkyRancher Clint Howard and his wife Peg run into more hardship than happiness as they struggle to settle on their Arizona homestead. Clint joins two neighbors in trying to obtain water from a merciless old man who refuses to share his supply during a drought.
  • The Lariat
    E5
    The LariatAfter serving five years for accidentally killing a man with a lariat, Morgan returns to seek justice from the Judge who sentenced him.
  • Death Watch
    E6
    Death WatchAfter 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.
  • Stage to Tucson
    E7
    Stage to TucsonMarshal Thorpe has received a tip that bank robber Bide Turley is on the stage from Las Cruces to Tucson.
  • A Quiet Sunday in San Ardo
    E8
    A Quiet Sunday in San ArdoA small Western town is jolted from its serenity by the murder of its marshal. The townspeople unanimously choose rancher Clay Burnett to fill the post and to track down the killers. But Burnett, desiring a quiet and peaceful life, refuses, and he is accused of being a coward.
  • Vengeance Canyon
    E9
    Vengeance CanyonAfter his son is murdered Joe seeks revenge on his killer.
  • Return to Nowhere
    E10
    Return to NowhereAn 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.
  • Courage is a Gun
    E11
    Courage is a GunA gunslinger is wounded by the marshal in a shooting while waiting to settle a feud. He then plots to kill the marshal as well.
  • Muletown Gold Strike
    E12
    Muletown Gold StrikeMason 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.
  • Stars Over Texas
    E13
    Stars Over TexasWhen a Wagon from Indiana is ambushed and burned by bushwackers, little Annie Morgan loses her family and gains a new one in the Todds.
  • The Three Graves
    E14
    The Three GravesA 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.
  • No Man Living
    E15
    No Man LivingJim Todd, a former sheriff, has committed his life to track down the four men who held up a bank and shot his wife. After finding three, he finds a man who resembles the fourth but is a respected citizen.
  • Time of Decision
    E16
    Time of DecisionA 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.
  • Until the Man Dies
    E17
    Until the Man DiesCattle rancher Clint Belmet saves criminal Dave Jordan from a lynching determined not to allow mob rule to deprive Nevada of her chance for statehood.
  • Back Trail
    E18
    Back TrailEx-gunman John Fallon takes on the town bullies who are trying to get rid of the farmers and take their land.
  • Dangerous Orders
    E19
    Dangerous OrdersCaptain 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.
  • The Necessary Breed
    E20
    The Necessary BreedA bounty hunter tracks a man to his home town. After he kills the man, he stops in to visit his wife. His wife tells him she can't live that type of life anymore and is leaving him. He says he can't change.
  • The Hanging Tree
    E21
    The Hanging TreeThe town is out to hang a man without the marshal around, they become the judge jury and executioner.
  • Village of Fear
    E22
    Village of FearA traveling book salesman is greeted by a dead man hanging in an alley when he arrives in a deserted Western town.
  • Black Creek Encounter
    E23
    Black Creek EncounterA 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.
  • There Were Four
    E24
    There Were FourA 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.
  • Fugitive
    E25
    FugitiveFleeing 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.
  • A Time to Live
    E26
    A Time to LiveSteve is the lone survivor of a disastrous armed robbery. He recovers from his injuries, but is told that because of the location of the bullet, he will be lucky to live six months. Realizing his time is short, he goes on a desperate bid to live life to the fullest and exact revenge on those who tried to kill him.
  • Black is for Grief
    E27
    Black is for GriefJEFF Anderson comes home after a long absence because of the war to find his wife Barbara has been murdered. He begins to try and unravel the circumstances of her death and discovers Barbara was not as pure as he'd hoped.
  • Badge of Honor
    E28
    Badge of HonorHoby Gilman returns to Crawford, Texas after the war and finds the town is taken over by a former confederate colonel. Hoby is asked to stand up to the colonel but he has had enough of guns and violence.
  • Decision at Wilson's Creek
    E29
    Decision at Wilson's CreekThe 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.
  • Man on the Run
    E30
    Man on the RunAn 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.
Cast of Season 1
  • Dick PowellSelf - Host
 
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