SEASON SIX 1962-1963
United States
Episode Guide – Season 6
| TITLE | SYNOPSIS | GUEST STARS | COMMENTS |
| Wagon Train Mutiny (ep. #6.1) 9/19/1962 7/24/1963 (rerun) |
A couple incites the other travelers to rebel against Hale’s authority after they come upon a wagon party devasted by Comancheros. Hale is told by a wounded renegade that they plan to attack his train as well. | Dan Duryea as Amos Jane Wyman as Hannah Dick Jones as John Hunter Jose De Vega as Renaldo Peter Helm as Leland John Rodney as Major |
Dan Duryea also appears in the Cliff Grundy Story (ep. #1.15); the Sacramento Story (ep. # 1.39); the Last Man (ep. #2.19); the Bleymier Story (ep. #4.8) and the Race Town Story (ep. #8.4) |
| Caroline Casteel Story (ep. #6.2) 9/26/1962 7/31/1963 (rerun) |
A man long ago gave up hope that his wife is alive after her capture by Indians is told by another man that he’s managed to trade her away from Indians and reunites her with her husband and son. | Barbara Stanwyck as Caroline Casteel Charles Drake as Frank Casteel Roger Mobley as Jamie Casteel Richard H. Cutting as Adam Stryker Alice Frost as Abigail Stryker Dennis Rush as Ham Stryker Robert F. Simon as Scofield |
Barbara Stanwyck also appeared in the Maud Frazer Story (ep. #5.3); the Molly Kincaid Story (ep. #7.1) and Kate Crawley Story (ep. #7.19) |
| Madame Sagittarius Story (ep. #6.3) 10/3/1962 6/12/1963 (rerun) |
The other passengers snub a woman who’s a palmist, astrologer, medicine peddler, phrenologist and all around con artist, but Charlie’s heart is captured by her and they soon become very close. | Thelma Ritter as Madame Sagittarius Doug Lambert as Dennie Hallock Murvyn Vye as Jeb Morgan Gail Bonney as Mrs. Hallock Zeme North as Tessie Morgan Perry Lopez, Robert Ryan |
Frank McGrath |
| Martin Gatsby Story (ep. #6.4) 10/10/1962 |
A wealthy merchant, impatient to reach California, wants to get the wagons moving, demanding that Hale leave behind an impoverished family who are causing delays. | Fred Clark as Martin Gatsby Virginia Christine as Elaine Gatsby Harry Carey Jr. as Jeb Jocelyn Brando as Grace Lefton James McCallion as Caleb Leftone |
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| John Augustus Story (ep. #6.5) 10/17/1962 |
When a gambler plays cards with a Chinese merchant, he’s astonished to find that he’s won a Chinese girl in the poker game. | Joseph Cotten as John Augustus Nobu McCarthy as Mayleen Allen Jung as Din Pau Yee Meg Wyllie as Matilda |
Joseph Cotten also appears in the Captain Dan Brady Story (ep. #5.1) |
| Mavis Grant Story (ep. #6.6) 10/24/1962 |
The train, in desperate need of water, comes up against a hard-as-nails woman who wants to strip the passengers of their money and possessions before she’ll give water to them from her well. | Ann Sheridan as Mavis Grant Parley Baer as Maitland Anna Karen as Mrs. Maitland Mary Jane Saunders as Sally Maitland |
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| Lisa Raincloud Story (ep. #6.7) 10/31/1962 7/17/1963 (rerun) |
Hawks is badly wounded and captured by the Indians, who plan to execute him after he recovers, but during his convalescence he and an Indian princess fall in love. | Dana Wynter as Lisa Raincloud George Keymas as Grey Wolf Gregg Barton as Tabor Dal McKennon as Jethro Ken Mayer |
Terry Wilson |
| Shiloh Degnan Story (ep. #6.8) 11/7/1962 7/3/1963 (rerun) |
The train comes upon a dying Army major, who accuses his commander, a national hero, of murder by sending him to certain death in a battle with Indians. This scandal could ruin the hero’s glorious career. | Lorence Kerr as Shiloh Degnan Russell Johnson as Maj. Dan Marriott Nancy Gates as Mrs. Marriott James Gavin as McClellan R.G. Armstrong as Gen. Kirby Barry Morse as Fogarty Peter Whitney as Galloway |
Russell Johnson would end up stranded as “The Professor” on Gilligan’s Island and also appears in the Cliff Grundy Story (ep. #1.15) and the Beauty Jamison Story (ep. #2.11).Barry Morse would hound David Janssen as Lt. Gerard in the Fugitive. |
| Levy-McGowan Story (ep. #6.9) 11/14/1962 |
A checker game sets off a feud between a Jew and an Irishman, which jeopardizes the romance of their children. | Leo Fuchs as Simon Levy Liam Redmond as Patrick McGowan Lory Patrick as Rachel Levy Gary Vinson as Sean McGowan Nora Marlowe as Nancy McGowan Kevin Brody as David Levy |
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| John Bernard Story (ep. #6.10) 11/21/1962 (Originally scheduled for 10/3/62) |
Indians kidnap a woman, leaving an Indian boy ill with leprosy in her place, promising to return her if they heal the boy. A priest is shocked to find he shares the other passengers fear and hatred toward the boy. | Robert Ryan as John Bernard Perry Lopez as Mitsina Beau Bridges as Larry Gill Cliff Osmond as Ben Gill William Fawcett as Budgeon Doris Kemper as Mrs. Budgeon Herbert Lytton as Dr. Porter Jack Grinnage |
Terry Wilson |
| Kurt Davos Story (ep. #6.11) 11/28/1962 |
Afraid of dogs, a lady traveler avoids a fellow passenger and his bull dog, but it’s they who rescue her when she is charged by a wild bull. | Eddie Albert as Kurt Davos Frances Reid as Florence Hastings Karl Lukas as Dr. Parnell Arthur Space as Will Hershey Amzie Strickland as Minnie Hershey |
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| Eve Newhope Story (ep. #6.12) 12/5/1962 |
A man has come West to pay a surprise visit to his daughter, whom he thinks is a respectable married woman, but the surprise is on him when he finds that she is single and running a saloon in a mining town. | Ann Blyth as Eve Newhope Jim Davis as Dan Ryan George Kane as Paul Leighton Tudor Owen as patrick O’Shaughnessey Slim Pickens, Richard Reeves |
Davis, who also appears in the Candy O’Hara Story (ep. #4.11) and the Melanie Craig Story (ep. #7.22) would become Jock Ewing on Dallas from 1978 until his death in 1981. |
| Orly French Story (ep. #6.13) 12/12/1962 6/26/63 (rerun) |
A former outlaw, now a deeply religious marshal, tries to lead a young bank robber along | Peter Fonda as Orly French John Doucette as Marshal Jason Hartman Sharon Farrell as Judy Robert Cornthwaite as Dr. Wilson Gil Perkins as Bates |
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| Donna Fuller Story (ep. #6.14) 12/19/1962 |
A temperance crusader and her female flock joint the train, causing an uproar with their zeal to weed out and destroy all liquor on hand. Trouble is, the crusader falls in love with a man who turns out to be a winemaker. | Jeanne Cooper as Donna Fuller Simon Oakland as Alonzo Galezio Larry Blake as Prof. Widdam Elvia Allman as Sabrina Sandra Gould as as Edith Barbara Ann Knudson as Dora Kathleen Freeman as Dolly |
Jeanne Cooper is best known as Kay Chancellor on The Young and the Restless.She also appeared in The Traitor (ep. #5.11); Kitty Pryer Story (ep. #7.10); The Whipping (ep. #7.27) and the Story of Hector Heatherington (ep. #8.13) |
| Sam Darland Story (ep. #6.15) 12/26/1962 8/21/1963 (rerun) |
In arid, dangerous Indian country the train comes upon a man and his group of orphaned boys living in an abandoned ghost town. | Art Linkletter as Sam Darland Nancy Davis as Mrs. Baxter X. Brands as Tulo Bill Mumy as Toddy Tommy Nolan as Billy Steven Ritch as Red Cloud Robert ‘Rusty’ Stevens as johnny |
Danger! Warning Will Robinson! Billy Mummy would go on to Lost in Space and later, to play Lennier in Babylon 5.Nancy Davis is also known as Mrs. Ronald Reagan. |
| Abel Weatherly Story (ep. #6.16) 1/2/1963 |
Crossing the Nebraska plains the train comes upon the overturned wagon of a lone sea captain. Theygive aid to the injured man, then in the middle of the night, he tries to kill Hawks. | J.D. Cannon asAbel Weatherly John Ashley as Fratelli William Fawcett as Drifter Valerie Varda as Ilona |
Terry Wilson |
| Davey Baxter Story (ep. #6.17) 1/9/1963 |
A fatherless boy loses his mother in a wagon accident which also badly mangles his arm. With the doctor away, Hale must make the decision as to whether the boy’s arm must be amputated in order to save the boy’s life. | Tommy Sands as Davey Baxter Jeannine Riley as Susan Louise Arthur as Mrs. Forbes Sam Edwards as Forbes Charles Herbert as Walley |
John McIntireTommy Sands also stars in the Larry Hanify Story (ep. #3.17); the Gus Morgan Story (ep. #7.3) and the Bob Stuart Story (ep. #8.1) |
| Johnny Masters Story (ep. #6.18) 1/16/1963 8/28/1963 (rerun) |
On the way to get a military escort for the train through perilous country, Duke encounters the remains of an Indian raid and saves an Indian turned soldier from his comrades who detest him for his ancestry. | Anthony George as Johnny Masters Robert J. Wilke as Col. Stone Harry Hickox as Capt. Sanborn William Mims as Waters Kelly Thordsen as Flynn Carole Wells as Laurie Alvy Moore as Bledsoe Angela Greene as Cassie |
Denny MillerAnthony George is best known as Dr. Will Vernon on One Life to Live (1977-1984) |
| Pre-empted 1/23/1963 |
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| Naomi Kaylor Story (ep. #6.19) 1/30/1963 |
Hawks encounters a disinherited widow who covets the rich estate her husband has left to her stepdaughter. | Joan Fontaine as Naomi Kaylor Dick Sargent as Tom Natalie Trundy as Grace Kaylor Fred Beir |
Terry WilsonDick Sargent will become one of the two Darrins on Bewitched |
| Hollister John Garrison Story (ep. #6.20) 2/6/1963 |
A bitter ex-soldier develops a strong dislike for another Southerner when he learns that the man didn’t fight for the Confederacy. | Charles Drake as Hollister Garrison Gary Cockrell as Stevenson Drake Evans Evans as Melody Drake Peter Whitney as Kempton |
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| Lily Legend Story (ep. #6.21) 2/13/1963 |
A sheriff is escorting a condemned murderess who is going to the gallows, and Duke recognizes her as his childhood sweetheart. | Susan Oliver as Lily Legend Richard Jaeckel as Piper Trevor Bardette as Sheriff Lund Frank Cady |
Denny MillerSusan Oliver also appeared in the Emily Rossiter Story (ep. #1.7) the Maggie Hamilton Story (ep. #3.26); and Cathy Eckardt Story (ep. #4.7) |
| Charlie Wooster – Outlaw (ep. #6.22) 2/20/1963 |
A lady outlaw and her two sons plan to abduct Hale and force him to tell them where the gold shipment about the train is located, but the boys get mixed up and grab Wooster instead. | Jeanette Nolan as Bella McKavitch L.Q. Jones as Esdras Frank Ferguson Sheriff Mickey Sholdar as Scotty Morgan Woodward as Ciel |
Frank McGrathJeanette Nolan is Mrs. John McIntire! |
| Sara Proctor Story (ep. #6.23) 2/27/1963 |
The travelers believe that a woman passenger is responsible for the mutilation of the dolls belonging to the train’s children, and they accuse her of being mentally ill. | Jean Hagen as Sara Proctor Chris Robinson as Brad Proctor Holly McIntire as Jenny Graham |
Holly McIntire is John McIntire’s daughter |
| Emmett Lawton Story (ep. #6.24) 3/6/1963 7/10/1963 (rerun) |
In a town being terrorized by gunman, Duke accidentally kills in a fight, then faces the vengeance of the man’s boss, who’s the self-appointed dictator of the town. | Dennis Hopper as Emmett Lawton Frances Reid as Mrs. Lawton Rusty Lane as Del Masters Stanley Adams as Monte West Philip Bourneuf as Chad Kramer Richard Devon as Perk Lopely Ric Roman as Jed Swairt |
Denny MillerYes, that Dennis Hopper. The ‘ole Easy Rider himself. |
| Annie Duggan Story (ep. #6.25) 3/13/1963 |
Near panic breaks out when an elderly couple dies of typhoid fever, and their servant is quarantined, much to the annoyance of another passenger who has fallen in love with her. | Carolyn Kearney,= as Annie Duggan Arthur Franz as Dan Highet Donnie Carter as Eddie Katie Sweet as Jennie Carla Balenda |
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| Michael McGoo Story (ep. #6.26) 3/20/1963 |
After vowing to find parents for four orphaned brothers whose parents were killed by Indians, Charlie decides to adopt them himself, so he proposes to a spinster aboard the train. | John Doucette as Michael McGoo Jocelyn Brando as Ada Meyers Cathleen Cordell as Mrs. Lawson Donald Losby as Homer Roger Mobley as Humphrey |
Frank McGrath |
| Adam MacKenzie Story (ep. #6.27) 3/27/1963 |
A frontier physician is prevented from treating an Indian boy, and he and his family are run off their land by an angry mob who believe his daughter is a witch. | Michael Ansara as Adam MacKenzie Peter Brown as Benedict O’ Brien Danny Bravo as Felipe Perez William Mims as Esteban Perez Lois Roberts as Juana Perez |
Ansara who also appeared in the Patience Miller Story (ep. #4.16) had been a star of Broken Arrow (1956)Peter Brown had just finished playing Deputy Johnny McKay on the Lawman (1958-62). He also appeared in the Geneva Balfour Story (ep. #7.18) and Those Who Stay Behind (ep. #8.8) |
| Tom Tuesday Story (ep. #6.28) 3/25/1963 9/4/1963 (rerun) |
A notorious outlaw, who is slowly going blind from a gunshot wound, has an important rendevous to keep, so he kidnaps Duke and forces Duke to guide him across Wyoming territory. | Brian Keith as Tom Tuesday | Denny MillerKeith is perhaps best known as Judge Milton C. ‘Hardcase’ Hardcastle in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983-86) |
| Heather and Hamish (ep. #6.29) 4/10/1963 |
A cantankerous Scotsman, seeking a husband for his daughter, persuade a farmer to marry her sight unseen, then makes him sign a marriage contract to insure the deal. | Anne Helm as Heather MacIntosh Michael Parks as Hamish Brown Liam Redmond as Samuel Redmond Meg Wyllie as Sara Redmond |
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| Blane Wessels Story (ep. #6.30) 4/17/1963 |
During an Indian attack, an unfathomable drunkard saves Duke and three women he’s escorting to the train, one of whom is about to give birth. Together they are besieged in a shack in the wilderness. | Robert Colbert as Blane Wessels Virginia Christine as Minna Juanita Moore as Essie Lory Patrick as Laura |
Denny Miller |
| Tom O’Neal Story (ep. #6.31) 4/24/1963 |
Two young passengers fall in love and because of their parent’s opposition, they decide they have to run off from the train to wed. | Peter Helm as Tom O’Neal Brenda Scott as Ellen Howard Myron Healey as Mr. O’Neal Aline Towne as Mrs. O Neal Les Tremayne as Mr. Howard |
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| Clarence Mullins Story (ep. #6.32) 5/1/1963 |
Duke and Charlie enter dangerous Indian country to find and rescue and old friend, a minister who was ousted from the Army for refusing to fight Indians and who is now trying to preach to the savages. | Clu Gulager as Clarence Mullins I. Stanford Jolley as Harvey Mullins Carleton Young as Maj. Gaston Jim McMullan as Barker Lisa Seagram as Esther |
Denny Miller Frank McGrath |
| David Garner Story (ep. #6.33) 5/8/1963 |
Hale has been entrusted with a strongbox full of cash, and a young man is determined to steal it, despite his girlfriend’s objections. | Randy Boone as David Garner Harry Harvey as Vern Orton Susan Silo as Susan Peter Whitney as Judd |
John McIntire |
| Alias Bill Hawks (ep. #6.34) 5/15/1963 |
Hawks visits a prairie town to visit an old Indian friend, but finds the townspeople drilling water on the man’s property. They won’t give Hawks any information as to the friend’s whereabouts. | Joan Freeman as Karen Wells Jeanne Bal as Alcie Wells Arthur Space as Martin Wells Hal Baylor as Lester Cole Cliff Osmond as Chester Cole Ed Nelson as Burke Clayton Ralph Leabow as Chick Stump Dennis McCarthy |
Terry Wilson |
| Antone Rose Story (ep. #6.35) 5/22/1963 |
An invalid cattle rancher bent on keeping his daughter from marrying a sheep herder, sells his land and joins the train to separate them. | Charles Robinson as Antone Rose Judi Meredith as Judy Ludlow Trevor Bardette as Henry Ludlow Charles Herbert as Nico |
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| Jim Whitlow Story (ep. #6.36) 5/29/1963 |
When Duke left home years ago he gave a friend half interest in his ranch, and now finds the spread is an enormous ranching empire. He becomes outraged at the methods his friend used to expand their holdings. | John Kerr as Jim Whitlow Ellen MacRae as Margaret Ann Staunton as Mary Mason Jim Davis as Hubble Dan White as Taggert Robert Osterloh as Mason John Cliff as Bayles Claire Carleton as Lucy |
Denny Miller |
| Barnaby West Story (ep. #6.37) 6/5/1963 9/11/1963 (rerun) |
A deep affection develops between Hawks and a thirteen year old boy he meets on the trail, who has come West alone to try and find his father. | Michael Burns as Barnaby West Brad Morrow as Karl Roberts Stuart Erwin as West Scotty Morrow as Kenny Roberts Renee Godfrey as Mrs. Palmer Dennis McCarthy as Palmer Richard Reeves as Roberts |
This story introduces Michael Burns who now becomes a permanent cast member. |
| Reruns 6/12/1963-9/11/1963 |
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