Stories of the Century

Stories of the Century

Stories of the Century is a 39-episode Western television series starring Jim Davis that ran in syndication through Republic Pictures between January 23, 1954, and March 11, 1955.

Western

Seasons

Belle Starr

1. Belle Starr

Air Date: 1954-01-23

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.

Billy The Kid

2. Billy The Kid

Air Date: 1954-01-30

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

Air Date: 1954-02-07

Railroad 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

Air Date: 1954-02-14

Railroad 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

Air Date: 1954-02-21

The 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

Air Date: 1954-02-28

Matt 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

Air Date: 1954-03-04

Henry 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

Air Date: 1954-03-11

Matt (Jim Davis) and Frankie join a circus to trap an escaped killer. Frankie: Mary Castle.

9. The Dalton Gang

Air Date: 1954-03-18

Psychopathic killer Harry Tracy's senseless brutality disgusts even the members of his own gang. Matt: Jim Davis.

10. Doc. Holliday

Air Date: 1954-03-25

11. The Younger Brothers

Air Date: 1954-04-02

12. John Wesley Hardin

Air Date: 1954-04-09

13. Joaquin Murietta

Air Date: 1954-04-16

14. Tiburcio Vasquez

Air Date: 1954-04-23

15. Chief Crazy Horse

Air Date: 1954-04-30

16. Black Bart

Air Date: 1954-05-06

17. Henry Plummer

Air Date: 1954-05-13

18. Bill Longley

Air Date: 1954-05-20

19. Harry Tracy

Air Date: 1954-05-27

20. Wild Bunch Of Wyoming

Air Date: 1954-06-03

Outlaw Butch Cassidy's sense of humor proves his undoing. Matt: Jim Davis. Frankie: Mary Castle.

21. The Doolin Gang

Air Date: 1954-06-10

22. Little Britches

Air Date: 1954-06-17

23. Black Jack Ketchum

Air Date: 1954-06-24

"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

Air Date: 1954-07-01

Matt and Frankie witness a boy's murder, which plunges them into a Wyoming range war. Matt: Jim Davis. Frankie: Mary Castle.

25. Ben Thompson

Air Date: 1954-07-08

Matt 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

Air Date: 1954-07-15

The Civil War is long over, but two Southern sympathizers are still at it---terrorizing Yankees in the Southwest. Matt: Jim Davis.

1. Burt Alvord

Air Date: 1955-01-02

2. The Apache Kid

Air Date: 1955-01-09

3. Tom Bell

Air Date: 1955-01-16

4. Kate Bender

Air Date: 1955-01-23

5. Augustine Chacon

Air Date: 1955-01-30

6. Cherokee Bill

Air Date: 1955-02-01

7. Nate Champion

Air Date: 1955-02-06

8. Sontag And Evans

Air Date: 1955-02-08

9. Rube Burrows

Air Date: 1955-02-15

10. Jim Courtright

Air Date: 1955-02-22

11. Milt Sharp

Air Date: 1955-02-28

12. Jack Slade

Air Date: 1955-03-04

13. L.H. Musgrove

Air Date: 1955-03-11

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Rating

5.7/10

Release Date

1954-01-23

Episodes

39 (2 seasons)

Status

Ended

Cast

Production Companies

Republic Pictures

Republic Pictures