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.
Seasons
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.
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