

1957–1959 · NBC · Ended
In 1850s California at the height of the gold rush, the people of San Francisco try to bring some order to their wild city. In season 1, a crusading reporter and a storekeeper form a group of vigilantes. In season 2, the action shifts to the new city marshal as he organizes a police force.
Tuesday at 22:00 (America/New York)
This series has ended.
Last aired
S02E32 · An Act of Faith
1959-05-27
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Dishonor for Matt Wayne
1958-09-23 · 30 min
Mutineers from Hell
1958-06-30 · 30 min
Lola Montez
1958-10-07 · 30 min
A Girl Named Sam
1958-10-14 · 30 min
The Salted Gold Mine
1958-10-21 · 30 min
Overland Mail
1958-10-28 · 30 min
Prince of Thieves
1958-11-11 · 30 min
Hangtown
1958-11-18 · 30 min
Dangerous Journey
1958-11-25 · 30 min
Halfway House
1958-12-02 · 30 min
The Painless Extractionist
1958-12-09 · 30 min
Old Sea Dog
1958-12-16 · 30 min
The Long Night
1958-12-23 · 30 min
The Man Who Owned San Francisco
1958-12-30 · 30 min
The First Gold Brick
1959-01-06 · 30 min
The Painted Lady
1959-01-13 · 30 min
Bella Union
1959-01-20 · 30 min
Crimps' Meat
1959-01-27 · 30 min
Corpus Delicti
1959-02-03 · 30 min
A Turn in the Trail
1959-02-17 · 30 min
Wolf's Head
1959-02-24 · 30 min
Cat's Paw
1959-03-03 · 30 min
Gold-Tooth Charlie
1959-03-10 · 30 min
Stampede at Misery Flats
1959-03-17 · 30 min
Guns for King Joseph
1959-03-24 · 30 min
Deadly Tintype
1959-03-31 · 30 min
A Hundred Barrels
1959-04-21 · 30 min
The Fugitive
1959-04-28 · 30 min
The Fur Story
1959-05-05 · 30 min
One Ton of Peppercorns
1959-05-12 · 30 min
The Bell Tolls
1959-05-19 · 30 min
An Act of Faith
1959-05-26 · 30 min
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