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Season 9 – The Virginian

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A mysterious man enforces law and order in 1890s Wyoming.
The Virginian — Season 9

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Episode 1 Aired Sep 16, 1970 Colonel Mackenzie Versus the West Col. Mackenzie, new owner of the Shiloh Ranch, becomes embroiled in a controversy with the cattlemen's association when he insists on investigating the hanging of an accused cattle rustler; guest Don DeFore. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 23, 1970 The Best Man A Mexican girl's (Susana Miranda) indecision over whether to marry Trampas' friend (James Farentino) or her father's (Desi Arnaz) aide (Mario Alcade) threatens to touch off a gunfight between the two. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 30, 1970 Jenny The Virginian rescues a woman (Janet Leigh) and renews an old friendship with her, only to discover she has been dishonest with him when outlaws attack the stage they are riding. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 7, 1970 With Love, Bullets and Valentines A captain's (Art Carney) plan to buy back his lost riverboat from lucky gambler Trampas falls into disarray when a train-robbery gang commandeers the vessel in question for a getaway; guest Tom Ewell. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 14, 1970 The Mysterious Mr. Tate A man Mackenzie rescues from a lynch mob becomes an unexpected hero when kidnappers (Robert Webber, Dane Clark) strike aboard the train they are all riding; guest Annette O'Toole. Details Episode 6 Aired Oct 21, 1970 Gun Quest Two brothers (Brandon de Wilde, John Smith) accuse the Virginian of being the man who widowed their mother (Agnes Moorehead), and a judge (Joseph Cotten) seems eager to agree with them. Details Episode 7 Aired Oct 28, 1970 Crooked Corner Tate is enlisted to help a group of German settlers that was considering hiring a gunslinger to deal with mysterious threats; guests Susan Strasberg, Kurt Kasznar, Brock Peters, Walter Koenig. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 4, 1970 Lady at the Bar Accused of murdering a gold-mine owner over a poker debt, Trampas finds himself in the capable hands of a woman lawyer (Greer Garson) who gets the judge's baliff (James Whitmore) to do most of her legwork. Details Episode 9 Aired Nov 11, 1970 The Price of the Hanging After a condemned doctor saves Mackenzie's life, grateful Tate undertakes an investigation of the testimony that convicted the medical man of murder; guests Lew Ayres, Jane Wyatt, Tom Tryon. Details Episode 10 Aired Nov 18, 1970 Experiment in New Life After locating supposedly lost Shiloh cattle in the possession of an unfriendly commune, the Virginian is asked for help by two women members (Vera Miles, Sue Lyon) being forced into a multiple marriage. Details Episode 11 Aired Dec 2, 1970 Follow the Leader A dense outlaw (Anthony Franciosa) shoots his uncooperative cousin (Harry Carey Jr.) with an exact duplicate of Trampas' gun then tries to frame the ranchhand for the crime; guest Frank Gorshin. Details Episode 12 Aired Dec 9, 1970 Last of the Comancheros Comancheros kidnap a woman magazine writer (Beth Brickell) whom they blame for printing misleading information that led to attacks by vengeful night riders; guests Richardo Montalban, James Gregory. Details Episode 13 Aired Dec 30, 1970 Hannah Aboard a train headed for a Western town, Trampas meets a girl (Lisa Gerritsen) and her ailing father (Warren Stevens) who are tracking down a lead on their missing mother and wife (Susan Oliver). Details Episode 14 Aired Jan 6, 1971 Nan Allen A jealous man (Tom Skerritt) who admits to killing his sister's alleged attacker, a Shiloh employee, recuperates from injuries at the ranch, but his sibling's romance with Mackenzie causes anger to resurface. Details Episode 15 Aired Jan 13, 1971 The Politician A trip to buy land for grazing puts the Virginian in the middle of a murder mystery involving a senate hopeful (William Windom), his ambitious wife (Diana Muldaur) and hard-drinking brother (John Ericson). Details Episode 16 Aired Jan 20, 1971 The Animal Tate rescues a deaf Indian boy (Rudy Ramos) from a posse, then comes to his defense when a kangaroo court seems determined to convict the lad of homicide. Details Episode 17 Aired Jan 27, 1971 The Legacy of Spencer Flats Small-town eccentrics (Ann Sothern, Carolyn Jones, Edgar Buchanan) mistake accidental visitor Trampas for an outlaw (Bradford Dillman) and decide to give him a speedy trial. Details Episode 18 Aired Feb 10, 1971 The Angus Killer The wholesale slaughter of Angus cattle on a widow's (Dina Merrill) ranch puts the Virginian on the trail of a culprit who may be guilty of more than just killing livestock. Details Episode 19 Aired Feb 24, 1971 Flight From Memory Mackenzie tends to a young woman (Tisha Sterling) injured in a fall from a horse, only to have a cowboy (Robert Fuller) arrive and claim she is wanted for murder. Details Episode 20 Aired Feb 24, 1971 Tate: Ramrod Tate, on leave from Shiloh, discovers that building a barbed-wire fence for a widower rancher (Craig Stevens) and his children may involve more than stringing wire and sinking posts. Details Episode 21 Aired Mar 3, 1971 The Regimental Line Mackenzie faces bad weather, rough terrain, Indians and cavalrymen when he pursues a man (John Saxon) he thinks deserted his regiment. Details Episode 22 Aired Mar 10, 1971 The Town Killer The Virginian challenges a sophisticated outlaw (Peter Lawford) who, with his gang, controls a frightened community. Details Episode 23 Aired Mar 17, 1971 Wolf Track Wounded and robbed of his horse and gun, Mackenzie enlists the help of a sodbuster (Arthur O'Connell) and his family (Julie Harris, Clint Howard) to destroy a man-killing wolf. Details Episode 24 Aired Mar 24, 1971 Jump Up Trampas finds himself sentenced to a chain gang, but he is able to escape to try to clear his name; guests John McGiver, John Astin, Madlyn Rhue. Details

Season Info

Director
Abner Biberman, Marc Daniels, Jeffrey Hayden, Don McDougall, Russ Mayberry, Harry Harris, Hollingsworth Morse, Herbert Hirschman, Michael Caffey, Philip Leacock
Executive Producer
Leslie Stevens, Norman MacDonnell, Herbert Hirschman, Edward Montagne
Screenwriter
Robert Van Scoyk, Jean Holloway, Leslie Stevens, True Boardman, B.W. Sandefur, Glen A. Larson
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 16, 1970