TOMBSTONE TERRITORY SEASON 2(1957)
As westerns were a mainstay on TV in the 50s-60s, this
one was very popular, though without many big names! The
stories were what carried this very good series!!
EPISODE # 1: RED TERROR OF TOMBSTONE(Oct. 09, 1959):
Tombstone burns down!! A
There is some confusion about whether this is a season 2
episode, or the first episode of season 3!!!! IMDb.com
has it as the last episode of season 2, while epguides.com
has it as the first episode of season 3!! I'm leaning toward
epguides.com as being correct because IMDb.com doesn't list
"The Gunfither" or "Stolen Loot" at all!!!
EPISODE # 2: THE GUNFIGHTER(Oct. 16, 1959)
(AKA: "TO THE LAST MAN" on IMDb.com):
Two dudes who are feuding both hire gunslingers to try
to take each other down!!
Guest starring the great James Coburn! A
EPISODE # 3: STOLEN LOOT(Oct. 23, 1959)
(AKA: "THE HIDDEN GUNMAN" on IMDb.com):
Clay captures a woman who holding a bunch of money and
jewels that a gang stole! A
EPISODE # 4: THE WRITER(Oct. 30, 1959)
(AKA: "THE LADY AND THE GUN" on IMDb.com):
Clay's got more trouble than he knows what to do
with! There's a representative from President Arthur
to assess Tombstone, a lady newspaperwoman from New
York to write about the west, and a gang that wants
Hollister dead! And they all converge together!! A
EPISODE # 5: PAYROLL ROBBERY(Nov. 06, 1959)
(AKA: "THE MAN FROM YUMA" on IMDb.com):
A man Hollister put behind bars returns to town
with unknown intentions!
Guest starring: A returning Lee Van Cleef! A
EPISODE # 6: THE HORSE THEIF(Nov. 13, 1959)
(AKA: "INDIAN GIVER" on IMDb.com):
The man who's always causing trouble in the town has
hired a dude to frame an Indian for horse theivery!
Guest starring: The one and only Leonard Nimoy! A
EPISODE # 7: THE LEGEND(Nov. 20, 1959)
(AKA: "BLOOD MONEY" on IMDb.com):
Another news reporter from the East who wants big
stories, so he hires someone to rob the stagecoach!
Things go south when the robber kills a man, but it's
still not a big enough story for the reporter! A
EPISODE # 8: PREMATURE OBITUARY(Nov. 27, 1959)
(AKA: "TEN FEET TALL" on IMDb.com):
A man comes into the Epitaph office and he wants
Harris to write his obit, only he's not dead! A
EPISODE # 9: DANGEROUS ROMANCE(Dec. 04, 1959)
(AKA: "EVEN THE YOUNG CAN KILL" on IMDb.com):
A young man comes to town and the local asshats give
him a hard time, eventurally beating the shit out of
him! They don't like that he's courting their sister!
Guest starring: Paul Comi(Star Trek: TOS episode "Balance
Of Terror")! A
EPISODE # 10: SELF-DEFENSE(Dec. 11, 1959):
(AKA: "THE PRICE ON CLAY'S HEAD" on IMDb.com):
Clay has to shoot a dude who tries to kill him in
self defense! His father decides to put out a reward
to anyone who kills Clay!
Guest starring: Harry Lauter(Rocky Jones, Space Ranger)! A
EPISODE # 11: THE MARKED HORSESHOE(Dec. 18, 1959):
(AKA: "FOR WANT OF A NAIL" on IMDb.com):
Someone shoots and kills a rider with the payroll for
a local ranch!
Guest staring: Alan Hale, Jr.(Gilligan's Island)! A
EPISODE # 12: THE NOOSE THAT BROKE(Dec. 25, 1959)
(AKA: "THE HANGING" on IMDb.com):
Pretty obvious what this one's about, a messed up
hanging! A-
EPISODE # 13: MINE DISASTERS(Jan. 01, 1960)
(AKA: "DEATH WRITES A HEADLINE" on IMDb.com):
The sheriff and the Epitaph are determined to get mine
safety laws after a mine cave in kills antoher person! A
EPISODE # 14: EYEWITNESS(Jan. 08, 1960)
(AKA: "THE WITNESS" on IMDb.com):
A man gets killed in the levery stable and there is a
witness who's scared to death to finger him!!!
Guest starring: Elisha Cook, Jr.(Magnum P.I., Star Trek:
TOS episode "Court Martial", The Maltese Falcon, The Big
Sleep)! A
EPISODE # 15: THE CAPTURE(Jan. 15, 1960)
(AKA: "ADVICE FROM A DEAD MAN" on IMDb.com):
A sheriff brings in a wanted dude, but has been shot in
an ambush! Clay arranges for an officer from Yuma to come
and pick him up! A
EPISODE # 16: STATE'S WITNESS(Jan. 22, 1960)
(AKA: "A FUNERAL FOR CHALKY" on IMDb.com):
Some outlaws rob the saloon and get away, but not before
their leader kills two of them himself!! A
EPISODE # 17: THE TARGET(Jan. 29, 1960)
(AKA: "THE TRAP" on IMDb.com):
Harris goes out to meet up with a fellow newspaperman from
Denver when he gets killed, witnessed by Harris! So the
gang makes a plan to kill him before he can tesitfy!
Guest starring: Liam Sullivan(Star Trek: TOS episode "Plato's
Stepchildren")!! A
EPISODE # 18: THE BRIDE(Feb. 05, 1960)
(AKA: "NO WIDOW FOR TOMBSTONE" on IMDb.com):
A townsman arrives back in town and shows off his new
bride, but Harris whinks there's something going on,
and Clay is want to agree!! Turns out the woman has made
it a habbit of marrying older gents that get killed off
soon after they marry! A
EPISODE # 19: FEMALE KILLER(Feb. 12, 1960)
(AKA: "PRISONER TO YUMA" on IMDb.com):
A woman is sent to Yuma prison on charges that should
have been levied on her "boyfriend"!! A
EPISODE # 20: THE LADY LAWYER(Feb. 19, 1960)
(AKA: "FROZEN ASSETS" on IMDb.com):
A man is slandered in the paper by the local mine
owner! A new lady lawyer(duh) gets involved when
she helps the man with legal papers!!
Guest starring: Regis Toomey(Burke's Law, His Girl
Friday, The Big Sleep), Kathie Browne(Star Trek: TOS
episode "Wink Of An Eye")! A
EPISODE # 21: SILVER KILLERS(Feb. 26, 1960)
(AKA: "LADY KILLER" on IMDb.com):
A miner hits it good, then gets killed immediately! Clay
thinks that a popular woman of town is involved! A
EPISODE # 22: THE HOLCOMB BROTHERS(Mar. 04, 1960)
(AKA: "THE BIG GUN" on IMDb.com):
When a sheriff brings in a dude to be locked up, he tries
to escape and gets killed! His family decides to get revenge! A
EPISODE # 23: YOUNG KILLER(Mar. 11, 1960)
(AKA: "CONSCIENCE" on IMDb.com):
A dude gets shot and Clay finds a nurse for him til
he can get better! His family and gang members don't
wnat to wait and take him and the nurse to their hideout! A
EPISODE # 24: CODED NEWSPAPER(Mar. 18, 1960)
(AKA: "CODE FOR KILLERS" on IMDb.com):
There's been a rash of robberies on silver shipments
all of them orchestrated by someone on the inside! A
EPISODE # 25: MEMORY(Mar. 25, 1960)
(AKA: "THE SAFE CRACKERS" on IMDb.com):
Just like it says, this is about safe crackers and
how they got caught, not once but twice!! A
EPISODE # 26: REVENGE(Apr. 01, 1960)
(AKA: "REVENGE IS A LADY" on IMDb.com):
Clay shoots a man who's wanted for murder and bank
robbery! His kids, son and daughter plan a way to
get backk at him! The girl here(June Blair) is
adorable!!
Guest starring: June Blair(The Adventures of Ozzie
and Harriet[as David's wife)! A
EPISODE # 27: THE HOSTAGE(Apr. 08, 1960)
(AKA: "ESCAPE FOR HANGING" on IMDb.com):
A man who's supposed to be hung has a brother who kidnaps
Harris and has a box of dynamite tied to his foot so that
if he gets shot the dynamite will blow up! A
EPISODE # 28: THE GOVERNOR(Apr. 15, 1960)
(AKA: "THE RECEPTION" on IMDb.com):
A man is to be hung, but his brother has other ideas
and kidnaps the Governor! A
EPISODE # 29: THE KIDNAPPING(Apr. 22, 1960)
(AKA: "BREAKDOWN" on IMDb.com):
Some dudes rob the bank, kill a man, drops the money off
at his brothers place and the brother's wife returns the
money to Tombstone! All Hell breaks loose!!! A
EPISODE # 30: THE GIRL FROM PHILIDELPHIA(Apr. 29, 1960)
(AKA: "POISON TOWN" on IMDb.com):
An old aquintance of Clay show up again saying she's in
trouble and asks him for help! A
EPISODE # 31: THE FORTUNE(May 06, 1960)
(AKA: "LOW CARD KILLS" on IMDb.com):
4 cons escape from Yuma prison and just happen to run
into Clay, taking him hostage!
Guest starring: Charles Aidman(most commonly known as
the replacement for Ross Martin on The Wild, Wild West
while Ross recovered from a heart attack)! A
EPISODE # 32: THE INNOCENT MAN(May 13, 1960)
(AKA: "HUNT THE MAN DOWN" on IMDb.com):
Clay learns that one of the men who escaped from prison
is innocent and tries his best to help him! All he has to
do is stop a trigger happy deputy and a bunch of renegade
Indians! A
EPISODE # 33: THE SIESTA KILLER(May 20, 1960):
Just what it says! A
EPISODE # 34: THE RETURN OF KANSAS JOE(May 27, 1960)
(AKA: "KILLER AT LARGE" on IMDb.com):
The Governor's in town and one of the men that he helped
put away show up in town! But there is a real threat that
isn't as obvious! A
EPISODE # 35: BETRAYAL(June 03, 1960)
(AKA: "BIRDS OF PREY" on IMDb.com):
Clay has to cross the desert on foot to bring back an
outlaw! It's because his prisoner shot both their horses!! A
EPISODE # 36: THE TREATY(June 10, 1960)
(AKA: "THE IRON COACH" on IMDb.com):
While trying to pound out a treat with Geronimo, one
of his renegade partners still is on the warpath!! A
EPISODE # 37: THE OUTLAW(June 17, 1960)
(AKA: "WANTED BY THE EPITAPH" on IMDb.com):
Harris thinks that a missing outlaw might be living
in town under an alias! This gets some people mighty
up in arms!! A
EPISODE # 38: THE INJURY(June 24, 1960)
(AKA: "FATAL HOLIDAY" on IMDb.com):
Clay is injurred and taking some time off at a nearby
ranch! This gives Ed Keel a chance to get revenge for
the hanging of his brother! A
EPISODE # 39: CRIME EPIDEMIC(July 01, 1960)
(AKA: "NO WAY OUT" on IMDb.com):
A couple of bank robbers show up at a ranch asking for
asylum!
Guest starring: Denver Pyle(The Dukes Of Hazard, Maverick[movie])! A
EPISODE # 40: JUAN DIAGA(July 08, 1960)
(AKA: "CALCULATED RISK" on IMDb.com):
There's a man in town calling himself Jim Laurie!
But Clay recognizes him as a ner-do-well named Burt
Taggart, and Clay decides to take his place to capture
another ner-do-well, Juan Diaga!!
Last episode of the series! A
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
I vaguely remember this series as a kid in the 1950s.
Grit TV is currently showing two episodes each weekday
at 1PM and 130PM. All the episodes seem new to me. It
was a well done western series with Pat Conway and Richard
Eastham as the stars. Conway as Sheriff Clay Hollister
always had a deputy during the run, but they often seemed
to be elsewhere when the trouble starts and Eastham and
newspaper man Harris has to fill in and help catch the
bad guys.
The scripts were well written and the action fast in the
half hour shows. It really makes me feel young again to
see these old shows from my youth.
I do recommend Tombstone Territory if you ever have a
chance to see it. It's worth watching. - hogwrassler