The Californians

San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force.

Genre: Western

Cast:Richard Coogan , Sean McClory , Adam Kennedy , Nan Leslie , Art Fleming , Carole Mathews , Howard Caine , Ray Kellogg , Stacy Keach Sr. , Herbert Rudley , Robert Burton , Ashley Cowan , Anna Navarro , John Anderson , Robert Cornthwaite , Michi Kobi , Stafford Repp , Henry Daniell

1Season 1

S1.E1 ∙ The Vigilantes Begin

Mon, Sep 23, 1957

Arriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China.

2Season 1

S1.E2 ∙ All That Glitters

Mon, Sep 30, 1957

A gold prospector is about to be hung for attempting to take back money from a dishonest poker player he thinks cheated him.

3Season 1

S1.E3 ∙ The Noose

Mon, Oct 7, 1957

Vigilantes disagree on whether to try or to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.

4Season 1

S1.E4 ∙ The Avenger

Mon, Oct 14, 1957

Dion seeks vengeance when a reporter is murdered.

5Season 1

S1.E5 ∙ The Search for Lucy Manning

Mon, Oct 21, 1957

Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.

6Season 1

S1.E6 ∙ The Lost Queue

Mon, Oct 28, 1957

Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.

7Season 1

S1.E7 ∙ The Regulators

Mon, Nov 4, 1957

To silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife, Martha.

8Season 1

S1.E8 ∙ Man from Boston

Mon, Nov 11, 1957

Jack is shot by a renegade and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him.

9Season 1

S1.E9 ∙ The Barber's Boy

Mon, Nov 18, 1957

The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.

10Season 1

S1.E10 ∙ The Magic Box

Mon, Nov 25, 1957

Politics is a deadly game the way Martin Donovan plays it.

11Season 1

S1.E11 ∙ Little Lost Man

Mon, Dec 2, 1957

The vigilantes try to handle the mounting problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.

12Season 1

S1.E12 ∙ Strange Quarantine

Mon, Dec 9, 1957

Quacks hamper an Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a small pox epidemic.

13Season 1

S1.E13 ∙ Truce of the Tree

Mon, Dec 16, 1957

Lord Charlie fights for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco.

14Season 1

S1.E14 ∙ The PO 8

Mon, Dec 30, 1957

Patrick and McGivern seek a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.

15Season 1

S1.E15 ∙ The Coward

Mon, Jan 6, 1958

Blackie Stewart is blackmailing Judge Jones over his wife. The Judge challenges Blackie to a most unusual duel.

16Season 1

S1.E16 ∙ Panic on Montgomery Street

Mon, Jan 13, 1958

Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.

17Season 1

S1.E17 ∙ China Doll

Mon, Jan 20, 1958

Adam investigates trafficking in women from China.

18Season 1

S1.E18 ∙ Mr. Valejo

Mon, Jan 27, 1958

Don Mariano Valejo is leading the vaqueros' raids on Yankee settlements.

19Season 1

S1.E19 ∙ The Alice Pritchard Case

Mon, Feb 3, 1958

A plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered but the blackmailer is murdered.

20Season 1

S1.E20 ∙ The Man from Paris

Mon, Feb 10, 1958

A Paris courtier is ridiculed because of his "unmanly profession."

21Season 1

S1.E21 ∙ The Duel

Mon, Feb 17, 1958

A series of duels is costing San Francisco some of its most prominent citizens.

22Season 1

S1.E22 ∙ Sorley Boy

Mon, Feb 24, 1958

McGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and Tull O'Neil, champion of England.

23Season 1

S1.E23 ∙ Gentleman from Philadelphia

Mon, Mar 3, 1958

Matt Wayne seeks to kill Benedict for the murder of his partner. Benedict is later killed and Wayne is setup for his murder and sentenced to hang.

24Season 1

S1.E24 ∙ The Marshal

Mon, Mar 10, 1958

Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.

25Season 1

S1.E25 ∙ Death by Proxy

Mon, Mar 17, 1958

When corrupt prosecutor Dan White is knifed to death in Chinatown, Marshall Wayne faces a return of vigilante justice as a tool for White's opportunist brother-in-law while preserving an opportunity for improved laundry service.

26Season 1

S1.E26 ∙ The Street

Mon, Mar 24, 1958

Matt unknowingly appoints as a policeman a man hired to kill him.

27Season 1

S1.E27 ∙ J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc.

Mon, Mar 31, 1958

Matt Wayne investigates the robbery of $50,000 from prospector J. Jimmerson Jones.

28Season 1

S1.E28 ∙ Skeleton in the Closet

Mon, Apr 7, 1958

A blackmailer has been murdered but by which of his victims?

29Season 1

S1.E29 ∙ Pipeline

Mon, Apr 21, 1958

Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company when impure water brings on a cholera epidemic.

30Season 1

S1.E30 ∙ The Foundling

Mon, Apr 28, 1958

Matt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks; when Alonzo's in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son.

31Season 1

S1.E31 ∙ Second Trial

Mon, May 5, 1958

Matt investigates the death of a prominent citizen.

32Season 1

S1.E32 ∙ The Inner Circle

Mon, May 12, 1958

When investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime ring.

33Season 1

S1.E33 ∙ The Golden Bride

Mon, May 19, 1958

A prospector promises a girl her weight in gold - if she marries him.

34Season 1

S1.E34 ∙ Murietta

Mon, May 26, 1958

Mexican-American animosity stands in the way of a young girl's love.

35Season 1

S1.E35 ∙ Shanghai Queen

Mon, Jun 2, 1958

Trying to catch a gang of shanghaiing sailors, Matt almost lands at the bottom of the bay.

36Season 1

S1.E36 ∙ Bridal Bouquet

Mon, Jun 9, 1958

Dolph Parker imports a bride from the East and gets more than he bargained for.

37Season 1

S1.E37 ∙ Golden Grapes

Mon, Jun 16, 1958

A family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery.

1Season 2

S2.E1 ∙ Dishonor for Matt Wayne

Mon, Sep 22, 1958

The corrupt businessmen threatened with losing their illegal gaming money when Marshal Matt Wayne cracks down on crime frame him for murder.

2Season 2

S2.E2 ∙ Mutineers from Hell

Mon, Sep 29, 1958

Jeremy Pitt is hired to represent a ship's crew accused of mutiny.

3Season 2

S2.E3 ∙ Lola Montez

Mon, Oct 6, 1958

The arrival of beautiful Lola Montez causes quite a stir in San Francisco.

4Season 2

S2.E4 ∙ A Girl Named Sam

Mon, Oct 13, 1958

The Bandanna Gang is on the rampage, so Matt agrees to escort a group of settlers to San Francisco.

5Season 2

S2.E5 ∙ The Salted Gold Mine

Mon, Oct 20, 1958

Marshal Wayne suspects a con when a married couple start selling stock in a gold mine.

6Season 2

S2.E6 ∙ Overland Mail

Mon, Oct 27, 1958

When a series of stage holdups occurs, Matt is sworn in as a US marshal so he can take the case.

7Season 2

S2.E7 ∙ Prince of Thieves

Mon, Nov 10, 1958

Sam Crawford, the Prince of Thieves, comes to town and offers Marshal Wayne a percentage of all his ill gotten gains for his help. But Marshal Wayne arrests Sam Crawford for bribery and while jailed Crawford is able to rob a stagecoach.

8Season 2

S2.E8 ∙ Hangtown

Mon, Nov 17, 1958

A dying man's last request takes Matt to sinister Hangtown.

9Season 2

S2.E9 ∙ Dangerous Journey

Mon, Nov 24, 1958

Matt nabs a newlywed bank robber. While trying to force the robber to give up the identity of his boss, Matt must contend with the robber's gang, the vigilantes, and the robber's new bride.

10Season 2

S2.E10 ∙ Halfway House

Mon, Dec 1, 1958

Travelers to San Francisco have been disappearing in the vicinity of an ancient inn.

11Season 2

S2.E11 ∙ The Painless Extractionist

Mon, Dec 8, 1958

While Dr. Pepper offers painless dental work to the people of San Francisco, his cohorts are up to no good.

12Season 2

S2.E12 ∙ Old Sea Dog

Mon, Dec 15, 1958

A commodore's son, misunderstood by his father, helps outlaws steal from the Navy.

13Season 2

S2.E13 ∙ The Long Night

Mon, Dec 22, 1958

Three men try to silence a murder witness who has refused protective custody.

14Season 2

S2.E14 ∙ The Man Who Owned San Francisco

Mon, Dec 29, 1958

Panic sets in when Jose Limantour claims title to two square miles in the heart of the city.

15Season 2

S2.E15 ∙ The First Gold Brick

Mon, Jan 5, 1959

Clay Kendall shows off the gold brick smelted from ore from his mine and convinces investors this is just the beginning. Marshal Wayne suspects Clay is conning the investors.

16Season 2