Season Fifteen

The Devil's Outpost, September 22, 1969 Written by Jim Byrnes & Robert Barbash, Story by Robert Barbash, Directed by Philip Leacock, Guest Cast: Robert Lansing, Jonathan Lippe, Karl Swenson, Sheila Larken, Val de Vargis, Ken Swofford, I. Stanford Jolley, Warren Vanders, Sam Edwards. When Matt arrests a young stagecoach robber, his notorious older brother and his gang pursue the Marshal, seeking his death.

Stryker, September 29, 1969 Written by Herman Groves, Directed by Robert Totten, Guest Cast: Morgan Woodward, Joan van Ark, Royal Dano, Andy Devine, Mills Watson, Walter Sande, Ted French. Former Dodge City Marshal Josh Stryker returns after 15 years in prison, seeking vengeance against his successor, Marshal Dillon.

Andy Devine

With Amanda Blake

Coreyville, October 6, 1969 Written by Herman Groves, Directed by Bernard McEveery, Guest Cast: Nina Foch, Ruth Roman, Kevin Coughlin, Thomas Hunter, Bruce Glover, Jo Ann Harris, James Almanzar, John Shuck, Charles Fredericks: The Abstract of this episode from TV Week - "Coreyville. A Western adventure series about one man's struggle to bring law and order to his town, Dodge City; and the rest of the territory under his jurisdiction, in the early days of the Old West. Starring James Arness as Marshal Matt Dillon Ken Curtis as his deputy, Milburn Stone as the doc and Amanda Blake as Kitty. (A)-(1 hr.)"

Nina Foch

Ruth Roman

Danny, October 13, 1969 Written by Preston Wood, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Jack Albertson, Scott Brady, Frank Marth, Vito Scotti, Rayford Barnes, Steve Raines. An old-time con man, dying of a heart condition, manages to save Matt's life.

Jack Albertson (Chico and the Man)

Hawk, October 20, 1969 Written by Kay Lenard & Jess Carneol, Directed by Gunnar Hellstrom, Guest Cast: Brendan Boone, Louise Latham, Michael J. Wixted, Hillarie Thompson, X Brands, Robert Brubaker, Bill Hart, Hal Needham. Trailing three renegades, a half-breed Indian policeman visits his white mother, who refuses to acknowledge him as her son.

Brendan Boone

A Man Called Smith, October 27, 1969 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: Earl Holliman, Jacqueline Scott, Susan Olsen, Vai Avery, Michael Durkin, William Fawcett, Margarita Cordova, Sid Haig. An outlaw's return to his homestead to claim some hidden loot leads to nothing but trouble.

Earl Holliman (Policewoman)

Charlie Noon, November 3, 1969 Written by Jim Byrnes, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: James Best, Miriam Colon, Ronny Howard, Edmund Hashim, Kip Whitman. Marshal Dillon is pursued by a band of Comanches as he crosses the desert with prisoner Charlie Noon.

Ron Howard (The Andy Griffith Show, Happy Days)

James Best

The Still, November 10, 1969 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Gunnar Hellstrom, Assistant Director Al Kraus, Guest Cast: Lane Bradbury, Anthony James, Shug Fisher, J. Edward McKinley. A young schoolmarm's unscrupulous relatives descend on Dodge City to begin a moonshining operation.

A Matter Of Honor, November 17, 1969 Written by Joy Dexter, Directed by Richard Totten, Guest Cast: John Anderson, Katherine Justice, Tom Simcox, Jack Bailey, Richard Bakalyan, Walter Sande, Dan Ferrone. Louie Pheeters, found drunk beside a dying man and unable to remember what took place, is accused of murder.

The Innocent, November 24, 1969 Written by Walter Black, Directed by Marvin Chomsky, Guest Cast: Eileen Heckart, Barry Atwater, Anthony James, Lee de Broux, Tom Nolan, Little Sky, Robert B. Williams, Manual Padilla, Jr. When Festus helps a woman schoolteacher get to Cimarron territory, they both become hostages of a family of hide thieves.

Tom Nolan

Ring Of Darkness, December 1, 1969 Written by Arthur Dales, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Tom Drake, John Crawford, Rex Holman, Anthony Caruso, Pamela Dunlap, William Boyett. A pretty blind girl influences deputy Newly O'Brien's efforts to arrest a horse thief.

MacGraw, December 8, 1969 Written by Kay Lenard & Jess C'tmeol, Directed by Philip Leacock; Guest Cast: J.D. Cannon, Diana Ewing, Michael Larrain, Ned Wertimer, Sid Haig, Allen Jaffe, Bobby Hall, Sam Edwards, Charles Kuenstle, Sam Melville. People suspect ex-gunfighter Jake MacGraw has ulterior motives when he gets a job as piano player in the Longbranch Saloon.

Roots Of Fear, December 15, 1969 Written by Arthur Browne, Directed by Philip Leacock Guest Cast: John Anderson, Louise Latham, Warren Vanders, Cliff Osmond, Jody Foster, Walter Burke. A run on the Dodge City bank forces three desperate farmers to resort to robbery.

Jodie Foster

The Sisters, December 29, 1969 Written by William Kelley, Directed by Philip Leacock, Guest Cast: Jack Elam, Lynn Hamilton, Gloria Calomee, Susan Batson, Erica Petal, Chris Hundley, CeCe Whitney. A contemptible father pretends to have a change of heart when three nuns confront him with the care and custody of his two children.

Jack Elam

The War Priest, January 5, 1970 Written by William Kelley, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Forrest Tucker, Richard Anderson, John Crawford, Richard Hale, Sam Melville, Link Wyler, Tom Sutton. Kitty, en route from Owl Flats to Dodge City by buckboard, is kidnapped by Apache war priest Gregorio, an escaped cavalry prisoner.

Richard Anderson (The Six Million Dollar Man)

Forrest Tucker (F-Troop)

The Pack Rat, January 12, 1970 Written by Jim Byrnes & Arthur Browne, Story by Arthur Browne, Directed by Philip Leacock, Guest Cast: Manuel Padilla, Jr, William C. Watson, Heidi Vaughn, Bill Catching, Robert Rothwell, Robert Brubaker, Tom Sutton. A wily little orphan-thief first steals from Marshal Dillon, then sets out to help him in an impending ambush.

The Judas Gun, January 19, 1970 Written by Harry Kronman, Directed by Vincent Mc.Eveety, Guest Cast: Ron Hayes, Peter Jason, Richard X. Slattery, Laurie Mock, Sean McClory, Margarita Cordova, William Fawcett, Brad David, Ralph Neff. The feud between ranchers Noah Haimes and Clete Bolden is rekindled by the romance of Haimes's only son and Bolden's only daughter.

Doctor Herman Schultz, MD, January 26, 1970 Written by Calvin Clements, Story by Benny Rubin, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Benny Rubin, Pete Kellett. When an old friend of Doc Adams is suspected of being a thief, Doc takes it upon himself to bring the man to justice.

The Badge, February 2, 1970 Written by Jim Byrnes, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: Beverly Garland, Henry Jones, John Milford, Roy Jenson, Jack Lambert, William O'Connell, John Finn, Mary Angela, Fred Colby. Kitty Russell, seeing Matt wounded again, closes the Longbranch and leaves Dodge City to become a partner with an old friend.

Albert, February 9, 1970 Written by Jim Bymes, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: Milton Selzer, Patricia Barry, L.Q. Jones, Bob Random, William Schallert, Dorothy Neumin, Natalie Masters. A mild-mannered bank teller, about to be dismissed, foils a bank robber but impulsively takes some money for himself.

Kiowa, February 16, 1970 Written by Ron Bishop, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Victor French, Dub Taylor, John Beck, Lucas White, Joyce Ames, Richard Angarola, Jean Allison, Richard Lapp. The abduction of a teenage girl by Indians involves Matt Dillon in a long trek to rescue her and return her to her family.

Celia, February 23, 1970 Written by Harry Kronman, Directed by Philip Leacock, Guest Cast: Melissa Murphy, Cliff Osmond, Frank Marth, George Petrie, Walker Edmiston. Newly's best friend becomes the victim of a con game perpetrated by a pretty young girl and her partner.

Morgan, March 2, 1970 Written by Kay Lenard & Jess Cameol, Directed by Bernard McEveery, Guest Cast: Steve Forrest, Hank Brandt, Charlotte Stewart, Ed Long, Mills Watson, Jonathan Lippe, Jack Garner, Stanford Jolley, Fletcher Bryant. A psychopathic outlaw takes over Dodge in Matt's absence, holding the town hostage as he awaits an expected gold shipment.

The Thieves, March 9, 1970 Written by Tommy Thompson, Directed by Philip Leacock, Guest Cast: Michael Burns, Bill Callaway, Timothy Bums, Royal Dano, Daphne Field, John Schuck. Three teenage boys, on probation from the country jail, are welcomed in Dodge City--for a while.

Hackett, March 16, 1970 Written by William Kelley, Directed by Vincent McEveety, Guest Cast: Earl Holliman, Morgan Woodward, Jennifer West, Ken Swofford, Robert Totten, Bill Erwin, Allen Jung. A vengeful ex-convict seeks reprisal against a former partner-in-crime who ran out on a train holdup.

Robert Totten

The Cage, March 23, 1970 Written by Calvin Clements, Directed by Bernard McEveety, Guest Cast: Steve Carson, Laura Figueroa, Jorge Moreno, Allen Jaffe, Renata Vanni, Ken Mayer, Gregg Palmer, Hank Brandt