Gunslinger was a Western television series starring Tony Young that aired on the CBS television network from February 9 until May 18, 1961 on Thursdays from 9 to 10 p.m. EST. The series theme song was sung by Frankie Laine. Young played Cord, a young gunfighter who works undercover for the local army garrison commander, acting as a secret law enforcement agent in the territory. The series lasted for only twelve episodes. Gunslinger was the successor to Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.
CreatorCharles Marquis Warren
The Border Incident
Feb 9, 1961
Cord, working undercover for the army, hunts down a former officer charged with starving and torturing prisoners of war.
The Hostage Fort
Feb 16, 1961
No description available.
Appointment In Cascabel
Feb 23, 1961
Fort Scott offers a reward for Mexican bandit Manuel Garcia, who kidnaps Amby and asks for ransom equal to what Fort Scott is offering.
The Zone
Mar 2, 1961
The shifting Rio Grande around an island leaves ambiguity as to what nation — the US or Mexico — has authority. The lawless take advantage and stay.
Rampage
Mar 16, 1961
No description available.
The Recruit
Mar 23, 1961
Missing Confederate silver puts Cord on the trail.
Road of the Dead
Mar 30, 1961
The Army sends Cord and McGuire to investigate a case of mass death-by-drowning.
Golden Circle
Apr 13, 1961
Cord is assigned to accompany Jed Spangler, who has just been released from Yuma prison. The authorities hope Jed will try to recover the loot he stole during the Civil War. Cord wants payback for a friend Jed killed.
The Diehards
Apr 20, 1961
A patrol led by Murdock is ambushed and several are slain under murky circumstances. Cord decides to investigate.
Johnny Sergeant
May 4, 1961
No description available.
The Death of Yellow Singer
May 11, 1961
After killing a Native American leader, a young Navajo woman refuses to defend herself.
New Savannah
May 18, 1961
After the war, a group of Southern women attempt to establish a cotton plantation in the Arizona Territory.
