The Loner

1965 - 1966

An Echo of Bugles

18th September 1965

Episode 1

A swaggering gunfighter targets an aging Confederate veteran, and Colton steps in to deal with the bully.

The Vespers

25th September 1965

Episode 2

Sworn to avenge his brother's death, a hoodlum comes gunning for a small town's local minister. When Colton arrives to warn his old friend and ex-soldier, he finds the man unwilling to resort to violence to protect himself and his pregnant wife.

The Lonely Galico Queen

2nd October 1965

Episode 3

A dance hall girl mistakes Colton for her mail-order bridegroom.

The Kingdom of McComb

9th October 1965

Episode 4

Unable to perform the deed themselves, a group of religious colonists attempt to recruit Colton to kill a powerful landowner trying to evict them.

One of the Wounded

16th October 1965

Episode 5

Colton tries to help a Union army veteran left mute and immobile by the psychological horrors of war.

The Flight of the Artic Tern

23rd October 1965

Episode 6

Colton becomes involved in a romantic triangle when he saves a friend's bride-to-be from a runaway horse.

Widow on the Evening Stage

30th October 1965

Episode 7

Following the murder of a man during an Indian attack, Colton witnesses a town's prejudice towards the man's Indian widow.

The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's

6th November 1965

Episode 8

While trying to defend his wife's honor, a friend of Colton is killed... and Colton is torn between seeking justice and keeping his word to turn the other cheek.

The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing

13th November 1965

Episode 9

Colton has second thoughts after accepting the position of deputy to the dubious sheriff of a sleepy Montana town.

The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove

20th November 1965

Episode 10

Colton befriends a Union soldier who returns from war to find that his father has been lynched by bigots.

Westward, the Shoemaker

27th November 1965

Episode 11

When a well-intentioned immigrant is stripped of his nest egg in a rigged card game, Colton takes on the con artist.

The Oath

4th December 1965

Episode 12

When a doctor proves to be as full of whiskey as he is of self-pity, Colton must perform an emergency appendectomy on a young gunfighter.

Hunt the Man Down

11th December 1965

Episode 13

Colton is drafted to help a posse hunt down a seemingly harmless recluse.

Escort for a Dead Man

18th December 1965

Episode 14

A man who deserted from the Army wants Colton to escort him back to his fort.

The Ordeal of Bud Windom

25th December 1965

Episode 15

A murder suspect's son makes life difficult for Colton when the boy tries to clear his father's name.

To the West of Eden

1st January 1966

Episode 16

While traveling across the desert to deliver horses to their new owner, Colton reluctantly agrees to escort a young woman across the arid land.

Mantrap

8th January 1966

Episode 17

Colton becomes the target of an assassin when he is the sole witness to a robbery and murder.

A Little Stroll to the End of the Line

15th January 1966

Episode 18

Colton neither likes nor respects the man he has been deputized to protect: a rabble-rousing preacher who fears death from an ex-convict.

The Trial in Paradise

22nd January 1966

Episode 19

Colton provides the defense in a kangaroo court trial of a former Union Army officer.

A Question of Guilt

29th January 1966

Episode 20

In the darkness Colton kills an intruder, and discovers the man is an Army Lieutenant.

The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)

5th February 1966

Episode 21

While a young gunman lies dying in a cave, a ruthless man waits outside hoping to get his hands on the boy's loot. (Part 1 of 2)

The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)

12th February 1966

Episode 22

Following the late Johnny Sharp's instructions, Colton arranges for the four people closest to the gunman to meet at the undertaker's parlor. (Part 2 of 2)

Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere

19th February 1966

Episode 23

Colton encounters a little girl riding his horse â€” which was stolen from Colton during the stagecoach robbery in which he was shot and left for dead.

Pick Me Another Time to Die

26th February 1966

Episode 24

Colton is accused of slaying a sheriff.

The Burden of the Badge

Episode 25

A group of reformed criminals deputize Colton to defend and protect them.

To Hang a Dead Man

12th March 1966

Episode 26

Colton joins a sheriff in search of a town's destroyers.

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The Loner is an American western series that ran for less than one season on CBS from 1965 to 1966, under the alternate sponsorship of Philip Morris and Procter & Gamble.

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Lloyd Bridges

William Colton

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William Dozier

Executive Producer

Andy White

Producer

Howard Schwartz

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Jerry Goldsmith

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