The Guns of Will Sonnett

1967 - 1969

Ride the Long Trail

8th September 1967

Episode 1

A travelling show arrives in town, claiming to have guns from famous gunslingers. Of particular interest to young Jeff Sonnett is a gun that supposedly belonged to his infamous father, James. Never having known his father, Jeff convinces his grandfather, Will, to help him find his father, no matter how long it takes. The first stop is a small town where the Sonnetts find a man who lost an arm in a gunfight with James Sonnett and is looking for revenge on anyone with the name Sonnett.

A Bell for Jeff Sonnett

15th September 1967

Episode 2

An up and coming gunslinger who puts a small bell on his belt for each person he's killed wants to add the Sonnett name to his reputation.

A Grave for James Sonnett

22nd September 1967

Episode 3

Will and Jeff find a grave marked for James Sonnett in a small Mexican town. James had been protecting the town from bandits,a job that his son and father decide to finish. In the end, it turns out that the grave was only a ruse to throw the bandits off the trail of a wounded James Sonnett, so the search continues.

The Natural Way

29th September 1967

Episode 4

Will and Jeff sign on as deputies in order to come to the aid of a wounded sheriff.

Of Lasting Summers and Jim Sonnett

6th October 1967

Episode 5

Will and Jeff go to Wyoming to see whether a man scheduled to hang is really Jim Sonnett.

Message at Noon

13th October 1967

Episode 6

When Will and Jeff realize Jim is only a day's ride away, they send an urgent wire to convince him to wait for them.

A Son for a Son

20th October 1967

Episode 7

Jeff is wounded in a gunfight and taken in by a family who share a dark secret: one of their sons was killed by James Sonnett. After framing Will for theft, the Father plans to kill Jeff as soon as he can hold a gun. The distraught Mother has other ideas, wanting to keep Jeff as her own son.

Meeting at Devil's Fork

27th October 1967

Episode 8

A bounty hunter takes Jeff and Will prisoner to lure Jim Sonnett to Devil's Fork.

First Love

3rd November 1967

Episode 9

When Will and Jeff land in jail, a beautiful woman puts up the bail and asks them to stay in town.

The Favor

10th November 1967

Episode 10

Will and Jeff stumble upon a wounded man in a ghost town saloon.

Ride the Man Down

17th November 1967

Episode 11

A sheriff rounds up a possee to hunt down Jim Sonnett after a dying bank robber wrongly names the gunslinger as his accomplice.

The Turkey Shoot

24th November 1967

Episode 12

Jeff wins a prize bull in a shooting contest.

And a Killing Rode into Town

1st December 1967

Episode 13

Will and Jeff encounter a woman who claims to be Jeff's mother.

Find a Sonnett, Kill a Sonnett

8th December 1967

Episode 14

When two vengeful brothers take Jeff hostage, Will convinces an old friend to impersonate Jim Sonnett.

Sunday in Paradise

15th December 1967

Episode 15

Will helps an old friend convince townspeople to finance and build a house of worship.

The Secret of Hangtown Mine

22nd December 1967

Episode 16

The Sonnets visit a ranch looking for information about Jim, but they uncover a murder instead.

The Hero

29th December 1967

Episode 17

After two bank robbers wound Will, Jeff pursues them into Apache country.

What's in a Name?

5th January 1968

Episode 18

Will and Jeff encounter a man who claims to be Will Sonnett.

End of the Rope

12th January 1968

Episode 19

Will and Jeff race to Waco, where Jim Sonnett stands trial for murder.

And He Shall Lead the Children

19th January 1968

Episode 20

Will and Jeff unwittingly stumble upon an outlaw's mountain cabin.

Look for the Hound Dog

26th January 1968

Episode 21

Will pleads Jeff's case after a lynch mob accuses the boy of murdering a storekeeper.

Stopover in a Troubled Town

2nd February 1968

Episode 22

A woman working in a saloon needs the Sonnetts' help when her father decides to come for a visit.

Alone

9th February 1968

Episode 23

Will arranges to meet Jeff in a ghost town saloon, but he ends up getting caught in a hail of rifle bullets instead.

The Sins of the Father

23rd February 1968

Episode 24

Jeff starts to fall for a young woman who claims that James Sonnett is the father of her infant son.

The Warriors

1st March 1968

Episode 25

Will goes undercover for the Cavalry to help stop a gunrunner from selling rifles that may start a new Indian war.

A Fool and His Money

8th March 1968

Episode 26

Will & Jeff help an old friend pretend to be a rich rancher in order to impress his mail order bride.

Top Cast

Dack Rambo•Walter Brennan

Western

The Guns of Will Sonnett is a Western television series

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Full Cast

Dack Rambo

Jeff Sonnett

Walter Brennan

Will Sonnett

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Danny Thomas

Producer

Dick Clark

Producer

Aaron Spelling

Producer

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