Whispering Smith
1961 - 1961
The Blind Gun
8th May 1961Episode 1
No overview available.Episode 2
Smith suspects an influential businessman of murdering his brother when he announces he has an iron-clad alibi without being asked.The Devil's Share
22nd May 1961Episode 3
Smitty becomes suspicious when a woman claims to have shot an alleged mugger who is found wearing a distinctive ring but didn't have a mark on his finger showing he wore it for any length of time.Episode 4
Members of an outlaw gang that George Romack formerly rode with try to blackmail the Denver police detective into assisting them pull a robbery. When Romack refuses to resume his criminal career, the gang abducts his wife to force his cooperation.Safety Value
5th June 1961Episode 5
No overview available.Stain of Justice
12th June 1961Episode 6
A stagecoach is held up and a passenger onboard is killed for $5,000.The Deadliest Weapon
19th June 1961Episode 7
An English lord who is also a noted poet is hired to recite his poetry at the Denver Opera House as a benefit for the widows and orphans of miners killed in a recent mine disaster.Episode 8
An alcoholic lawyer who threatened the owner of a casino the night before is framed for his foe's murder.Three for One
3rd July 1961Episode 9
A match race between two feuding family's prize horses ends in tragedy when one of the jockeys is shot from the saddle by an unknown assailant.Death at Even Money
10th July 1961Episode 10
No overview available.The Hemp Reeger Case
17th July 1961Episode 11
No overview available.The Mortal Coil
24th July 1961Episode 12
No overview available.Episode 13
No overview available.Double Edge
7th August 1961Episode 14
No overview available.The Trademark
14th August 1961Episode 15
No overview available.The Jodie Tyler Story
21st August 1961Episode 16
No overview available.Poet and Peasant Case
28th August 1961Episode 17
No overview available.Dark Circle
4th September 1961Episode 18
No overview available.Swift Justice
11th September 1961Episode 19
No overview available.The Idol
18th September 1961Episode 20
Ole Brindessen sees swindler Eddie Royce commit murder.String of Circumstances
25th September 1961Episode 21
Smith and Romack investigate a series of bombings that rock Denver. The detectives can find no apparent connection between the two victims, one a mine owner, the other an Irish traveling salesman, until they discover a ball of twine in a popular boarding house that was linked to both crimes.The Interpreter
2nd October 1961Episode 22
Enrico Spanato, a Sicilian interpreter is accused of killing a fellow Italian by several of the dead man's friends. Although Smith finds evidence that someone might have fired a shot at the interpreter, he can find no one who who will testify that the shooting was self-defense because the Italians in the neighborhood fear the growing power of the Mafia.The Homeless Wind
9th October 1961Episode 23
Whispering Smith captures Sam Chandler, a fugitive near the Mexican border. His plans to return him to Denver where he is wanted for murder are dashed when the two men are captured by Mexican bandits who only keep them alive to serve as personal slaves.Trial of the Avengers
16th October 1961Episode 24
Smith and Romack have their hands full investigating a violent death that might be murder and dealing with a gang of ex-convicts who have suddenly descended on Denver. The former wards of the state appear to be planning to settle an old score, but who is the would-be victim? And is the gathering related to the late night shooting that Bob Mullet claims was self-defense?Prayer of a Chance
23rd October 1961Episode 25
Two outlaws steal a valuable jeweled statue from a Catholic church, but the parish priest refuses to give Smith a description of the villains unless he agrees to pursue them unarmed. The Denver detective reluctantly agrees and manages to catches up with the culprits in the desert. Smith begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in the middle of the waterless wasteland using canteens of water as deadly weapons.Hired to Die
30th October 1961Episode 26
A not-so-devoted husband hires a Kansas City killer to travel to Denver to murder his wife when the couple arrive by stagecoach several days later. After the young woman dies, he sets about arranging for his mother's return to England after an absence of 14 years. The older woman, however, becomes suspicious of her doting "son's" true identity.Whispering Smith is an American Western series that aired on NBC. Based on a 1948 movie, the series stars Audie Murphy as Tom "Whispering" Smith, a police detective in Denver, Colorado. Filming of the series began in 1959, but the program did not air until May 8, 1961, because of unexpected production problems.
Whispering Smith combines elements of CBS's Have Gun – Will Travel starring Richard Boone, NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo starring Dale Robertson, the syndicated Shotgun Slade with Scott Brady, and ABC's The Man From Blackhawk, a Stirling Silliphant production starring Robert Rockwell. While the setting of the series is unique, it is otherwise a standard detective program.
