Law of the Plainsman

1959 - 1960 NR 30m 8.2

Sam Buckhart was an Apache Indian who had saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was used for an education at private schools and Harvard University. After school, he...

Sam Buckhart was an Apache Indian who had saved the life of a U.S. Cavalry officer after an Indian ambush. When the officer died, he left Sam money that was used for an education at private schools and Harvard University. After school, he returned to New Mexico where he became a Deputy Marshal working for Marshal Andy Morrison and living in a boarding house run by Martha Commager. The only other continuing cast member was 8-year old Tess Logan, an orphan who had been rescued by Buckhart.

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Episodes:

Episode 1 Prairie Incident

1. Prairie Incident

Aired: Oct 1, 1959

Sam Buckhart finds a newly orphaned little girl (Tess) who's father was just ...

Episode 2 Full Circle

2. Full Circle

Aired: Oct 8, 1959

Sam travels to Clay Junction looking for an outlaw named Pete Falon. When he ...

Episode 4 The Hostiles

4. The Hostiles

Aired: Oct 22, 1959

Sam sets off to arrest an escaped outlaw who killed a young woman for no reas...

Episode 6 Blood Trails

6. Blood Trails

Aired: Nov 5, 1959

An Apache named Charlie Wolf kills a Marshal and Deputy in a ghost town when ...

Episode 7 Desperate Decision

7. Desperate Decision

Aired: Nov 12, 1959

After rustlers steal two of Cameron's prized horses and kill the foreman, Sam...

Episode 9 The Gibbet

9. The Gibbet

Aired: Nov 26, 1959

Sam Buckhart must work as a Marshal for a town after the People's Committee h...

Episode 10 The Dude

10. The Dude

Aired: Dec 3, 1959

Sam Buckhart comes upon a gentleman (Theodore Roosevelt) roaming the desert a...

Episode 11 The Innocents

11. The Innocents

Aired: Dec 10, 1959

Sam is asked to help a man who's been accused of cold-blooded murder. When a ...

Episode 12 Clear Title

12. Clear Title

Aired: Dec 17, 1959

Sam goes to Shannonville to investigate the murder of a man, but is met with ...

Episode 13 Toll Road

13. Toll Road

Aired: Dec 24, 1959

Benson and his boy, Healey, kill Mr. and Mrs. Dawson and take over the toll r...

Episode 14 Calculated Risk

14. Calculated Risk

Aired: Dec 31, 1959

While chasing after two bank robbers, Sam kills one in self-defense. The bank...

Episode 15 Fear

15. Fear

Aired: Jan 7, 1960

While traveling back to Santa Fe, Sam and Tess come upon an old farm that was...

Episode 16 Endurance

16. Endurance

Aired: Jan 14, 1960

Sam sets after a couple men who dressed up like Indians and stole the diamond...

Episode 17 The Comet

17. The Comet

Aired: Jan 21, 1960

While traveling back to Santa Fe, Sam and Deputy Forbes stop at Libertyville ...

Episode 18 The Rawhiders

18. The Rawhiders

Aired: Jan 28, 1960

A gypsy who is hated by the locals is accused of a rancher's murder. Sam beli...

Episode 19 The Imposter

19. The Imposter

Aired: Feb 4, 1960

Sam was alone in Santa Fe. The Marshal and all his deputies were out of town....

Episode 20 Common Ground

20. Common Ground

Aired: Feb 11, 1960

After Gentleman Frank Deegan is shot while robbing a stage, he take refuge in...

Episode 21 The Matriarch

21. The Matriarch

Aired: Feb 18, 1960

A man is mysteriously gunned down on the ranch he worked on. The ranch is own...

Episode 23 Dangerous Barriers

23. Dangerous Barriers

Aired: Mar 10, 1960

A rancher murders a local teenage boy's father in order to get his land. Sam ...

Episode 24 The Show-Off

24. The Show-Off

Aired: Mar 17, 1960

A young man rides into town and allows everyone to believe he is Billy the Ki...

Episode 25 Rabbit's Fang

25. Rabbit's Fang

Aired: Mar 24, 1960

Sam becomes involved in a conflict between a slow-witted gunfighter and the g...

Episode 26 Stella

26. Stella

Aired: Mar 31, 1960

Sam strikes up a friendship with a wanted female bank robber--who doesn't kno...

Episode 27 Amnesty

27. Amnesty

Aired: Apr 7, 1960

After Governor Lew Wallace grants amnesty to every gunfighter in New Mexico T...

Episode 28 Jeb's Daughter

28. Jeb's Daughter

Aired: Apr 14, 1960

Sam tries to help a young woman who lives in the backwoods with her father--w...

Episode 29 Cavern of the Wind

29. Cavern of the Wind

Aired: Apr 21, 1960

Sam is captured by a gang of greedy gold prospectors, who force him to lead t...

Episode 30 Trojan Horse

30. Trojan Horse

Aired: May 5, 1960

Sam Buckhart uses a two man circus and their wagon to go capture an outlaw.


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Info about Law of the Plainsman

Current Status: Ended

Network: NBC

Genres: Western