When an army convoy Is threatened by Indian attack, a young soldier played by a young Tom Skerritt volunteers to get help from a nearby fort.

A scheming Indian chief sells cows to unsuspecting settlers, steals them, only to sell them back to the same unsuspecting settlers.

A charlatan traveling rainmaker gets hired during a long drought, sparking conflict between rival local governments.

A rival trapper is dogged in his pursuit to purchase Joe Meek's beautiful Indian wife from him, but he'll have none of it.

Scipio Gaines is an escaped slave who has been living among the Indians for years. When a government official shows up Scipio is prepared to giving up his freedom, not knowing much has changed in the ensuing years.

Jim Campbell has a rival in Lt. Harper for pretty newcomer Elsie's affections. He and his friends pretend to be rogue warriors to frighten the cavalryman but create a problem between the soldiers and Indians. It takes all of Jim's ingenuity to fix the situation.

A kindhearted barroom singer nurses a gunfighter back to health.

Newly appointed Deputy Marshal Frank Dalton takes his job seriously. However he must choose between duty and love when the father of his girl becomes the prime suspect in a missing persons case.

This is about real life attorney George Graham Vest (December 6, 1830 - August 9, 1904) who was also later a U.S. Congressman from Missouri. The story is about a man who is sued by a boy for shooting his dog named Old Drum on October 18, 1869. Vest's, "a man's best friend" closing arguments from the trial became more famous than Vest himself. Starring future Governor of California and President of The U.S. Ronald Reagan as George Graham Vest.

California Governor Leland Stanford bets an enormous amount of money in trying to prove a point about horse racing. He needs photographer Eadward Muybridge to get the proof he needs to win the wager.

Andy Carter collects items cast off from wagon trains and then sales them. Mary Ann recognizes a family heirloom and demands it back but Andy insists she work for it's value. Left together they find they have more in common than not.

A hunter and his daughters save an Easterner.

Colonel Hunter, a former Confederate officer returns to Texas to call on Kathy McLennan, the wife of a dead soldier who had been killed while serving under him during the Civil War. He discovers that the widow and other ranchers in the valley had been cheated by a wealthy cattle baron who gave them legally unclaimable IOUs in when purchasing their stock. Hunter tries to reason with the cattle baron, but when this fails devises a tactic to recover the money stolen from them.

A town drunk and a businessman from a small town make a trip to San Francisco to buy a bell for the new Church In Volcano, California. While on the way back the businessman gets sick in Sacramento and the drunk is supposed to take the bell alone to Volcano but hatches a plan to steal it and go back to Frisco and sell it. Along the way a bandito tries to rob him and steal the bell, but the bandito who was going to kill the drunk, realizes who the bell is for, and allows the drunk to go on his way as the Preacher was kind to him. This makes the drunk change his ways and...

Jeb Slade talks his brother Billy into helping him rob Aaron Winters, who is wealthy from his borax findings. They fail and while Aaron escorts Billy to the authorities, he learns the type of character the young man has.

Two editors compete to give Denver it's first newspaper.

The Paiute tribe have their own traditions concerning justice but when there is a killing, the white settlers want the guilty punished by their system.

Billy Ralston is a fast talking banker who cannot cover his customer's assets. He comes up with a scheme involving the mint to solve his problem yet remain out of jail.

Librarian and part-time poet Ina Coolbrith takes precocious but intelligent young street waif Dorita under her wing. As their relationship grows Ina finds that a locket means more to her fulfillment than any literary renown.

After a mob takes control of the docks of San Francisco, Captain David Farragut formulates a plan to enable the Navy to regain control.

The aging and ailing sheriff of Washoe County, Nevada gets a big assist from his deputy in the county's fight with the Central Pacific railroad over payment of back taxes.

The new sheriff of Abilene, "Bear River" Smith, tries to uphold the law in the wild town without carrying a sidearm -- with mixed results.

Reverend Ben Darniell believes he should practice what he preaches, and he refuses to resort to violence in the face of opposition. But he finds a minister in Carson City must be prepared to fight for those who cannot defend themselves.

Two cavalry officers have very different attitudes about the treatment of their Indian prisoners. A showdown occurs after an escape.

A new judge and a recently-appointed woman sheriff have conflict over the concepts of judicial fairness versus frontier justice.

The town of Rough And Ready, California declares succession from the United States -- with unintended and undesirable consequences.

A temporary warden of a state prison is appointed by the Nevada Governor. He immediately goes about the task of recovering three escapees. While going about this task, he outwits all three without firing a shot.

Two thieves murder an Indian for the gold he had mined, and then decide to coerce his widow into showing them the location of the mine.

An Army officer helps a young man track down his sister who was captured by Indians years before when the rest of their family was killed in a raid.

The vandalism and theft of turkeys being brought to market sets up a showdown between lawlessness and justice in an intimidated western town.

A mail delivery rider attempts to help a widow find the right man to marry and to help tend her farm and rear her young son.

A Quaker farmer heads west with a big load of apple tree seedlings intended to be planted in the fertile grounds of Oregon.

Susan Magoffin, accompanying her husband West, becomes the first woman to travel the Sante Fe Trail. Starring Ronald Reagan.

A crew of mine developers ingeniously race against time to make it from Arizona to San Diego in time for an important meeting with bankers.

A young Chinese man uses his special 1000-year-old book to help a miner win money at roulette -- at least until greed takes over and brings unfortunate consequences for both men.

Carolyn Romney becomes fed up watching the Kimball-Starr gang from running roughshod over the town of Durango. She decides to do something about it using the Durango Record.

A boat being transported across the prairie on wheels slows a wagon train's progress as they enter Indian country, forcing wagon train driver to leave the boat owners and crew to lag behind and stubbornly persevere on their own.

A wagon train headed to Oregon is abandoned by all of its members who instead decide to quit early and prospect for gold -- leaving the train boss, his wife, and a prisoner to continue alone into dangerous country.

While traveling to Utah, a group Mormon "handcart pioneers" become separated from one of their young boys in unsettled Indian country, leading to a testy interaction.

Judge Roy Bean, smitten by a picture of famous actress Lillie Langtry, begins a lengthy correspondence with her and renames the town of Vinegaroon, Texas to Langtry in her honor.

A woman whose house is hit by a meteorite decides to both sue for damages and wager with her lawyer regarding the eventual outcome.

A nun stands up for law and justice for a killer, despite heavy sentiment for a more expeditious brand of frontier justice.

Walter Watson is the new boxing instructor at the Olympic Club in San Francisco. After a confrontation with the local bully, he begins training banker James Corbett to face him in a bout that holds the future for both Watson and the club.

Carrie Huntington catches a ride with Henry Windsor to her sister's wedding, he falls in love, she doesn't. On the return they are taken captive by Indians where they learn more about each other's character to change at least one mind.

William Richardson, a Boston sailor, is sent ashore to get water for his ship on arrival in California. While doing his job he finds himself charmed by the land, the Martinez family and Maria Martinez in particular.

A former fired ranch hand, who is in love with the bosses daughter, sees his chance to get a job when the cook leaves.

A grizzled trail guide is retained to lead a dangerous trek through Indian country, lightening the mood with his wild adventure tales -- until one of them actually comes true.

After the territory of California became a part of the United States, the new military governor in Los Angeles was nothing short of a dictator. When a former general of the Mexican army leads a revolt, his brother, the ex-governor, must prevent a war.

Huldah is to marry a man she has never met when she leaves her home in the east. She takes the precaution of hiding her savings until she knows she is making the right choice.

A country chicken rancher, bamboozled by a fast-talking insurance adjuster after his coop burns down, goes to court in his effort to get a fair settlement.

Joseph Ridges has crafted an organ and is charged with bringing it safely to Salt Lake City. It's weight sinks the wagon into the sand, delaying the entire train. Wagonmaster Luke Winner will jettison the organ unless Ridges provides a solution.

A gambler (DeForest Kelley) tries to win the heart of a society belle.