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The Wild Bunch

Action & Adventure

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Jun 2, 1954

Butch Cassidy is presented as a jovial type against killing as the leader of the notorious Wild Bunch. Matt and Frankie go after the outlaws when banknotes appear with phony signatures, trailing Butch all the way to South America.

Full Episodes

Season 1, 26 episodes

Railroad Detective Matt Clark (Jim Davis) and his assistant Frankie Adams (Mary Castle), investigate the stealing of a herd of horses belonging to the U. S. Cavalry. They learn that the leader of the outlaws is a woman named Belle Starr.

26m Jan 22, 1954

Matt Clark sets out on the trail of a gang of cattle rustlers led by one of the West's youngest and most notorious outlaws, Billy Bonney, aka Billy the Kid.

26m Jan 29, 1954

Frank and Jesse James,

Matt Clark and his assistant pursue the vengeful James brothers, Frank and Jesse, who declare war on the law after their young half-brother is killed in a police ambush.

26m Feb 6, 1954

The Detective goes after Apache chief Geronimo (Chief Yowlachie), who has been identified by Joe Burns (Emile Meyer), the night watchman of the railroad yards, as the leader of a band of freight-car robbers.

26m Feb 13, 1954

Quantrill and His Raiders,

Matt and Frankie are asked by Colonel Marsham to infiltrate the vicious Quantrill gang. They do so on the eve of the Lawrence Kansas massacre that they are unable to prevent. Matt vows to track down Quantrill personally.

26m Feb 20, 1954

Matt and Frankie head to Sweetwater, Wyoming where major cattle ranches are suffering heavy losses. A woman nicknamed Cattle Kate becomes the focus due to the number of livestock she sells despite her small operation.

26m Feb 27, 1954

After the Sam Bass gang steals sixty thousand dollars of gold coin from a train on which Frankie rides, Frankie pretends to be a waitress romantically interested in captured henchman Hayes to get Hayes to reveal Bass' location.

25m Mar 3, 1954

Clark learns of Johnny Ringo while investigating a train robbery. Frankie gets a job allowing her to some undercover work. Matt meets Johnny, a noted gunslinger, trailing him to a desert showdown.

26m Mar 10, 1954

The Dalton Gang,

Matt and Frankie head to Coffeyville in 1892 when they hear that the Dalton brothers and their gang are planning something big. They arrive in time to thwart the double bank robbery with the help of the stalwart citizens of the town.

25m Mar 17, 1954

Matt and Frankie head to Tombstone, Arizona to track down Doc Holliday who they suspect is involved with the Clanton gang. While there they meet famed sheriff Wyatt Earp and become part of the gunfight at OK Corral.

26m Mar 24, 1954

The Younger Brothers,

The Younger Brothers believe their past with the Quantrill Raiders keeps them from living an honest life and start planning a daring bank robbery in Minnesota. Matt Clark, with a little help from Frankie, ensures that it doesn't end well.

26m Apr 1, 1954

John Wesley Hardin,

John Wesley Hardin, the infamous killer, is herding cattle to Abilene when he shoots two Indians in cold blood. Detectives Matt & Frankie arrive in Kansas to bring him to justice. Hardin's time in prison, rehabilitation, and final gunfight is recounted.

26m Apr 8, 1954

Joaquin Murietta,

The 1850's California gold fields is home to notorious bandit and killer Joaquin Murietta. Matt and Frankie arrive to track him down but he kidnaps Frankie, believing she owns his hacienda. Matt and Captain Love trail Murietta to the bitter end.

26m Apr 15, 1954

Triburcio Vasquez,

Tiburcio Vasquez vows vengeance against Anglos after his sister Dolores is killed. Matt and Frankie try to stop his years of terror in Southern California after a railroad agent is killed with the help of the local padre.

26m Apr 22, 1954

Chief Crazy Horse,

Chief Crazy Horse kills a doctor who treated his daughter. His wife tells Frankie that he will attack an Army train, and Matt tries to convince the other tribes to stop him.

26m Apr 29, 1954

Black Bart is responsible for a string of stage coach robberies but he has proved elusive to company detectives Matt and Frankie. Bob arrives from the city to help but it is the youngster Todd that provides the key to the case.

26m May 5, 1954

Plummer is the corrupt sheriff of Bannack, Montana in 1863-64 and runs a criminal gang as a source of wealth. When another stage is robbed, Matt and Frankie arrive to find out who is behind the crime spree responsible for over 100 deaths.

26m May 12, 1954

After Longley and Kelso escape from a chain gang, Matt goes to a circus where Longley's girlfriend Mamie works while Kelso comes to get Mamie but mistakenly takes Frankie so that Longley must come himself and Matt follows to recover the loot.

25m May 19, 1954

As the end of the 19th century, a murdering desperado Harry Tracy terrorizes America's northwest. Matt and Frankie head to the area after a train is stolen with Frankie going undercover. Soon Matt and a posse have the outlaw cornered.

26m May 26, 1954

The Wild Bunch,

Butch Cassidy is presented as a jovial type against killing as the leader of the notorious Wild Bunch. Matt and Frankie go after the outlaws when banknotes appear with phony signatures, trailing Butch all the way to South America.

26m Jun 2, 1954

The Doolin Gang,

After a robbery by the Doolin gang, Matt interviews a mortally wounded Ed Brinkley regarding the location of the Doolin hideout in Oklahoma. Frankie shows up pretending to be Ed's widow but the actual wife appears complicating matters.

26m Jun 9, 1954

Little Britches,

In order to be with her outlaw lover, Little Britches turns outlaw, and the two rob a bank. Matt investigates the bank robbery and gives chase with Frankie. He tracks her all the way to New York.

26m Jun 16, 1954

Black Jack Ketchum,

Black Jack Ketchum is a wanted outlaw in two countries leading him to lie low at the Cullen Ranch in 1890's New Mexico. Matt and Frankie head to the area to stop the gang's activities and save young Eddie Cullen from a hangman's noose.

26m Jun 23, 1954

Matt and Frankie stop in to see Matt's old friend Tom Horn while investigating a dispute involving cattle in Wyoming. When a young homesteader is killed the two detectives begin to see evidence adding up against Horn.

26m Jun 30, 1954

Matt and Frankie arrive in Austin in the 1880s to investigate the background of Ben Thompson. Matt gets employment at a gambling den owned by Ben's ex-Texas where he starts to build a case establishing Ben's criminal activities.

26m Jul 7, 1954

During a robbery, Frankie is shot as she pulls the mask off her assailant. Matt arrests John Allison after Frankie's life is endangered when her doctor is kidnapped. An enraged Clay, known for his willingness to kill, falls into Matt's trap.

26m Jul 14, 1954