

Shotgun Slade
1959–1961 · Syndication · 30 min · 2 seasons
S02E39 · Something to Die For
Sun, 16 July, 9:30 am
Emil Cosca operated a foundry. Everyone in town believed he kept a treasure hidden in the foundry. A man from his past shows up for the treasure. They are both killed in a shootout. Mrs. Cosca hires Slade to find out if the treasure exists.
About
A late entry in the TV Westerns boom of the late 50s. Shotgun Slade unlike other show hero wasn't a marshal, sheriff or gunfighter for hire, but Slade was a private detective, hired to track down criminals, return stolen money, or solve mysteries surrounding the death of townspeople. The show has more in common with shows like Peter Gunn and 77 Sunset Strip than Gunsmoke and Bonanza. Shotgun Slade depended on strong characters and storylines than action.
Episodes
- E01
Skyfire
Tue, 18 Oct· 30 minAfter solving a cattle rustling scheme, Slade collects his pay. As he is leaving the ranch, his former client is murdered. The man's widow and his best friend blame each other. Slade must find which one is telling the truth.
- E02
Ghost of Yucca Flats
Tue, 25 Oct· 30 minSlade rides into the mining town of Yucca Flats and finds the town completely deserted. Tacked on a building is a sign which reads, "Get out of town - you may be next."
- E03
Secret Gold
Tue, 1 Nov· 30 minSam Hutchins, a jailed thief sends Slade after the loot from his last caper. Sam and his partners were sent to prison for stealing a fortune in gold. The man fears two former partners may kill him after forcing him to reveal the hiding to reveal the hiding place of the loot.
- E04
The Missing Dog
Tue, 8 Nov· 30 minSlade is hired by a sheriff to solve a bank robbery. As he is on the job, he is hired by a boy to find his missing dog. Slade soon realizes the two jobs are linked. On Investigating the bank robbery, Slade finds that all the residents are suspect.
- E05
Mountain Murderess
Tue, 15 Nov· 30 minA band of Indians blocks Slade's efforts to bring a murder suspect, Beth Calvin, in for trial. The woman killer has taken to the hills. Slade comes to the rescue of Beth (Calvin (Gloria Talbott) who is accused of killing the sheriff's deputy. After narrowly escaping a band of Sioux Indians, he finds evidence which proved that the deputy was slain by Marlowe (James Chandler), the Indian agent, because he was caught selling contraband rifles to the Sioux.
- E06
Dead Man's Tale
Tue, 22 Nov· 30 minSlade (Scott Brady) assumes a dead man's identity to crack an embezzlement case.
- E07
Vengeance
Tue, 29 Nov· 30 minSlade is accused of collecting a reward for a job he did not do. He is summoned to Silverado by the marshal who says he collected a $1,000 reward for a job he never finished. Slade was given $1,000 to straighten things out by an unknown client. Slade had once collected a reward for shooting murderer John Colfax. But one day the townspeople claim to see Colfax in the flesh.
- E08
Railhead at Rampart
Tue, 6 Dec· 30 minSlade (Scott Brady) suspects that a businessman is planning to swindle the railroad. Slade (Scott Brady) enlists the aid of Jason Baxter for his latest case. Slade tells him that a man named Chapman has sold the idea of putting in a railroad from Denver to Rampart, to a committee of prominent men in Rampart, who are willing to put up $50,000, Chapman plans to swindle the committee, and a scheme is then devised which smokes him out in "Railhead At Rampart."
- E09
Woman from Wyoming
Tue, 13 Dec· 30 minSlade comes to town to meet Rebecca Howland - a woman coming from Wyoming on the train. She is an heiress to a fortune and desires protection from others who would try to take it away from her
- E10
The Laughing Widow
Tue, 20 Dec· 30 minPeter Miller, a hard-bitten town taming sheriff is devastated when he's forced by law to hang his own son, Bob, for theft of a gold shipment. Slade is convinced the man is innocent and sets out to prove it even as the hour of execution draws nigh. Shotgun Slade meets a "Laughing Widow." A young boy and a deputy are convicted of robbery and murder. Slade comes to investigate.
- E11
Turkey Shoot (aka Boomerang)
Tue, 27 Dec· 30 minAbout to be released from prison, Mark Carger plans to kill Slade at the annual "Turkey Shoot." On the eve of Denver's annual turkey shoot, the frontier private eye makes a shocking discovery—he's one of the targets. A revengeful ex-convict is out to get him.
- E12
Hang Him Twice
Tue, 3 Jan· 30 minA man is wrongly Imprisoned for murder although his "victim" is alive. Vicky Martin's husband is in prison for the murder of a bank vice president whose body was never found, now rumored alive in Mexico, Vicky asks Slade for help.
- E13
Traveling Trunk
Tue, 10 Jan· 30 minAn outlaw, a pretty woman, a boy, and an iron bound trunk combine to provide Slade with one of tho most baffling cases of his career. Slade discovers the body of his employer when he unloads a shipping trunk from a wagon. The missing man is found in trunk containing $20,000. Slade arrives in Old Town, only to find that the man who invited him has been murdered. Slade must clear out his host's murder. Huston: Adam West. Nora: Carol Ohmart.
- E14
The Silver Queen
Sun, 22 Jan· 30 minA beautiful blonde's greed leads her to disaster. Ahab Jensen (King Calder) becomes a murder target after he weds a woman many years his junior.
- E15
Little Sister
Sun, 29 Jan· 30 minA woman saloon keeper, noted for her honesty, is suspected of complicity in robbery and murder.
- E16
Copper Cylinder
Sun, 5 Feb· 30 minSlade accompanies an historian who is seeking a priceless relic of the Spanish explorers.
- E17
Misplaced Genius
Sun, 12 Feb· 30 minAn employee interrupts a burglary at a bank and is killed. When nothing is found missing, it is assumed the burglars panicked and ran. Months later when a cashier notices two bills with the same serial number, Slade is called in.
- E18
Mother Six Gun
Sun, 19 Feb· 30 minA bar is robbed. The Sheriff - who is a friend of Slade's - starts to investigate and then disappears. Slade arrives in town to visit his friend and is determined to find out what happened to him.
- E19
The Impatient Bullet
Sun, 26 Feb· 30 minSlade catches up with Frank Galt, a man he has been trailing. The man has been leading a five-man gang through a string of bank robberies. Slade gets him to jail but must now convince the man's ex-girlfriend to testify against him.
- E20
The Silent Man
Sun, 5 Mar· 30 min$50,000 in bank notes is stolen from the Tucson stage. Slade is hired by the insurance company to recover the notes. They have given him 30 days to get the job done. He stops at Martinsville looking for leads.
- E21
School Ma'am
Sun, 12 Mar· 30 minMartha Dowd, a demure school teacher in Salt Creek, was once a successful bank robber, is determined not to become a convict. But now she stands accused of absconding with $16,000 from a bank in Denver.
- E22
Legend of a Hero
Sun, 19 Mar· 30 minSlade is involved with warring Apache Indians when he is taking a killer to Denver for trial, stops at the stage station and finds the body of the attendant killed by an Apache arrow. Slade ends up as the go-between for Redhawk, the Apache chief and the U.S. Cavalry troops.
- E23
The Mystery of Black River
Sun, 26 Mar· 30 minSlade investigates three apparently unconnected murders and learns that each had its beginning In a buffalo hunt at Black River 15 years earlier.
- E24
Widow of El Dorado
Sun, 2 Apr· 30 minSlade is hired to stop a wedding. When he arrives he is too late. When the bridegroom is killed, guilt is cast on the woman who hired Slade. He believes she is innocent but he must find the true murderer to clear her.
- E25
Valley of the Shadow
Sun, 9 Apr· 30 minEthan Kellogg is receiving death threats to reverse his decision to close his mine. He asks Slade to find who is behind the threats. Before Slade decides whether or not to accept the job, Ethan is killed. Now, Slade wants the killer.
- E26
A Noose for Hurley (aka Noose Brand Frame-Up)
Sun, 16 Apr· 30 minAn old man with a fading memory gives an invoice to the Widow Rankin. He says it was borrowed by her husband. She is not sure if it is legitimate and hires Slade to determine if the money is really owed.
- E27
A Grave at San Gallo
Sun, 23 Apr· 30 minJanet Milford is looking for her long lost husband and is offering a reward. She receives a letter from Frank Peeler saying he knows where he is. Janet hires Slade to accompany her on the trip to verify the claim.
- E28
Friends No More
Sun, 30 Apr· 30 minSlade encounters a former cavalry comrade who has become a cold-blooded killer.
- E29
Yankee Spy
Sun, 7 May· 30 minSlade is hired by the US Government to find a missing agent in southern Louisiana.
- E30
Skinner's Rainbow
Sun, 14 May· 30 minHardluck Luke claims he has found a gold strike. He wants to sell to Ben Willard. Ben Willard wants Professor Simms to certify the claim before he buys the mine. Simms wants protection for the trip and Slade is hired for the job.
- E31
The Lost Herds
Sun, 21 May· 30 minA rancher named Roberts sends for Slade. There has been a rash of cattle rustling and his ranch is the only ranch untouched. Slade goes undercover to discover if anyone on the ranch is involved.
- E32
The Search for Susan (aka Welcome Home)
Sun, 28 May· 30 minSam Emerson is one of the wealthiest people in the state. He is getting up in years and wants to find his long lost daughter. He hires Slade to track her down. His search for the missing heiress leads Slade to the lovely young wife of an outlaw, but instead of reaching the end of his task, he finds that it has only just begun.
- E33
The Phantom Noose
Sun, 4 June· 30 minJudge Beck is a hanging Judge. He has hung 27 men. He hires Slade to learn about 3 men that escaped judgment. Slade is asked to stay on after the job is done. He soon learns the Judge is haunted by the 27 men he has hung.
- E34
Madame Vengeance
Sun, 11 June· 30 minLillian Leclair is a bank president. She is grieving the loss of her husband and father at the hands of bank robbers. She doesn't know who the robbers were, but wants to hire Slade to kill the bank robber and bring him to her.
- E35
Five Graves
Sun, 18 June· 30 minSlade is hired to persuade five men to visit the plantation of a man they have never met. Fifteen years after five comrades had saved themselves by handing him to the Apaches as a slave, an ex-soldier prepares five graves for them, with a sixth for Shotgun Slade.
- E36
The Payrollers
Sun, 25 June· 30 minThere have been a series of payroll holdups in the area. When $60,000 in gold is stolen and a clerk is killed, Slade is called in to find the Payrollers and the gold.
- E37
A Gun and a Prayer
Sun, 2 July· 30 minAn old friend contacts Slade for a special favor. Slade owes him a favor and leaves immediately and soon finds that the friend needs a different kind of help.
- E38
The Ranch Ghost (aka Ghost of a Chance)
Sun, 9 July· 30 minSlade is offered $500 to marry a woman. She has inherited a ranch but there is a condition: she must be married before she turns 27. Slade turns it down and is then hired to be her body guard.
- E39
Something to Die For
Sun, 16 July· 30 minEmil Cosca operated a foundry. Everyone in town believed he kept a treasure hidden in the foundry. A man from his past shows up for the treasure. They are both killed in a shootout. Mrs. Cosca hires Slade to find out if the treasure exists.
Cast

Scott Brady
Shotgun Slade

Monica Lewis
Monica Bristol

Frank Ferguson
Mike Oliver
