

Trackdown
1957–1959 · CBS · 30 min · 2 seasons
S02E39 · Quiet Night in Porter
Wed, 23 Sept, 10:00 pm
Two brothers will do anything to protect their mother suffering from senile dementia... including murder.
About
Trackdown is an American Western television series starring Robert Culp as Texas Ranger Hoby Gilman, acting sheriff of the town of Porter. It aired on CBS between 1957 and 1959. More than seventy episodes of this series were produced by Dick Powell's Four Star Television and filmed at the Desilu-Culver Studio. The series was itself a spin-off of Powell's anthology series, Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theater.
Episodes
- E01
Killer Take All
Fri, 5 Sept· 30 minA rancher turns up dead, his body dumped outside of Porter. Hoby investigates and discovers that the rancher had a secret life as a gambler... and several people that wanted him dead.
- E02
Outlaw's Wife
Fri, 12 Sept· 30 minAaron's old girlfriend Abigail returns to Porter. When the townswomen find out, they want Hoby to run Abigail out of town because Abigail was married to a murderous outlaw.
- E03
The Chinese Cowboy
Fri, 19 Sept· 30 minA Chinese laundry owner, Wong, moves to Porter and hopes to find respect from the townspeople. One cowhand, Les Morgan, insists on riding Wong.
- E04
The Set-Up
Fri, 26 Sept· 30 minRex Carlson arrives in Porter and proposes to Henrietta. However, when the Porter bank is robbed, Hoby figures that Rex is responsible and Henrietta launches a campaign against Hoby.
- E05
A Stone for Benny French
Fri, 3 Oct· 30 minHoby tries to shield his prisoner from a backwoodsman and his brood.
- E06
Trapped
Fri, 10 Oct· 30 minAn outlaw, her wounded accomplice, and a blinding snowstorm add up to danger for Hoby.
- E07
Matter of Justice
Fri, 17 Oct· 30 minHoby is called in to protect a town when the citizens believe an outlaw gang is coming to free one of their own.
- E08
Tenner Smith
Fri, 24 Oct· 30 minA group of trail hands threaten to tear Porter apart looking for the card shark who shot their friend in self-defense.
- E09
The Avenger
Fri, 31 Oct· 30 minA local man Lance Garth is shot robbing the mining company, but the $10,000 disappears by the time he rides into Porter and dies in the apartment of dance hall girl Grace Marsden. Now everyone figures that Grace has the money... including Lance's vengeful brother.
- E10
The Schoolteacher
Fri, 7 Nov· 30 minTown bully Quince means to run new schoolteacher Jim Martin out of town... unless Jim faces him in a gunfight.
- E11
Deadly Decoy
Fri, 14 Nov· 30 minHoby rides with former Ranger Stan Elliott to identify the body of a wanted man... the man who shot off Stan's arm and caused his retirement.
- E12
Sunday's Child
Fri, 21 Nov· 30 minWhen gambler Joe Sunday comes to town with a court order allowing him to collect his baby daughter from his estranged wife, Hoby has no choice but to let him.
- E13
Day of Vengeance
Fri, 28 Nov· 30 minAfter a five year prison sentence, a man comes back to Porter to avenge the death of his brother.
- E14
Three-Legged Fox
Fri, 5 Dec· 30 min:Legendary outlaw Ben Moss is pushing 60, and gets together his old gang to pull off a bank robbery in Porter.
- E15
The Kid
Fri, 12 Dec· 30 minHoby ends up shooting a 16-year-old boy in the back while tracking down a prowler. The townspeople think that Hoby acted wrongly, and the boy's father swears vengeance.
- E16
Guilt
Fri, 19 Dec· 30 minHoby rides into the town of Caldwell to tell a drunken father that his son--convicted of murder and imprisoned for life--is coming to visit. The news worries two men who know the truth about the murder.
- E17
Every Man a Witness
Fri, 26 Dec· 30 minThe Rangers send Hoby to a town to investigate the lynching of a half-breed. The townspeople claim that it was all a set-up to get the suspected killer to talk, and the horse bolted. But Hoby soon suspects that it was a second murder to cover the first.
- E18
McCallin's Daughter
Fri, 2 Jan· 30 minA young girl reports that her father is planning a robbery. When a rancher is badly wounded during a robbery attempt, the townspeople are ready to take law into their own hands. However, Hoby suspects that all isn't as it seems.
- E19
Bad Judgment
Wed, 28 Jan· 30 minHoby is called in to persuade a witness to testify against a killer. The killer's brother has been threatening the witnesses family to keep him quiet.
- E20
Terror
Wed, 4 Feb· 30 minTyphoid breaks out in Porter, and Hoby and Doc Calhoun launch a desperate search to find the carrier before it's too late.
- E21
The Feud
Wed, 11 Feb· 30 minMaude Turley returns to Porter after 17 years. The Turleys and Corbetts feuded 17 years ago and almost wiped each out, and now Maude wants to buried next to her husband.
- E22
The Samaritan
Wed, 18 Feb· 30 minHoby gets caught in a family feud after he frees a stranger from a bear trap... and the man pistol-whips him unconscious and leaves him in the trap.
- E23
The Gang
Wed, 25 Feb· 30 minSix members of the Hastings Gang ride into Porter and take over the Buckhorn while Hoby is away, using Tenner as a hostage.
- E24
The Threat
Wed, 4 Mar· 30 minA genial man walks into the Bank of Porter and demands that they give him $10,000 within the hour... or he'll blow the town off the face of the earth.
- E25
Hard Lines
Wed, 11 Mar· 30 minA man convicted of cowardice and desertion returns to his home town of Porter, but the townspeople don't want him.
- E26
Fear
Wed, 18 Mar· 30 minAmbrose Hooker goads his kid brother Beamer into trying to shoot Hoby. Hoby is forced to kill him, and Ambrose begins a campaign of terror to break Hoby's nerves.
- E27
Stranger in Town
Wed, 25 Mar· 30 minA man that Hoby put away eight years ago is out of prison, and once he's released sends a letter to the Enterprise saying that he intends to to kill Hoby.
- E28
The Protector
Wed, 1 Apr· 30 minA distinguished lawman has turned his town into a haven for outlaws, and now his daughter Ann plans to run off with one.
- E29
False Witness
Wed, 8 Apr· 30 minMarcy James rides hard for several days to get to Porter and testify that a convicted killer is innocent. However, Hoby soon discovers that she's lying.
- E30
The Trick
Wed, 15 Apr· 30 minA man Tenner helped put away for murder comes to the Buckhorn looking for revenges, and brings a young gun with him to deal with Tenner after he provokes the owner into a fight.
- E31
The Eyes of Jerry Kelso
Wed, 22 Apr· 30 minDrummer Manny Brock is killed in his hotel room, and Hoby soon discovers that local farm girl Pearl Adamson had a thing for Brock. He believes that she shot Brock dead, but soon learns that the truth is much stranger.
- E32
Gift Horse
Wed, 29 Apr· 30 minRalph's two long-lost uncles arrive in Porter to find their nephew. However, Hoby suspects that something is up even though the two old men know all about Ralph's history.
- E33
The Vote
Wed, 6 May· 30 minA smooth talking brother and sister arrive in Porter to campaign for women to get the vote. However, Hoby notices some holes in their story and does some investigating.
- E34
The Unwanted
Wed, 13 May· 30 minHoby is called to Glenville when the sheriff is seemingly killed... by witchcraft, wielded by a religious group that has recently settled near town.
- E35
Toss Up
Wed, 20 May· 30 minHoby is caught in the middle when a vengeful man rides into Porter to kill his brother-in-law… who he believes killed his father to get the family ranch.
- E36
Inquest
Thu, 3 Sept· 30 minHoby looks into an apparent suicide murder where neither the dead man's widow, the doctor, nor the sheriff seem to want answers.
- E37
Back to Crawford
Wed, 9 Sept· 30 minA threat on his sister Norah's life brings Hoby back to his hometown of Crawford... where he finds someone out for revenge against him.
- E38
Blind Alley
Wed, 16 Sept· 30 minHoby trains a blinded Michael Hardesty how to fight when Rufus Cole comes after Michael for killing his brother in a fair fight.
- E39
Quiet Night in Porter
Wed, 23 Sept· 30 minTwo brothers will do anything to protect their mother suffering from senile dementia... including murder.
Cast

Robert Culp
Hoby Gilman

Ed Prentiss
Narrator






































