Wanted: Dead or Alive (1958)
Wanted: Dead or Alive is an American Western television series starring Steve McQueen as the bounty hunter Josh Randall. It aired on CBS for three seasons from 1958–61. The black-and-white program was a spin-off of a March 1958 episode of Trackdown, a 1957–59 western series starring Robert Culp. Both series were produced by Four Star Television in association with CBS Television. The series launched McQueen into becoming the first television star to cross over into comparable status on the big screen.
Wanted: Dead or Alive: Season 1 - 36 Episode s
1x1 - The Martin Poster
September 6, 1958
Josh takes matters into his own hands after Marshall Jeff Wilcox is killed by the Martin brothers.
1x2 - Fatal Memory
September 13, 1958
While on the trail of an Army deserter, Josh is surprised to find fake wanted posters for Colonel Sykes; the Army Commander that he served under.
1x3 - The Bounty
September 20, 1958
A vicious Bounty Hunter named Daimler is sought by Josh after Daimler gunned down an elderly fugitive.
1x4 - Dead End
September 27, 1958
After being hired to apprehend a ranch worker who stole money and disappeared, Josh undercovers more than he bargained for.
1x5 - Passing of Shawnee Bill
October 4, 1958
After a crooked poker game, Josh is led to believe that his opponent is Shawnee Bill.
1x6 - The Giveaway Gun
October 11, 1958
Josh is looking for an unknown gunman which can only be identified by the peculiar way he draws his gun.
1x7 - Ransom for a Nun
October 18, 1958
Mother Superior asks Josh to find Sister Grace who is being held by outlaws.
1x8 - Miracle at Pot Hole
October 25, 1958
Josh hands over a criminal to Sheriff Wilson and finds out the sheriff is a crook. He begins to doubt the guilt of his so-called criminal.
1x9 - The Fourth Headstone
November 1, 1958
Josh is hired on the help transport a female prisoner who has murdered three men to another jail.
1x10 - Til Death Do Us Part
November 8, 1958
Beautiful Stacy Torrance is wanted for the murder of her husband, but when Josh finds her husband still alive he tries to have the charges cleared.
1x11 - The Favor
November 15, 1958
Josh searches for a robbery suspect in a town called VanHorne run by outlaws.
1x12 - Ricochet
November 22, 1958
Josh is hired to look for a missing husband and ends up in a murder conspiracy.
1x13 - Sheriff of Red Rock
November 29, 1958
The Sheriff of Red Rock allows his prisoners to escape, so two bounty hunters can collect the reward and split it three ways.
1x14 - Die by the Gun
December 6, 1958
Aboard a stagecoach with prisoner in hand, Josh and the Coach driver are attacked by escapees heading for the Mexican border.
1x15 - Rawhide Breed
December 13, 1958
The Kreager brothers are on the trail of Josh and his prisoner, when a sudden attack by Apaches leaves his prisoner dead.
1x16 - Eight Cent Reward
December 20, 1958
A poor family with not much and hopes destroyed by storms and rustlers who want their land. Josh tries to help and right at Christmas a small miracle does occur.
1x17 - Drop to Drink
December 27, 1958
After a Pony Express carrier is held up and the courier with a ,000 diamond ring go missing. Josh is hired to find him.
1x18 - Rope Law
January 3, 1959
Josh returns with his prisoner Brace Logan and a lynch mob overtakes him. A little too late the townspeople realize that Logan was innocent and that the guilty party is some well respected.
1x19 - Six-Up to Bannach
January 10, 1959
Josh is on his way to Bannach to prevent the execution of an innocent man and he must travel by stagecoach one that is carrying boxes of dynamite.
1x20 - The Spur
January 17, 1959
Josh is hunting for wanted murderer Vic Warsaw when he finds out that his bounty was gunned down.
1x21 - Reunion for Revenge
January 24, 1959
Intent on revenge several escaped convicts confront Josh's prisoner who is responsible for them going to jail.
1x22 - Competition
January 31, 1959
Josh is confronted by two bounty hunters who think he is onto a big paying job.
1x23 - Call Your Shot
February 7, 1959
Josh is hired by Gabe Henshaw to find his son Will.
1x24 - Secret Ballot
February 14, 1959
Randall's old war buddy Ned Easter is running for mayor in a town governed by corrupt mayor Barney Pax and his brother Steve, whom he has made sheriff. The Pax brothers avoid honest competition by shooting up Ned's rallies and such. Ned's wife Carole has summoned Randall to stand by Ned in case of trouble, but doesn't want Ned to know she did so. It so happens that Randall has a wanted poster on Steve, for ""shooting up half of Colorado.""
1x25 - The Corner
February 21, 1959
Accused of killing a friend, bounty hunter Josh Randall tries to prove himself innocent.
1x26 - Eager Man
February 28, 1959
Fugitive Ted Nelson will surrender to his friend Josh Randall, if his wife shares the reward. Gar Foley also a bounty hunter has other ideas.
1x27 - The Legend
March 7, 1959
Josh is hired by Sam McGarrett to lead him with his son and daughter into the Mesa desert to find a hundred year old treasure.
1x28 - Railroaded
March 14, 1959
Josh comes to the defense of a boy accused of murdering an Undercover Pinkerton detective aboard the train.
1x29 - Double Fee
March 21, 1959
An Opera Singer hires Josh to find her sister who has been kidnapped and is being held ransom.
1x30 - The Kovack Affair
March 28, 1959
Josh is called by his old friend Jesse to help Meaghan keep her hotel from the hands of corrupt Kovack.
1x31 - Bounty for a Bride
April 4, 1959
A man hires Josh Randall to persuade his daughter to come back home. The girl, who was kidnapped by Indians years before, refuses to return because she feels that the Indians are now her people.
1x32 - Crossroads
April 11, 1959
Josh is on the track of a suspected murderer, when the father tries to avert his sons capture.
1x33 - Angels of Vengeance
April 18, 1959
Josh kills a young man in self-defense, the victim's father, the head of a religious cult, then orders Josh's death.
1x34 - Littlest Client
April 25, 1959
Josh is hired by a 10 year old girl to find her father, she refuses to believe that he is dead.
1x35 - The Conquerers
May 2, 1959
A Banker hires Josh to find his runaway son. The boy has joined a mercenary army that preys on small Mexican villages.
1x36 - Amos Carter
May 9, 1959
Josh tries to reconcil two families whose feud has reached dangerous proportions.
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