Whispering Smith (1961)
Whispering Smith is an American Western series that aired on NBC. Based on a 1948 movie, the series stars Audie Murphy as Tom "Whispering" Smith, a police detective in Denver, Colorado. Filming of the series began in 1959, but the program did not air until May 8, 1961, because of unexpected production problems. Whispering Smith combines elements of CBS's Have Gun – Will Travel starring Richard Boone, NBC's Tales of Wells Fargo starring Dale Robertson, the syndicated Shotgun Slade with Scott Brady, and ABC's The Man From Blackhawk, a Stirling Silliphant production starring Robert Rockwell. While the setting of the series is unique, it is otherwise a standard detective program.
Whispering Smith: Season 1 - 26 Episode s
1x1 - The Blind Gun
May 8, 1961
1x2 - The Grudge
May 15, 1961
Smith suspects an influential businessman of murdering his brother when he announces he has an iron-clad alibi without being asked.
1x3 - The Devil's Share
May 22, 1961
Smitty becomes suspicious when a woman claims to have shot an alleged mugger who is found wearing a distinctive ring but didn't have a mark on his finger showing he wore it for any length of time.
1x4 - Stakeout
May 29, 1961
Members of an outlaw gang that George Romack formerly rode with try to blackmail the Denver police detective into assisting them pull a robbery. When Romack refuses to resume his criminal career, the gang abducts his wife to force his cooperation.
1x5 - Safety Value
June 5, 1961
1x6 - Stain of Justice
June 12, 1961
A stagecoach is held up and a passenger onboard is killed for ,000.
1x7 - The Deadliest Weapon
June 19, 1961
An English lord who is also a noted poet is hired to recite his poetry at the Denver Opera House as a benefit for the widows and orphans of miners killed in a recent mine disaster.
1x8 - The Quest
June 26, 1961
An alcoholic lawyer who threatened the owner of a casino the night before is framed for his foe's murder.
1x9 - Three for One
July 3, 1961
A match race between two feuding family's prize horses ends in tragedy when one of the jockeys is shot from the saddle by an unknown assailant.
1x10 - Death at Even Money
July 10, 1961
1x11 - The Hemp Reeger Case
July 17, 1961
1x12 - The Mortal Coil
July 24, 1961
1x13 - Cross Cut
July 31, 1961
1x14 - Double Edge
August 7, 1961
1x15 - The Trademark
August 14, 1961
1x16 - The Jodie Tyler Story
August 21, 1961
1x17 - Poet and Peasant Case
August 28, 1961
1x18 - Dark Circle
September 4, 1961
1x19 - Swift Justice
September 11, 1961
1x20 - The Idol
September 18, 1961
Ole Brindessen sees swindler Eddie Royce commit murder.
1x21 - String of Circumstances
September 25, 1961
Smith and Romack investigate a series of bombings that rock Denver. The detectives can find no apparent connection between the two victims, one a mine owner, the other an Irish traveling salesman, until they discover a ball of twine in a popular boarding house that was linked to both crimes.
1x22 - The Interpreter
October 2, 1961
Enrico Spanato, a Sicilian interpreter is accused of killing a fellow Italian by several of the dead man's friends. Although Smith finds evidence that someone might have fired a shot at the interpreter, he can find no one who who will testify that the shooting was self-defense because the Italians in the neighborhood fear the growing power of the Mafia.
1x23 - The Homeless Wind
October 9, 1961
Whispering Smith captures Sam Chandler, a fugitive near the Mexican border. His plans to return him to Denver where he is wanted for murder are dashed when the two men are captured by Mexican bandits who only keep them alive to serve as personal slaves.
1x24 - Trial of the Avengers
October 16, 1961
Smith and Romack have their hands full investigating a violent death that might be murder and dealing with a gang of ex-convicts who have suddenly descended on Denver. The former wards of the state appear to be planning to settle an old score, but who is the would-be victim? And is the gathering related to the late night shooting that Bob Mullet claims was self-defense?
1x25 - Prayer of a Chance
October 23, 1961
Two outlaws steal a valuable jeweled statue from a Catholic church, but the parish priest refuses to give Smith a description of the villains unless he agrees to pursue them unarmed. The Denver detective reluctantly agrees and manages to catches up with the culprits in the desert. Smith begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in the middle of the waterless wasteland using canteens of water as deadly weapons.
1x26 - Hired to Die
October 30, 1961
A not-so-devoted husband hires a Kansas City killer to travel to Denver to murder his wife when the couple arrive by stagecoach several days later. After the young woman dies, he sets about arranging for his mother's return to England after an absence of 14 years. The older woman, however, becomes suspicious of her doting "son's" true identity.
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