Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre: Season 3
Season 3 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre Season 2.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 3 Progress Shield
Trail to Nowhere
Oct 2, 1958 · 30 min
Julie Holman swears vengeance when her husband is murdered. Suspecting Carl Benson, a man with whom her husband has quarreled, Julie rides out to his ranch. She finds that Benson h
Homecoming
Oct 23, 1958 · 30 min
Though Adam Larkin has spent many years trying to make a living from his land, he has only met with failure. When his wife tells him that she is expecting a child, Larkin goes to t
The Accuser
Oct 30, 1958 · 30 min
After discovering the body of a murdered rancher, Milo Brant tries to comfort the grieving widow. The widow's little son, however distrusts Brant and resents the man's attentions t
Legacy of a Legend
Nov 6, 1958 · 30 min
A drifter arrives in a small Western town claiming to be a famous lawman who had lived there years before. The townspeople, who remember the lawman as a young and vigorous man, ref
To Sit in Judgment
Nov 13, 1958 · 30 min
When a youngster bites off more trouble than he can chew a sympathetic sheriff takes the hard course on teaching him a lesson.
The Tall Shadow
Nov 20, 1958 · 30 min
Linc Hardway's father is one of the wealthiest men in the West. In his efforts to prove that he can do anything as well as his father, Linc encounters one failure after another, un
The Vaunted
Nov 27, 1958 · 30 min
Wanted criminal Jess Matson has been on the run for over a year, he heads back to visit his family and encounters a surprise ambush.
Pressure Point
Dec 4, 1958 · 30 min
Jess Clark becomes blind when his horse breaks his leg in a gopher hole in Top Rock, a small town that wants nothing to do with gunfighters. After a prison break Lew Banning goes a
Bury Me Dead
Dec 11, 1958 · 30 min
Lorimer is forced to help outlaw Redfern, who is holding Jed's wife hostage, with a Marshal on the trail of Redfern, Lorimer is trying desperately to protect Redfern in order to ke
Let the Man Die
Dec 18, 1958 · 30 min
Dr. Reynolds faces a painful temptation - if he allows a patient to die, his son's future will be assured.
Medal for Valor
Dec 25, 1958 · 30 min
David Manning asks Rufus Stewart for money so he can relocate to a warmer climate due to his wife's illness. The catch is that he serve in the U.S. Armory under Stewart's sons name
Living is a Lonesome Thing
Jan 1, 1959 · 30 min
A wealthy rancher is trying to monopolize the cattle drives leaving Texas. Small ranchers are trying to put their own drive together. The wealthy rancher hires a man's wayward son
Day of the Killing
Jan 8, 1959 · 30 min
Blacksmith Jonas Sutton is elected sheriff. After he takes office, townfolk pressure him into hunting down a murderer who previously had saved Sutton's son.
Hang the Heart High
Jan 15, 1959 · 30 min
Discontented with her marriage, Regan Moore attracts the love of gunman Dix Porter with serious consequences.
Welcome Home a Stranger
Jan 22, 1959 · 30 min
After the Civil War, lawman Ben Sanderson returns to his Southern home to find things very changed.
Trail Incident
Jan 29, 1959 · 30 min
Andy McCall comes across a teenage boy wandering through the country. The boy, Peter Owens tells of being thrown by a horse, and his father is Tim Owens, the biggest banker in Chic
Make It Look Good
Feb 5, 1959 · 30 min
When Sam Carter refuses to accept his share of stolen money, he inadvertently places his wife Jenny's life in jeopardy. Carter's companions in crime suspect that he has informed on
A Thread of Respect
Feb 12, 1959 · 30 min
Gino Pelleti, an immigrant tailor, opens a shop in Yucca City. He and his son are subjected to cruel pranks, but he doesn't believe in violence and refuses to defend himself.
Deadfall
Feb 19, 1959 · 30 min
A gunman just out of prison is framed for robbery, convicted and sent back to prison. On the way, outlaws kill the sheriff and kidnap the prisoner.
The Last Raid
Feb 26, 1959 · 30 min
Miguel and his gang get away from the band with several thousand pesos in gold. But Miguel is betrayed by one of his men, who steals the gold, takes Miguel's girl and her younger b
Man Alone
Mar 5, 1959 · 30 min
A father determines that his son must kill Johnny Ringo in order to establish himself as the best gunfighter.
Hanging Fever
Mar 12, 1959 · 30 min
Sam Walston, a town leader, sets out to bring justice to a small town after a murder. A suspect suddenly leaves town and the people don't want to wait for a trial. What Walston doe
Trouble at Tres Cruces
Mar 26, 1959 · 30 min
After many years away from his family, Dave Blasingame is asked to return home.
Heritage
Apr 2, 1959 · 30 min
Victor Bers grows bitter when his son deserts their farm to join the Confederate Army.
The Sunrise Gun
Apr 16, 1959 · 30 min
Bitter memories plague old Johnny Sunrise, one-time gunslinger.
Checkmate
Apr 30, 1959 · 30 min
The story of Ward Pendleton, an examiner for a chain of banks, as he travels throughtout the old west.
Mission To Marathon
May 14, 1959 · 30 min
Gil Durand, dishonorably discharged from the Army, is asked by the government to locate an Army major.
The Law and the Gun
Jun 4, 1959 · 30 min
John Welker's new bride is killed by bank robbers. John goes undercover to try and infiltrate the gang.