With Madison Productions (Sorted by Popularity Ascending)
1. Branded (1965–1966)
30 min | Western
In the 1880s Jason McCord travels the country trying to prove he's no coward. He needs to do this because the military career of this West point graduate came to an end when he was thrown out of the army after being accused of cowardice.
Stars: Chuck Connors, Chuck Hamilton, William Bryant, John Pickard
Votes: 710
2. The Violent Ones (1967)
95 min | Crime, Drama
When a girl in a town that's populated by Hispanics is attacked, the only thing she says before falling into a coma is that her attacker is an outsider, a Caucasian. So the sheriff arrests ... See full summary »
Director: Fernando Lamas | Stars: Fernando Lamas, Aldo Ray, Tommy Sands, David Carradine
Votes: 82
3.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
Coward Step Aside
(1965)
22 min | Western
The whole town runs to a silver mine to get rich and leaves the town practically abandoned. A gang of robbers find it a convenient time to rob the bank, and the leader orders Deputy Marshal... See full summary »
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Chuck Connors, Johnny Crawford, Skip Homeier, Richard Arlen
Votes: 29
4.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
Rules of the Game
(1965)
22 min | Western
Jason rides into McKinnley one day to see an old friend, but he becomes personally involved when Charlie Vance begins talking rough to her and ordering her around. Then after Vance is killed, Jason is accused of murder.
Director: Lawrence Dobkin | Stars: Chuck Connors, Jeanne Cooper, Brad Weston, L.Q. Jones
Votes: 25
5.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
Leap Upon Mountains....
(1965)
22 min | Western
Jason helps a widowed woman after he discovers some men are trying to force her to sell her land.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Chuck Connors, Joan Leslie, John Ireland, Chris Alcaide
Votes: 22
6.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
Survival
(1965)
23 min | Western
One characteristic, that McCord displays excellently in this episode, is MERCY. As well, he shows restraint. He could get even with Colbee, but chooses the high road instead.
Director: Richard Whorf | Stars: Chuck Connors, Alex Cord, Robert Carricart, Janet De Gore
Votes: 38
7.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Bounty
(1965)
22 min | Western
Jason is "arrested" by a "friendly" bounty hunter who announces some unknown man has put $5000 on his head.
Director: Harry Harris | Stars: Chuck Connors, Pat Conway, Gene Evans, Michael Ansara
Votes: 22
8.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Mission: Part 1
(1965)
22 min | Western
A chain of events leads Jason McCord to the White House standing in front of President Grant, and it all starts when an old flame comes back into his life. She announces that her father, Senator Lansing, has a job for him.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Chuck Connors, Kamala Devi, Macdonald Carey, John Carradine
Votes: 17
9.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Mission: Part 2
(1965)
22 min | Western
President Grant gives McCord an important mission in Mexico. The mission is highly secret, and when over, will deem him both a coward and a traitor. Jason takes the job, but soon learns the... See full summary »
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Chuck Connors, Peter Breck, John Carradine, Cesar Romero
Votes: 16
10.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Mission: Part 3
(1965)
22 min | Western
Jason soon find he's in over his head when he decides to go on with the Mission after the events that happened the day before. It soon becomes a matter of life or death for the ex-army Captain.
Director: Bernard McEveety | Stars: Chuck Connors, Wendell Corey, Peter Breck, Rochelle Hudson
Votes: 17
11.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Test
(1965)
22 min | Western
Jason befriends a missionary priest to the Comanche Nation. When the Comanche warriors demand a test of the pacifist priest's courage, Jason steps in to demonstrate a broader definition of courage.
Director: Leonard J. Horn | Stars: Chuck Connors, Jason Evers, Joe De Santis, Jay Silverheels
Votes: 29
12.
Branded (1965–1966)
Episode:
The Vindicators
(1965)
23 min | Western
Ned Travis is a reporter for the New York Herald who's made something of a career for himself writing about Jason McCord and Bitter Creek. He wants McCord to tell him the truth about what ... See full summary »
Director: Joseph H. Lewis | Stars: Chuck Connors, June Lockhart, Claude Akins, John Litel
Votes: 34
13.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
A Calamity Called Jane
(1966)
30 min | Western
After Calamity Jane joins Wild Bill Hicock's show, her uncouth behavior causes Bill to think he made a mistake. When Bill tells her she should act like a lady he soon realizes he made a bigger mistake.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Fay Spain, Rhodes Reason, Ed Peck, Ron Doyle
Votes: 24
14.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
A Gift from Father Tapis
(1970)
25 min | Western
Father de la Cuesta has replaced the deceased Father Tapis and is curious why the padre ordered a hand organ for the mission. Father and Jose refuse to leave when Joaquin and his renegades become a threat, using the organ to save the day.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Dale Robertson, Ned Romero, David McLean, Ruben Moreno
Votes: 19
15.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
A Man Called Abraham
(1967)
30 min | Western
A man of God living in the desert tries to convince a hardened killer that he could truly change in his heart, no matter his past crimes.
Director: Denver Pyle | Stars: Yaphet Kotto, Rayford Barnes, Ken Mayer, Bing Russell
Votes: 22
16.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
A Saint of Travelers
(1970)
30 min | Western
Bishop Lamy and Tom Forbes head across the desert with Blue Feather, angry at his sister's conversion, in deadly pursuit. Tom learns about faith when the bishop stops to aid a man ill with cholera, then faces off with Blue Feather.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Robert Ellenstein, Scott Graham, Joaquín Martínez, Ronald McCarthy
Votes: 15
17.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
A Wrangler's Last Ride
(1967)
25 min | Western
A former cowhand now prefers to paint the life of the cowboy, which he feels is vanishing. While visiting his childhood home he must decide if using violence to protect that way of life in the face of inevitable progress is justified.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Robert Taylor, Don Megowan, Susan Brown, Russ Bender
Votes: 24
18.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Along Came Mariana
(1967)
30 min | Western
After the territory of New Mexico joins the United States, a young woman decides to challenge the peonage system in court when her father's debt forces her into servitude.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Julie Parrish, Henry Beckman, Clyde Ventura, E.J. André
Votes: 26
19.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Amos and the Black Bull
(1970)
30 min | Western
Amos can't marry his girl Maggie because he's poor. When his new friend Yucca offers to trade some of his land for a black bull, Amos has to figure out how to get his hands on one.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Richard Bull, Steve Cory, Anthony Costello, Valentin de Vargas
Votes: 14
20.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Biscuits and Billy, the Kid
(1969)
30 min | Western
A blue eyed goat named Billy and a mother's ability to bake biscuits help family members traveling by wagon from Utah to California when they are abandoned by their guide.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Emily Banks, Ben Cooper, Valentin de Vargas, Ken Mayer
Votes: 27
21.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Bread on the Desert
(1968)
60 min | Western
Two Americans on their way to Santa Fe are captured by Mexican troops and held prisoner until an Indian woman comes to their aid.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Sam Melville, Paul Winfield, Adrienne Hayes, Michael Keep
Votes: 24
22.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Brute Angel
(1966)
25 min | Western
Sheriff McBain leaves home to arrest notorious gunslinger Sam Bolt for murder when he would prefer to see the arrival of his first grandchild. He encounters Pony, an associate of Bolt's, whose life he once saved and gains a needed ally.
Director: Denver Pyle | Stars: Robert J. Wilke, Sherwood Price, Jim Davis, Jean Engstrom
Votes: 21
23.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
By the Book
(1968)
30 min | Western
Two young ladies move to Colorado to prove their land claim, but the local land manager intends to own it himself. Two brothers are enlisted to hinder the women, but find their charms irresistible.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Jesse Pearson, Tim O'Kelly, Linda Meiklejohn, Janice Barr
Votes: 21
24.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Chicken Bill
(1967)
25 min | Western
Chicken Bill (Dub Taylor) owns a silver mine that isn't paying out. He salts his mine to get his competition to pay off his old debit and fund his future.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Dub Taylor, Don Haggerty, Dick Simmons, James Wainwright
Votes: 22
25.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Clum's Constabulary
(1970)
30 min | Western
John Clum is given the task of turning a small group of Apache men into a force that can aid the US Calvary. Not only must he prove their worth but deal with the prejudice of both the army ... See full summary »
Director: Lamar Caselli | Stars: Tristram Coffin, John Considine, William Gwinn, Sam Melville
Votes: 16
26.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Doc Holliday's Gold Bars
(1966)
25 min | Western
After a run of bad luck at faro Doc Holliday is in need of working capital. When he meets an investment banker from the east he decides to take advantage of the banker's greed to fund his next game.
Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Warren Stevens, Tol Avery, R.N. Bullard, William Christopher
Votes: 23
27.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Early Candle Lighten
(1970)
25 min | Western
A gold camp cook is threatened with hanging after it's discovered he has been skimming nuggets from the miners. His assistant thinks he can save his life by bringing the cook's sister from Tucson.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Ted Gehring, Raymond Guth, John McLiam, George Paulsin
Votes: 20
28.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Halo for a Badman
(1967)
30 min | Western
An ex-convict is hired by Animas City, Colorado's mayor to be their marshal because no one else can stand up to the outlaws that rob every gold shipment that tries to leave town. Some of ... See full summary »
Director: Denver Pyle | Stars: Robert Taylor, George N. Neise, Roy Barcroft, Don Megowan
Votes: 31
29.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Lady of the Plains
(1966)
30 min | Western
A gambler (DeForest Kelley) tries to win the heart of a society belle.
Director: Tay Garnett | Stars: DeForest Kelley, Sherry Jackson, Irene Tedrow, Ken Mayer
Votes: 26
30.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Lady with a Past
(1968)
30 min | Western
Tiger Lil leaves her dance hall days behind her by altering her dress and demeanor. Frank Johnson starts looking for her to profess his love, not believing she could change that much.
Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Robert Taylor, Mariette Hartley, Don Keefer, Valerie De Camp
Votes: 37
31.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Let My People Go
(1967)
25 min | Western
The Chumash Indians, enslaved by Spanish soldiers in early day California, rebel against their captors. Their leader Paconio realizes they are trapped in the mission and talks with the Padre to find a solution.
Director: Denver Pyle | Stars: Jay Novello, Michael Keep, Valentin de Vargas, Ruben Moreno
Votes: 21
32.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Lottie's Legacy
(1968)
30 min | Western
A preacher's fiancé is not who he thinks she is.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Lisa Gaye, John Clarke, Duane Grey, Naomi Stevens
Votes: 23
33.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Major Horace Bell
(1967)
30 min | Western
Major Bell, an early settler of Los Angeles, comes to the defense of a man who he believes was framed for murder.
Director: Denver Pyle | Stars: Robert Taylor, Lonny Chapman, Robert Cornthwaite, Susan Hart
Votes: 21
34.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Old Stape
(1969)
25 min | Western
An old thief outwits lawmen by returning to his rundown shack, which straddles the U.S. and Republic of Texas border.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Lew Brown, Eddie Firestone, Don Haggerty, John Pickard
Votes: 24
35.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
One Fast Injun
(1966)
25 min | Western
A prospector who continuously loses bets and is subject to ridicule from a barroom crowd; thinks he has discovered salvation by betting on a fast Indian that he spots running near his mine.... See full summary »
Director: Hal Cooper | Stars: Charles W. Aldridge, Walter Burke, Vance Colvig Jr., Don Haggerty
Votes: 26
36.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Out of the Valley of Death
(1968)
25 min | Western
A wagon train takes the wrong cutoff and end up in Death Valley running short of food and water. Two of the stronger men leave to find supplies but those left behind start to give up hope of their return.
Director: Herbert Kenwith | Stars: Jim Davis, Douglas Fowley, Bing Russell, Lee Bergere
Votes: 22
37.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Pioneer Pluck
(1970)
25 min | Western
Annabelle ignores her grandmother's advice and flirts with ranch hand Winn while waiting for her beau Frank to propose. Winn's violent past becomes apparent when he vows revenge on her after she marries.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Karen Carlson, Roger Ewing, Frank Kennedy, Dale Robertson
Votes: 24
38.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Prince of the Oyster Pirates
(1968)
25 min | Western
Jack agrees to buy French Frank's oyster boat but only if he spares Scratch's life. French, a violent man, vows vengeance when he loses his girl Mamie to Jack. Jack must outwit and diminish French as a hooligan.
Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Dennis Whitcomb, Jane Zachary, Ken Mayer, Virginia Capers
Votes: 28
39.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Samaritans, Mountain Style
(1966)
30 min | Western
While serving as scouts for Fremont's expedition, Carson and Godey come across a man who has lost everything in an Indian raid. They face a choice between helping him or moving on with their jobs.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Gregg Barton, Don Keefer, Ruben Moreno, Michael Pate
Votes: 22
40.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
A Sense of Justice
(1966)
30 min | Western
A young Roy Bean rides into 1850's San Diego to visit his brother. Bad blood quickly develops between him and a local with Roy arrested for wounding the man. But is it justice for him to spend ten years in prison?
Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Tristram Coffin, Gil Lasky, Toian Matchinga
Votes: 21
41.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Shanghai Kelly's Birthday Party
(1967)
30 min | Western
Shanghai Kelly works a side job filling ships with shanghaied sailors. He counts on long sea voyages to insure his "clients" don't come back after him. His fiancé sets him up to retire early.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Robert Taylor, Mary Murphy, Chanin Hale, Robert Bice
Votes: 29
42.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Silver Tombstone
(1967)
30 min | Western
Ed Schieffelin has spent seven long years hoping to strike a bonanza but it always ends in failure. About to quit, he discovers what he believes to be a sure thing and convinces his brother to give up everything and join him.
Director: Denver Pyle | Stars: Strother Martin, Perry Cook, Jamie Farr, Willard Sage
Votes: 26
43.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Simple Question of Justice
(1970)
30 min | Western
Caleb relies on the advice and support of his upstanding friend Andrew but has a blind spot concerning his son Johnny. Eventually Johnny goes too far and Caleb tracks him down to make him faces the consequences of his actions.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Dale Robertson, Lane Bradford, Royal Dano, Murray MacLeod
Votes: 19
44.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Solid Foundation
(1967)
30 min | Western
Prospector Jim Otis is taken hostage by robbers after he stumbles onto their loot.
Director: Jean Yarbrough | Stars: Gil Peterson, Susan Seaforth Hayes, Patrick O'Moore, Duane Grey
Votes: 17
45.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Solid Gold Cavity
(1966)
30 min | Western
Sawbuck would give his left arm for a good set of teeth. When he saves a dentist's life on the trail they use some of Sawbuck's gold to make a set. But the two bandits that nearly killed the dentist have other plans for the gold.
Director: Jack Shea | Stars: Howard Caine, Paul Brinegar, Roberto Contreras, Tom Peters
Votes: 22
46.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Son of Thunder
(1969)
30 min | Western
A gunfighter comes to town to challenge the "Avenging Angel". A gunman that is invincible. That bullets can't harm.
Director: Stephen Lord | Stars: Dale Robertson, Gregg Palmer, Bing Russell, Paul Sorensen
Votes: 21
47.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Spring Rendezvous
(1967)
30 min | Western
At a gathering of trappers Kit Carson takes on a belligerent man, who has insulted the Indians, in a series of contests.
Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: James MacArthur, Brioni Farrell, Timothy Scott, Gregg Palmer
Votes: 25
48.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Talk to Me, Charley
(1970)
30 min | Western
Charley and Stokes are partners in a productive gold mine and are successful holding off any claim jumpers. The main problem is Charley drinking too much and when the beautiful Wilhelma ... See full summary »
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Sean McClory, Hal Baylor, Susan Brown, Lane Bradford
Votes: 20
49.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Temporary Warden
(1965)
30 min | Western
A temporary warden of a state prison is appointed by the Nevada Governor. He immediately goes about the task of recovering three escapees. While going about this task, he outwits all three without firing a shot.
Director: Harmon Jones | Stars: Ronald Reagan, Rodolfo Acosta, Charles Francisco, George Murdock
Votes: 31
50.
Death Valley Days (1952–1970)
Episode:
Ten Day Millionaires
(1968)
30 min | Western
Cal and Sam share a mining claim, but Sam is a better writer than a laborer. A set of circumstances prevent the friends from keeping control of their potential millions.
Director: Jack Hively | Stars: Tom Skerritt, Robert Donner, Chubby Johnson, Michael Hinn
Votes: 22