The Loner

The Loner

1965
The Loner
The Loner

The Loner

7.7 | en | Western

The Loner is an American western series that ran for less than one season on CBS from 1965 to 1966, under the alternate sponsorship of Philip Morris and Procter & Gamble.

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Seasons & Episodes

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EP26  To Hang a Dead Man
Mar. 12,1966
To Hang a Dead Man

Colton joins a sheriff in search of a town's destroyers.

EP25  The Burden of the Badge
Mar. 05,1966
The Burden of the Badge

A group of reformed criminals deputize Colton to defend and protect them.

EP24  Pick Me Another Time to Die
Feb. 26,1966
Pick Me Another Time to Die

Colton is accused of slaying a sheriff.

EP23  Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere
Feb. 19,1966
Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere

Colton encounters a little girl riding his horse — which was stolen from Colton during the stagecoach robbery in which he was shot and left for dead.

EP22  The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)
Feb. 12,1966
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)

Following the late Johnny Sharp's instructions, Colton arranges for the four people closest to the gunman to meet at the undertaker's parlor. (Part 2 of 2)

EP21  The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)
Feb. 05,1966
The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (1)

While a young gunman lies dying in a cave, a ruthless man waits outside hoping to get his hands on the boy's loot. (Part 1 of 2)

EP20  A Question of Guilt
Jan. 29,1966
A Question of Guilt

In the darkness Colton kills an intruder, and discovers the man is an Army Lieutenant.

EP19  The Trial in Paradise
Jan. 22,1966
The Trial in Paradise

Colton provides the defense in a kangaroo court trial of a former Union Army officer.

EP18  A Little Stroll to the End of the Line
Jan. 15,1966
A Little Stroll to the End of the Line

Colton neither likes nor respects the man he has been deputized to protect: a rabble-rousing preacher who fears death from an ex-convict.

EP17  Mantrap
Jan. 08,1966
Mantrap

Colton becomes the target of an assassin when he is the sole witness to a robbery and murder.

EP16  To the West of Eden
Jan. 01,1966
To the West of Eden

While traveling across the desert to deliver horses to their new owner, Colton reluctantly agrees to escort a young woman across the arid land.

EP15  The Ordeal of Bud Windom
Dec. 25,1965
The Ordeal of Bud Windom

A murder suspect's son makes life difficult for Colton when the boy tries to clear his father's name.

EP14  Escort for a Dead Man
Dec. 18,1965
Escort for a Dead Man

A man who deserted from the Army wants Colton to escort him back to his fort.

EP13  Hunt the Man Down
Dec. 11,1965
Hunt the Man Down

Colton is drafted to help a posse hunt down a seemingly harmless recluse.

EP12  The Oath
Dec. 04,1965
The Oath

When a doctor proves to be as full of whiskey as he is of self-pity, Colton must perform an emergency appendectomy on a young gunfighter.

EP11  Westward, the Shoemaker
Nov. 27,1965
Westward, the Shoemaker

When a well-intentioned immigrant is stripped of his nest egg in a rigged card game, Colton takes on the con artist.

EP10  The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove
Nov. 20,1965
The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove

Colton befriends a Union soldier who returns from war to find that his father has been lynched by bigots.

EP9  The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing
Nov. 13,1965
The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing

Colton has second thoughts after accepting the position of deputy to the dubious sheriff of a sleepy Montana town.

EP8  The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's
Nov. 06,1965
The House Rules at Mrs. Wayne's

While trying to defend his wife's honor, a friend of Colton is killed... and Colton is torn between seeking justice and keeping his word to turn the other cheek.

EP7  Widow on the Evening Stage
Oct. 30,1965
Widow on the Evening Stage

Following the murder of a man during an Indian attack, Colton witnesses a town's prejudice towards the man's Indian widow.

EP6  The Flight of the Artic Tern
Oct. 23,1965
The Flight of the Artic Tern

Colton becomes involved in a romantic triangle when he saves a friend's bride-to-be from a runaway horse.

EP5  One of the Wounded
Oct. 16,1965
One of the Wounded

Colton tries to help a Union army veteran left mute and immobile by the psychological horrors of war.

EP4  The Kingdom of McComb
Oct. 09,1965
The Kingdom of McComb

Unable to perform the deed themselves, a group of religious colonists attempt to recruit Colton to kill a powerful landowner trying to evict them.

EP3  The Lonely Galico Queen
Oct. 02,1965
The Lonely Galico Queen

A dance hall girl mistakes Colton for her mail-order bridegroom.

EP2  The Vespers
Sep. 25,1965
The Vespers

Sworn to avenge his brother's death, a hoodlum comes gunning for a small town's local minister. When Colton arrives to warn his old friend and ex-soldier, he finds the man unwilling to resort to violence to protect himself and his pregnant wife.

EP1  An Echo of Bugles
Sep. 18,1965
An Echo of Bugles

A swaggering gunfighter targets an aging Confederate veteran, and Colton steps in to deal with the bully.

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7.7 | en | Western
Synopsis

The Loner is an American western series that ran for less than one season on CBS from 1965 to 1966, under the alternate sponsorship of Philip Morris and Procter & Gamble.

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Cast

Lloyd Bridges

Director

William Dozier

Producted By

CBS Studios , 20th Century Fox Television

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