The Virginian – A Flash of Darkness

Season 8 (Episode 2)

Air Date: 24 September 1969

Writer: Edward J. Lasko

Director: Joseph Pevney

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Harper Flaherty (Harper)

Guest Stars
James Whitmore (Carl Kabe), Pamela McMyler (Ginny Kabe), Berkeley Harris (George Kabe), Richard Evans (Tom Kabe)

Production Notes

  • Sara Lane does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Character: The Virginian

 

← Long Ride Home Halfway Back from Hell →

The Virginian – Long Ride Home

Season 8 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 17 September 1969

Writer: Duff McAdams

Director: Charles S. Dubin

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Tim Matheson (James Joseph Horn), Jeanette Nolan (Holly Grainger), Harper Flaherty (Harper)

Guest Stars
Leslie Nielsen (Benjamin Franklin Stratton), Lonny Chapman (Weasel Willie Burr), Patrick Tovatt (Charlie), Joyce Jameson (Millie), Jester Hairson (John Douglas), Lynne Youngreen (Dorie), Jean Peloquin (Jean), Alex Sharp (Buck), Pete Kellett (Purty), Henry Calis (Boom-Boom)

Production Notes

  • Song: Rock About My Saro Jane (Civil War Era Song)

 

← The Stranger A Flash of Darkness →

The Virginian – The Stranger

Season 7 (Episode 26)

Air Date: 9 April 1969

Writer: Mel Goldberg

Director: Michael Caffey

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ross Elliott (Sheriff Abbott), Harper Flaherty (Harper)

Guest Stars
Shelly Novack (Garrison), John Doucette (Arthur Willis), Michael Conrad (Sam Marish), Lorraine Gary (Laura), Paul Carr (Frank Hodges), Jadeen Vaughn (Sue Willis), Michael Vandever (Jo-Jo), Harry Swoger (Shaw)

Production Notes

  • Doug McClure does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Business: Red Creek National Bank

 

← Fox, Hound, and the Widow McCloud Long Ride Home →

The Virginian – Fox, Hound and the Widow McCloud

Season 7 (Episode 25)

Air Date: 2 April 1969

Writer: Judith Barrows

Director: Don McDougall

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Harper Flaherty (Harper)

Guest Stars
Victor Jory (Luke Nichols), Troy Donahue (Bracken), Jean Innes (Clarrisa McCloud), Dennis McCarthy (Editor), Stuart Randall (Wealthy Rancher), Clyde Howdy (Livery Man), Mark Tapscott (Gambling Man), Neal Nixon (1st Card Player), Byron Mabe (2nd Card Player), Hal Bokar (3rd Card Player)

Production Notes

  • John McIntire, Sara Lane and David Hartman do not appear in this episode
  • Sequel to A Bad Place to Die (Season 6)

 

← The Girl in the Shadows The Stranger →

The Virginian – The Girl in the Shadows

Season 7 (Episode 24)

Air Date: 26 March 1969

Teleplay: Robert Van Scoyk and Phyllis and Robert White

Story: Phyllis and Robert White

Director: James Sheldon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Harper Flaherty (Harper)

Guest Stars
Jack Albertson (“Doc” Nathaniel E. Watson), Brenda Scott (Clair Garson), Greg Mullavey (William McGraw), Stuart Nisbet (Bart), Ken Swofford (Seth Petitt), Larry Chance (Frank Lynch), Eddie Quillan (Edmunds), Bud Walls (Patron)

Production Notes

  • David Hartman does not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Location: Pacific Street, San Francisco

 

← Storm Over Shiloh Fox, Hound, and the Widow McCloud →

The Virginian – Incident at Diablo Crossing

Season 7 (Episode 22)

Air Date: 12 March 1969

Teleplay: Andrew Blanc and Joel Rogosin

Story: Margaret and Andrew Blanc

Director: William Witney

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Gary Collins (Jason Adams), Kiel Martin (Trooper Rankin), Lee Kroeger (Marcy McLister), Steve Carlson (Bud McLister), Bernie Hamilton (Corporal Harvey), Anthony Caruso (Sam Mason)

Production Notes

  • John McIntire, David Hartman and James Drury do not appear in this episode

Episode Notes

  • Featured Character: Trampas

 

← Eileen Storm Over Shiloh →

The Virginian – Eileen

Season 7 (Episode 21)

Air Date: 5 March 1969

Writer: Don Ingalls

Director: Tony Leader

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ross Elliott (Sheriff Abbott), Harper Flaherty (Harper)

Guest Stars
Debbie Watson (Eileen Linden), Richard Van Vleet (Peter Bowers), Donald Barry (Hutton), Don Wilbanks (Brady), Stuart Nisbet (Barber), Stephen Coit (Station Master), Kres Mersky (Bar Girl)

Production Notes

  • David Hartman does not appear in this episode

 

← The Land Dreamer Incident at Diablo Crossing →

The Virginian – The Land Dreamer

Season 7 (Episode 20)

Air Date: 26 February 1969

Writer: Robert Van Scoyk

Director: James Sheldon

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Ross Elliott (Sheriff Mark Abbott)

Guest Stars
James Olson (Hosea McKinley), Cloris Leachman (Ellen McKinley), Don Francks (Jack Welles), Ford Rainey (Amos Wardlow), John Daniels (William McKinley), John Milford (Burke), Tom Middleton (Frank Harley)

Episode Notes

  • Business: Welles & Co. Land Brokerage

 

← The Ordeal Eileen →

The Virginian – The Ordeal

Season 7 (Episode 19)

Air Date: 19 February 1969

Teleplay: Don Ingalls

Story: Merwin Gerard

Director: Michael Caffey

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Harper Flaherty (Harper)

Guest Stars
Robert Pine (Scott Austin), Michael Masters (Morgan), Jennifer Gan (Minnie), William Phipps (Stable Owner), Stephen Coit (Station Master), Art Stewart (4th Poker Player), James A. Turley (1st Poker Player)

Production Notes

  • John McIntire and David Hartman do not appear in this episode

 

← The Price of Love The Land Dreamer →

The Virginian – The Price of Love

Season 7 (Episode 18)

Air Date: 12 February 1969

Writer: Dick Carr

Director: Michael Caffey

Synopsis

Recurring Actors/Characters
Jeanette Nolan (Holly Grainger), Ross Elliott (Sheriff Abbott)

Guest Stars
Peter Deuel (Danny Todd), James Gregory (Kimbro), Skip Homeier (Callan), Jean Peloquin (Jean), Richard Van Vleet (George Edwards), Michael Fox (Coroner), Pitt Herbert (Telegraph Operator), Mark Tapscott (Blacksmith), Stuart Nisbet (Bartender – Burt), Leslie York (Peggy), Lee De Broux (Jack), Michael Griswold (Clint), Kenneth Lawrence (Tom), Chuck Courtney (Lafe), James Griffith (Sam)

Production Notes

  • David Hartman does not appear in this episode

 

← Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs The Ordeal →

The Virginian – Crime Wave in Buffalo Springs

Season 7 (Episode 17)

Air Date: 29 January 1969

Writer: Robert Van Scoyk

Director: Charles S. Dubin

Synopsis

Guest Stars
Yvonne De Carlo (Imogene Del Finnia), Carrie Snodgress (Josephine Del Finnia), Ann Prentiss (Geraldine Del Finnia), James Brolin (Ned Trumbull), Gary Vinson (Sheriff Tom Wade), The Irish Rovers (George, Jimmy), Tom Bosley (Nat Trumbull), Jean Peloquin (Jean), Angie Love (Woman)

Production Notes

  • John McIntire, Sara Lane and James Drury do not appear in this episode
  • Songs: Goodbye Mrs. Durkin; The Black Velvet Band (Traditional Folk Song)

 

← Last Grave at Socorro Creek The Price of Love →