Synopsis
Shotgun Slade is an American western television series starring Scott Brady that aired seventy-eight episodes in syndication from October 24, 1959, until 1961. Created by Frank Gruber, the stories were written by John Berardino, Charissa Hughes, and Martin Berkeley. The series was filmed in Hollywood by Revue Studios. The pilot for Shotgun Slade aired earlier in 1959 on CBS's Schlitz Playhouse.
Episodes
1E1The Missing TrainSlade is hired to locate a train car with $1 million in coins that disappeared into thin air.2E2The Salted MineAlice Batson hires Slade, a private detective, to determine whether she has been swindled in her purchase of a worthless mine. (Pilot for the series. This production appeared on Schlitz Playhouse of Stars)30m3E3Too Smart to Live4E4Barbed Wire, Keep Out5E5Mesa of Missing Men7E7Freight LineA freight-liner needs to renew its contract in order to stay in business. Several accidents have put the renewal in jeopardy. Slade is called in to put a stop to the "accidents."30m11E11Treasure Trap30m28E28A Flower for JennySlade serves as bodyguard to primadonna performer Jenny DuPree, who is receiving death threats and a dwindling number of roses from an assassin who bills himself as her "ultimate admirer."30m30E30Crossed GunsA hook-handed gunslinger nursing a grudge lures Slade to Grover's Bend for a showdown with his fast-drawing young protégé, Billy.30m31E31Sudden Death30m32E32The Spanish Box30m33E33Backtrack30m34E34Ring of DeathAn unscrupulous young woman devises a cruel plan to cash in on her fiance's recent cattle sale. Scott Brady, Bethel Leslie, H.M. Wynant, Richard Crane.30m36E36A Flower on Boot HillTwo escaped convicts, a grieving woman, and a widowed doctor who faithfully lays flowers on his wife's grave are among the seemingly incongruous elements factoring into Slade's investigation of a baffling bank robbery.30m37E37The Charcoal BulletAn alcoholic drifter is the only witness to a bank robbery. Scott Brady. Eli: Ned Glass. Peggy: Jacqueline Holt.30m38E38Lost Gold30m
