Original title
The Californians
Released
9/24/1957
Origin country
US
Genre
Drama, Western
Production companies
Louis F. Edelman, California Film Enterprises
Status
Ended
Number of seasons
2
Number of episodes
69
San Franciscans during the goldrush of the 1850s attempt to maintain law and order in their wild city. Newly arrived Matthew Wayne becomes sheriff, then marshal, and organizes the city police force while expressing interest in the young widow Fanzler and sparring with attorney Pitt. Adam Kennedy appears as Dion Patrick, an Irish newspaperman who helps the local vigilante committee.
Arriving in San Francisco in search of gold, Dion Patrick is almost shanghaied to China.
A gold prospector is about to be hung for attempting to take back money from a dishonest poker player he thinks cheated him.
Vigilantes disagree on whether to try to lynch a man accused of robbing Dion Patrick.
When a reporter is murdered, Dion sets out to seek vengeance.
Rev. Spangler tries to help a young girl involved with notorious outlaws.
Thugs try to stop a group of Chinese immigrants from settling in the territory.
To silence witnesses against their boss, outlaws kidnap McGivern's wife, Martha.
Jack is shot by a renegade, and Dion tries desperately to get a doctor to help him.
The Vigilantes are helped by a boy in their struggle to capture the vicious Regulators.
Martin Donovan plays the deadly game of politics the only way he knows how to.
The vigilantes try to handle the problem of juvenile delinquency in San Francisco.
Eastern doctor's attempts to prevent a smallpox epidemic gets hampered.
A fight for tolerance and brotherhood in San Francisco by Lord Charlie.
Patrick and McGivern look for a gold shipment stolen by a poetic bandit.
The cowardly justice of the peace must face outlaw Blackie Stuart.
Banker Seth Woods implements a plan to prevent a threatened run on the bank.
Dion Patrick gets into a poker game with unusual stakes while trailing a killer.
Don Mariano Valejo is suspected of leading raids on Yankee settlements.
A plot to blackmail Alice Pritchard is uncovered, but the blackmailer is killed.
A Parisian couturier is ridiculed for his "unmanly" profession.
A series of duels is costing San Francisco some prominent citizens.
McGivern promotes a fight between Sorley Boy McDonald and the champion of England.
Marshal Matt Wayne looks for the men who killed his business partner.
Outlaws murder Father Holzer when he takes in a youngster who was helping them.
A Chinese laundryman confesses to a murder to get money for his family.
Matt unknowingly appoints a man hired to kill him as a policeman.
Matt Wayne investigates the robbery of $50,000 from prospector J Jimmerson Jones.
After a blackmailer is found murdered, his victims become prime suspects.
Doc Haley tangles with the owner of the water company regarding impure water.
Matt thinks twice before arresting Alonzo Hicks. Later, when Alonzo is in jail, Matt has to care for his wild son.
Matt investigates the suspicious death of a prominent citizen.
While investigating a murder, Matt uncovers a crime syndicate.
A prospector promises a girl her weight in gold if she marries him.
Mexican-American hostility stands in the way of a young girl's love.
Matt almost lands at the bottom of the bay while trying to catch a gang of shanghaiing sailors.
Dolph Parker finds himself getting more than what he bargained for after importing a woman from the East to be his bride.
A family feud involves Matt when the son is accused of robbery.
Consumed with the fear of losing their illegitimate earnings, some corrupt San Francisco businessmen conspire to besmirch Matt Wayne's stellar reputation.
When a crew of alleged mutineers lands in trouble, the responsibility to defend them falls on the shoulders of Jeremy Pitt.
San Francisco opens its doors to welcome Lola Montez, a gorgeous Spanish dancer. The locals exhibit a strong sense of excitement over her arrival.
Matt takes the responsibility to protect a group of settlers from the Bandana Gang, a notorious body that has been wreaking havoc for quite some time.
Consumed with suspicion over a gold mine and its dealings, Matt embarks on an investigation and encounters a life-threatening situation.
When a series of stage holdups occurs, Matt is sworn in as a US marshal so he can take the case.
Sam Crawford, the Prince of Thieves, comes to town and offers Marshal Wayne a percentage of all his ill gotten gains for his help.
Matt goes sinister Hangtown due to a dying man's last request.
A gang of thieves tries to frame Corey Harris.
Travellers to San Francisco have been disappearing in the vicinity of an ancient inn.
While Dr Pepper offers painless dental work to the people of San Francisco, his cohorts are up to no good.
A commodore's son, misunderstood by his father, helps outlaws steal from the Navy.
Three men try to silence a murder witness who has refused protective custody.
Panic sets in when Jose Limantour claims title to two square miles in the heart of the city.
Clay Kendall shows off the gold brick smelted from ore from his mine and convinces investors this is just the beginning. Marshal Wayne suspects Clay is conning the investors.
Maude Sorel is suspected of being Julie Draton's mother.
Charly Tuttle is shot dead at the front door of the Bella Union on opening night.
Joe Ryan tips Matt off about a gang that's shanghaiing sailors.
Matt faces a court battle when he tries to have a man convicted on circumstantial evidence.
While trailing an outlaw, Matt gets involved with a conniving female.
An outlaw escapes from jail to seek revenge against Matt and Jeremy.
Matt deputises Wilma Fansler to help him solve a strange murder.
A young Chinese man wants to break with the past to join the underworld.
An eccentric old prospector is Matt Wayne's ally as he tries to solve a gold embezzlement scheme.
Jeremy's friendship with an Indian outlaw angers Matt.
A defrauded insurance company asks Matt to work on a case of maritime larceny.
Matt investigates human traffickers, smuggling Chinese into San Francisco to work as slave labour.
The first California extradition case conflicts with Matt's efforts to clear an accused murderer.
The vigilantes try to drive a Russian fur company out of town.
Matt Wayne's gullible cousin is victimized by a swindler as soon as he gets to town.
The vigilantes insist on lynching a man accused of murdering the Attorney General.
Deputy Anthony Wayne tries to get a reluctant murder witness to talk.
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