Storyline

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.

First Aired

1965-09-18
Last Aired

1966-03-12
Creator

Rod Serling
Genre

Western
Seasons

1
Episodes

26
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

CBS

Keywords:

wild west post civil war 19th century

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Season 1

1. An Echo of Bugles

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

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

30mins 1965-09-18

2. The Vespers

Sworn to avenge his brother's death, a hoodlum comes gunning for a small town's local minister. When C...More

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.Less

30mins 1965-09-25

3. The Lonely Galico Queen

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

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

30mins 1965-10-02

4. The Kingdom of McComb

Unable to perform the deed themselves, a group of religious colonists attempt to recruit Colton to kil...More

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

30mins 1965-10-09

5. One of the Wounded

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

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

30mins 1965-10-16

6. 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 hor...More

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

30mins 1965-10-23

7. Widow on the Evening Stage

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

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

30mins 1965-10-30

8. 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 se...More

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.Less

30mins 1965-11-06

9. The Sheriff of Fetterman's Crossing

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

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

30mins 1965-11-13

10. The Homecoming of Lemuel Stove

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

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

30mins 1965-11-20

11. Westward, the Shoemaker

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

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

30mins 1965-11-27

12. The Oath

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

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.Less

30mins 1965-12-04

13. Hunt the Man Down

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

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

30mins 1965-12-11

14. Escort for a Dead Man

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

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

30mins 1965-12-18

15. 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.

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

30mins 1965-12-25

16. To the West of Eden

While traveling across the desert to deliver horses to their new owner, Colton reluctantly agrees to e...More

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

30mins 1966-01-01

17. Mantrap

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

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

30mins 1966-01-08

18. 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 ...More

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

30mins 1966-01-15

19. The Trial in Paradise

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

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

30mins 1966-01-22

20. A Question of Guilt

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

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

30mins 1966-01-29

21. 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...More

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)Less

30mins 1966-02-05

22. The Mourners for Johnny Sharp (2)

Following the late Johnny Sharp's instructions, Colton arranges for the four people closest to the gun...More

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)Less

30mins 1966-02-12

23. Incident in the Middle Of Nowhere

Colton encounters a little girl riding his horse â€” which was stolen from Colton during the stagecoac...More

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