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The Roy Rogers Show

Season 4 · 18 episodes · Sep 12, 1954

  1. Episode 1

    The Lady Killer

    Sep 12, 1954

    In this violent entry, a lady banker murders all the ranchers in oil-rich Lost Valley in order to gain control of the property. She is planning to murder eight-year-old Jamie Jenkins when Roy intervenes.

  2. Episode 2

    The Young Defenders

    Oct 3, 1954

    Mike and Betty Tobin are frightened children left alone in a cabin while their fur-trapping father is held captive by outlaws after his valuable pelts.

  3. Episode 3

    Backfire

    Oct 10, 1954

    Parson Loomis, carrying a payroll from the Mineral City Bank to the Hardrock Mine, is ambushed by two thieves, one of whom later disguises himself as the visiting ""Reverend Brown,"" a supposed friend of Loomis's. Roy, Dale, Pat, and the parson's childern soon realize that their ""guest"" is no man of the cloth.

  4. Episode 4

    Last of the Larabee Kid

    Oct 17, 1954

    A swift, mysterious desperado called The Larabee Kid has been hijacking stolen loot from thieves who prey on stagecoaches. As it develops, he is actually the son of a slain marshal, seeking vengeance on the outlaws who murdered his father.

  5. Episode 5

    The Hijackers

    Oct 24, 1954

    Beaver Jones, president of the Paradise Valley Fur Traders Association, is defrauded by his grandson Tim, who is hijacking furs in order to pay off a gambling debt.

  6. Episode 6

    Hard Luck Story

    Oct 31, 1954

    The Hard Luck Insurance Company, for one flat premium payment, will insure any rancher for the rest of his life-or so the firm contends. Roy reveals that the entire affair is a ruthless racket.

  7. Episode 7

    Boys' Day in Paradise Valley

    Nov 7, 1954

    When the offices of the law are turned over to students in honor of Boy's Day, Bob Miner is named sheriff and his unscrupulous uncle takes advantage of the opportunity to acquire adjoining land from an elderly rancher.

  8. Episode 8

    Bad Neighbors

    Nov 21, 1954

    Roy and Dale are caught between the fight of cattlemen and homesteaders who want the same land for different reasons.

  9. Episode 9

    Strangers

    Dec 5, 1954

    Lanny Gaines, a teenager with artistic talent, moves with his father to Paradise Valley, but they are dismayed when no one pays them a welcome call. When three desperados posing as surveyors ask Gaines for lodging, the old man is only too glad to comply.

  10. Episode 10

    Hidden Treasures

    Dec 19, 1954

    When the Castle gang hears Roy and Dale say ""The Key to the greatest treasure in the world is in that book,"" they resort to violence to gain possession of it.

  11. Episode 11

    Outcasts of Paradise Valley

    Jan 9, 1955

    When they are unable to find work, two youths turn to crime, even endangering a kindly old couple who befriended them.

  12. Episode 12

    The Big Chance

    Jan 23, 1955

    Pat Brady and Nellybelle are kidnapped by a gang of outlaws, one of whom coincidentally may be inheriting a million dollars.

  13. Episode 13

    Uncle Steve's Finish

    Feb 3, 1955

    Roy and Dale are suspicious of a local school teacher's growing nervousness after the Paradise Valley stage is robbed.

  14. Episode 14

    Dead End Trail

    Feb 20, 1955

    There is a large reward for the capture of desperado Curt Carlson. A Young man sees the poster and decides to run away from his overbearing father to join the Carlson gang.

  15. Episode 15

    Born Fugitive

    Feb 27, 1955

    Dale befriends a little girl called ""Johnnie,"" whose outlaw father has been murdered by his confederates.

  16. Episode 16

    Quick Draw

    Mar 20, 1955

    Marv Hanley is a quick-tempered, trigger-happy sheep rancher whose brother-in-law, Dunc Wright, has recently held up a stage. Marv, who has never had any use for Dunc, joins the posse in order to gun him down.

  17. Episode 17

    The Ginger Horse

    Mar 27, 1955

    Roy, Dale, and Pat are visiting nearby Carson County. While there, they meet a little girl named Janie Howard whose beloved horse has been stolen by an outlaw who has framed Janie's father in a robbery.

  18. Episode 18

    The Showdown

    May 22, 1955

    Ellen Corbin, a waitress at the Eureka Cafe, is awaiting her father's release from prison. As soon as Corbin returns to Mineral City, his former partner begins to menace him.