Season 1
(1956)
Cast
as Jim Bowie
Episodes
The Birth of the Blade 0.0
September 7, 1956
How Jim Bowie came to invent his famous Bowie knife
The Squatter 0.0
September 14, 1956
Bowie tries to talk a neighbor out of throwing a couple of penniless German squatters off her land.
An Adventure with Audubon 0.0
September 21, 1956
Bowie assists legendary painter/naturalist John James Audubon avoid French forces that are hunting for him.
Deputy Sheriff 0.0
September 28, 1956
Volunteering as a temporary deputy to guard a prisoner, Bowie comes to believe that the young man may be innocent.
Trapline 0.0
October 5, 1956
A fur company is apparently trying to keep the Cajun fur trappers in line by killing anyone who trades with an independ…
Broomstick Wedding 0.0
October 12, 1956
A trade of horses leads to an angry father mistaking Bowie for his neighbor, the potential object of a shotgun wedding.
Natchez Trace 0.0
October 19, 1956
A group of travelers ask Bowie for help against a rumored highwayman on the trail to Natchez.
Jim Bowie Comes Home 0.0
October 26, 1956
On returning from a trip, Bowie finds that the town near his home has been taken over by a gang of young hoodlums.
The Ghost of Jean Battoo 0.0
November 2, 1956
Bowie encounters a group of farmers who are being duped into paying protection money to an old woman against the ghost …
The Secessionist 0.0
November 9, 1956
Bowie finds that a friend of his has been asked by President Andrew Jackson to try to talk a group of French planters o…
Land Jumpers 0.0
November 16, 1956
Just when Jim and his brother try to sell a large tract of land, a Frenchman shows up claiming to have the proper title…
The Select Females 0.0
November 23, 1956
Bowie encounters the headmistress of a school for young ladies, and she tells him that one of her students has been kid…
Bowie and His Slave 0.0
November 30, 1956
Bowie comes to the aid of a former slave who he had freed, but who has been captured and is being sold again at a slave…
Outlaw Kingdom 0.0
December 7, 1956
Bowie goes after a gang of river pirates who have stolen his cargo.
The Swordsman 0.0
December 14, 1956
Bowie runs into trouble when an attractive woman in New Orleans, where he has gone to purchase an estate, turns his hea…
The Return of the Alcibiade 0.0
December 21, 1956
Bowie goes after the thief who stole an expensive Christmas gift he bought for his mother.
Monsieur Francois 0.0
December 28, 1956
Bowie comes to the aid of a French boy and his aunt, newly arrived in New Orleans, who are the victims of confidence tr…
A Horse for Old Hickory 0.0
January 4, 1957
Bidding for a racehorse to present as a gift to President Jackson, Bowie finds that he is up against Sam Houston.
The Beggar of New Orleans 0.0
January 11, 1957
Bowie tries to help a former champion fencer who has become a street beggar.
Osceola 0.0
January 18, 1957
Bowie comes to the aid of the native Seminoles, whom the army is trying to move from their traditional home to a tract …
Master of Arms 0.0
January 25, 1957
An expert French swordsman sells Bowie a lottery ticket, but then after Bowie wins he decides that the winings should b…
Convoy Gold 0.0
February 1, 1957
Bowie tries to get a gold shipment safely through to New Orleans.
Spanish Intrigue 0.0
February 8, 1957
Bowie meets Simon Bolivar, who wants to liberate all of Latin American from the yoke of Spanish rule.
Bayou Tontine 0.0
February 15, 1957
Naturalist Audubon returns to ask Bowie for help in protecting a young girl whose life is in danger after she inherits …
German George 0.0
February 22, 1957
Bowie goes after the gambler who cheated and then killed Bowie's friend and partner.
An Eye for an Eye 0.0
March 1, 1957
Trying to stop an Indian uprising, Bowie only gets into more trouble after telling a native Cherokee princess the story…
The Captain's Chimp 0.0
March 8, 1957
Bowie goes after a thief who has trained a chimpanzee to climb up through people's windows.
Jackson Assassination 0.0
March 15, 1957
Bowie is duped into helping a group that is plotting the President's assassination.
Rezin Bowie, Gambler 0.0
March 22, 1957
Unaware that it is a setup, Jim's brother wins big and decides to become a professional gambler.
Thieves' Market 0.0
March 29, 1957
When Bowie escorts his young French friend to the notorious thieves' marketplace in New Orleans, they are set upon by -…
The Pearl and the Crown 0.0
April 5, 1957
After a newspaper prints a poem about him, Bowie confronts the editor, who is later found murdered.
The General's Disgrace 0.0
April 12, 1957
Bowie suspects a connection between recent holdups and the heavy gambling losses of a general's son.
The Lottery 0.0
April 19, 1957
Bowie organizes a lottery to help an orphanage, unaware that the men he has hired plan to fix the drawing so that they …
The Intruder 0.0
April 26, 1957
Bowie tries to help a young burglar who was caught robbing his friend Francois.
Country Cousin 0.0
May 3, 1957
Bowie gets into trouble with his relatives when he cuts his visiting cousin in on a deal that turns out to be a hoax.
The Bound Girl 0.0
May 10, 1957
Bowie resolves to help an indentured servant girl from Ireland, whose unwilling services have been purchased by a mean …
Bounty Hunter 0.0
May 17, 1957
When Bowie and his newspaper friend unwittingly help a fugitive from justice, a bounty hunter pursues them all.
Gone to Texas 0.0
May 24, 1957
As if his passport difficulties weren't enough, when Bowie crosses the border into Texas he finds out that someone is t…