Tausend Meilen Staub (1959)

Tausend Meilen Staub

SERIE • 8 Staffeln • Western, Drama • Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika • 1959
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Man schreibt das Jahr 1865. Eine Handvoll Männer ist mit einer Herde Rindern unterwegs von San Antonio in Texas nach Sedalia im Bundesstaat Missouri. Dort beginnt die Eisenbahn und dort wird die Herde erwartet. Mehr als tausend Meilen sind in der endlosen Prärie zu überwinden, mit reißenden Flüssen, schroffen Schluchten, bei brennender Sonne und verheerenden Stürmen. Männer, die keine Gefahr scheuen, begleiten das Unternehmen. Leiter der Kolonne ist Viehtreiber Gil Flavor, seine rechte Hand ist Vormann Rowdy Yates. Sie begegnen während ihres langen Trecks ständig Leuten, die für eine kurze Strecke mitreisen, die sie angreifen oder ihnen die Herde abjagen wollen.

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Originaltitel
Rawhide
Produktionsland
Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Originalsprache
Englisch
Regie
Anton Leader
FSK
6
Untertitel
Nein
Besetzung
Clint Eastwood, Paul Brinegar, Sheb Wooley, Eric Fleming, Robert Cabal, Steve Raines, Rocky Shahan, David Baker, John Ireland, John Hart, Raymond St. Jacques

Episoden-Guide

1. Season 1 (22 Episoden)
Die Viehtriebe des ausgehenden 18. Jahrhunderts, die kreuz und quer durch den Wilden Westen führten, stehen als Impulsgeber im Mittelpunkt dieser Serie, die von Viehtreibern und den Freunden, Feinden und Geliebten erzählt, denen sie unterwegs begegnen.
01
Die Steppenhexe
After a marshal and deputy are wounded and killed, Gil and Rowdy volunteer to finish the delivery of the prison wagon with seven dangerous prisoners to Ft Craig for trial, while the outlaw husband of one prisoner is in pursuit to free her.
02
Entscheidung im Wüstenkloster
Rowdy's wartime friend, they spent time in a POW camp, is getting married. The bride's stepbrother, a murderer sixteen times over, has returned to claim his share of the family fortune.
03
Der Mann mit der schwarzen Tasche
A stage load of passengers being chased by the man with the black satchel wrecks. Favor takes them to his camp. The man is a hired executioner after someone from the stage or the herd.
04
Der eifersüchtige Sheriff
Rowdy tries to help Clovis leave her sheriff husband.
05
Der Kaiser von Panama
Ein überdrehter Colonel und seine schöne Frau überreden Gils Männer, den Trail zu verlassen. Der Colonel will als "Kaiser von Panama" einen neuen Staat in Mittelamerika errichten. Gil geht der Sache nach und findet heraus, dass die Frau des Colonels einen hinterhältigen Plan verfolgt.
06
Die Macht eines Pfluges
Gil Favor gets permission from rancher Jed Reston to drive his herd over Reston's land. He discovers, however, that Reston has a bigoted attitude toward Indians, particularly a local Comanche named Taslatch who wants to be a farmer and who's paid for a mail-order plow. (Reston's recently had his son, Matt, give Taslatch 15 lashes on a trumped-up rustling charge.) Favor earns Reston's enmity by siding with Taslatch. Tensions soon escalate until violence is set to erupt between the Comanches and local townspeople and Favor must take decisive steps to intervene.
07
Die Rache des Bruders
Brazo, a retired gunfighter, attempts to keep his kid brother from taking up the family business.
08
Vier Frauen in der Wildnis
Four stranded women provide a love interest and a complication for Favor. A freight hauler with a gunfighter says he's using the only river crossing first.
09
Stadt in Angst
When Rowdy and two steers are thought to have anthrax, The only medical help is a young lady with two years of nursing school. Her town doesn't want anything to do with the drovers or the herd.
10
Der Tanz ums goldene Kalb
Brother Bent the newest drover sparks gold fever, when he flashes a huge nuggett.
11
Giftiges Gras
Banditos inside and outside threaten the herd and the drovers.
12
Die Braut wider Willen
The drive faces a formidable tasks climbing to a plateau known for it's high winds and dust storms. Favor hires Tom Bryan more for his wagon than the man. Tom sneaks a woman dressed in a bridal gown into the wagon. Jefferson Devereaux, a wealthy land owner, comes looking for a man and a woman, his wife, Jenny. Rowdy was a POW with Tom. He says Tom sold out. Jeff and forty men will be back in the morning for Tom and Jenny.
13
In der toten Stadt
Favor and Rowdy are looking for strays. They enter a deserted mining town. Matt Lucas is the caretaker. He says he's the only one there. Leaving they hear an organ. Mrs. Miller and her daughter, Angie, say Lucas and his son, Waldo, gunned down the stage coach driver, and is holding them hostage.
14
Das Recht, sich zu irren
Favor stops Talby from shooting Johnny Camber, who he says is Billy Carter, who killed his daughter. Clark accuses Carl Myers of being a trail camp thief and a card cheat. Favor decides to take the herd across the dry plain at the worst time of the year. The men begin to question Favor's judgment. Eventually all but six of his men quit.
15
Die Ganovenbraut
Favor and Pete find Jenny Watson outside a burned cabin. Her parents who died of a sickness were burned with the cabin. Favor invites Jenny to ride along to Silver Junction. Jenny is in cahoots with three brothers to rob Favor of the drive's payroll.
16
Vier tote Indianer
Rowdy finds two indians dead outside a house. Amelia Spaulding is inside singing and making candy.
17
Ein Galgen für zwei
Auf der Suche nach einem Arzt kommen Gil und Rowdy in eine kleine Stadt. Dort geraten sie in die ände von Jed Mason, der sich für den Lynchmord an seinem Sohn rächen will. Zusammen mit seinen vier Söhnen hat er alle Stadtbewohner gefangengenommen und drohn nun, den Sheriff zu hängen und die Stadt niederzubrennen.
18
Willkommen in Paradise Valley
Favor's welcome to Paradise Valley is a group of gun toting farmers warning the herd better not do any damage to their property. Lightning stampedes the remuda and kills farmer Ken Wade. His wife urges Eli to avenge her husband's death.
19
Die lange Dürre
Jess Hode, a bitter ex-trailboss who the owners thought was too old, demands half of Favor's herd for the only water around. Jess' son stands by him but soon comes to see through his old man. Favor tries a couple other water holes but they are dry.
20
Der Frauenmörder
With wolves threatening the herd, Pete is sent to town to get a wolver and traps. None are available, but he meets his old flame, Nora Sage. She is later found strangled in her room. Brad Morgan, Medrina Wilcox's foreman also came to see her. Medrina has a herd but only one man. They pool herds. Brad was a wolver, and directs Favor's men in placing the traps. Brad toys with the affections of Nora, Medrina and her sister Paula. Favor lets the sheriff take Pete, but says he needs Morgan.
21
Der Massenausbruch
Favor and Rowdy ride into a settlement of women to find out the source of explosions threatening to stampede the herd. They're told to go to the camp. It uses contract prison labor. The women are the wives and girlfriends of the convicts. Todd McCauley has one month to go, but Clement won't release him saying he knows where the money he stole is. Todd arranges a breakout. The convicts need horses and head for the drive.
22
Die Comancheros
A badly beaten wild man, Bing, says that Comancheros are planning to take the herd. Rowdy befriends a woman, once a countess, now being held by the Comancheros. She offers a mirror for the kindness Rowdy has shown. Rowdy says he couldn't accept it. She sneaks it into his saddlebag. At a trading post the mirror is identified as one taken in a Comanche raid. Rowdy is thought to be a Comanchero and has to fight his way out. Rowdy goes to the Comanchero camp to get Louisa to back up his story and is caught. Loouisa tells Rowdy of the Comancheros plans. Bing was sent by the Comancheros to lead the drive to them.
2. Season 2 (32 Episoden)
Die Viehtriebe des ausgehenden 18. Jahrhunderts, die kreuz und quer durch den Wilden Westen führten, stehen als Impulsgeber im Mittelpunkt dieser Serie, die von Viehtreibern und den Freunden, Feinden und Geliebten erzählt, denen sie unterwegs begegnen.
01
Der Tag der Toten
Rowdy wird von einer Frau überlistet, einen Hengst zuzureiten, um eine Spielschuld zu begleichen. Das Pferd hat bereits einen Mann getötet und andere verletzt, darunter auch die Tochter des Besitzers. Rowdy ist bald in mehr verwickelt als nur das Zureiten eines Pferdes – nämlich in den Zerfall einer Familie.
02
Daveys Lügenfeuerwerk
Pete and Quince find young Davey Colby who says Indians killed his father and grandfather and carried off his mother. He is trying to reach his uncle in Eberle. Favor doubts his story. He hasn't heard of any Indians in the neighborhood. The Kimble County Sheriff tells Favor, there are no Colbys in Eberle and no Indians within 100 miles. Favor tells Pete some kids just find it easier to lie. Davey says he ran away from home to find his father, a bounty hunter. Favor tells Pete to take him home to his mother. After a couple of unsuccessful escape attempts, they ride up to Davey's home. The door is locked. Davey knocks. A woman answers and says she's never seen Davey before in her life. Pete says he understands and turns to leave. He gets a rifle leveled at him. Inside is Bodie whose knee was shot by Davey's father Sam. Bodie, Mooney and Harv are lying in wait for Sam to return home.
03
Das spanische Fieber
Eine sterbende Frau stößt zum Viehtrieb. Bald darauf taucht ihr Ehemann auf – ein gefürchteter Revolverheld, der nun als Rancher lebt – und beschuldigt die Viehtreiber, sie angeschossen zu haben. Aus Angst, dass sich ihre Rinder mit einer tödlichen Seuche infiziert haben, treiben Gil und Rowdy die Herde auf Empfehlung des verwitweten Ranchers zur chemischen Tauchstation von Ewan und Reese Dangerfield.
04
Der alte Boxer
Als ein geistig verwirrter alter Mann durchziehende Viehtreiber angreift, bittet seine Schwiegertochter Gil und Rowdy um Hilfe. Das Problem ist der Marshal, ein ehemaliger Boxchampion, der einst für Sicherheit in der Stadt sorgte, nun aber machtbesessen ist. Mit kleinlichen Regeln versucht er, jeden Anflug von Ärger aus seinem Zuständigkeitsbereich fernzuhalten. Die Tatsache, dass die Schwiegertochter eine attraktive Witwe ist, macht die Lage nicht einfacher.
05
Die Spanierin
Favor and Rowdy are unwitting dupes to Rose Whitman's plan to get her expugilist father-in-law committed. Rose gets Harry riled up by calling him a coward and having him recall his last fight. The townsfolk like Harry and he's on his best behavior in front of the judge. He's not committed. The brother of the Marshall who cleaned up the town, comes to Rose with a plan to get Harry riled up in front on the townsfolk.
06
Der zwölfte Geschworene
Wishbone sucht dringend einen Zahnarzt und findet ihn in Blanton. Doch gemeinsam mit Rowdy stößt er auf zwei Probleme: Der Arzt steht wegen Mordes vor Gericht und die beiden werden zu Geschworenen ernannt. Das Urteil hält die letzte Überraschung bereit.
07
Im Haus des Büffeljägers
Wish has a toothache. He and Rowdy ride into Blanton to see Gene Matson surgeon, dentist and undertaker. Wish and Rowdy get impounded for the jury of the murder trial of Matson. He is accused of killing Sean O'Riordan, the indian agent.
08
Im Land der heißen Quellen
Auf der verzweifelten Suche nach Wasser gerät Gils Viehtrieb am See der verwunschenen Hügel in eine tödliche Auseinandersetzung zwischen dem Paneequa-Stamm und Landvermessern. Die geisterhaften Winde und Geysire des Tals sind dem Stamm heilig, während die Vermessungsexpedition der Armee von einem sturen, indianerhassenden Captain angeführt wird, der die Folter einer Paneequa-Frau befiehlt. Gil hofft, dass sein Treiber Tasunka, der den Stamm als Jugendlicher verlassen hat, den Streit schlichten kann. Als Gil jedoch entdeckt, dass die nahegelegene Siedlung Heliotrop wegen des Konflikts bereits eine Geisterstadt ist, weist er Rowdy an, den Treck zu übernehmen, falls er selbst ums Leben kommen sollte.
09
Episode 9
Gil schießt bei einem Erkundungsritt einen Puma an. Das Tier entkommt und tötet daraufhin den jungen Sohn einer Rancherwitwe. Gil und seine Leute machen sich auf die Jagd nach dem Puma, begleitet von einem Freund der Witwe (Cesar Romero). Aus Eifersucht auf die Aufmerksamkeit, die sie Gil schenkt, hat dieser es jedoch ebenfalls auf Gil abgesehen.
10
Die weiße Indianerin
Favor wounds an oversized puma that killed a steer. The wounded puma kills the nine year-old son of Marguerite Colinas. She blames Favor. Ben Teague wants to marry Marguerite. Ben, Favor and Wish go after the puma. Ben sees Favor as competition for Marguerite. Favor has to keep one eye out for the puma and the other for Ben.
11
Das blaue Feuer
Pete has been gone two days. Rowdy has been out looking for him. Pete returns and says there is 80 to 100 Cheyenne ahead. Pete jumps Dagget, a man Favor hired Pete says he's a bounty hunter. Another bounty hunter teams up with Dagget. He shows him an $8000 reward for Nancy Curtis a girl captured by the Indians. Someone posts the reward poster on the chuck wagon. Favor checks on twelve missing steers. He meets Manso, Cheyenne chief whose come to pay for them. Manso leaves and is captured by Dagget. Favor has him released. Favor takes an arrow in the shoulder. He is taken to Manso's camp. There is blonde haired, fair skin Winoka. She shows Favor a locket with ""NC"" on it. Favor is determined to return her to her birth family. Manso says she is Cheyenne now.
12
Der Sohn des Rebellen
A storm with lightning is making the herd nervous. The blue fire of St. Elmo appears on the horns of the steers. Hey Soos says if a stranger should appear, he stops and blesses himself, death will follow. A stranger, Lucky Markley rides in. A clap of thunder and the herd stampedes. Rowdy turns the herd. Lucky says he has thirty some head to sell. Favor says he can't use any scrub cattle, but he'll look at them. Favor says no. Lucky says there is about two dozen Commanches around. Hey Soos says Lucky is the devil. A brave kills a steer the demands Lucky's horse. The Commanches line the ridge. A young buck comes out to talk. He wants the killer of his brother, ten steers, sugar, rifles and tobacco. Lucky offers Favor to leave. He was killed in a stampede. Hey Soos pulls a knife on Lucky. Collins takes over the fight. Rowdy tells Lucky to get out.
13
Tod unter Eichen
Professor Lismore reist mit seiner Tochter Mave von Boston nach Texas, um nach sagenumwobenen Druidensteinen zu suchen. Nachdem der Viehtreiber Jim Lark Mave bedrängt, wird er von seinem Vorgesetzten Favor entlassen. Lark belauscht daraufhin mit zwei anderen Männern den Professor, als dieser vom unschätzbaren Wert der Steine spricht. In dem Glauben, es handle sich um einen echten Schatz, kündigen die drei, entführen Lismore sowie Mave und versuchen, aus dem Professor den Standort des „Schatzes“ herauszupressen.
14
Die Pockenstadt
Professor Lismore and his daughter Mave have come to Texas from Boston to look for rumored Druid stones. Favor tells Jim Lark, who tried to force his intentions on Mave, to draw his pay in the morning. Lark and two other drovers hear the Professor speak figuratively about the value of finding the stones. The three draw their pay. They kidnap the Professor and Mave. They go about trying to force the Professor to disclose the location of the ""treasure"".
15
Unter Mordverdacht
Favor, Rowdy and drover Lou Paris find themselves in the middle of a smallpox epidemic in Red River Station. The town's doctor wants to vaccinate the populous. The barber/dentist relies on acifidity bags, leeches and herb tea. Favor tries unsuccessfully to get vaccine from the army.
16
Der Maler
Die Viehtreiber treffen unterwegs auf einen Maler aus dem Osten. Mithilfe seiner Gemälde wollen die Männer eines ehemaligen Majors ihren Anführer aus dem Gefängnis befreien. Doch Mr. Favor stellt sich ihnen in den Weg, um für Gerechtigkeit zu sorgen und ein Blutbad zu verhindern.
17
Wishbones kleiner Bruder
Wishbone begräbt seinen Bruder „lebendig“, um ihn vor den Kiowas zu retten, die ihn töten wollen, weil er mit der Frau ihres unnahbaren Häuptlings angebändelt hat. Es stellt sich heraus, dass T.J. ein peinlicher Kesselflicker ist, dessen wütende Kunden ihm für seine stümperhafte Arbeit an den Kragen wollen – was jedoch nur eine Masche ist, um Frauen kennenzulernen. Jahrelang hat Koch Wishy den anderen Viehtreibern von den Heldentaten seines verschollenen Bruders als Krieger oder Politiker vorgeschwärmt. Doch die Lage ist todernst, denn der Stamm der Kiowa ist wegen eines Vertrages tief gespalten: Junge Krieger stellen sich gegen den alten Häuptling Wankawa, der das Dokument unterzeichnen will.
18
Der Mitternachtshengst
Ein verbitterter Mustang-Fänger und alter Bekannter von Gil Favor blockiert einen Pass, den die Herde für eine sichere Flussüberquerung braucht. Der Mann ist besessen von einem wilden Hengst, der seinen Sohn, einen früheren Freund Favors, getötet hat.
19
Der falsche Rechtsanwalt
Ein Gesetzloser nimmt die Identität eines toten Mannes an und reist mit den Viehtreibern in die nächste Stadt. Als Rowdy ihm in die Quere kommt, gerät er in große Schwierigkeiten, und es liegt an Mr. Favor, einen Weg zu finden, um ihn zu retten.
20
Pete und die alte Jungfer
A posse gives up looking for two outlaws, Vance and his partner. They come upon the body of a lawyer ambushed by indians. Vance decides to pose as Jonathan Williams attorney at law.
21
Der Pferdedieb
Pferdediebe, die bereits die Comanchen bestohlen haben, schlagen auch bei der Pferdeherde des Viehtriebs zu. Gil schickt Pete und Rowdy los, um neue Reittiere zu beschaffen. Sie treffen einen Prediger, der ihnen die Lacey-Ranch empfiehlt, wo Pferde zum Verkauf stünden. Dort finden die Viehtreiber jedoch ihre eigenen gestohlenen Pferde vor – und auch die Comanchen treffen ein und belagern die Ranch.
22
Gefährlicher Champagner
Für die Viehtreiber läuft zunächst alles glatt, bis ein sehr langsamer Wagen ihren Weg kreuzt. Angeblich ist er mit Champagner beladen, doch es stellt sich heraus, dass die Fracht nicht nur aus Champagner besteht und alle in Gefahr bringen könnte.
23
Professor Wishingham
Während Rowdy Yates in der Stadt darauf wartet, Post für den Trail abzuholen, beweist er Heldenmut, indem er ein entlaufenes Pferd rettet.
24
Die Zigeunerkönigin
Trail-Boss Gil Favor, sein Vormann Rowdy Yates und Scout Pete Nolan finden einen mit Feuerwerkskörpern bewaffneten Jungen, der sich allein auf den Weg durch die Prärie gemacht hat.
25
Die Abdecker
Der Inhaber eines abgelegenen Handelspostens und seine Frau werden von einem Viehdieb gezwungen, dessen Plan zu unterstützen: die Treiber einer Herde betrunken zu machen, das Vieh zu stehlen und es an Fellhändler zu verkaufen.
26
Ein Herd für Wishbone
Wishbone wird auf einer Abkürzung durch die Berge von einem rüpelhaften Frachtfahrer verletzt. Er sucht Hilfe in einer Bergbaustadt und entwickelt Gefühle für eine Witwe, die sich als Verlobte des Unfallverursachers entpuppt.
27
Hexenwahn in Parkerton
Hey Soos reist in die Stadt, um seine Mutter zu besuchen. Als er dort Besorgungen für sie erledigt, wird er angegriffen, da die Bewohner glauben, seine Mutter sei eine Hexe, die ihre Stadt verflucht hat.
28
Der Mörderstier
Hey Soos's mother, Rosa is branded a witch, and blamed for the lack of rain and an eclipse.
29
Der Schweizer
Als Gil eine schlimme Wunde erleidet, die sich ernsthaft entzündet, ahnt er nicht, dass ein Schweizer Tausendsassa seine Cowboys völlig entwaffnet hat. Der Schweizer hat es auf einen Teil des Viehs abgesehen.
30
Stumm vor Schreck
Anton Zwahlen is buring his wife Freida. He asks to travel with the herd for a couple of days. He offers to oil everyone's guns. What he does is file down all the firing pins. Anton's relatives come and take 50 head of cattle.
31
Das Paar aus Boston
Jeannie watches from a distance as John Taggert kills her father Henry and leaves. An ex-con comes and takes Henry's clothes and catches Jeannie. He passes himself off as Henry and his little girl, Carie who doesn't speak.
32
Der Garten Eden
Die Kopfgeldjäger Daggett, Beckstrom und Houk schließen sich dem Viehtrieb auf dem Weg nach Sedalia an, nachdem sie von Trail-Boss Gil Favor als zusätzliche Helfer angeheuert wurden.
3. Season 3 (30 Episoden)
Die Viehtriebe des ausgehenden 18. Jahrhunderts, die kreuz und quer durch den Wilden Westen führten, stehen als Impulsgeber im Mittelpunkt dieser Serie, die von Viehtreibern und den Freunden, Feinden und Geliebten erzählt, denen sie unterwegs begegnen.
01
Die vergessene Armee
Favor and a calvary detachment lead by Sargeant Matson swear if they did not know better would think they were under attack from a military unit.
02
Die Aztekenprinzessin
Favor gets knocked off his horse and knocked out. He wakes to Aztec Indian who has traveled 1500 miles to find a princess.
03
Der Stellvertreter
An ailing Favor asks John Cord to take over the herd. He heads them to Dragoon Crossing where the Bates boys demanded tribute when he brought his herd through.
04
Der verlorene Sohn
Jeff Barkley catches a stranger in the camp, a boy of about twelve. He wings Jeff. They track the boys footprints. Seven or eight men tried to steal the ramuda. Favor finds the boy. He was traveling with some horsetraders led by Nick Mesa. Favor takes the boy back to Mesa. He doesn't want the boy back. Joey Gardner is looking for his Pa.
05
Die Sklaven des Franzosen
Mrs. Bradley pulls a gun on Victor Laurier and wants to know where her husband is. She knows he isn't dead. Victor was in charge of a POW camp. At the end of the war Victor says he sent 27 union soldiers and three guards, one his son east, but they never reached their destination. Mrs. Bradley got a letter from her husband four years after he was supposed to have died.
06
Zehn Jahre später
Ralph Bartlet asks Favor to return $250 to a stage line he held up and to check on his first love.
07
Der alte Indianer
Wish finds an indian left to die in a cave, and rescues him.
08
Die Nonnen von Poco Tempo
The Poco Tiempo bank has been. Rowdy and Quince are suspects and are taken to two nuns to be identified. They say they are not the men. Two desperadoes are holding Father Sebastian until the nuns deliver the money to Blainesville.
09
Mushy, der Held
Harkness Musgrove's III mother is coming to take him home. Mushy asks to be a drover. Favor says yes. Mom's stage gets held up. Mom slaps the bandana off one of the highwaymen. Another stage chases them off. Vince says they'll have to kill her.
10
Washingtons Regel
Rowdy chases after a buffalo soldier who has killed another soldier and has taken off on his horse.
11
Ein Haus in St. Louis
Ben Foley resorts to murder to hide the fact the cattle he is selling to Favor are diseased. Frank Pierce accidentily shot Ben's wife years ago.
12
Die Teufelsmedizin
There's a new drover who has just spent five years in an army hospital and is addicted to morphine.
13
Am Ende des Weges
The drive has reached Sedalia but there is a bank scare and no buyers. Favor must deal with bitter Emma Caldwell to graze the herd.
14
Das große Finale
The drovers celebrate the end of the drive. Rowdy is mistaken for another man.
15
Die Reise nach Philadelphia
Favor returns to Philadelphia to see his two daughters. Another passenger is Ogala, Chief of the Pawnee. He is going to be in a wild west show.
16
Der blinde Sheriff
The men are gathering for the next drive. A stray horse is tied up. Favor is arrested for horse stealing. The sheriff's wife is having an affair, with Cronin who reported the horse stolen.
17
Der Neubeginn
Jubal Wade has 1600 head on this drive and demands to be trail boss and says he'll keep Favor's crew if he stays on as ramrod.
18
Ein feines Geschäft
Frank Miller is a herd cutter getting on in years with a nineteen year old son. Quince chases a rustler off, but is arrested himself.
19
Die ungleichen Brüder
Dan Fletcher returns to his Ma and brother,Cal, whose home just burned. Cal thinks Frank Travis is trying to run them off. Frank's daughter Flora has had Cal courting her for a year, but she likes Danny.
20
Der Mann mit dem Bumerang
Ruthann Harper and Richard Goffage are taking 200 head of cattle to Australia. Ruthann has a questionable past.
21
Der Mann im Rollstuhl
Paul Evans is confined to a wheelchair. His wife is preparing to run away with Paul's brother. Pete gets stuck in the middle.
22
Das Gold der toten Berge
Favor and Rowdy come upon a ballet in the middle of nowhere. A search for a pass and water leads to villians looking for gold.
23
Ein Gentleman und Wegelagerer
Jayhawkers try to charge Favor for water and a toll to cross the river, on indian territory. Captain Brian Donohoe follows the orders of Judge Brady. Mary, the judges daughter is married to Brian and doesn't like it.
24
Die Kinder des Bankräubers
Billy Manson, his mom and sister Laurie are on the way to meet their aunt, who is to take them back east. Two bounty hunters shadow them, hoping to find Clete their wanted father.
25
Überfall auf Camp Henley
Rowdy is handcuffed to a deputy that says he has to warn Camp Henly. The deputy is shot and Rowdy is arrested for murder.
26
Miss Katie
Partners of Thad Clemens are holding Favor's herd until they're paid the $15,000 that Thad swindled them out of. Baxter Springs Cattleman's Association will not help Favor.
27
Der sterbende Häuptling
Pete and Rowdy are captured by the Kiowa. Two other indians want to accompany the herd to Black Pass.
28
Blackstorms Sohn
Sky Blackstorm sends a message to the River City sheriff with Mushy. He's coming tomorrow at sun up for his son Danny.
29
Die Witwe von Bentley
Judge Akins tells Favor he has 750 head of Mrs. North cattle. Lewis, Mrs. North lawyer says the cattle that Wesley Adams turned over to Favor, were Mrs. North's and were to be delivered to the army.
30
Eine Wette auf Rowdy
Sidney Proctor, along with Joe Stapp, are robbing his father's bank as a joke. The night watchman, Simpson, wakes up. Joe clunks him. Sid thinks they're bringing the money back in three days.
4. Season 4 (30 Episoden)
Die Viehtriebe des ausgehenden 18. Jahrhunderts, die kreuz und quer durch den Wilden Westen führten, stehen als Impulsgeber im Mittelpunkt dieser Serie, die von Viehtreibern und den Freunden, Feinden und Geliebten erzählt, denen sie unterwegs begegnen.
01
Rowdys Vater
Rowdy and Hey Soos are robbed by Antonio Marcos. He is leading a revolution against the Texas land grant. Rowdy meets his Dad, who ran our on him and his Ma.
02
Zwölf Gräber
The drovers are beating the scrub for strays. Favor finds wagon remains and twelve graves.
03
Kein Job für alte Männer
An overbearing Favor leads to many drovers quitting. Five replacements stir trouble.
04
Ein Richter ohne Gnade
Quince gets a letter. He needs a couple of days off. Jim, Pete, Rowdy and Hey Soos go to Hando Seco. Casey the bartender knocks their drinks out of their hands when he finds out they rode in with Jim. Jim asks Judge Matt Quince how's his niece Joanna. She wants help running away. She's in love with Brad Lyons. He has a murder warrant on his head.
05
Die Heimatlosen
Indians stampede the herd. The sheriff says it's a 100 Cheyenne headed for Mexico. Pete picks up their trail. Pete asks Rowdy not to tell Favor right away. Little Hawk, the Chief, is the father of Pete's dead wife.
06
Der neue Mann
Craddock and Clay Forrester plot to steal the herd. Shelia Brewster is running away from her army fiancee.
07
Der Schafhirte
Favor asks sheepherder,Tod Stone, to let the herd pass his flock. He won't. They take the herd over the ridge to the next valley. Tod takes a shortcut and beats them. Rowdy and Collins scatter the flock. Tod the herd. Rowdy fights Tod. Tod falls on his scaling knife. Favor tells Rowdy he's taking Tod and his flock to Twin Hat.
08
Der Wanderzirkus
Favor finds a circus that is lost. Pascal the owner and clown beats his wife, Jenny, who wants to run away with Dario the other half of her high wire act.
09
Ein Mann und seine Fische
Gilmore tells Favor there's a panic brewing back east. He needs to cut ten days off the drive. Gilmore says don't tell the drovers about the panic. Tom Gwynn ,a fishbreeder, is sick with fever. He's taking shad to California to claim a $10,000 prize.
10
Die Spionin
Eine hilfesuchende Frau taucht im Lager auf. Einer der Männer erkennt sie als eine Schauspielerin, die während des Krieges als Spionin für die Union arbeitete. Die meisten Männer verachten sie, einer jedoch ganz besonders, da er ihretwegen vor ein Kriegsgericht gestellt wurde.
11
Woolsey, der Butler
Favor gets caught between Lord Ashton, hunting the white buffalo and Buffalo Bob Driscoll. Ashton entrusts Woolsey, his valet, to Favor.
12
Weihnachten im August
Mushy tells Wish he sees Santa Claus (Mr. Bateman) in the middle of August, in the middle of Texas. He's lost. He keels over. He, his wife Mag, and their nine year old boy, Danny, are on their way to New York. Danny won't last till Xmas.
13
Die Volkszählung
Martha Hastings is running a way station for outlaws. Rowdy, Pete and Wish are hired as census takers.
14
Der Ehrgeiz einer Frau
Nora Holloway is ambitious for her captain husband to advance. She resorts to lying.
15
Der fahrende Händler
Die Viehtreiber stoßen auf den Hausierer Mendel J. Sorkin, der im Alleingang eine kleine Rinderherde treibt. Er möchte die Tiere in einer nahegelegenen Stadt verkaufen, um mit dem Geld in seine Heimat zurückzukehren.
16
Die verkauften Bräute
Pete and Rowdy find a whole herd of good looking women heading to Fort Worth to get married.
17
Der Boss und seine Töchter
Die Viehtreiber werden auf Vance Caldwells Ranch von einem Zaun aufgehalten und sollen auf seine Rückkehr warten, um passieren zu dürfen. Doch der Zaun ist nicht Favors einziges Problem: Seine Töchter sind im Begriff, sich dem Treck anzuschließen.
18
Die Deserteure
The indians want to trade six soldiers they hold for thier Chief. Favor is commissioned as a captain to make the exchange.
19
Der Nachlass des Buddy Randolph
Ada Randolph offers the town $300,000 if they find her dead son, a convicted murderer innocent, and run the sheriff out of town.
20
Die diebische Großmutter
Rowdy ist unterwegs, um eine Schuld einzutreiben, als er eine ältere Frau rettet, die anscheinend von Dieben bedrängt wird. Er begleitet sie in eine nahegelegene Stadt, wo er sein Geld eintreiben will, während sie auf eine Postkutsche wartet. Die Frau hängt ihm dort jedoch mehrere Diebstähle an.
21
Konzert für einen toten Cowboy
When Frank is killed by indians, a collection is taken for his family. Clay suggests a poker game to run it up.
22
Schlächter Briscoe
A thirteen year old indian is going to Fort Lacey to see his sister. The commandant hates all indians. He and his wife Azuela have a son.
23
Ein Preuße in Texas
Quince, Clay and Wish are captured and told by Count Ulrich they are his property and will work on his manor house.
24
Kind oder Frau
Mushy's cousin asks him to take her sister to his mom, to get out of the saloons. She doesn't want to go.
25
Eine Frau als Doktor
A wagon falls on Harve. Rowdy and Favor go for a doctor. Dr. Daniel Pearson, a quack, says he's the only doctor in town. Mrs. James directs them to Dr. Louise Amadon.
26
Wiedersehen mit Pete
Pete's friend Grey Hawk's son, Wild Horse has escaped and is raiding. General Perry is bringing 500 head of cattle for the indians. Pete is leading Lieutenant Matthew Perry to his father.
27
In den Händen eines Wahnsinnigen
A deaf mute delivers a letter for Rowdy at the camp. Rowdy picks up a guy, Kilo, whose wagon was stolen. They make camp. In the morning, Kilo and the horses are gone. Rowdy walks to a house and enters. The door shuts behind him. Mackie anad five other lock Rowdy in a room. Someone shoots at Rowdy from outside. The six are being held prisoner.
28
Goldfieber
Hosea Brewer has been prospecting Lost Mine ten years after everyone has left. The thought of gold and his three daughters attract the drovers.
29
Kurz vor Abilene
Favor wants to fatten the herd for a week. Another herd is three to five days behind. The trail boss is Ben Wade and all the drovers are old. Charlie Holt , owners representative, comes onto Helen Wade, and vice versa. Two of Wade's cattle have Texas Tick.
30
Vier Tage Quarantäne
The herd finally arrives in Abilene, the end of a long, hard drive. While most of the drovers plan to spend their pay painting the town, Favor has a few other ideas. He is going to buy some land and get out of the cattle business. Don Grenfell also has been told to quit due to a bad back. The drovers are all quarantined at Oddity House due to small pox.
5. Staffel 5 (30 Episoden)
01
Episode 1
John Shepard a former POW along with Rowdy is now a bounty hunter. The drovers wonder who he is after.
02
Kampf mit El Topo
Frank Trask enters the Curtis' at night through a window. He's hungry and takes a picture of a woman. Raymond Curtis hears a noise and checks it outs. Trask knocks him out. Marion, the woman in the picture, ""sees"" Trask leave.
03
Der Kopfgeldjäger
Nachts steigt Frank Trask bei den Curtis durch ein Fenster ein. Er hat Hunger und nimmt ein Foto einer Frau an sich. Als Raymond Curtis ein Geräusch hört und nachsieht, wird er von Trask niedergeschlagen. Marion, die Frau auf dem Foto, „sieht“, wie Trask geht.
04
Blindes Vertrauen
Sam Hargas finds a half baked, half starved greenhorn, Ben Whitney IV. His horse stepped in a chuck hole. He's a rich brat.
05
Späte Rache
Favor and Clay are witnesses at a the wedding of Amy Gault and Frank Louden. Gus Marsdon provokes Frank into shooting Amy's brother Carl. Tom Gault, Amy's father, sends Ben Kerran after them. Frank and Tom claim the same 100,000 acres.
06
Der Sohn eines reichen Mannes
Favor finds a woman, Lissa Hobson, still alive but not by much, and her baby, Tad.
07
Zweikampf am Squaw River
Rowdy,Quince and Clay help out three soldiers being attacked by Indians. They were sent to break the treaty with Broken Bow.
08
Gantrys Enkel
Rowdy hires wolfers Abner Cannon and his children.
09
Ein Soldat mit Leib und Seele
An injured ex-con Sam Garrett is refused treatment by his home town.
10
Der Verräter von Sugar Creek
Rowdy gets drugged in a bar with Shelia, the bar owner's girl and wakes up married to her.
11
Die Scherzhochzeit
Gil's old friend, Lije Crowning, has had his ranch foreclosed on by the bank. Lije wants to take his thirty head with the drive to Colorado.
12
Ein lästiger Gast
Monty Fox comes stumbling up to the night camp playing the concertina, saying he's found the promised land. He says he's found Quivera, Coronado's golden city. He says he'll share with those who help him against those who chased him out.
13
Vor den Pforten des Paradieses
When Rowdy buys eighteen cattle for the next drive he has to contend with a young would be drover with a crooked leg and banditos.
14
Ein Glückstag
Favor and Rowdy see two Cheyenne. They are watching a burying wagon. It's owner, Pomeroy K. Tollliver (Poke) surrenders to Favor thinking they're a posse. The wagon is broken. Favor will have the wagon fixed and Poke can ride to Rock City with the herd.
15
Das Geheimnis des Leichenwagens
Harry Maxton has glaucoma. Gil offers Harry a job to Rowdy's surprise.
16
Der alte Maxton
Lola's saloon is watering the booze and cheating the drovers. The supplies Wish bought are bad.
17
Die Erbin
Thomas and the men of the wagon train are ready to string up Josh Green for killing Thomas's boy. Josh is a mountain man lost in the modern world.
18
Der Mann aus den Bergen
Gil stands by his old friend Jack Jennings. Jack's a gunfighter. In a fair fight he shot the brother of the most powerful man in the town.
19
Die Trophäe von Crooked Hat
Rowdy's ex-commanding officer, Captain Cabot convenes a make shift courts-martial for him in a ghost town.
20
Rowdys längste Nacht
In Cottonwood, at the Pair-A-Dice Saloon, Qunice gets in a fight with Major Courtney. Jim swears he'll kill him.
21
Der Galgenbaum
In Calvin, Miss Abigail owns The Silver Slipper Salon, a very posh saloon. There Rowdy sees the picture of the dead war hero, Gil Favor, Abigail's husband.
22
Die falsche Witwe
The new man is a dead ringer for the man Rowdy shot in a Wells Fargo holdup.
23
Der Geistercowboy
Sisters Benaventura and Teresa cut Maria Jose Chappela off an indian torture rack.
24
Halbblut Chappala
Morris G. Stevens, a failed actor, toured the world as a clown. Now a philologist he wants to create a Comanche dictionary.
25
Das letzte Lächeln
A gypsy tells Wish's fortune he draws the death card three times.
26
Die Todeskarte
Rowdy buys three white children from the Arapahos that have been raised by the Apache.
27
Die Apachenkinder
Favor and Hey Soos rescue Domingo, Lt. Carter and the Butlers from a runaway stage. The make to a stage station and fight off indians.
28
Domingo
Don Francisco Maldonaldo sentences Favor and Rowdy to die for the death of his son.
29
Der Patron von Rio Doloroso
Burt Harvey is accused of cowardice at Gettysburg by his new father-in-law.
30
Der Mann ohne Waffe
Burt Harvey wird von seinem neuen Schwiegervater Feigheit bei Gettysburg vorgeworfen.
6. Staffel 6 (31 Episoden)
01
Der rote Wind des Teufels
Favor tells Rowdy to let Lou Bowdart drive the herd up the San Marcos trail.
02
Häuptling Iron Bull
Joseph a Comanche is hired after returning the remuda. Colonel Macklin and Sargeant Graogan are accompanting the herd as far as Waycross.
03
Eine Frau als Boss
Rose Cornelius and her ten brothers have fenced off the trail Favor needs to cross to get the herd to water.
04
Der Wandervogel
Jagger is fished out of the river with leg irons on. His story doesn't match that of Matt Harger.
05
Der Damm von Paradise City
Rowdy rescues nester Higgins from being used for target practice and gets involved in his fight to stay on his farm.
06
Der missratene Enkel
In return for crossing her land to water, E.J. Farragut wants Favor to hire her grandson Billy.
07
Der Ruf des Schicksals
Wish volunteers Rowdy to fight Jeremiah O'Neal for money. O'Neal gives the fight away and Rowdy wins $50. The losers are ready to tar and feather O'Neal. Rowdy helps him escape. O'Neal has a cross made by the indians for the Spaniards. He speaks of a lost mine.
08
Ein Mädchen als Geschenk
Als Späher stößt Rowdy auf Viehdiebe. In einem Kampf verschont er Brock, woraufhin der Anführer Brock zwingt, ihm als Gegenleistung seine Braut zu überlassen. Man lässt Rowdy entkommen, der die Viehdiebe so zur Herde führt.
09
Worte wie Kugeln
The drovers have a Saturday off for the first time in a long time. To wake up the dead town. Rowdy and his friend Rabbit shoot at a schoolhouse bell. A bullet ricochets and kills Jud Hilton. His brother, Brother William, a tetched self proclaimed minister, puts a curse on them and say they can't outrun death.
10
Gilroy, der Gaukler
Elwood P. Gilroy and his assistant Crystal Simpson steal the ownership papers for the herd, and sell the herd to Orville Tippet at a large loss. Elwood ditches Crystal. Rowdy and Crystal follow Elwood to bring him back to justice.
11
In der Höhle des Löwen
Carlock has been tracking an African lion for four years. Favor hires him to get the lion. Mushy wants to be a hunter.
12
Zuviel Glück im Spiel
When Mushy wins $1500 at Lorelei's Trailbalazer playing seven card stud deuces wild his troubles begin.
13
Die Geisha
After Rowdy tells Hey Soos to let a wild stallion go, Hey Soos tries to saddle it again. It bolts knocking Rowdy down and injuring his back. The remuda is stampeded. Out collecting the horses Hey Soos sees the stallion. He tries to lasso it. He is knocked of his horse by a limb and rolls down a hill into a stream. He awakes with his clothes drying overhead. He is in a kimona and a geisha kneels nearby.
14
Ein Grab und zehn Bäume
The drovers find a young white woman dressed as an indian, babbling.
15
Die lange Amy
Three brothers think Wish is their sister's intended.
16
Blind vor Angst
Wish nearly falls off the high trail and awakes blind.
17
Die schottische Mitgift
Rowdy and Quince come across a wee lass, with for huge bulls and a wagon of heirlooms.
18
Das Apachenmädchen
While helping the Army deliver cattle to an Apache tribe, Favor, Wishbone and Quince run into a band of renegade Indians determined to stop them.
19
Der betrogene Betrüger
Nachdem ein Tornado die Herde zerstreut hat, fehlen 100 Rinder. Sie erfahren, dass der Leiter eines Waisenhauses die Tiere an den örtlichen Bankier verkauft hat. Als Favor erkennt, dass der Bankier der Schuldige ist, beschließt er, ihm eine Lektion zu erteilen und sich einen Teil seines Geldes zurückzuholen.
20
Die Nacht von New Orleans
An old ""friend"" of Wish's tells him he is a wanted man for a murder in New Orleans thirteen years ago.
21
Der ewige Wanderer
Michob, a peddler, comes out of a rain storm, bone dry. Things begin to go wrong and he is labeled a jinx.
22
Die Regulatoren
Favor goes to Zebulon, Johnny Larkin is taken by a group of masked riders and charged with a woman's death. When Favor is horse whipped he is determined to find out the identity of the major, the head of the regulator.
23
Sally Ann
The herd needs to get through Hourglass pass where the army is preparing to blast for a dam. Favor's hometown friend is married to the Post Adjutant. When she kills an officer, she lies to get Favor convicted of the murder.
24
Die Odyssee des kleinen Griechen
Favor is pushing hard to outrun hoof and mouth disease just as he had seven years earlier. Pan an ex-circus performer searches for a lady he heard singing eleven years earlier.
25
Der Bankier in Sattel
An old friend of Favor's, a banker, backs him into a corner and is allowed to take over as trail boss, while Favor runs his bank.
26
Der kleine Henker Teil 1
Art Fuller is sent to kill a wild bull.
27
Der kleine Henker Teil 2
Als Wishbone und Mushy erkennen, dass Hannibal in Gefahr ist, versuchen sie zu helfen. Sie werden gefesselt zurückgebracht, während Hannibal geteert und gefedert wird. Als Hannibal nach Deadhorse zurückkehrt, wollen die Männer ihm gegen Favors Willen helfen.
28
Die schöne Luise
Rowdys alte Bekannte Louise Temple, die Betreiberin des Spielsalons „Temple of Gold“, ist auf der Flucht, weil sie einen Sheriff getötet hat.
29
Sam der Verräter
Rowdy's old acquaintance, Louise Temple is on the run for killing a sheriff. She ran the Temple Of Gold gambling hall.
30
Der Seelenjäger
Sam Turner steals Rowdy's horse. Sam is an escapee from the army guardhouse, charges with breaking and running in the face of fire. Rowdy's horse goes lame. Rowdy catches Sam and offers him a job. Captain Coulter and his men rush into camp and arrests Sam. Favor says things don't add up and comes to his defense.
31
Der Seelenjäger
Hey Soos is captured by a small secretive tribe of Indians, and forced to drink peyote liquid. An indian girl helps him escape. The new drover, Mister Brothers was a missionary and tried to convert this tribe. They came to believe if they crucified white men they dead ancestors would come back to life.
7. Staffel 7 (30 Episoden)
01
Das Wettrennen
Rowdy quits and gets his own herd and races Favor to the railhead.
02
Der Racheschwur
When Fred Grant slugs Favor he hits him back. Fred falls hitting his head against a fencepost and dies. There is an inquest. Favor has to deal with the widow and her three kids.
03
Pineys letzter Trail
Favor hört, dass Piney Kinney sich der Herde anschließen will, und glaubt, so seinen Mangel an Viehtreibern beheben zu können. Doch Kinney, der seine eigene Herde und den Großteil seiner Ranch verloren hat, plant mit einer Bande einen Banküberfall, bei dem Favors Herde als Deckung für die Flucht dienen soll.
04
Der Absturz
Favor loses the whole herd except nine, taking a shortcut thru Devil's Patch Quilt trying to beat another herd in. He must face Mr. Teisner of the cattleman's association.
05
Mushy und die Diebe
Mushy is swindled out of the wagons and the remuda. He is fired, kidnapped by gypsies, sold into slavery and rescued by his new girlfriend.
06
Das letzte Duell
Gurd Canliss an aging hired gun, has Don Miguel as his next target. Gurd's wife Augusta and Favor try to stop it.
07
Damons Eisenbahn Teil 1
Jonathan Damon is building the C&L Railroad. His crew has quit do to lack of pay. The store says no more credit. Goldie, his girl, and the three girls in her act are leaving. He needs to dig up 20 men. Favor shows up with 2400 cattle and 28 men. Damon tricks the drovers in o signing work contracts and having Favor arrested for abducting Goldie.
08
Damons Eisenbahn Teil 2
Damon has Favor's crew believing the railroad is the future. Favor escapes and goes to his crew, who want to be railroaders. Favor gets Quince to sent a false telegram that Damon's payroll arrived a week ago. Favor tells Damon's old crew. They go for a showdown with Damon.
09
Ein Schuss in den Rücken
Sam Jefferson aids Rowdy after his horse takes a spill. Sam is a wanted man. He asks Rowdy to turn him in and give the $5000 to his wife.
10
Der kleine Corporal
Als ein Offizier stirbt, muss Corporal Dasovik die Mission übernehmen, doch er hat seine Männer nicht im Griff. Diese legen sich mit Favor an, als sie ihm Vieh stehlen. Dasovik erkennt bald, dass er auf sich allein gestellt ist, aber er ist entschlossen, seinen Auftrag auszuführen.
11
Der Fotograf
A photograher leads an unsuspecting Rowdy into a den of thieves.
12
Keine Stadt für Cowboys
Gil Favor's cattlemen arrive at a town after a long,hard cattle drive and find that the town isn't receptive to cattle drivers.
13
Powers Plan
Favor and another trail boss are forced to go to meet Rian Powers. Powers has assembled a group of outlaws. He has a plan to take over the beef industry, buy scaring off legitimate buyers so the trail bosses must sell to his men at low prices.
14
Das schlaue Buch
Pop Stark promotes gunfights for profit. Billy his latest boy just lost. Carl Hatcher loaned Pop money. His brothers are coming to collect. Pop arranges a gunfight between Rowdy and Austin Ware, a professional gunfighter.
15
Josh
Seventy year old Josh Breeden's pride won't let him admit he's too old to be a drover. He blames Favor for all his problems.
16
Der Todeskandidat
On his way to Fort Mason Rowdy is chased by indians. Rowdy testified against Captain George Ballinger at his trial, even though they are friends. He asks Rowdy to stay until he is hung. .
17
Marshal Shaw
Sheriff Royal K. Shaw plans are making a name for himself by delivering popular Robin Hoodesque outlaw, Reed McClulley. He ties up with the herd. Reed's little brother rallies the farmers to free Reed.
18
Der Viehdieb von San Bruno
Pete Nolan (Sheb Wooley), der die letzten Jahre als Scout für die Armee unterwegs war, arbeitet ab dieser Folge wieder für Favor. Kaum zurück, wird er fälschlicherweise des Viehdiebstahls und Mordes beschuldigt. Der örtliche Sheriff und einige Viehzüchter, die Opfer der Diebe wurden, wollen ihn am liebsten ohne richtigen Prozess hängen sehen. Favor und Rowdy versuchen, die wahren Täter zu finden und Pete vor dem Galgen zu retten, doch die Spur führt womöglich zu einem befreundeten Rancher, den Favor sehr schätzt.
19
Der verlorene Vater
Clete Bonner and his grandson Will, posing as Jonas and Duke Williams, join the drive, to see if Will's Dad, Adam, is suitable to take Will. Adam, known as Cable now, is scheming with two others to steal 1500 head and sell to the army.
20
Aufgewachsen unter Mescaleros
Mace and Gorman the new drovers have more than cows on thier minds. Mace shows Favor a reward poster for $10,000 for a white girl captured by the Apaches. Rowdy visits the grave of his sister killed the the indians. Rowdy refuses to sell twelve head to Yuma, the Apache chief.
21
Der Wintersoldat
Favor and Pete recommend to Kurtz, who has been traveling with the herd with his daughter, a shortcut to the San Luis crossing. Lt. Whitley gets a message to warn the ranchers of Comanches. Winter soldier, Hap Johnson deserts. He trades his army gear for cheap indian trading goods at Watson's. He asks Watson, Wish's name. Hap strides into camp telling Wish he is his old friend from Nachodoches. Favor won't hire Hap. Hap has overheard Kurtz has money. He rides after them and takes them on a ""shortcut"" up into the hills. The lieutenant arrests Watson, Favor and Hey Soos for having army goods. Rowdy and Quince go after Hap. They find him with Kurtz. Rowdy sends Quince to get the army and the drover.
22
Das Präriefeuer
Wish buries Tod Murdoch, his friend, who 500 head he is to take to tie up with Favor's herd at horsehead crossing. Tod's foreman Jerry and Milt and Pitts plan to steal the cattle once they get the ownership paper from Wish. Wish has hidden it plain sight. He won't tell where and they try to beat it out of him.
23
Ein Leben für die Army
Major Cantwell can't wait to retire from the army. He was demoted from colonel for ""irregularities in records"". He says the charge was unfounded. He steals the $32,000 camp payroll and wraps it in a package. He asks Favor to mail it for him. Kaster, the major's aid, drummed out for drinking, sees Favor take the package. Cantwell's replacement arrives and says his demotion was reversed and he's being promoted to brigadier general. He goes after Favor and the package. Kaster steals the package from favor's saddle bag.
24
Der Einarmige
Tom Cowan lost an arm in the war. He had a friend in the hospital write his wife, Jenny, that he died. Tom reluctantly returns to his hometown when the herd needs salt. Sam Butler, the banker, made a deal with Tom when he was caught robbing the bank. Tom enlisted under Sam's son's name, Will. Tom is shot by the sheriff and brought into town. Sam wants him snuck out. Will tells Jenny the whole story.
25
Episode 25
Rowdy's ex-commanding officer, Jeff McKeever, is part of a band of confederates not willing to admit the war is over. They have stolen $50,000. Wish shoots one of them in the holdup, Decker. Decker stumbles into Favor's camp with the strongbox and dies. McKeever posing as a deputy sheriff along with Jim Newton come for the money. Wish recognizes McKeever as one of the robbers. Newton escapes. The rebel leader Colonel Reed, poisons steers, shoots one of Favor's men, poison the water hole, stampedes the herd with blasting powder, and captures Hey Soos in an attempt to get Favor to give up the money and McKeever.
26
Harmons Frau
Wish is tired of trail cooking. He quits the drive and befriends a mother and her three boys. She is married to an abusive drunk, Fred Harmon who beats her. At the hotel, Fred tries to beat Wish to within an inch of his life. Mrs. Harmon shoots her husband. Wish takes the blame. Charlie Peg the hotel clerk knows the Mrs. did it and blackmails Wish.
27
Emma und Betsy
Emma Teall and her sister Betsy are following the herd. Ryan an his forty buffalo hunters won't let the herd through to needed grazing, until he pens the buffalo up. Rowdy gives him three days. Wish tells Mushy to take two calves and kill them. Emma relieves Mushy of the calves. He says there may be three more later. Wish reports the milk cows are gone. They followed the calves to Emma's camp. The drovers tip over her wagon. Emma fires a warning shot. Billy Wallace a buffalo hunter calls on Betsy and gets rough with a protesting Emma.
28
Phinn und der Doktor
The spring that feeds a creek, has been dammed by Dr. John Merritt and his friend Phinn Harper and their men. They are looking for the remains of a 200 year old Spanish expedition, and their treasure chest. Merritt has three to four months to live and has nothing to leave his wife and kids. He quit practicing medicine, but is teaching Phinn. The cattle need the water.
29
El Hombre Bravo
Favor and Mushy are driving six prize bulls toward the American border in Mexico. A band of Mexicans tell Favor they are looking for El Hombre Bravo. General Velasquez's men rope a drive steer and search the wagons for El Hombre Bravo. Favor and Mushy meet Pajarito, a school teacher and eight orphans heading to a mission north of the border. Pajarito wrote pamphlets for the revolutionaries and signed them El Hombre Bravo.
30
Die Männerhasserin
Favor brings five of his men, sick from either food or water, into a ghost town to the Gray Rock Hotel. Lottie was on the way to Fort McCloud when her horse went lame. Favor asks Lottie to help care for the five. Favor sends Quince to Gold Ridge for a doctor. Four guys are looking for Lottie. She tries to create dissension among the drovers. Lottie tells Favor she is on the run. Mushy defends Lottie from Marty's advances. Quince falls off his horse. The four find him. Lottie asks Favor to teach her to use a gun.
8. Staffel 8 (13 Episoden)
Im späten 19. Jahrhundert prägten Viehtriebe den Wilden Westen. Diese Serienhandlung dreht sich um das Leben der Viehtreiber, ihre Freundschaften und Feindschaften, sowie ihre Liebesabenteuer auf ihren Reisen.
01
Eine Stadt wie Regis
Morgan Kane and his son Jethro hang two drifters who killed his son, Vance. Morgan kills Peters and seriously wounds Ian who tried to stop it. Rowdy takes Ian to Regis for medical attention. He tries unsuccessfully to get the law to investigate Peter's killing. Sheriff Blaine says the drifters broke Vance's neck. Blaine is blackmailing Jethro. The coroner's inquest finds the Kane's innocent. Rowdy tells Morgan he's taking him and his son to Wichita for a fair trial.
02
Das schönste Pferd der Welt
Trotz innerer Vorbehalte stellt Rowdy einen redegewandten neuen Viehtreiber mit einem teuren Hengst ein. Als ein reicher und mächtiger Texaner erscheint, der sich an dem Mann rächen will, nimmt Rowdy ihn in Schutz.
03
Sechs harte Wochen
Mr. Fletcher offers Rowdy $6,000 to get 1500 head to Bent Fork in six weeks or less. There is a penalty of $30 for each head that doesn't make it. Lash Whitcomb, one of Fletcher's men is going along as Segundo (#2 man). Lash and Rowdy disagree on which trail to take. Rowdy checks his out. It leads to a box canyon. Rowdy's horse hits a chuckhole and he is thrown and breaks some ribs. Rowdy tells Lash to take over. Ten miles and three days from Bent Fork, Sheriff John Keeley, says there is a sixty day quarantine on Texas cattle.
04
Die Verschütteten
A mine cave in traps Quince and Simon. New drover Ed says he's found some blasting gel and gun cotton. He and his buddy Jerry will blow them out for $500. It is a perilous journey hauling the unstable gel to the mine in a rickety old wagon.
05
Die Indianereskorte
Rowdy enlists the aid of eight Indians who have been trailing the herd to get to the Little Red River. Their leader, Yellow Sun, looks white. The drovers, particularly Wish doesn't like it. The other Indians, particularly Quadero doesn't like it.
06
Eine Geisel für den Strick
Rowdy is held for ransom by a family of crooked horse traders. Quince, Jed, Wish and Simon try to dicker unsuccessfully. The family is led by Ma Gufler. Her two sons are Jesse and dim-witted Max. They prepare to hang Rowdy. Jed rides in to talk things over.
07
Der Revolutionsgeneral
Colonel Emilio Vasquez ""buys"" 200 head from Quince, Jed and Simon in Mexico. Jed goes to town to see if the pesos are worth anything. The gringo who runs the town says they're just paper. Emilio's wife, Maria, was left behind and is in the bar. Emilio sneaks into town and kills the gringo, but doesn't get Maria. Jed escapes with Maria. Jed and Emilio argue over the terms of her return.
08
Die Frauen von Broken Bluff
Rowdy must convince a young widow to allow the herd on her land to protect it from the a norther. She is involved in the suffragette movement. The saloon owner will do anything to stop women from getting the vote. The drovers are allowed to vote if they stick around. The saloon owner buys their votes, but Rowdy has second thoghts.
09
Episode 9
Jed is being pursued by Marshall Hanson Dickson, a well known lawman. Dickson claims Jed Is James Carothers wanted dead of alive for murder in Missouri. Jed says he was cleared of the charge.
10
Duell im Morgengrauen
The new drover, a young southern gentleman, Roman Bedford, has incurred the wrath of the ranch foreman they're picking up cattle from. Roman has paid attention to the ranch owner's daughter, with whom the foreman has intentions. The ranch owner has keep hidden his past from his daughter.
11
Der Rinderkrieg von Buford
Major Buford who fought for the south ties his herd in with Rowdy's. He does this so he can cross Duke Aberdeen's land. Duke was a POW in a Confederate prison, and won't let Buford cattle cross his land. The major's son Court hates anything Yankee. Union forces burned the Buford mansion in Virginia, and soon after Mrs. Buford died. Duke sends out phoney stock inspectors that claim many of the cattle are someone else's.
12
Die falsche Kavallerie
An army lieutenant requisitions 100 prime steers and only offers a piece of paper in return. He pulls a gun and Rowdy wings him. Reinforcements come demanding the 100 head. Rowdy goes forty miles to the fort and the major says he can't pay him.
13
Die Lügen des Jonas Bolt
Rowdy hires Jonas Bolt to guide the herd to and across the river. Rowdy finds Jonas drunk and fires him. The saloon owner tries to trick Rowdy out of a 1000 head using Jonas.