List of State Trooper episodes

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State Trooper is an American crime drama set in the American West of the 1950s, starring Rod Cameron as Lt. Rod Blake, an officer/chief investigator of the Nevada Department of Public Safety. The series aired 104 episodes in syndication from 1956 to 1959. [1] [2]

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 40September 25, 1956 (1956-09-25)October 6, 1957 (1957-10-06)
2 31December 1, 1957 (1957-12-01)September 10, 1958 (1958-09-10)
3 24January 1, 1959 (1959-01-01)August 6, 1959 (1959-08-06)

Episodes

Season 1 (1956–57)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
11"Red Badge of Death"Richard Irving Lawrence Kimble September 25, 1956 (1956-09-25)
22"The Paperhanger of Pioche"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleOctober 2, 1956 (1956-10-02)
33"Meeting at Julia's"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleOctober 9, 1956 (1956-10-09)
44"Jailbreak at Tonopah"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleNovember 28, 1956 (1956-11-28)
55"The Hills of Homicide"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleDecember 4, 1956 (1956-12-04)
66"From Here to Molokai"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleDecember 7, 1956 (1956-12-07)
77"What Price Gloria"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleDecember 11, 1956 (1956-12-11)
88"Weep No More O'Grady"Earl BellamyLawrence KimbleDecember 12, 1956 (1956-12-12)
99"Nevada Boy, Pride and Joy"Don McDougallLawrence KimbleDecember 18, 1956 (1956-12-18)
1010"One Way to Tahoe"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleDecember 25, 1956 (1956-12-25)
1111"Room Service for 321"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleJanuary 1, 1957 (1957-01-01)
1212"The Cash Out"Don McDougallStory by: Thomas Walsh
Teleplay by: Fenton Earnshaw
January 15, 1957 (1957-01-15)
1313"Trail of the Dead"Don McDougallStory by: Leslie MacFarlane
Teleplay by: Barry Shipman
January 29, 1957 (1957-01-29)
1414"Rocking Chair Bandit"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleFebruary 1, 1957 (1957-02-01)
1515"Coate of Many Colors"Sidney SalkowLawrence KimbleFebruary 13, 1957 (1957-02-13)
1616"Boulder Joe's Bottle House"Don McDougallLawrence KimbleFebruary 20, 1957 (1957-02-20)
1717"Who Killed Doc Robbins"Don McDougallLawrence KimbleFebruary 27, 1957 (1957-02-27)
1818"Buck Fever"Herschel DaughertyLawrence KimbleMarch 1, 1957 (1957-03-01)
1919"No Fancy Cowboys"Don McDougallJames GunnMarch 13, 1957 (1957-03-13)
2020"The Widow Makers"Boris SegalLawrence KimbleMarch 22, 1957 (1957-03-22)
2121"Violets on Mt. Rose"Don McDougallLawrence KimbleMarch 27, 1957 (1957-03-27)
2222"The Last Stage Robbery"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleApril 2, 1957 (1957-04-02)
2323"The Silver Duke"Don McDougallStory by: Leslie MacFarlane
Teleplay by: Barry Shipman
April 10, 1957 (1957-04-10)
2424"Death on the Rock"Sidney SalkowStory by: Leo Gordon
Teleplay by: Leo Gordon & Fenton Earnshaw
April 17, 1957 (1957-04-17)
2525"Diamonds Come High"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleMay 1, 1957 (1957-05-01)
2626"The Last War Party"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleMay 8, 1957 (1957-05-08)
2727"Voice of the Bug"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleMay 14, 1957 (1957-05-14)
2828"Cinder Jungle"Richard IrvingFenton EarnshawMay 15, 1957 (1957-05-15)
2929"The One That Didn't Get Away"Richard IrvingFenton EarnshawMay 17, 1957 (1957-05-17)
3030"Jail Trail"Richard IrvingFenton EarnshawMay 29, 1957 (1957-05-29)
3131"The Only Girl on Boot Hill"Richard IrvingLawrence Kimble1957 (1957)
3232"No Blaze of Glory" D. Ross Lederman Lawrence KimbleJune 12, 1957 (1957-06-12)
3333"Beef ala Murder"D. Ross LedermanLawrence KimbleJune 19, 1957 (1957-06-19)
3434"Ride Til You Die"Richard IrvingFenton EarnshawJune 26, 1957 (1957-06-26)
3535"The Live Shell Game"D. Ross LedermanFenton EarnshawAugust 23, 1957 (1957-08-23)
3636"Out of Line" D. Ross Lederman Fenton EarnshawSeptember 15, 1957 (1957-09-15)
3737"A Penny Saved"Stan ShpetnerLawrence KimbleSeptember 19, 1957 (1957-09-19)
3838"Madman on the Mountain"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleSeptember 22, 1957 (1957-09-22)
3939"Safe on a Boat"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleSeptember 29, 1957 (1957-09-29)
4040"Fury on Fremont Street"D. Ross LedermanLawrence KimbleOctober 6, 1957 (1957-10-06)

Season 2 (1957–58)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
411"The Talking Corpse"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleDecember 1, 1957 (1957-12-01)
422"The Gandy Dancers of Steptoe Valley"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleDecember 15, 1957 (1957-12-15)
433"The Sound of Death" John English Barry ShipmanDecember 22, 1957 (1957-12-22)
444"The Dancing Dowager"John EnglishFenton EarnshawDecember 29, 1957 (1957-12-29)
455"Diamonds in the Rough"John EnglishFenton EarnshawJanuary 3, 1958 (1958-01-03)
466"Cable Car to Tombstone"Tom GriesLawrence KimbleJanuary 12, 1958 (1958-01-12)
477"The Perilous Picnic"John EnglishBarry ShipmanJanuary 19, 1958 (1958-01-19)
488"Grudge Race"Tom GriesFenton EarnshawJanuary 26, 1958 (1958-01-26)
499"The Doll Who Couldn't Sleep"Stan ShpetnerLawrence KimbleFebruary 9, 1958 (1958-02-09)
5010"Death on Wheels"Stan ShpetnerFenton EarnshawFebruary 16, 1958 (1958-02-16)
5111"Full Circle"Tom GriesStory by: John Draft
Teleplay by: John Draft & Fenton Earnshaw
February 16, 1958 (1958-02-16)
5212"Dangerous Honeymoon"John EnglishBarry ShipmanFebruary 23, 1958 (1958-02-23)
5313"The Case of the Happy Dragon"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleMarch 1, 1958 (1958-03-01)
5414"Sweetheart of Sigmund Kaye"Stan ShpetnerLawrence KimbleMarch 8, 1958 (1958-03-08)
5515"Wild Green Yonder"John EnglishFenton EarnshawMarch 15, 1958 (1958-03-15)
5616"The Widow Makers"Boris SagalLawrence KimbleMarch 22, 1958 (1958-03-22)
5717"Mystery Sniper"John EnglishBarry ShipmanMarch 29, 1958 (1958-03-29)
5818"710 Hysteria Street"Boris SagalLawrence KimbleApril 6, 1958 (1958-04-06)
5919"Crisis at Comstock"John EnglishBarry ShipmanApril 13, 1958 (1958-04-13)
6020"Kitchen Kill"John EnglishStory by: Jonathan Craig
Teleplay by: Lawrence Kimble
April 20, 1958 (1958-04-20)
6121"Stay Lost Little Girl"John EnglishBarry ShipmanApril 27, 1958 (1958-04-27)
6222"Firebug"John EnglishBarry ShipmanMay 4, 1958 (1958-05-04)
6323"312 Vertical"Richard IrvingFenton EarnshawMay 11, 1958 (1958-05-11)
6424"The Last Waltz"Boris SagalLawrence KimbleMay 18, 1958 (1958-05-18)
6525"No, My Darling Daughter"John EnglishBarry ShipmanJune 1, 1958 (1958-06-01)
6626"Key to a Killer"Lawrence DobkinFenton EarnshawJune 22, 1958 (1958-06-22)
6727"Joker's Dead"Lawrence DobkinBarry ShipmanJuly 14, 1958 (1958-07-14)
6828"The Winnemucca Weskit"John EnglishLawrence KimbleJuly 21, 1958 (1958-07-21)
6929"You Can't Run Forever"Boris SagalFenton EarnshawJuly 28, 1958 (1958-07-28)
7030"Sweet & Gentle, Ltd."John EnglishLawrence KimbleAugust 18, 1958 (1958-08-18)
7131"Hardrock Man"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleSeptember 10, 1958 (1958-09-10)

Season 3: 1959

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
721"Prettiest Dress in Goldfield"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleJanuary 1, 1959 (1959-01-01)
732"What's Mine is Mine"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleJanuary 8, 1959 (1959-01-08)
743"Larceny and Old Ace"John EnglishLawrence KimbleJanuary 15, 1959 (1959-01-15)
754"Lonely Valley"Ray NazarroBarry ShipmanJanuary 29, 1959 (1959-01-29)
765"Fiddle Dee Dead"Ray NazarroKen PattusFebruary 19, 1959 (1959-02-19)
776"Inherit a Bullet"Boris SagalLawrence KimbleMarch 3, 1959 (1959-03-03)
787"The Man from Solitary"Earl BellamyLawrence KimbleMarch 10, 1959 (1959-03-10)
798"Hard Money, Soft Touch"Earl BellamyLawrence KimbleMarch 17, 1959 (1959-03-17)
809"Carson City Kitty"Richard IrvingBarry ShipmanMarch 24, 1959 (1959-03-24)
8110"The Judas Tree"William WitneyBarry ShipmanApril 2, 1959 (1959-04-02)
8211"The Choker"Signey SalkowBarry ShipmanApril 9, 1959 (1959-04-09)
8312"The Case of the Barefoot Girl"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleApril 16, 1959 (1959-04-16)
8413"Let 'Em Eat Smoke"William WitneyLawrence KimbleApril 23, 1959 (1959-04-23)
8514"The Patient Skeleton"William WitneyLawrence KimbleApril 30, 1959 (1959-04-30)
8615"Pistols for Two"William WitneyLawrence KimbleMay 7, 1959 (1959-05-07)
8716"While Jerome Burned"William WitneyKen PettusMay 14, 1959 (1959-05-14)
8817"The Night Has a Thousand Eyes"William WitneyBarry ShipmanMay 18, 1959 (1959-05-18)
8918"So Early in the Mourning"William WitneyLawrence KimbleMay 21, 1959 (1959-05-21)
9019"Love on the Rocks"William WitneyStephen KandelMay 28, 1959 (1959-05-28)
9120"And Baby Makes Two"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleJune 4, 1959 (1959-06-04)
9221"Everything Else is Bridgeport"Harve FosterSteven ThornleyJune 11, 1959 (1959-06-11)
9322"The Girl on Cloud Nine"Richard IrvingLawrence KimbleJune 25, 1959 (1959-06-25)
9423"Another Chance"John EnglishFenton Earnshaw & Scott LittletonJuly 2, 1959 (1959-07-02)
9524"The Woman Who Cried Wolf"John EnglishBarry ShipmanAugust 6, 1959 (1959-08-06)

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References

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