26 Men
26 Men

26 Men

1957 2 Seasons 78 Episodes ⭐ 5.0 Western Crime

26 Men is a syndicated American western television series about the Arizona Rangers, an elite group commissioned in 1901 by the legislature of the Arizona Territory and limited, for financial reasons, to twenty-six active members. Russell Hayden was the producer of the series and the co-composer of the theme song. The series aired between October 15, 1957 and June 30, 1959, for a total of 78 episodes.

26 Men is a syndicated American western television series about the Arizona Rangers, an elite group commissioned in 1901 by the legislature of the Arizona Territory and limited, for financial reasons, to twenty-six active members. Russell Hayden was the producer of the series and the co-composer of the theme song. The series aired between October 15, 1957 and June 30, 1959, for a total of 78 episodes.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

The Recruit

The newspaper editor of Wilcox asks the Rangers for help, and two of them are dispatched to the town. However, when they

EP 2

Trouble At Pinnacle Peak

A gang of desperadoes cuts a swath of murder and robbery across the whole Arizona Territory, laughing at the Rangers att

EP 3

The Wild Bunch

A member of the notorious Wild Bunch bandit gang escapes from Ranger Clint Travis' custody, resulting in his being fired

EP 4

Border Incident

Clint Travis goes undercover as a gun smuggler to stop Mexican revolutionary Juan Morales' plans to topple the Mexican g

EP 5

Destination Nowhere

The Rangers set out to stop a smuggling ring that's bringing Chinese immigrants across the Colorado River.

EP 6

Incident at Yuma

A gang of convicts has escaped from prison, but Capt. Rynning's can't get any more men to help capture them.

EP 7

The Slater Brothers

When Clint Travis is falsely accused of Murder. Rynning sends him into Galioro Mountains to prove his innocence by findi

EP 8

Dead Man In Tucson

Travis goes after escaped con Cain Devers, a bank robber and counterfeiter who is using his counterfeit plates as part o

EP 9

Man on the Run

A Ranger suddenly resigns without explanation. Rynning tries to discover what's behind it and finds that the man is hidi

EP 10

The Big Rope

The wife of a preacher who recently established a mission for Apaches living near Galeyville receives a suspicious teleg

EP 11

Valley of Fear

Travis poses as an outlaw in what seems to be a very peaceful valley to try to find the reason behind the disappearance

EP 12

Indian Gunslinger

An Apache inherits a small ranch and his white neighbors don't care for the idea of having an Indian for a neighbor.

EP 13

Trail of Darkness

Rynning and Travis investigate when a number of women are murdered in a small Arizona town. Since the circumstances surr

EP 14

Trade Me Deadly

In order to prevent the hanging of their gang members a family of outlaws kidnaps the daughter of the commander of an ar

EP 15

Violent Land

Ranger Joe Pierce captures a pair of outlaws and turns them over to a sheriff for safe keeping. Sheriff Brennan recogniz

EP 16

Panic at Bisbee

Unemployed miners threaten to burn down the Bisbee bank unless they can withdraw money from their accounts. Unfortunatel

EP 17

Insurrection

The careless activities of a former Ranger (Walter Kelly) have Mexico and Arizona on the brink of war.

EP 18

Slaughter Trail

The Rangers try to capture a ruthless cattle baron and his gang.

EP 19

Gun Hand

An Arizona Ranger is shot in the arm while attempting to thwart a hold-up. He convinces the doctor not to inform Captain

EP 20

Cattle Embargo

While trying to enforce the embargo placed on Mexican cattle, an Arizona ranger is shot and left for dead by a trio of c

EP 21

Badge to Kill

After a shipment of gold guarded by the Arizona Rangers is stolen, the U.S. Marshals assigned to the region accuse Range

EP 22

Montezuma's Cave

Rynning and Travis assist the Mexican Rurales hunt down the remnants of an army of bandits who sought to overthrow the g

EP 23

Sundown Decision

Kevin Hardy, a rancher who is about to be released from prison gets a visit from his crippled brother, Arron, who goads

EP 24

The Parrish Gang

Clint Travis works his way into the heart of a gang of bank robbers.

EP 25

Hoax at Globe

During an election campaign for the office of Sheriff of Globe, Arizona, a crooked drifter plots to embarrass the incumb

EP 26

Bounty Hunters

After a rancher is convicted of robbery based upon flimsy circumstantial evidence, his young brother in law appeals to C

EP 27

Apache Winter

The Rangers try to convince a group of settlers illegally homesteading on the Apache reservation to leave before violenc

EP 28

Legacy of Death

Tom Rynning learns that Bart Evans' will includes a clause that requires Betty Evans to give $10,000 to the man the ranc

EP 29

Chain Gang

Arizona's territorial governor orders Rynning to investigate reports of abuses by prison guards of convicts working on c

EP 30

The Bells of St. Thomas

Captain Rynning and several of his Rangers join a posse to smoke out the remnants of Luke Baxter's gang. The outlaws mom

EP 31

Hondo Man

A reformed gunman is forced to take up arms after he finds a Ranger murdered.

EP 32

The Vanquisher

Ranger Andrew Shoreham requests a leave of absence after receiving a plea from his wife to return to his home and help h

EP 33

The Ranger and the Lady

Rynning and Travis are urged to come to Bisbee when trouble arises when women demand the right to vote.

EP 34

Idol in the Dust

Captain Rynning sends Travis to Duncan, Arizona to investigate reports that legendary lawman Ben Salem has thrown in wit

EP 35

Runaway Stage

The attorney general and the local businessman ask that Andy Shoreham be forced to resign from Rangers because of the wi

EP 36

Wayward Gun

Bud Larch, a short man constantly being teased about his height, turns robber and killer to prove he's as tough as anyon

EP 37

Hole Up

While escorting an Apache Indian to prison, Travis stops by a remote railroad station for food and water and learns that

EP 38

Unholy Partners

Rynning and Travis investigate the hijacking of a valuable freight wagon and are aided by the youngest member of the out

EP 39

Killer's Trail

When four murderers break out of Yuma Prison, Rynning mobilizes his entire force to capture the escapees.

EP 1

The Glory Road

A preacher with a past is blackmailed into helping a murderer escape from jail.

EP 2

Show of a Doubt

A green ranger, accused of cowardice by his fellow lawmen, must lead his compatriots in a desperate attack on an Apache

EP 3

Man in Hiding

A miner (Harry Shannon) informs the Rangers that a wanted killer is in hiding---but he won't say where.

EP 4

Cross and Doublecross

The wary Rangers allow an outlaw to lead them to a den of thieves.

EP 5

The Last Rebellion

When an Apache inadvertently kills an elderly chief, the Rangers set out to defend him against his Apache accusers.

EP 6

Brief Glory

A meek, hen-pecked bank teller is accused of complicity in a bank hold-up when he is the only employee in the bank when

EP 7

Dog Eat Dog

The people of Durando are caught in a power duel between their marshal and their sheriff.

EP 8

Judge Not

A rancher recently released from a mental hospital avenges himself upon the men who committed him.

EP 9

My Brothers Keeper

When two of his sons return from Cuban POW camps after the Spanish-American War, a rancher decides it's time to reopen a

EP 10

Run No More

With only hours left before a hanging, Rynning desperately seeks evidence that might stay the accused's execution. Meanw

EP 11

Manhunt

A poker game in Nogales, Arizona turns sour when one of the participants is accused of crooked dealing. After the accuse

EP 12

The Avenger

A young man joins the Arizona Rangers and dedicates himself to becoming a quick draw artist. Rynning learns that the new

EP 13

False Witness

When a wealthy land owner accused of murder can't bribe the circuit judge, he turns to witness intimidation to escape co

EP 14

The Torch

When teacher after teach is run out of a small gold mining town, Rynning is order to investigate. His first day in the s

EP 15

Trail of Revenge

A murderous escaped prisoner returns to his ranch and finds his wife has departed. He forces one of her old friends to f

EP 16

The Hellion

A young man, recently found not guilty of being a thief, is framed for the murder of his girlfriend by a romantic rival.

EP 17

Ranger Without a Badge

A card shark agrees to help Rynning and Travis break up a gang of sheep rustlers.

EP 18

Showdown

Ralph Kincaid, a wealthy rancher, catches his son, Juro, stealing money from his desk so he can pay his gambling debts a

EP 19

Long Trail Home

A convict breaks out of Yuma prison and offers to help Captain Rynning round up the rest of his outlaw gang.

EP 20

Death in the Dragoons

Rynning must make a difficult decision when he learns that the woman he rescued is wanted for murder.

EP 21

Ricochet

Three wild brothers who were driven out of town years ago return to warn the citizens of an impending attack by a gang o

EP 22

House Divided

A man whose wife was killed during an Indian raid is incensed when his brother takes an Apache woman to be his wife and

EP 23

Profane Masquerade

An outlaw's girlfriend convinces her sister, a nun, to lend her a habit so she can travel to Nogales to be with him.

EP 24

Dead or Alive

Rynning runs into unexpected trouble while investigating a murder.

EP 25

The Has-Been

The territorial governor orders Rhynning to clean up prize fighting in Arizona. The Ranger captain focuses his attention

EP 26

The Unwanted

The economic recession afflicting Arizona after the Spanish-American War hits the young veterans returning to civilian l

EP 27

Live and Let Die

An ex-convict, declared legally dead by his wife when he went to prison under an assumed name, returns to Yuma to kill h

EP 28

Trial at Verde River

A young lawyer returns home to litigate water rights controlled by a crooked businessman and learns his senior partner h

EP 29

Scorpion

Ben Haddock, a recently hired trail boss, is fired by Red Emerson for dating his daughter. The two men have an argument

EP 30

The Last Kill

While Travis tries to convince a representative from Washington that Arizona no longer subscribes to gun law, Rynning tr

EP 31

Redskin

A decorated Indian war hero becomes involved with a quack who's selling phony cure-alls after he finds his own tribe wil

EP 32

Cave-In

A crusading editor learns that funds for mine safety equipment have been embezzled.

EP 33

Terror in Paradise

Two saloon girls witness a prominent business man murder his partner. After giving evidence at the coroner's hearing, an

EP 34

Fighting Men

Rynning offers Vin Carter, Tucson's tough and honest marshal, a position in the Rangers, but Vin turns him down because

EP 35

Tumbleweed Ranger

Rynning orders Frank Seldom to meet a stagecoach heading from New Mexico to Wilcox, Arizona to ensure its cargo of six l

EP 36

The Tiger

When a gang of American outlaws takes over a Mexican border town, Colonel Kesterlitzky aka 'El Tigre' of the Mexican Rur

EP 37

Abandoned

One of Kelton's riders reports that his son has been abducted by a group of Apaches led by Cochise himself. Rynning quic

EP 38

Bandit Queen

Rynning and his rangers try to outwit a beautiful, clever outlaw.

EP 39

Refuge at Broken Bow

A young boy must choose between respect for the law and loyalty to his two outlaw uncles.

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