Stories of the Century
Railroad detective Matt Clark, portrayed by Jim Davis, roams the west, tracking down outlaws and bandits who are preying upon the railroad. It won a Prime Time Emmy award in 1955 for "Best Western or Adventure Series."
Burt Alford
A train is robbed and money stolen. Matt Clark and Margaret Jones investigate. And then a shipment of dynamite is also reported missing,
Apache Kid
Matt and Margaret arrive at Fort Huachuca, Arizona to confer with Al Seiber in the murder of a ticket agent. They learn of an Indian Scout turned murderous and set off after him after he kidnaps a young woman, Tonia.
Tom Bell
Tom Bell is a doctor in 1850's California going broke and loses his girl to a wealthier man. Bell becomes the first to try stagecoach robbing but murdering a railroad surveyor put Matt and Margaret on his trail.
Kate Bender
Young Charles Ward has disappeared while traveling in Kansas leading detectives Matt and Margaret to discover why. The local sheriff reports others missing and they all stayed with Kate Bender. An investigation leads to a grim discovery.
Agustine Chacon
Augustine Chacon is an infamous badman responsible for numerous deaths on both sides of the border. The murders of two Texas Rangers bring Matt and Margaret into Mexico where they trail Chacon's girlfriend Felicia to achieve their goal.
Cherokee Bill
After Cherokee Bill murders a marshal aboard a train, railroad detectives Clark and Jones are called in. They capture him after tracking him to Mrs. Lynch's cabin, his mother. But another escape leads to a showdown between a ruthless gang and the law.
Nate Champion
Cattle rustling leads to the cancellation of a contract to supply beef for railroad construction crews. Matt Clark has to stop the cattle rustlers or the railroad construction will be stopped in a week.
Sontag and Evans
Chris Evans and John Sontag have separate grudges against the railroads leading them to team up for train robberies in the 1890s. Matt and Margaret head to central California to bring them to justice using Evan's niece.
Rube Burrows
Alabama-born Rube Burrows becomes infamous through the south for train robbery in the late 1880s but his girlfriend Emma is portrayed as the brains. Margaret ingratiates herself with the outlaws leading to a deadly showdown.
Jim Courtright
Jim Courtright, a former sheriff, runs a protection racket in 1880's Texas and takes drastic measures when men refuse to pay. Matt and Margaret arrive after a railroad man is killed. Saloon owner Luke Short decides to stand up to Courtright.
Milt Sharp
Matt and Margaret investigate the kidnapping of banker Penrose from a stagecoach. They immediately suspect noted bandit Milt Sharp who recently escaped from a Nevada prison and his partner Dutch. A showdown takes place at the Penrose home.
Jack Slade
Railroad $25,000 payroll is stolen by Jack Slade and his gang. Matt and Margaret set a trap to capture him.
L. H. Musgrove
Matt and Margaret head to Denver in the late 1860's after the killing of a railroad telegraph operator. Bail jumper L H Musgrove, a known horse thief is their chief suspect. Musgrove and his pal end up facing vigilante justice.
