Tales of Wells Fargo
Rifles for Red Hand
TV Flash files “Rifles for Red Hand” as hour 160 of 200 in the TV Flash guide — Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962) on NBC, season 5, episode 33, aired 1961-05-15, 30 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E33: listed hour 160 of 200 in the Tales of Wells Fargo guide, hour 33 of 39 in season 5. It aired 1961-05-15 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “The Lobo” (S05E32). Next is “Gunman's Revenge” (S05E34).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Hardie suspects a casino owner is selling illegal guns to insurgent Indians.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Rifles for Red Hand sit in the Tales of Wells Fargo guide?
S05E33 is listed hour 160 of 200 — hour 33 of 39 in season 5, season 5 episode 33.
When did Tales of Wells Fargo S05E33 air?
Rifles for Red Hand aired 1961-05-15 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Where should I start?
Start with Robertson's soft-spoken agent on a company assignment. The Wells Fargo badge as case file is the form from week one.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Tales of Wells Fargo made Dale Robertson a soft-spoken company agent on the frontier circuit: procedural structure on the trail, top-ten western of the boom years. Real cowboy credentials instead of gimmicks. In 2026 it is corporate-cowboy justice as weekly form — the Wells Fargo badge as a case file, not just a logo.
The silhouette is a soft-spoken company man on a horse: no gimmick hat, a badge with a payroll, frontier light on a corporate cowboy. Tales of Wells Fargo (NBC, 1957–1962) made Dale Robertson a Wells Fargo agent — Jim Hardie — on the frontier circuit: procedural structure on the trail, top-ten western of the boom years, 200 episodes, six seasons. Frank Gruber and James Brooks. William Demarest as Jeb Gaine, Jack Ging as Beau McCloud in the later, ranch-expanded seasons. Robertson's real cowboy credentials sold…
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