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Tales of Wells Fargo

Season 1

14 listed hours · 1957–1962 · NBC

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How this season is filed

Filed by Lana Reyes · Red Carpet Reality

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.

TV Flash files Season 1 of Tales of Wells Fargo (1957–1962) on NBC as the first listed season of 6 — 14 listed hours, 1957-03-18–1957-07-08 from “The Thin Rope” (S01E01) to “The Silver Bullets” (S01E14). Titles, dates, and synopses on file — no invented recaps.

Desk essentials in this season

  1. S01E01 The Thin Rope

    The Thin Rope: Robertson as soft-spoken company agent, procedural structure on the trail, real cowboy credentials instead of a gimmick.

  1. S01E01

    The Thin Rope

    Jim Hardie is assigned to ride shotgun on a stagecoach that was held up carrying a valuable cargo of gold, but has to contend with a driver who thinks he can handle any outlaws he meets with all by himself.

  2. S01E02

    The Hasty Gun

    Jim investigates an accidental killing during a robbery.

  3. S01E03

    Alder Gulch

    The office in Alder Gulch, Montana has reported a series of stage coach robberies and Jim Hardie is sent to investigate.

  4. S01E04

    The Bounty

    Jim Hardie is off to Moose County, Canada. A man is trying to claim a reward for an outlaw's body and Jim must confirm the identity of the body.

  5. S01E05

    A Time to Kill

    Jim Hardie follows stolen money to the home of a man who recently died. His sister and his son are certain the man was not involved in the robbery.

  6. S01E06

    Shotgun Messenger

    Shotgun Messenger — Season 1, Episode 6 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-05-07. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  7. S01E07

    The Lynching

    The Lynching — Season 1, Episode 7 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-05-13. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  8. S01E08

    Renegade Raiders

    Renegade Raiders — Season 1, Episode 8 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-05-20. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  9. S01E09

    Rio Grande

    Rio Grande — Season 1, Episode 9 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-06-03. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  10. S01E10

    Sam Bass

    Sam Bass — Season 1, Episode 10 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-06-10. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  11. S01E11

    The Hijackers

    The Hijackers — Season 1, Episode 11 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-06-17. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  12. S01E12

    Stage to Nowhere

    Stage to Nowhere — Season 1, Episode 12 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-06-24. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  13. S01E13

    Jesse James

    Jesse James — Season 1, Episode 13 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-07-01. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

  14. S01E14

    The Silver Bullets

    The Silver Bullets — Season 1, Episode 14 of Tales of Wells Fargo. Aired 1957-07-08. Full plot synopsis not yet on file; see the show package for context.

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