Jim Redigo is foreman for the enormous Garrett Ranch owned by matriarch Lucia with her children Tal and Constance. Redigo had his hands full managing people, machines, and animals, with a specific interest in attractive Connie. (The unaired pilot was titled This Rugged Land)
Episodes
1: The Day the Empire Stood Still
Sep 25, 1962
2: Ballard Number One
Oct 2, 1962
Sam Ballard's embezzling killed Redigo's father. Now Sam's back---digging for oil near the Garret ranch.
3: A Place to Put a Life
Oct 9, 1962
Redigo returns to the small ranch his father left him and finds that it's being run by a teen-ager.
4: Ride to a Fall
Oct 16, 1962
Dahlbeck's guest at a ranch party seems to wield an eerie hold over him.
5: Long Past, Long Remembered
Oct 23, 1962
Wealthy Tom Cole visits the spread during a severe drought and his untimely friendliness suggests he wants to buy the ranch.
6: Walk Like a King
Oct 30, 1962
Ex-employee Barney Swanton returns to the ranch rich but is still envious of Redigo, whose job he always wanted.
7: The Fire Dancer
Nov 13, 1962
Story of a raging oil-well fire and the man who offers to put it out.
8: The Tall Shadow
Nov 20, 1962
9: The Earth Mover
Nov 27, 1962
Glenn Kassin wants to build a model city near Mesa, but the landowner refuses to sell.
10: Pressure Lock
Dec 4, 1962
In the midst of negotiating for oil rights, Redigo is called out of town---leaving Tal to handle the bargaining.
11: Echo of a Man
Dec 11, 1962
Worries over his pretty young ward are causing a drop in efficiency for chief engineer Tabor.
12: When the Gods Laugh
Dec 18, 1962
A sharecropper who objects to education uses abusive tactics to keep his son home from school.
13: Green, Green Hills
Dec 25, 1962
14: Stopover on the Way to the Moon
Jan 1, 1963
After taking young Skip Wade to court for vandalism, Redigo determines to make the youth a useful citizen.
15: The Four Thumbs Story
Jan 8, 1963
A Native American war veteran's penchant for violence is isolating him from his friends, neighbors and family.
16: End of an Image
Jan 15, 1963
Janet Rainey claims she's just going shopping---but there are those who suspect she's leaving town.
17: The Loner
Jan 22, 1963
Mike Novak wants to work on the Garret spread until he's paid for a mare of his choice, but his choice is Tal's favorite.
18: Where the Hawk Is Wheeling
Jan 29, 1963
19: No Small Wars
Feb 5, 1963
Adding urgency to his surgery-or-death status, Redigo's sick friend is a very uncooperative patient.
20: The Tiger Inside
Feb 12, 1963
Afraid that a volunteer posse may take the law into its own hands, Redigo joins the hunt for a man accused of robbery.
21: Season of Growth
Feb 19, 1963
Connie's former beau is back at the ranch---expressing a new interest in working and a renewed interest in her.
22: Seven Days on Rough Street
Feb 26, 1963
After claiming he doesn't need the security of the Garret ranch, Tal leaves for Delgado---on the bet he can't stay a week.
23: A House in Order
Mar 5, 1963
News of her fatal illness inspires Lucia to establish a better relationship between son Tal and foreman Redigo.
24: Down There, the World
Mar 12, 1963
The mine shuts down when the heady enchantress running a vital processing plant decides to buy out the Garrets.
25: Burnout
Mar 19, 1963
Forest Ranger Tom Barton has problems: the Garret logging operation is violating the timber contract with the Forest Service--and logging foreman Chris Norden is a tough guy to deal with.
26: Hidden Asset
Mar 26, 1963
27: Arrow in the Sky
Apr 9, 1963
28: Nobody Dies on Saturday
Apr 16, 1963
Prison escapee Quinn Serrato is out to find his old boss---Redigo, the man who turned him in.
29: 65 Miles Is a Long, Long Way
Apr 23, 1963
A woman stands in the way of Redigo's cattle drive by asking too much to cross her property.
30: Duet for Eight Wheels
Apr 30, 1963
Paralysis overcomes Redigo after he is trampled by a wild stallion.
31: Between Friday and Monday
May 7, 1963
Moreno attempts to offset the fears of a young girl in a town full of hot-blooded cowboys.
32: The Convention
May 14, 1963
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