Episodes
Return to New Orleans
October 2, 1958
Yancy wins enough money playing poker to pay for his return home to New Orleans. The losing players decide to rob him of his winnings, but he escapes on a riverboat.
Gallatin Street
October 9, 1958
Yancy helps a sea captain who was cheated out of his money in a dive on notorious Gallatin Street.
Ticket to Natchez
October 23, 1958
City administrator Colton entrusts Yancy with an army payroll that is to be taken to Natchez on Yancy's riverboat, the Sultana, but robbers have other plans.
An Ace Called Spade
October 30, 1958
Yancy is relieved to find that a newspaper story about administrator Colton's death is premature, but fears that Colton will be the victim of trickery in an upcoming duel.
A Bullet for Bridget
November 6, 1958
An Irish girl visitng New Orleans decides that Yancy is to be her future husband.
The Belle from Boston
November 13, 1958
After administrator Colton hangs a member of an outlaw gang, the others decide to take revenge on his visiting sister.
The Loot from Richmond
November 20, 1958
A messenger is sent to New Orleans by a former general in the Civil War, but is killed before he can reveal what happened to a fortune that was taken from Richmond, Virginia.
The Saga of Lonesome Jackson
November 27, 1958
A wealthy but lonely man who has come to New Orleans looking for a wife asks Yancy to help him.
Memo to a Firing Squad
December 4, 1958
An army officer with vengeance on his mind tries to stop a presidential pardon from reaching a man who is scheduled to die before a firing squad.
Three Knaves from New Haven
December 11, 1958
Shop owners receive threats of violence if they refuse to sell their property to three strangers.
Marble Fingers
December 18, 1958
Yancy tries to find out who's responsible for recent grave robberies.
Old Dixie
December 25, 1958
Villains go after Yancy's dog after Yancy's father dies leaving a note that only the dog knows where the family pre-war fortune is buried.
Two of a Kind
January 1, 1959
Yancy and Pahoo are framed for a series of crimes, and now face execution.
Nightmare on Bourbon Street
January 8, 1959
A mysterious mad bomber steals explosives and threatens to blow up the entire city of New Orleans.
The Fair Freebooter
January 15, 1959
Yancy must deal with a female pirate whose gang has stolen a valuable necklace from representatives of the Mexican government.
Mayhem at the Market
January 22, 1959
Merchants are in such fear for their lives that Yancy gets no cooperation in his attempt to break a new protection racket.
The Night the Russians Landed
January 29, 1959
A visiting Russian noble appears to have become a target for murder.
A Game of Chance
February 5, 1959
Yancy suspects foul play when a lottery winner dies before she can collect.
Panic in Town
February 12, 1959
With a serial killer loose in New Orleans and the authorities seemingly powerless, a group of vigilantes decides to take action before any more prominent women are murdered.
Hell and High Water
February 19, 1959
A landowner comes up with a risky scheme to protect her property when it is threatened by flood waters.
The Louisiana Dude
February 26, 1959
Winning a half interest in a silver mine while visiting Virginia City, Yancy discovers that his new partner is a beautiful woman.
Longhair
March 5, 1959
When famed General George Armstrong Custer visits New Orleans, Yancy discovers that he is being stalked by an Indian seeking revenge for a past wrong.
Thunder on the River
March 12, 1959
Yancy decides to help a fellow riverboat owner whose fleet is being sabotaged by rivals trying to corner the market on river traffic.
The Gun That Murdered Lincoln
March 19, 1959
Yancy is arrested on a charge of high treason. His crime: selling John Wilkes Booth the gun that killed President Abraham Lincoln. While Derringer is held in solitary confinement, his friends must refute forged evidence and find where the his matched set of pistols, the ones alleged purchased by Booth, were hidden when renegades ransacked his plantation during the Civil War.
Collector's Item
March 26, 1959
To assist a woman in her crusade to provide a home for the city's orphans, Yancy comes up with a scheme that requires the aid of photography pioneer Matthew Brady.
Fire on the Frontier
April 2, 1959
Yancy's Indian friend Pahoo becomes an important element in efforts to prevent a war with the Pawnee tribes.
Duel at the Oaks
April 9, 1959
Yancy is sentenced to hang for killing a man in a duel.
The Wayward Warrior
April 16, 1959
Trying to stop some gun smugglers, Yancy has a run-in with a boxing champion and a re-match with a female river pirate.
A State of Crisis
April 30, 1959
With the city of New Orleans plagued by counterfeit money, General Hugh Morgan arrives in New Orleans with orders promoting John Colton to a post in Washington and giving Morgan command of the city.
Outlaw at Liberty
May 7, 1959
Yancy is at a loss to figure out what's going on when a marshal he knows charges an old wartime friend with murder.
V as in Voodoo
May 14, 1959
Yancy tries to combat superstition when the city is terrorized by a mysterious voodoo priestess.
The Quiet Firecracker
May 21, 1959
Yancy's good friend, Miss Mandarin, is accused of smuggling opium into the city inside firecrackers.
Gone But Not Forgotten
May 28, 1959
A friend of Yancy's comes to visit from Virginia City, with news that his silver mine is doing well, but that there is a gravestone in the cemetery with Yancy's name on it.
Two Tickets to Promontory
June 4, 1959
On a train trip to a celebration of the completion of the transcontinental railroad, Yancy discovers a saboteur.
