Long absent from the home media marketplace, The Deputy, which premiered on September 12, 1959, was set in Silver City, in the Arizona Territory of 1880. The great Henry Fonda (The Grapes of Wrath), in his first recurring role on television, plays the part of Chief Marshal Simon Fry, a lawman who will do whatever it takes to keep the peace. Clay McCord (Allen Case), his sometimes reluctant deputy, is a sharp shooting storekeeper who slums violence whenever he can, but who is persuaded to step in to help the aging Silver City Marshal Herk Lamson (Wallace Ford) when Simon is out of town. Other recurring roles include Read Morgan, Phil Tully and Addison Richards. Some of the best actors of their day, including Lee Van Cleef (A Fistful of Dollars), Alan Hale, Jr. (Gilligan's Island), James Coburn (The Magnificent Seven), and Robert Redford's very first guest appearance on television, join them. The Deputy was produced by Norman Lear (All In The Family), and features a jazz guitar score by Jack Marshall. Henry Fonda narrates each episode, and appears in many of them, but his character is often 'out of town,' keeping the peace in the far-flung Arizona Territory while Deputy Clay McCord fills in for him in Silver City.
Disc 1
Proof Of Guilt
Whitney Blake, Harry Stephens
A reformed outlaw confesses to a robbery committed by his son.
Man Of Peace
Edgar Buchanan
McCord journeys to an Apache camp on a peace-keeping mission.
Hidden Motive
Roxanne Bernard, Charlie Briggs
Pretty Louise Spencer misinterprets McCord's efforts to console her - after he kills her husband in a gunfight.
The Truly Yours
James Coburn
When outlaws burn his store, McCord becomes a full-time deputy marshal.
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Disc 2
The Last Gunfight
Robert Redford
A gunman tries to force a reformed gunfighter into a duel.
Palace of Chance
Lee Van Cleef
McCord uses a gambling-hall hostess to lure her boyfriend - a wanted outlaw - to Silver City.
Brand Of Honesty
Elisha Cook, Jr.
Two former crooks suspected of robberies take steps to clear themselves.
The Stand-Off
Alan Hale, Jr.
McCord pursues the criminal who seriously wounded Fry.
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Disc 3
The Fatal Urge
Read Morgan, Argentina Brunetti
An accused murderer's sister leads a campaign to clear her brother.
The Higher Law
H.M. Wynant
McCord and Sarge try to prevent a vengeful Indian from taking the law into his own hands.
The Three Brothers
Lew Gallo, Jack Ging, Buzz Martin
McCord and Sarge suspect three brothers of bank robberies.
The Dream
Francis McDonald
Clint Hammer uses strong-arm tactics to convert his inheritance into cash.
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