1956

S1.E1 ∙ The Birth of the Blade

Thu, Sep 06, 1956

An encounter with an unfriendly she-bear nearly becomes fatal for Jim Bowie when his rifle misfires. Realizing the need for a simpler and more reliable weapon, he approaches master blacksmith Samuel Black with an idea for a new type of knife.

6.5 /10

S1.E2 ∙ The Squatter

Thu, Sep 13, 1956

Jim Bowie persuades Regina Bienbeau, an imperious plantation owner, to allow a squatter and his pregnant wife to remain on her land.

7.5 /10

S1.E3 ∙ An Adventure with Audubon

Thu, Sep 20, 1956

Jim Bowie watches with amusement and then with concern as his friend, John James Audubon, is mistaken for the missing son of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.

7.1 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Deputy Sheriff

Thu, Sep 27, 1956

Jim volunteers to be a temporary deputy sheriff in order to guard a prisoner. However, he soon begins to suspect that the young man may not in fact be guilty of the crime he's been charged with.

7.6 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Trapline

Thu, Oct 04, 1956

Jim begins to suspect that a fur company is trying to drive him out and is killing any Cajun trapper who does business with him.

7 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Broomstick Wedding

Thu, Oct 11, 1956

A horse trade leads an angry farmer to mistakenly believe that Jim is the man who "dishonored" his daughter, and has to right his wrong by marrying her--even if it's at the point of a shotgun.

6.7 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Natchez Trace

Thu, Oct 18, 1956

A group on their way to Natchez ask Jim to protect them against a bandit who preys on travelers headed there.

7.3 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Jim Bowie Comes Home

Thu, Oct 25, 1956

The Bowie family seeks to keep their hometown respectable, however, the local saloonkeeper has other ideas and hires a professional knife fighter to challenge Jim to a fight.

6.8 /10

S1.E9 ∙ The Ghost of Jean Battoo

Thu, Nov 01, 1956

Jim runs into a group of farmers who are paying protection money to an old woman who threatens to unleash the ghost of an infamous Louisiana pirate against them if they don't pay.

6.5 /10

S1.E10 ∙ The Secessionist

Thu, Nov 08, 1956

A friend of Jim's is asked by President Andrew Jackson to dissuade a group of French planters from seceding from the Union.

6.8 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Land Jumpers

Thu, Nov 15, 1956

Jim Bowie is riding along the Mississippi when he is bushwhacked by Manion and Kneeland...two settlers who accuse him of being a land grabber and throwing them off their land. They tell him Jim's brother Rezin has been shot and killed. Jim returns home and finds his brother is still alive but Bowie and Bowie Land Office is in trouble. A Frenchman with an old land grant from King Louis XVI has overturned all of their deals and taken the property back. On top of all this, counterfeit money is being distributed in the region and Jim begins to wonder about the validity of the grant.

6.9 /10

S1.E12 ∙ The Select Females

Thu, Nov 22, 1956

JIm Bowie is in a hurry on his way to New Orleans to take a lady to the Opera Ball when he comes upon two women who are having trouble with their pony cart. They are Angelique Moreau and Miss Peabody of Miss Peabody's Select Female Academy. They are searching for a young girl who has run off from the school to elope. Her father is planning on making a handsome contribution to the school so they are desperate to find her before she can carry out her plans of marriage. He tries to get back on the way to N.O. but is drawn back to the ladies when he discovers they have been kidnapped as part of an extortion scheme.

6.7 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Jim Bowie and His Slave

Thu, Nov 29, 1956

Jim discovers that a former slave he had freed has been captured and enslaved again, and is about to be sold at a slave auction.

7.2 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Outlaw Kingdom

Thu, Dec 06, 1956

Jim sets out after a gang of river pirates who have stolen his cargo.

6.5 /10

S1.E15 ∙ The Swordsman

Thu, Dec 13, 1956

Jim travels to New Orleans to purchase an estate, but he gets himself in trouble when he's distracted by a beautiful woman.

6.6 /10

S1.E16 ∙ The Return of the Alcibiade

Thu, Dec 20, 1956

An expensive gift that Jim bought for his mother for Christmas is stolen, and he sets off after the thief to get it back.

6.5 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Monsieur Francois

Thu, Dec 27, 1956

Bowie assists a French boy who has traveled from France to reunite with his aunt who is living in New Orleans. Unbeknownst to Bowie, the boy represents a threat to the aunt's fiancé who plans to marry her for her money.

6.9 /10

S1.E18 ∙ A Horse for Old Hickory

Thu, Jan 03, 1957

Jim goes to an auction to bid on a racehorse he wants to give as a present to President Jackson, but he finds out that he's up against another bidder who wants the horse--none other than Sam Houston.

6.5 /10

S1.E19 ∙ The Beggar of New Orleans

Thu, Jan 10, 1957

Jim set out to help a former champion fencer who has fallen on hard times and is reduced to begging in the streets.

7.1 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Osceola

Thu, Jan 17, 1957

When the army attempts to move the Seminole Indians from their own lands to a tract that is much less desirable, Jim steps in on their behalf.

6.2 /10

S1.E21 ∙ Master at Arms

Thu, Jan 24, 1957

Bowie buys a lottery ticket from Jean Dubois a former champion swordsman who is trying to raise money for his daughter's dowry. Dubois notices that Bowie is carrying a large sum of money and unsuccessfully tries to take it from him when Bowie leaves the tavern. Bowie, Houston and Lafitte decide to help Dubois, however, Dubois' future in-laws have other plans for his daughter's dowry.

7.3 /10

S1.E22 ∙ Convoy Gold

Thu, Jan 31, 1957

Jim has to get a gold shipment through safely to New Orleans.

6.6 /10

S1.E23 ∙ Spanish Intrigue

Thu, Feb 07, 1957

Bowie agrees to sell supplies to Don Carlos Miro. He later discovers that Miro is acting as a purchasing agent for supporters of Simon Bolivar and that opposing supporters of the Spanish king will stop at nothing to block the sale.

6.1 /10

S1.E24 ∙ Bayou Tontine

Thu, Feb 14, 1957

Jim is asked by famous naturalist James Audubon to protect a young girl who has just inherited a fortune.

6.1 /10

S1.E25 ∙ German George

Thu, Feb 21, 1957

Jim's friend and partner is cheated out of money by a gambler, who then kills him. Jim sets out after the killer.

5.7 /10

S1.E26 ∙ An Eye for an Eye

Thu, Feb 28, 1957

In order to head off an Indian uprising, Jim tells a Cherokee princess the tale of John Smith and Pocahontas. Unfortunately his story doesn't have the desired effect, and in fact winds up getting him in even more trouble.

6.9 /10

S1.E27 ∙ The Captain's Chimp

Thu, Mar 07, 1957

When Captain Paolo is kidnapped from his hotel room, his frightened chimpanzee ends up in Bowie's room. After a mate from the captain's ship, and later Lafitte, try to buy the chimp, Bowie enlists reporter Tebbs and the captain's daughter in a plan to expose the kidnappers.

6.3 /10

S1.E28 ∙ Jackson's Assassination

Thu, Mar 14, 1957

Jim is tricked into aiding a plot to assassinate President Jackson.

6.4 /10

S1.E29 ∙ Rezin Bowie, Gambler

Thu, Mar 21, 1957

Jim's brother, unaware that he is being set up, wins big gambling and gets it into his head that he's good enough to go professional.

6.5 /10

S1.E30 ∙ Thieves' Market

Thu, Mar 28, 1957

Jim takes a young French friend on a tour of New Orleans' infamous "Thieves Market", where they are attacked and robbed--by thieves.

6.7 /10

S1.E31 ∙ The Pearl and the Crown

Thu, Apr 04, 1957

A newspaper publishes a poem about Jim. Irritated, he confronts the editor. Unfortunately for Jim the editor is soon found murdered, and suspicion falls on him.

6.8 /10

S1.E32 ∙ The General's Disgrace

Thu, Apr 11, 1957

A rash of holdups leads Jim to suspect that they may be the work of an army general's son who has recently sustained heavy gambling losses.

6.7 /10

S1.E33 ∙ The Lottery

Thu, Apr 18, 1957

In order to help an orphanage raise money, Jim organized a lottery. What he doesn't know is that the men he hired to run it have schemed to rig the drawing so that they will win.

6.2 /10

S1.E34 ∙ The Intruder

Thu, Apr 25, 1957

A young man is caught burglarizing the home of Jim's friend Francois. However, instead of turning him over to the authorities, Jim decides to help the youth.

5.9 /10

S1.E35 ∙ Country Cousin

Thu, May 02, 1957

Jim winds up in trouble with his family when he lets his visiting cousin in on a deal that turns out to be a scam.

6.2 /10

S1.E36 ∙ The Bound Girl

Thu, May 09, 1957

An indentured young servant girl from Ireland has been "purchased" by a nasty widower, and Jim sets out to help her out of that potentially dangerous situation.

6.7 /10

S1.E37 ∙ The Bounty Hunter

Thu, May 16, 1957

Jim and his newspaper friend unknowingly help a fugitive escape. A bounty hunter, figuring that they're all in on it, goes after them all for the reward--dead or alive.

6.3 /10