• Rank #
  • Premiered: Oct 1961
  • Episodes: 26
  • Followers: 0
  • Ended
  • ABC (US)
  • Sunday
  • Drama

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Season 1
1x1
Afternoon of a Cowboy
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 01, 1961
Jed Cochran returns to Sunrise after hearing that his son Buzz is accused of murder.
1x2
Success Story
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 08, 1961
A man returns many years wealthy enough to try and woo away his former love from her husband.
1x3
The Resurrection of Annie Ahearn
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 15, 1961
Young actress Patricia Parker steps off the bus in Sunrise. She's certain she has never been in Sunrise before but she's able to describe a small alley in the town in exact detail.
1x4
The Covering Darkness
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 22, 1961
Millie and Art Ellison, new arrivals in Sunrise, seem to be a very pleasant young couple whose main interest is their baby, at least that's what they want to poor unsuspecting sweepstakes winner to believe.
1x5
Portrait of a Hero
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 29, 1961
When Johnny Jonas' bus ticket runs out, he and all his worldly goods are put off at Sunrise. But being broke doesn't cramp Johnny's style, soon he's out at the local country club, charming the ladies and playing tennis for 50 bucks a point.
1x6
The Glass Jungle
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 05, 1961
A woman arrives from San Francisco and puts in a call to famed Dr. Emil Kroger at the University and becomes involved in blackmail.
1x7
Cherie
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 12, 1961
Stranded in the diner are a rodeo rider and the singer he wants to marry. This episode was the original pilot, and is directly based on the original play "Bus Stop".
1x8
Accessory by Consent
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 19, 1961
When a man kills a pedestrian in a car accident, he insists on accepting responsibility despite his boss's interference.
1x9
The Man From Bootstrap
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 26, 1961
Now Virge Blessing is a solid citizen of Sunrise, but many years ago he escaped from Constable Veal Gowdy, who was escorting him to jail.
1x10
A Lion Walks Among Us
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 03, 1961
A young vagrant wanders into Sunrise and murders an old man. This episode was considered so controversial that it led to hearings in Congress about TV violence which directly contributed to the show being cancelled.
1x11
Call Back Yesterday
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 10, 1961
A divorcee returns home after many years to renew an old romance.
1x12
...And the Pursuit of Evil
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 17, 1961
Ex-con Tom Hagan heads for Sunrise, followed by a detective who thinks Hagan can lead him to gold.
1x13
The Runaways
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 24, 1961
It looks like another routine press conference for Governor Jesse Jenkins and the capital correspondents, until the governor notices an envelope pinned to his desk lampshade.
1x14
Jaws of Darkness
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 31, 1961
A woman and her small daughter are victimized by a psychopathic jewel thief on a trip.
1x15
Summer Lightning
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 07, 1962
A man sets out to marry a girl for money but still has an affair with a waitress.
1x16
Cry to Heaven
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 14, 1962
Glenn's niece seems to be making connections in New York until she's found murdered.
1x17
The Stubborn Stumbos
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 21, 1962
The Government tries to buy a piece of a highway from hostile lumberjacks.
1x18
Turn Home Again
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 28, 1962
After a prison term for his wife's murder, a man tries to vindicate himself by offering a reward for the killer.
1x19
How Does Charlie Feel?
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 04, 1962
A lawyer is elected governor against his will.
1x20
Put Your Dreams Away
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 11, 1962
A businessman is infatuated with a runaway girl.
1x21
The Opposite Virtues
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 18, 1962
A businessman wins a promotion only because he gives all-important testimony in a murder case.
1x22
The Ordeal of Kevin Brooke
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 25, 1962
Kevin Brooke must make a decision. He's found a valise containing a fortune and he's not sure he can get away with keeping it.
1x23
Door Without a Key
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 04, 1962
A detective poses as a salesman on the chance that a girl will lead him to a payroll robber.
1x24
Verdict of 12
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 11, 1962
Two lovers become political tools when they are arrested for the murder of the boy's aunt and uncle.
1x25
County General
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 18, 1962
A doctor and a social worker try to help a boy who has become mute after a brutal beating. This was a backdoor pilot for a show which was not picked up.
1x26 Show finale
I Kiss Your Shadow
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 25, 1962
A man is driven to near insanity by the memory of his fiancée's death in an auto accident.

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