State Trooper

Seasons

1956

7.6

Rod Blake, a State Trooper is an officer of the Nevada Department of Public Safety. The setting is in the 1950s American West.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Rodeo Rough House

Blake is sent to northern Nevada to investigate the robbery and beating of a rancher who just withdrew 600 dollars in brand new bills from the Tonopah bank. Blake investigation of the crime scene gleans information indicating that the thief was a cowpoke driving a truck with a battered horse trailer, so he heads to a rodeo in Elko to find his man.

S1 • E1

Red Badge of Death

When gamblers leaving Las Vegas are robbed of their winnings by men posing as police officers, Blake masquerades as a high roller to try to lure the bandits into a trap.

S1 • E2

The Paperhanger of Pioche

Blake is assigned to assist the Las Vegas police track down a couple passing bogus payroll checks.

S1 • E3

Meeting at Julias

A gang of thieves kill a silver mine's paymaster and wound a policeman during a payroll robbery. Blake pursues a gang of murderous thieves to a graveyard in Virginia City, Nevada.

S1 • E4

Jailbreak at Tonopah

A wife and a friend engineer a jailbreak for a man in jail on concealed weapon charges so he dig up the loot from an earlier robbery. Rod Blake and the sheriff of Tonopah, Nevada attempt to apprehend the three crooks and recover the money.

S1 • E5

The Hills of Homicide

A man seeking help after running out of gas discovers two bodies in a house trailer. Rod Blake tries to find the killer with only a Lake Tahoe trailer park brochure, a spearfishing gun and mining stock certificates for clues.

S1 • E6

From Here to Molokai

Blake learns that a suspect in a Reno murder might be living as a beachcomber on Molokai in the Hawaiian Islands.

S1 • E7

What Price Gloria

Blake suspects that a boating accident is actually a case of attempted murder and his prime suspect is the victim's best friend.

S1 • E8

Weep No More O'Grady

Rod tries to determine the connection between forged antiques, an automobile accident and a corpse.

S1 • E9

Nevada Boy, Pride and Joy

Blake investigates a businessman's claim that someone plans to kill him.

S1 • E10

One Way to Tahoe

When a bride vanishes while honeymooning at Lake Tahoe vanishes shortly after depositing a large sum in her new husband's bank account, Blake's investigation focuses on the woman's ex-husband.

S1 • E11

Room Service for 321

When a woman is found murdered in her hotel room, Blake and Sheriff Anderson suspect that an elderly ex-convict recently released from prison might be involved.

S1 • E12

The Cash Out

When a large sum of money is stolen in Las Vegas, Blake's investigation leads him to a bookmaker, a chorus girl and Chicago, Illinois.

S1 • E13

Trail of the Dead

Blake investigates when five amateur prospectors disappear in a remote area of mountainous area. The trail leads to a remote cabin and mine.

S1 • E14

Rocking Chair Bandit

Police investigate a series of robberies apparently perpetrated by an elderly woman. Blake believes that crimes weren't committed by an elderly crook at all, but by a pair of out-of-work dancers.

S1 • E15

Coate of Many Colors

Blake's murder investigation reveals that the victim lived a double-life - that of a ordinary cowhand and a famous artist.

S1 • E16

Boulder Joe's Bottle House

Blake suspects a retired safecracker, now living as a desert rat, might be responsible for the robbery and murder of a night watchman.

S1 • E17

Who Killed Doc. Robbins

Sheriff investigates the disappearance of a local drifter who recently married the daughter of a prosperous Reno rancher.

S1 • E18

Buck Fever

Blake investigates the connection between a hunting accident and buried treasure.

S1 • E19

No Fancy Cowboys

Blake goes undercover as a dude range cowpoke to learn if the owner and her henchmen are extorting money from their guests.

S1 • E20

Violets on Mt. Rose

Blake investigates a Reno jewelry store robbery and learns that the crooks had inside help.

S1 • E21

The Last Stage Robbery

A reenactment of an Old West stagecoach ride results in robbery, kidnapping and murder. Blake is called in to assist the Las Vegas police rescue the victim and bring the perpetrators to justice.

S1 • E22

The Silver Duke

Blake goes undercover to learn the identity of crooks who have been stealing silver from a Nevada mine.

S1 • E23

Death on the Rock

When a missing hunter is found dead, Blake suspects that the land owner may have killed him.

S1 • E24

The Last War Party

A Piute Indian is convicted of cattle-rustling and sentenced to serve a hefty jail sentence in spite of protesting his innocence.

S1 • E25

Voice of the Bug

A private detective, whose specialty is electronic surveillance devices, is found murdered. Blake joins the Las Vegas police force to bring the killer of the former policeman to justice.

S1 • E26

The One That Didn't Get Away

Blake travels to an exclusive hunting lodge to investigate the death of three wealthy members and discovers that the "accident" was really cold-blooded murder.

S1 • E27

Cinder Jungle

Blake helps a railroad detective investigate a wave of freight train robberies.

S1 • E28

Diamonds Come High

Blake investigate pilots working for a charter airplane company when $200,000 worth of diamonds are stolen.

S1 • E29

Jail Trail

Blake races to arrest a criminal who fled to Los Angeles after committing a murder in Reno before the husband can find him and exact his personal revenge.

S1 • E30

The Only Girl on Boot Hill

Blake must find for a mentally unstable man, unbalanced by the death of his wife, before he can harm himself or others.

S1 • E31

No Blaze of Glory

Blake investigates arson and murder in the small Nevada town of Goldfield. The owner of the general store's wife was found in the wreckage and the man was suspiciously out of town when the blaze occurred.

S1 • E32

Beef ala Murder

Blake and a female detective are investigating a payroll robbery when bills from the theft are discovered in Reno and Las Vegas.

S1 • E33

Ride Til You Die

When a love triangle at a dude ranch explodes into murder, Blake is ordered to apprehend the murderer.

S1 • E34

Madman on the Mountain

S1 • E35

Safe on a Boat

Police investigate the theft of Las Vegas casino's safe that disappeared during a lavish wedding ceremony. Blake's only clue points to the honeymooning couple who are en route to Niagara Falls.

S1 • E36

Fury on Fremont Street

When her former husband is released from prison, a woman contacts the police requesting protection because she fears the ex-con will kill her. Blake is ordered to investigate when the woman's second husband is shot during a Las Vegas Wild West parade.