Episode
The Wild Wild West: The Night That Terror Stalked the Town
Overview
West is lured to a ghost town peopled with lifelike dummies as part of an elaborate trap set for him by his nemesis Dr. Loveless.
Details
- Series
- The Wild Wild West
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 10
- Air date
- 1965-11-19
- Runtime
- 51 min
Episode context
The Night That Terror Stalked the Town is Episode 10 in Season 1 of The Wild Wild West. It aired on 1965-11-19. The runtime is 51 min.
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Episode 9: The Night of the Double-Edged Knife
An Indian demand for gold must be met: they've threatened to kill five railroad workers a day until it is paid.
Episode 11: The Night of the Red-Eyed Madmen
West is sent to infiltrate an army of fanatics dedicated to overthrowing the U.S. Government. Getting in is no problem...but if he tries to leave he'll be shot.
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Episode 8: The Night of the Dancing Death
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Episode 12: The Night of the Human Trigger
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Episode 7: The Night of the Glowing Corpse
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Episode 13: The Night of the Torture Chamber
Jim and Artie take on an obsessed museum curator who has private designs on the state treasury.
Episode 6: The Night of a Thousand Eyes
Ships along the Mississippi are being attacked by a gang of pirates known as the "Thousand Eyes". After Jim ducks an assassin, an attractive woman, he finds the leader of the Eyes: Captain Ansel Coffin, who was blinded and now seeks revenge. His gang use false lights to lead ships astray and crash them, and then plunder them. Jim is captured by Coffin and manages to escape a cage rigged to a lightning rod. He is blinded by a powder flash, and for a time he is at a decided edge against Coffin (who has long adapted to his blindness). Coffin manages to accidentally kill his wife. Enraged, Jim is saved by his recovering eyesight: he ducks, and Coffin falls into a pit to his death.
Episode 14: The Night of the Howling Light
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Episode 5: The Night of the Casual Killer
Jim and Artie set out to penetrate the stronghold of a corrupt political boss and return him to Washington for trial.
Episode 15: The Night of the Fatal Trap
Jim goes to arrest a Mexican bandit disguised as a notorious outlaw...but the villain's girlfriend recognizes him.
Episode 4: The Night of Sudden Death
Jim West suspects his search for counterfeiters is getting warm when he's shot at with arrows---and thrown to the crocodiles.
Episode 16: The Night of the Steel Assassin
A series of mysterious deaths of military personnel bring Jim face to face with the indestructible Col. "Iron Man" Torres. Crippled in an explosion that he blames on the other men of his company, Torres rebuilt himself as a 19th century "cyborg", and is seeking revenge on those he thinks wronged him...and President Grant was one of the men he served with.