Sun, May 21, 1961
Jeff Whalen murders his brother, upon learning that Frank has become engaged to his former girlfriend. After stealing the money Frank earned from the sale of his crops, Jeff frames a neighbor, but Whispering Smith believes the evidence against the accused murder is too pat and searches for the real culprit.
Sun, Jun 4, 1961
Smith and Romack go undercover for the Army to investigate the deaths of three young officers all of who were shot in the head during Indian attacks. The detectives are faced with a number of suspects - an ex-Confederate officer with a grudge, a sergeant who hates officers and a private jealous of anyone who romances the commanding officer's pretty young daughter.
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Sun, Jun 18, 1961
After receiving a note threatening his life, Ralph Miller requests protection from the Denver police department. Smith and Romack are assigned as bodyguards but the two detectives fail to prevent stock promoter from sipping a poisoned drink, which was fortunately not lethal. Smith tries to dig into the man's past to learn who might have a reason to threaten Miller's life.
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Sun, Jun 25, 1961
A young woman arrives in Denver searching for her mother, a former Mississippi riverboat entertainer, who has sent her to live with a cousin fifteen years earlier. Smith and Romack take an interest in her plight when thugs try to force her to leave town despite her apparent lack of progress.
Sun, Jul 2, 1961
The Denver police force discovers two hours too late that they've released a murderous bank robber into the hands of his confederates rather than Phoenix deputies as they thought. Smith and Romack set out in pursuit and follow the trail of bodies to Leadville, Colorado where they hope to grab the remaining gang members and their ill-gotten loot.
Sun, Jul 16, 1961
Smith captures a jail-breaking outlaw near the Wyoming border and asks a small town sheriff to board the criminal overnight. Smith plans to set off with his prisoner for Denver in the morning, but the local lawman has other plans for his temporary prisoner and the silver bullion that the crook has stashed nearby.
Sun, Jul 23, 1961
Smith suspects an influential businessman of murdering his brother when he announces he has an iron-clad alibi without being asked. Over the objections of Police Chief Richards, Smith focuses his investigation on proving that the grieving relative was not in bed in Leadville at the time of the murder in Denver.
Sun, Jul 30, 1961
Smitty becomes suspicious when the alleged mugger a woman claims to have shot is found to wearing a distinctive ring but didn't have a mark on his finger showing he wore it for any length of time. His suspicions only grow when he discovers that the dead man is carrying papers identifying him as a wanted criminal with a price on his head and his killer promptly claims the bounty.
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Sun, Aug 6, 1961
While pursuing an outlaw gang, Smith rides up to an abandoned house, hears a shot and sees a body come crashing through a second story window. Police Chief Richards is incredulous when Smith returns with a story of the body disappearing when he searched the house, but the Denver detective doggedly pursues the scant clues towards proving a romantic triangle led to the murder.
Sun, Aug 13, 1961
Three men are found murdered on consecutive nights with the killer following the same modus operandi - the victims were all shot between the eyes and the third button on their vest was removed. The Denver detectives must determine what connection the men had with each other and Smith discovers information that links the crimes to the beautiful proprietress of a popular local casino.
Sun, Aug 27, 1961
An English lord who is also a noted poet is hired to recite his poetry at the Denver Opera House as a benefit for the widows and orphans of miners killed in a recent mine disaster. The benefit nearly doesn't come off when the stagecoach rolls into town without its driver and its famous passenger. Smith and Romack backtrack along the stagecoach's route to try to learn what happened to Denver's distinguished visitor
Sun, Sep 3, 1961
An alcoholic lawyer who threatened the owner of a casino the night before is framed for his foe's murder. The barrister refuses to participate in his own defense, believing his death would be a blessing for all concerned, but Smith's investigation points to other culprits interested in the dead man's gambling receipts.
Sun, Sep 10, 1961
A match race between two feuding family's prize horses ends in tragedy when one of the jockeys is shot from the saddle by an unknown assailant. Whispering Smith declares the race a draw but the two parties insist on running the race again, betting their ranches on the result. While George searches the crowd for a potential killer, Smith enters his horse in the event to keep the race honest.
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Sun, Sep 17, 1961
When a mining engineer is found stabbed in the back outside his partner's saloon, Smith and Romack strongly suspect a falling out between friends was responsible for the man's death. Their investigation founders when none of the saloon owners employees will talk to their police until a Swedish dishwasher discovers that the saloonkeeper is two-timing the bars beautiful chanteuse.
Sun, Sep 24, 1961
Smith and Romack investigate a series of bombings that rock Denver. The detectives can find no apparent connection between the two victims, one a mine owner, the other an Irish traveling salesman, until they discover a ball of twine in a popular boarding house that was linked to both crimes.
Sun, Oct 1, 1961
Enrico Spanato, a Sicilian interpreter is accused of killing a fellow Italian by several of the dead man's friends. Although Smith finds evidence that someone might have fired a shot at the interpreter, he can find no one who who will testify that the shooting was self-defense because the Italians in the neighborhood fear the growing power of the Mafia.
Sun, Oct 15, 1961
Smith and Romack have their hands full investigating a violent death that might be murder and dealing with a gang of ex-convicts who have suddenly descended on Denver. The former wards of the state appear to be planning to settle an old score, but who is the would-be victim? And is the gathering related to the late night shooting that Bob Mullet claims was self-defense?
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Sun, Oct 22, 1961
Two outlaws steal a valuable jeweled statue from a Catholic church, but the parish priest refuses to give Smith a description of the villains unless he agrees to pursue them unarmed. The Denver detective reluctantly agrees and manages to catches up with the culprits in the desert. Smith begins a deadly game of cat-and-mouse in the middle of the waterless wasteland using canteens of water as deadly weapons.
Top-rated
Sun, Oct 29, 1961
A not-so-devoted husband hires a Kansas City killer to travel to Denver to murder his wife when the couple arrive by stagecoach several days later. After the young woman dies, he sets about arranging for his mother's return to England after an absence of 14 years. The older woman, however, becomes suspicious of her doting "son's" true identity.