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Dead Man's Gun

Set in the mythic old West, the series explores the legend that a dead man's gun grants whoever possesses it unforeseen powers, but with dangerous results. As the pistol packed with poison passes from person to person, the lives of those who possess it are forever transformed.
199822 episodesTV-14
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  1. S1 E1 - The Great McDonacle
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    March 2, 1997
    44min
    TV-14
    An egotistical, womanizing performer in an 1870's traveling show believes his destiny is forever changed when he buys a unique gun that turns him into an expert marksman. Eager to capitalize on his new talents, he abandons his wife and turns his back on his employer. Venturing out on his own, he realizes too late that the very thing that granted him success also has the power to take it away.
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  2. S1 E2 - Fool's Gold
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    March 2, 1997
    44min
    TV-14
    A ruthless con man and petty thief arrives in a wild west town where he steals The Dead Man's gun and discovers it brings him good luck. An alluring saloon girl introduces him to a naive farmer whom he cons into buying a worthless mine after convincing him it is filled with gold. His good fortune, however, is fleeting when he becomes the victim of a con and ends up in a deadly showdown.
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  3. S1 E3 - My Brother's Keeper
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    August 26, 1997
    44min
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    A young man in the American wild west finds a fancy gun on a dead man and claims it as his own, against the advice of his older brother. The gun gives him a new sense of confidence, transforming him from an easy-going trail hand into a feared gunslinger, leading to a climatctic showdown where one man will pay for another's transgressions.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Imposter
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    July 13, 1997
    45min
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    Leo Sunshine is a meek salesman whose life changes when he stumbles upon the body of a well-dressed dead man. He realizes how easy it would be to assume his identity and carve out a better life for himself. He soon discovers, however, that he is the new marshal in a lawless town that has been anxiously awaiting his arrival.
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  5. S1 E5 - Buryin' Sam
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    July 13, 1997
    45min
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    Samuel Roller and Theodore Claxton are crooked undertakers who pirate valuables from deceased customers. The partners steal the Dead Man's Gun and business takes a downturn. People have stopped dying. The partners decide to create sufficent trouble to have the buryin' business pick up again.
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  6. S1 E6 - The Highwayman
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    July 16, 1997
    45min
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    The owner of a rooming house steals the Dead Man's Gun from one of his boarders and becomes a wealthy highwayman. He soon learns, however, that when something comes free and easy, the results could be costly, if not deadly.
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  7. S1 E7 - The Bounty Hunter
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    July 30, 1997
    45min
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    Mild-mannered store keeper Raymond Jakes dreams of a more adventurous life. When an old woman enters his store, and trades some goods for The Dead Man's Gun Raymond embarks on a new career with unexpected results.
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  8. S1 E8 - The Black Widow
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    August 13, 1997
    44min
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    A beautiful yet calculating woman has a nifty knack of marrying wealthy men who face sudden deaths. Her most recent husband/victim, however, bequeaths a dead man's gun to the lass as part of his estate. When she travels to another town looking for her next prospect, she finds herself magnetically drawn to a man she has more in common with than she imagines
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  9. S1 E9 - The Healer
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    August 20, 1997
    45min
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    Dr. Madison Butler (William Katt) is given The Dead Man's Gun as payment for delivering a child, and when he saves the life of an alleged outlaw, the local townspeople turn on him for saving a killer who would hang anyway.
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  10. S1 E10 - Medicine Man
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    September 10, 1997
    45min
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    A posse chases down a Lakota Indian after he humiliates the belligerent rancher who cheated him.
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  11. S1 E11 - Next of Kin
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    October 1, 1997
    45min
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    A terminally ill man summons his relatives to his mansion for a weekend visit in order to determine which of them is most worthy of inheriting his vast fortune. As the greedy kinfolk attempt to look worthy in the old man's eyes, their true evil nature becomes apparent, ultimately giving each person exactly what they deserve.
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  12. S1 E12 - Death Warrant
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    October 15, 1997
    45min
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    When a careless, arrogant bounty hunter accidently kills a young bystander, the grieving mother vows to avenge her son's death when the murderer is set free.
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  13. S1 E13 - Mail Order Bride
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    October 22, 1997
    45min
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    Blacksmith Aaron Fremont advertises for a Mail Order Bride to end his loneliness. She arrives with her son and a hidden past. Aaron's situation becomes increasingly complex when a dark object from his past also appears The Dead Man's Gun.
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  14. S1 E14 - Fortune Teller
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    October 21, 1997
    45min
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    Fortune teller or fortune seller? The Dead Man's Gun, placed in a drawer underneath Madame Gisella's crystal ball, leads her to discover who the town's serial killer is through the images from the crystal ball and she uses it to her own advantage.
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  15. S1 E15 - The Mesmerizer
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    January 7, 1998
    45min
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    Edgar Thurlow is a sleazy malevolent who uses the lethal combination of hypnotism and a newly aquired dead man's gun to enable a corpse to linger between life and death. However, all of his hopes for fame and fortune backfire on him in a major way.
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  16. S1 E16 - Stagecoach Marty
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    January 14, 1998
    45min
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    A tomboyish stagecoach driver finds a dead man's gun and simultaeously uncovers a feminine side to herself, at the prompting of a town madam. She falls for a handsome rogue named Dan who teaches her some hard lessons in love while she's en route to deliver a shipment of silver.
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  17. S1 E17 - The Photographer
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    January 16, 1998
    45min
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    Photographer Travis Thornberry's life is changed when he captures a bank robbery on film and the big city papers pick up the pictures. Wanting to capture an even better shot, he decides to follow the latest owner of The Dead Man's Gun.
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  18. S1 E18 - The Resurrection of Joe Wheeler
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    January 28, 1998
    45min
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    One of the most feared gunfighters of his day, Joe Wheeler, has become a drunk. When a gang threatens to take over his town, Wheeler realizes that the only way he can save the townsfolk is to fight back sober with the help of The Dead Man's Gun.
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  19. S1 E19 - The Gambler
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    February 4, 1998
    45min
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    Drifter Clay Strand (Stephen Lang) makes a meager living as a poker player. But when he wins a fight and becomes the new owner of The Dead Man's Gun, he suddenly finds that he is on a winning streak and that there is a price to pay for success.
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  20. S1 E20 - The Deserter
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    February 11, 1998
    45min
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    Mathew Ryan is a young officer and his lack of courage under fire results in disaster for his unit and the chilling discovery that, with The Dead Man's Gun, he can run, but can't hide from his cowardly act.
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  21. S1 E21 - The Wages of Sin
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    February 18, 1998
    45min
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    An itinerant charlatan preacher fools a simple-minded laborer into killing the fiance of a stunning congregant.
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  22. S1 E22 - Snakefinger
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    February 25, 1998
    45min
    TV-14
    Notorious safecracker Stuart "Snake Finger" Aikins (Matt Craven) has eluded capture for years because no one has ever seen his face. His only calling card: an origami snake. But all that may change now that he's the owner of The Dead Man's Gun.
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Directors
Brenton Spencer
Producers
Henry Winkler
Cast
Kris Kristofferson
Studio
MGM
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