Day of the Scorpion

An Australian, Adam Tercell (John Anderson), has bought a local ranch and plans to graze sheep on open range, a strategy which would destroy it as grazing land for cattle, so the locals want to negotiate an area set aside for sheep. However, Tercell's bullying son, Abel (Jon Locke), refuses and even stockwhips a local rancher (Edward Faulkner) which brings him into conflict with the Virginian. Abel tries to bullwhip the Virginian and falls and is accidentally killed when he hits his head on a rock. Adam Tercell arrives in Medicine Bow and tries to get the Virginian charged with murder but is unsuccessful and things become complicated when Tercell's daughter Reagen (Maura McGivney) begins to fall in love with the Virginian. Events continue to escalate and eventually lead to a fateful confrontation between Adam Tercell, his estranged daughter, and the local ranchers.

Release Date: 1962-09-19
Seasons: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
TMDb: 6.4/10
  • Country: US
  • Language: English
  • Runtime: 90

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The Brothers
Episode 1 - The Brothers
Day of the Scorpion
Episode 2 - Day of the Scorpion
A Little Learning
Episode 3 - A Little Learning
The Claim
Episode 4 - The Claim
The Awakening
Episode 5 - The Awakening
Ring of Silence
Episode 6 - Ring of Silence
Jennifer
Episode 7 - Jennifer
Nobility of Kings
Episode 8 - Nobility of Kings
Show Me a Hero
Episode 9 - Show Me a Hero
Beyond the Border
Episode 10 - Beyond the Border
The Dream of Stavros Karas
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The Laramie Road
Episode 12 - The Laramie Road
The Horse Fighter
Episode 13 - The Horse Fighter
Letter of the Law
Episode 14 - Letter of the Law
Blaze of Glory
Episode 15 - Blaze of Glory
Nobody Said Hello
Episode 16 - Nobody Said Hello
Men with Guns
Episode 17 - Men with Guns
Long Ride to Wind River
Episode 18 - Long Ride to Wind River
Chaff in the Wind
Episode 19 - Chaff in the Wind
The Inchworm's Got No Wings at All
Episode 20 - The Inchworm's Got No Win...
Morgan Starr
Episode 21 - Morgan Starr
Harvest of Strangers
Episode 22 - Harvest of Strangers
Ride a Cock-Horse to Laramie Cross
Episode 23 - Ride a Cock-Horse to Lara...
One Spring Like Long Ago
Episode 24 - One Spring Like Long Ago
The Return of Golden Tom
Episode 25 - The Return of Golden Tom
The Wolves Up Front, the Jackals Behind
Episode 26 - The Wolves Up Front, the...
That Saunders Woman
Episode 27 - That Saunders Woman
No Drums, No Trumpets
Episode 28 - No Drums, No Trumpets
A Bald-Faced Boy
Episode 29 - A Bald-Faced Boy
The Mark of a Man
Episode 30 - The Mark of a Man