The Adventures of Jim Bowie

The Adventures of Jim Bowie, The Beggar of New Orleans

Season 1, Episode 19

Jim tries to help a former fencing champion who's down on his luck.

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The Birth of the Blade
S1 E1 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim Bowie encounters a bear, the event which inspired the first Bowie knife to be made.

The Squatter
S1 E2 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim Bowie gives an arrogant Southern belle a lesson in manners and wins.

The Adventure with Audubon
S1 E3 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim is amused when his friend is mistaken for the missing son to the king of France.

Deputy Sheriff
S1 E4 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim takes a turn as a volunteer deputy to guard a prisoner.

Trapline
S1 E5 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim Bowie smashes a fur monopoly and makes open bidding available for Louisiana trappers.

Broomstick Wedding
S1 E6 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

A case of mistaken identity leads to a shotgun wedding.

Natchez Trace
S1 E7 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim is asked to protect a group of travelers from a criminal preying on the road to Natchez.

Jim Bowie Comes Home
S1 E8 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim's family takes on the local saloon keeper, who has different visions of the town's future.

The Ghost of Jean Battoo
S1 E9 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Farmers are being forced to pay an old woman who threatens to unleash a ghost on them.

The Secessionist
S1 E10 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

President Jackson asks Jim's friend to prevent a group of planters from seceding from the Union.

Land Jumpers
S1 E11 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

While traveling along the Mississippi, Jim is ambushed by settlers.

The Select Females
S1 E12 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim encounters two school teachers searching for one of their students who is planning to elope.

Jim Bowie and His Slave
S1 E13 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim learns that a slave he had freed has been recaptured and is about to be sold at a slave auction.

Outlaw Kingdom
S1 E14 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim goes in search of a group of river pirates who've stolen his cargo.

The Swordsman
S1 E15 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim is distracted by a beautiful woman while traveling to New Orleans to buy an estate.

The Return of the Alcibiade
S1 E16 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim sets out to find the thief who stole the Christmas gift he purchased for his mother.

Monsieur Francois
S1 E17 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Bowie aids a French boy and his aunt who are victimized by confidence tricksters.

A Horse for Old Hickory
S1 E18 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim finds himself bidding against Sam Houston when he tries to buy a racehorse.

The Beggar of New Orleans
S1 E19 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim tries to help a former fencing champion who's down on his luck.

Osceola
S1 E20 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim steps in when the Army tries to relocate the Seminole Indigenous people from their lands.

Master at Arms
S1 E21 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Bowie’s lottery ticket purchase results in an attempted robbery by the man who sold it to him.

Convoy Gold
S1 E22 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim must escort a shipment of gold to New Orleans.

Spanish Intrigue
S1 E23 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Bowie makes an agreement to sell supplies to Don Carlo Miro, unaware that the Spanish king objects.

Bayou Tontite
S1 E24 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Naturalist James Audubon asks Jim to protect a young heiress.

German George
S1 E25 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim hunts for the man who swindled and killed his friend.

An Eye for an Eye
S1 E26 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Hoping to prevent an Indigenous uprising, Bowie shares the story of John Smith and Pocahontas.

The Captain's Chimp
S1 E27 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

The pet chimpanzee of a kidnapped captain ends up in Bowie's hotel room.

Jackson's Assassination
S1 E28 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim is unwittingly dragged into a plot to assassinate President Jackson.

Rezin Bowie, Gambler
S1 E29 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim's brother makes a big gambling win and believes he is good enough to become a professional.

Thieves' Market
S1 E30 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim gives a young Frenchman a tour of the infamous New Orleans market.

The Pearl and the Crown
S1 E31 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim, annoyed by a poem in the paper, becomes a prime suspect when the paper's editor is murdered.

The General's Disgrace
S1 E32 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim’s suspicions grow after wave of hold-ups, thinking the blame may lie with a general's son.

The Lottery
S1 E33 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim organizes a lottery to benefit an orphanage.

The Intruder
S1 E34 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim decides to help a youngster caught burglarizing Jim's friend's house.

Country Cousin
S1 E35 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim's family is upset when Jim gets his cousin in on a deal that ends up being a scam.

The Bound Girl
S1 E36 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim tries to help a young Irish girl who's been indentured to a nasty widower.

The Bounty Hunter
S1 E37 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

A bounty hunter targets Jim and his friend after the pair inadvertently help a fugitive escape.

Gone to Texas
S1 E38 • 21m • HDClosed CaptionedTV14

Jim visits Texas, hoping to buy land, but is arrested as a spy and sentenced to death.

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  • About this Episode
  • In 1830 Louisiana Territory, wealthy planter Jim Bowie encounters many famous people from New Orleans with just a knife for protection.
  • CastScott Forbes, Robert Cornthwaite, Peter Hansen
  • GenreWestern
  • Seasons2
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