this unassuming and fairly routine series deserve credit in the tv history book for two reason represent it be the first to win an emmy award for best syndicate series and and it be the very first show to come from the fabled studio of republic picture and know for it low budget but high powered shoot em ups in the 30 and 40 . republic be one of the first hollywood studio to make a leap into the small screen and which be still in it infancy . but the studios tenure a producer of tv pulp fiction would be brief . after this show and they would later dabble with the other format that they be know for and the adventure serial and with commando cody and as well a other series and but like this one and they do not last long than 39 episode . also and republic be in it last stage a a studio while it would finish out it tenure in hollywood a rental stage for several revue studio series such a soldier of fortune and the original dragnet and and kit carson and before finally shut it door in 1959. anyway and story of the century wasn not that bad of an oater and it call card be tale base on authentic figure in western history and mainly outlaw like black bart and johnny ringo and john wesley hardin and the dalton bros. and the like . the late jim davis and best know for his role a the ewing patriarch in dallas and put in an amiable job in the lead role a matt clark and a fictional railroad detective who have to contend with say outlaw and play by veteran and soon to be veteran character actor . two amazing fact here represent the incident would take place in different time line and some in the 1880 and some at the turn of the century and but clark never age . and also and matt have the good luck to saddle himself with two lovely female detective a sidekick and frankie adam and play by mary castle and and her replacement and margaret jonesy jones and by kristine miller . the lone ranger could only wish for lady companionship . you can only spend such time with tonto for so long . story of the century be a studio city tv production from republic picture corp. 39 episode be make during 1954 and all 39 of which be in public domain and on dvd .