Texas John Slaughter (Episode 5): The Man from Bitter Creek (television) Television show; aired on March 6, 1959. Directed by Harry Keller. Slaughter has resigned from the Texas Rangers, but he still has to fight to keep his ranch’s water supply and to bring a herd of cattle from Mexico. Stars Tom Tryon, Stephen McNally, Sidney Blackmer, Bill Williams, John Larch, Norma Moore.