Sam Peckinpah
Director
The Rifleman (1958)
Season 5
The Rifleman is an American Western television program starring Chuck Connors as rancher Lucas McCain and Johnny Crawford as his son, Mark McCain. It was set in the 1880s in the town of North Fork, New Mexico Territory. The show was filmed in black-and-white, half-hour episodes. "The Rifleman" aired on ABC from September 30, 1958 to April 8, 1963 as a production of Four Star Television. It was one of the first prime time series to have a widowed parent raise a child.
Released Sept. 30, 1958
Episode 30 min
10+
Genres: Action, Family, Western
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Production Companies: Four Stars Productions
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S5E1 - Waste (1)
Marshal Torrance is heading home from a cattle sale with Lucas and Mark when the old lawman mysteriously disappears. They trace him to a nearby Mexican ghost town. (Part 1 of 2)
Oct. 1, 1962, midnight
S5E2 - Waste (2)
Conclusion. After Alphonso's wife gives birth, the bandits holding Marshal Torrance relax their guard, enabling Lucas and Mark to rescue the old man.
Oct. 8, 1962, midnight
S5E3 - Lou Mallory
Red-headed Lou Mallory arrives in North Fork and soon arouses the townpeople's suspicions.
Oct. 15, 1962, midnight
S5E4 - Quiet Night, Deadly Night
Townspeople brace for the worst when a new girl arrives—with symptoms of smallpox.
Oct. 22, 1962, midnight
S5E5 - Death Never Rides Alone
A gunslinger rides into North Fork for a meeting with Lucas.
Oct. 29, 1962, midnight
S5E6 - I Take This Woman
Lou looks for a way out when the man her dying father promised her to arrives.
Nov. 5, 1962, midnight
S5E7 - The Assailants
An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.
Nov. 12, 1962, midnight
S5E8 - Mark's Rifle
Sharpshooter Marty Blair tries to persuade Lucas to buy Mark a rifle.
Nov. 19, 1962, midnight
S5E9 - The Most Amazing Man
Fast-draw artist Wade Randall is less than anxious to display his prowess.
Nov. 26, 1962, midnight
S5E10 - Squeeze Play
A speculator will stop at nothing to grab Lucas's land.
Dec. 3, 1962, midnight
S5E11 - Gun Shy
Mark blames himself for a friend's accidental death.
Dec. 10, 1962, midnight
S5E12 - The Anvil Chorus
A blacksmith-turned-deputy sets the stage for trouble when he demands that all townspeople turn in their weapons.
Dec. 17, 1962, midnight
S5E13 - Conflict
Lucas's self-confidence begins to slip away when he misses an easy shot.
Dec. 24, 1962, midnight
S5E14 - Incident at Line Shack Six
A railroad gang boss frames an Apache.
Jan. 7, 1963, midnight
S5E15 - Suspicion
A peddler is implicated in a series of murders.
Jan. 14, 1963, midnight
S5E16 - The Sidewinder
Gridley Mau is gunning for Lucas, who killed his father during an attempted robbery.
Jan. 21, 1963, midnight
S5E17 - The Sixteenth Cousin
A Japanese nobleman seeks revenge when his servant is insulted.
Jan. 28, 1962, midnight
S5E18 - Hostages to Fortune
At Halloween, rustlers take advantage of the seasonal disguises to raid a cattle ranch.
Feb. 4, 1963, midnight
S5E19 - And the Devil Makes Five
A snake crawls into Lucas's bed, and Mark must lure it away before it strikes.
Feb. 11, 1963, midnight
S5E20 - End of the Hunt
Lucas is thrown into jail to stop him from murdering an old enemy.
Feb. 18, 1963, midnight
S5E21 - The Bullet
Lucas is baffled when the marshal of a neighboring town refuses to hold a gambler who just attempted murder.
Feb. 25, 1963, midnight
S5E22 - Requiem at Mission Springs
Lucas begins a trek to find a cure for Mark, who is paralyzed after a bad fall.
March 4, 1963, midnight
S5E23 - The Guest
New arrival Mario Arsatti becomes very friendly with Lucas, but this turns out to be merely pleasure before business: he's been hired to kill Lucas.
March 11, 1963, midnight
S5E24 - Old Man Running (aka The Wanted Man)
Lucas, who blames his wife's death on his father-in-law, refuses to help the old man elude gunmen.
March 18, 1963, midnight
S5E25 - Which Way'd They Go?
The notoriously lazy Jackman brothers discover their mortgage has been foreclosed.
April 1, 1963, midnight
S5E26 - Old Tony
Mark and his girlfriend Laurie discover that an old hermit is very lonely.
April 8, 1963, midnight
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 5040 min.
Released: Sept. 30, 1958
Last Air Date: April 8, 1963, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG / 10+
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