Episode
The Rifleman: A Case of Identity
Overview
Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.
Details
- Series
- The Rifleman
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1960-01-19
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
A Case of Identity is Episode 17 in Season 2 of The Rifleman. It aired on 1960-01-19. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 16: Mail Order Groom
When a stranger arrives to marry the town spinster, two brothers who want her land try to discourage him with threats and a beating.
Episode 18: The Visitors
Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing through town on her way to claim an inheritance, but others who covet it are trying to kill her.
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Episode 14: Surveyors
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Episode 20: The Horse Traders
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Episode 13: The Coward
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Episode 21: The Spoiler
An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious killer. The plan backfires when the son shows up at their home.
Episode 12: The Baby Sitter
A dance hall singer asks Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide the baby from her self-righteous, bigoted father.
Episode 22: Heller
After foiling a girl's attempt to rob the general store, Lucas finds that she and her brother are plotting the murder of their abusive stepfather.
Episode 11: The Legacy
Lucas tries to do a good deed for the old town drunk but it backfires when the drunk's son believes he inherited Lucas' ranch.
Episode 23: The Grasshopper
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