Episode
The Rifleman: The Hero
Overview
After a young stablehand kills a notorious gunslinger, he is baffled by the hostility of the townspeople about giving him the reward.
Details
- Series
- The Rifleman
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 19
- Air date
- 1960-02-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Hero is Episode 19 in Season 2 of The Rifleman. It aired on 1960-02-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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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.
Episode 20: The Horse Traders
When a horse dealer transporting a prize stallion stops in North Fork, two saddle tramps try to use trickery to obtain it.
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Episode 17: A Case of Identity
Mark finds himself in grave danger when two unscrupulous detectives searching for a man's long-lost son claim that it is Mark.
Episode 21: The Spoiler
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Episode 16: Mail Order Groom
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Episode 22: Heller
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Episode 15: Day of the Hunter
A famous buffalo hunter tries to goad Lucas into a shooting match.
Episode 23: The Grasshopper
A condemned killer being transported by train murders a marshal and takes Mark hostage.
Episode 14: Surveyors
Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about overhearing a plot to rob the bank.
Episode 24: A Time for Singing
Mark discovers that the new preacher and his wife are impostors planning a robbery.
Episode 13: The Coward
Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss.
Episode 25: The Deserter
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