Episode
The Rifleman: Strange Town
Overview
Lucas tracks an escaped prisoner to a town that turns out to be run by the gunman's brother, notorious for shooting people in the back.
Details
- Series
- The Rifleman
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1960-10-25
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Strange Town is Episode 5 in Season 3 of The Rifleman. It aired on 1960-10-25. The runtime is 30 min.
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When Mark finds gold on their property, a fast-talking salesman who tried to sell Lucas a new lightning rod offers instead to buy the ranch's mineral rights.
Episode 6: Baranca
When an outlaw leader lures Marshal Torrance out of town, Lucas is the only one who can stop him from lynching a local man who killed one of the members of his gang.
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Episode 3: Seven
Seven condemned murderers escape and take over the town of North Fork.
Episode 7: The Martinet
A former army captain comes to North Fork to kill the man who shot down his son in a gunfight - Lucas McCain.
Episode 2: Woman From Hog Ridge
Lucas shoots a horse thief who turns out to be a member of the Boyle clan, and now Ma Boyle is after him.
Episode 8: Miss Milly
A new store owner upsets the town by demanding that all credit accounts be paid off.
Episode 1: Trail of Hate
Lucas is out for vengeance when Mark is used as a pawn in a bank robbery scheme.
Episode 9: Dead Cold Cash
The widow of a bandit killed by Lucas plots a grotesque revenge.
Episode 10: The Schoolmaster
Mark and his friend become trapped in an old mine.
Episode 11: The Promoter
A con man and his fast-gun friend come to North Fork. Lucas enters a target shooting contest.
Episode 12: The Illustrator
Lucas encourages a drunken artist charged with murder to use his talents to identify the true killer.
Episode 13: The Silent Knife
Lucas and Mark try to persuade a persecuted young mute to return stolen money.