Episode
The Rifleman: The Assailants
Overview
An assassination plot unfolds as four gunmen disguised as cavalrymen enter North Fork. Their target: Sen. Jim Borden. Their weapon: a Gatling gun.
Details
- Series
- The Rifleman
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1962-11-12
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Assailants is Episode 7 in Season 5 of The Rifleman. It aired on 1962-11-12. The runtime is 30 min.
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