The Rifleman - Season 1 - Eps 5: The Brother-in-Law
Mark's uncle, Johnny Gibb, a big time rodeo rider, comes to visit. While Mark idolizes his uncle, Lucas discovers that Johnny is on the run from the law for an Express Office Robbery. Stacy has a bronco named Lucifer, that nobody's been able to ride for 15 seconds. Alvah, wanting to humble the almighty Mr. Stacy, asks Johnny if he'd ride Lucifer, so that he and the townsfolk could bet that Johnny would ride Lucifer for 30 seconds. Johnny agrees and then makes a deal with Stacy to throw the ride for $500.00. After spending time with Mark, Johnny decides to give the ride his best and then turn himself in to Marshal Torrance.
About The Rifleman
Title: The Rifleman
First Air Date: 1958-09-30
Last Air Date: 1963-04-08
Status: Ended
Rating: 7/10 (from 46 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 5
Total Episodes: 168
Network: ABC
Genres: Action & Adventure, Western, Family
Production Companies: Four Stars Productions
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Chuck Connors
Lucas McCain
Johnny Crawford
Mark McCain
Paul Fix
Micah Torrance
