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The Rifleman/The Sharpshooter
| The Sharpshooter | |
| Season 1, Episode 1 | |
| Airdate | September 30, 1958 |
| Production Number | 8438 |
| Written by | Sam Peckinpah |
| Directed by | Arnold Laven |
| Produced by | Jules V. Levy and Arthur Gardner |
| — N/A |
1x02 → Home Ranch |
| The Rifleman — Season One | |
The Sharpshooter is the first episode of the first season of The Rifleman.
Starring: Chuck Connors (Lucas McCain), Johnny Crawford (Mark McCain)
Special Guest Star: Dennis Hopper (Vernon Tippert)
Co-Starring: Leif Erickson (Jim Lewis)
and Sidney Blackmer (Judge Hanavan)
Additional Cast: Charles Arnt (Wes Tippert), R.G. Armstrong (Sheriff Fred Tomlinson), Mickey Simpson (Carl Lamprey), Kathleen Mulqueen (Nancy Hanavan), Virginia Aldridge (Waitress)
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Plot Overview
A rancher and his 10 year old son discover a ranch that they would like to make their home. Lucas had lost his wife four years before when his son was only 6, and since then they have been looking for a place to begin anew. As they ride into town to see about purchasing the ranch, they discover that a Turkey Shoot would take place the following day. Lucas enters, thinking that if he won, the $500.00 could help make the first payment on the ranch. But Big Jim Lewis has been running the town now for 5 years, and he doesn't want to see anyone take the $10,000.00 that is to be his if the young sharpshooter, Vernon, wins the match. Big Jim goes through great lengths to see that The Rifleman doesn't win the match by using the only threat that could work - threatening to kill his son.
Notes
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
This episode previously aired as an episode of Dick Powell's Zane Grey Theatre, entitled "The Sharpshooter". It re-aired as the first episode of The Rifleman, complete with the Rifleman opening and closing credits.
