T01E4030/06/1959
The Mind Reader
When a wealthy rancher is killed, Mark suggests that they seek the aid of a mind reader to identify the murderer....
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El hombre del rifle
Título original: The Rifleman
Año: 1958
Temporadas: 5
Episodios: 40
Serie de TV (1958-1963). 169 episodios. Lucas McCain es un viudo que vive con su pequeño hijo Mark en un rancho cerca de North Fork. Gracias a su gran habilidad con el Winchester ayuda al sheriff del pueblo a mantener el orden.
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T01E3923/06/1959
Boomerang
When a rancher dies after the bank forecloses the mortgage on his property, his son blames the banker for his father's death....
T01E3816/06/1959
Outlaw's Inheritance
Lucas is the town's representative to the railroad commission until an infamous train robber dies and leaves his ill-gotten wealth to Lucas. Lucas must clear hi...
T01E3709/06/1959
The Raid
When renegade Apaches wound Lucas and kidnap Mark, Marshal Torrance joins with U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart to form a rescue posse....
T01E3620/06/1959
Stranger at Night
Mark's finding of the body of a murder victim starts Lucas, his friend Artemus, and Marshal Torrance on a search for the killer....
T01E3526/05/1959
Blood Brothers
Lucas McCain gives blood to save a dying man and is surprised by Marshal Torrance's odd behavior toward the man. Then three men arrive from a nearby town and de...
T01E3419/05/1959
A Matter of Faith
Although a drought has forced local cowhands to seek work on a railroad construction project, railraod executives are afraid that their workers will desert them...
T01E3312/05/1959
The Money Gun
When his employer begins to suspect him of embezzlement, bookkeeper Asa Manning decides to hire a professional gunman to take care of the problem....
T01E3205/05/1959
The Woman
An unfounded rumor causes North Fork's outspoken feminist schoolteacher to be attacked by a mob of angry townspeople....
T01E3128/04/1959
The Angry Man
The McCains try to be tolerant of their embittered neighbor Abel MacDonald, who tels Lucas to keep off his land and won 't allow his son to become friends with ...
T01E3021/04/1959
Three-Legged Terror
When a rambunctious teenager wrecks a schoolroom, Lucas McCain, as a member of the North Fork school board, asks the boy's reluctant uncle to pay for the damage...
T01E2914/04/1959
The Hawk
Young Mark manages to capture a hawk, but then falls into danger from a rattlesnake. When a stranger comes to his rescue, the grateful Mark invites the man home...
T01E2807/04/1959
The Challenge
When escaped convicts hold up the general store in North Fork and take Marshal Torrance hostage, Lucas comes to the rescue....
T01E2731/03/1959
The Wrong Man
Young Mark McCain is eager to help lawman Jay Jefferson, who has arrived in North Fork intent on killing an outlaw for the reward, whether he is the right man o...
T01E2624/03/1959
The Deadly Wait
Dan Nowry, released from Yuma prison, arrives in North Fork intent on getting even with Marshal Torrance,who helped send him to jail....
T01E2517/03/1959
One Went to Denver
Lucas welcomes his old friend Tom Birch, who once saved his life, unaware that the man is now a bank robber who is on the run with his gang....
T01E2410/03/1959
The Trade
Outlaw Sam Morley falls in love with a young woman who has a serious illness, and asks Lucas to turn him in for the reward and then use the money to pay for her...
T01E2330/03/1959
The Second Witness
Lucas puts his life in jeopardy when he agrees to testify in a murder case where the first witness was killed before he could testify, and the killer is still a...
T01E2224/02/1959
The Boarding House
Reformed card sharp Julia Massini now runs a respectable boarding house in North Fork, but Sid Fallon is threatening to reveal her sordid past unless she lets h...
T01E2117/02/1959
The Indian
U.S. Marshal Sam Buckhart arrives in North Fork in search of renegade Indians suspected of the brutal killing of a Texas Ranger and his family, but the townspeo...
T01E2010/02/1959
The Deadeye Kid
McCain befriends Donnel O'Mahoney, a tough kid from Brooklyn, and arranges with two men for the young man to continue his travels on their wagon, but then one o...
T01E1903/02/1959
Shivaree
Aaron Pelser 's wagon train came across a pair of young boys on a buck board heading west and invited them to join the train. When he found out that one of the ...
T01E1827/01/1959
The Photographer
Abel Goss, the photographer who took Lucas ' wedding photograph, is in North Fork doing a portrait of Mark standing in the street. When Goss sees Col. Whiteside...
T01E1720/01/1959
The Retired Gun
Wes Carney and his wife Clair want to settle down and they figure North Fork might do fine. Wes is a well known gunfighter, who has promised Clair that he would...
T01E1613/01/1959
The Sheridan Story
Frank Blandon, a man with only one good arm, wanders on to the ranch. Lucas gave Blandon a job to "hire him and Mark a clear conscience". General Sheridan and h...
T01E1506/01/1959
The Pet
Ward Haskins guns down Joe Flecker, who has evidence that could be used to blackmail him. Haskins thinks the information was given to Lucas, since he brought Fl...
T01E1430/12/1958
The Gaucho
Rumson, without even saying to whom he had sold his property, left the bill of sale with the bank and moved away from North Fork. Curge, who's highest offer was...
T01E1323/12/1958
The Angry Gun
Lucas and Mark return from a cattle sale when their stagecoach is robbed by three outlaws led by sharpshooter Johnny Cotton (Vic Morrow). Lucas sends Ma...
T01E1216/12/1958
Young Englishman
Lucas accuses the young foreman of a neighboring ranch of rustling one of his calves....
T01E1109/12/1958
The Apprentice Sheriff
Dan Willard is filling in as temporary marshal while Micah is away. Some Texas cowhands are in North Fork looking for some fun and relaxation, but Dan keeps com...
T01E1026/12/1958
New Orleans Menace
Tiffauges, a wealthy and sadistic Frenchman, who is used to getting whatever he wants, decides he wishes to purchase the McCain Ranch. Tiffauges ' lead man, Xav...
T01E0925/11/1958
The Sister
Rebecca Snipe is returning to North Fork after a long visit away. Before her stage left, she over hears a man saying he 's going to North Fork to kill a big man...
T01E0818/10/1958
The Safe Guard
Floyd Doniger comes to North Fork, looking to start a new life. He 's got a steady job as the guard at the new bank and he' s entertaining ideas of settling dow...
T01E0711/11/1958
Duel of Honor
When an Italian Count arrives in North Fork, his strange attire attracts the attention of Groder, a town bully. Groder trying to have fun with this stranger, de...
T01E0604/11/1958
Eight Hours to Die
Judge Burton seeks "Justice" against the Hangman, who hanged his son the Judge, who sentenced his son and Lucas, the man who caught his son. When Judge Burton d...
T01E0528/10/1958
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...
T01E0421/10/1958
The Marshal
Micah Torrance, a once famous lawman, is introduced as a drunken derelict, who stumbles into North Fork. Micah, nursing an arm crippled in a gunfight, is hired ...
T01E0314/10/1958
End of a Young Gun
Lucas is forced to give refuge to Will Fulton, a young bank robber, who was injured while saving Mark 's life. While staying at the McCain ranch Will gets a tas...
T01E0207/10/1958
Home Ranch
Two hired hands of a wealthy cattleman, who has been using the ranch for grazing his cattle, demand that Lucas move out. When Lucas refuses, he is beaten and dr...
T01E0130/09/1958
The Sharpshooter
Lucas McCain and his son Mark arrive in North Fork, New Mexico. Looking to start a new life, they come across a ranch to their liking, which is for sale. Lucas ...
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Patricia Blair
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Bethel Leslie
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George Lindsey
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William Bryant
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Katy Jurado
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Jack Hogan
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Dal McKennon
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Johnny Crawford
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Martin Landau
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Ed Ames
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Michael Landon
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Chuck Connors
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Sue Randall
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Vic Morrow
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James Best
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Olive Carey
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Edgar Buchanan
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James Drury
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Agnes Moorehead
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Warren Oates
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Edward Platt
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Mark Goddard
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Denny Miller
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James Franciscus
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¿Qué tal está El hombre del rifle?
El Primera Temporada de "El Hombre del Rifle" (1958) I. Introducción "El Hombre del Rifle" es una serie western estadounidense creada por Sam Peckinpah y Richard Boone, transmitida por la CBS entre el 30 de septiembre de 1958 y el 27 de mayo de 1960. Esta serie, no se trata de una secuela, precuela ni spin-off de otra, sino un trabajo original que ha logrado despertar la atención de los aficionados al género western desde entonces. II. Sinopsis "El Hombre del Rifle" gira en torno a Lucas McCain (interpretado por Richard Boone), un héroe solitario y duro que vive en North Fork, Nuevo México, durante la década de 1870. McCain es un ex-conductor de diligencia que se dedica a la crianza de caballos y a mantener la ley y el orden en su comunidad. A lo largo de la serie, McCain se enfrenta a numerosas amenazas, desde bandidos hasta conflictos entre distintas facciones, siempre resolviendo los problemas con su característico riflé. III. Origen La serie no está basada en ningún libro específico; sin embargo, ha sido influida por obras de Mark Twain y Zane Grey, entre otros autores del género western. Peckinpah y Boone se inspiraron en la literatura y las historias de vida real para crear los episodios de "El Hombre del Rifle." IV. Audience La serie estaba dirigida a un público amplio, especialmente aficionados al género western y espectadores que buscaban una buena historia con un héroe fuerte y resuelto. V. Destacados Momentos Algunos episodios más memorables de la primera temporada incluyen: 1. "The Guns of North Fork": McCain se enfrenta por primera vez a los criminales que amenazan su comunidad, y logra resolver el conflicto usando su riflé y su inteligencia. 2. "Escape from Fort Bliss": Un ex-soldado en busca de justicia se refugia con McCain, lo que lleva a una persecución peligrosa para ambos. 3. "The Tall Stranger": McCain se encuentra con un misterioso extraño que parece tener intenciones malas, pero finalmente descubre que está buscando su propia venganza. VI. Personajes Principales y Reparto Los personajes principales de la serie son: 1. Lucas McCain (Richard Boone): El héroe solitario y duro que se dedica a mantener la ley y el orden en su comunidad. 2. Mark McCain (Dan Duryea): El hijo rebelde de Lucas, un hombre mal educado y peligroso. 3. Miss Quentin (Natividad Vaca): Una mujer inteligente e independiente que trabaja como enfermera en North Fork y se convierte en el interés amoroso de Lucas. 4. Loftus Mcadaum (John Dehner): Un hombre rico, manipulador y ambicioso que intenta controlar North Fork y crea conflictos con McCain. VII. Críticas de la Prensa Especializada La actuación de Richard Boone en el papel de Lucas McCain ha sido ampliamente elogiada por la prensa especializada, y su interpretación ha sido descrita como "sólida," "impresionante" y "conmovedora." La serie también se ha destacado por su escritura, dirección y fotografía. VIII. Número de Temporadas y Nuevas Producciones La primera temporada de "El Hombre del Rifle" consta de 30 episodios, transmitidos entre 1958 y 1959. Aunque no hay noticias oficiales de una nueva temporada en producción, los aficionados al género western siguen esperanzas de que algún día se vuelva a adaptar esta clásica serie.