♫ "The Rifleman" ~ ending theme
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The Rifleman ―The Second Season
41. The Patsy…..A group of outlaws devise a plan to get rid of Lucas so they can take over the town of North Fork. Whit Bissell - John Anderson - Steve Marlo - Don Grady - Dennis Cross (9/29/59) Writer: Harry Kronman ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

42. Bloodlines…..A father seeks to break his two sons out of jail, and seek revenge for the third. Denver Pyle - Warren Oates - Christopher Dark - Buddy Hackett - John Durren - Rhys Williams - Bill Quinn (10/6/59) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Arthur Hiller

 

43. The Blowout…..An ailing gunfighter goes down in a fire of glory in North Fork. John Dehner - Hugh Sanders - Howard Ledig - John Milford - Bill Quinn - Glenn Strange - George Brenlin - James Parnell (10/13/59) Writer: Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: James Neilson

 

44. Obituary…..Lucas becomes the target of a gunslinger because of a newspaper article about his prowess with a gun. Alexander Scourby - Joanna Moore - Brian D. Hutton - Chris Alcaide - Steve Darnell - Ian Murray (10/20/59) Writers: Teddi Sherman & Ward Wood ~ Director: Don Medford

 

45. Tension…..Lucas tries to protect a widow from learning about her husband's criminal past. Harry Dean Stanton - Robert H. Harris - Gregory Walcott - Jack Elam - Sydna Scott - Jeff Connors - Ted Stanhope (10/27/59) Writer: David Lang ~ Director: Ted Post

 

46. Eddie's Daughter…..When two outlaws threaten Lil Halstead’s life, Lucas decides to figure out the reasons behind the threats. Gloria DeHaven - John Harmon - Bill Quinn - Peter Whitney - Ray Teal - Jeff Daley - Kathleen Mulqueen (11/3/59) Writer: William F. Leicester ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

47. Panic…..Brett Conway, a town character, learns that a sick couple in North Fork area is suffering from yellow fever. Knowing that Lucas found the couple, Conway threatens to inform the townspeople unless Lucas pays him off.  Enid Janes/Jaynes - Dabbs Greer - Bill Joyce - Fay Roope - Bill Quinn - Hope Summers - Charles Watts - Lynn Cartier (11/10/59) Writer: Albert Aley ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

48. Ordeal…..Lucas and his Mark are crossing a dessert when their wagon breaks down. Hank Stohl (11/17/59) Writer: Palmer Thompson ~ Director: Paul Landres

 

49. Spiked Rifle…..Mark is kidnapped as he and his father try to protect banker Hamilton’s gold. Harlan Warde - Richard Devon - Jack Lambert - Baynes Barron - Virginia Christine - Glenn Strange - Charles Conrad - Fay Roope - John Harmon (11/24/59) Writer: Palmer Thompson ~ Director: John English

 

50. Letter of the Law....Lucas makes a life-to-death decision when Micah is held hostage and the kidnappers demand the release of a notorious outlaw. Rhys Williams - Vic Morrow - Milton Parsons - Ken Lynch - Michael Fox - Paul Carr - John Goddard - Harlan Warde (12/1/59) Writers: Judy & George W. George ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

51. Legacy…..Lucas tries to do a good deed for the town but it backfires when the drunk’s son believes he inherited the McCain ranch. James Franciscus - James Barton - Jack Grinnage - Paul Jasmin - Denver Pyle - Fay Roope - Bill Quinn - Robert Bice - Donald Elson - Lillian Bronson (12/8/59) Writer: Edmund Morris ~ Director: Bernard L. Kowalski

 

52. The Baby Sitter♫…..A dance hall singer ask Lucas to care for her daughter in an effort to hide a baby from her bigoted father. Phyllis Avery - John Dehner - Lillian Bronson - Henry Rowland - John Harmon - Bill Quinn - Robert Anacher  (12/15/59) Writers: Sam Peckinpah & Jack Curtis ~ Director: Sam Peckinpah

 

53. The Coward…..Lucas becomes involved in a battle between an aspiring writer and a cocky, bragging trail boss. Carleton Carpenter - Steve Rowland - John Milford - Robert Bice - Don Elson - Bill Quinn  (12/22/59) Writers: Philip Saltzman & Clair Huffaker ~ Director: James Neilson

 

54. Surveyors…..Mark runs away from home after his father questions his story about over hearing a plot to rob the bank. Mike Kellin - Lin McCarthy - Ted Otis - Harlan Warde (12/29/59) Writers: Dale & Katherine Albert Eunson   
 Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

55. Day of the Hunter…..When Lucas refuses a shooting competition with a wandering buffalo hunter; he becomes the new target for the hunter. John Anderson - Dick Elliott (1/5/60) Writer: John Dunkel  ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

56. Mail Order Groom…..Shortly after his arrival to marry Isabelle, John Jupiter is taunted and beaten. Peter Whitney - Alice Backes - John Anderson - Sandy Kenyon - Montie Montana (1/12/60) Writer: Gene Olson ~ Director: Arthur Hiller

 

57. A Case of Identity…..Mark finds himself in grave danger when unscrupulous detectives search for a man’s long lost son. Royal Dano - Herbert Rudley - Chris Alcaide - Jim Brenaman - Rhys Williams (1/19/60) Writers: Philip Saltzman & Luci Ward ~ Director: John Peyser

 

58. The Visitor…..Lucas is drawn to a young widow passing thru town on her way to claim her inheritance. Christine White - Michael Pate - June Vincent - John Harmon - Ralph Moody (1/26/60) ~ Writers: William F. Leicester, Chuck Connors & Wally Bennett ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

59. The Hero…..A young stable hand becomes upset when the town people won’t give him the reward money he deserves for killing a notorious gunman. Robert Culp - Frank Ferguson - Lynn Cartier - Dick Keene - Dennis Cross (2/2/60) Writer: Albert Aley ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

60. The Horse Traders…..Lucas and Mark try to help out a friend whose been cheated in a horse trading deal. James Kirkwood - John Milford - Clegg Hoyt - Chubby Johnson - Fern Barry (2/9/60) Writer: Jack Curtis ~ Director: William F. Claxton

 

61. The Spoiler…..An elderly couple moves to North Fork under an assumed name to hide the fact that they are the parents of a vicious killer. Malcolm Cassell - Ralph Moody - Skip Homeier - Chubby Johnson - Ellen Corby (2/16/60) Writer: Harry Kronman ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

62. Heller…..A brother and a sister plot the murder of an abusive father. Gigi Perreau - K. T. Stevens - Peter Whitney - Don Grady - Sid Gilman - Hope Summers (2/23/60) Writer: Christopher Knopf  ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

63. The Grasshopper…..Lucas and Mark are held at gunpoint on a train, but when a plague of grasshoppers forces the train to stop, the outlaw escapes and Lucas goes after him. Richard Devon - Arthur Hunnicutt - Stuart Randall - James Anderson - Arthur Space - Joe Bassett - Renny McEvoy - Joe Haworth (3/1/60) Writer:  Pat Fielder ~ Director: Lewis Allen

 

64. A Time for Singing…..The town is excited with the arrival of a new preacher, but Mark uncovers that the preacher is a fake and intends to rob the bank. Chris Alcaide - Robert Knapp - Patricia Barry - John Milford - Robert Osterloh - Hope Summers (3/8/60) Writer: Harry Kronman ~ Director: John Rich

 

65. The Deserter…..Lucas must save the life of a boy who has deserted the army and is scheduled for execution. Robert Haggerthy - Robert Cornthwaite - Harry Carey Jr. - Baynes Barron - Bill Quinn (3/15/60) Writer: Albert Aley ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

66. The Vision♫…..Young Mark contracts typhoid and Lucas is concerned because he doesn’t seem to care about getting better. Marion Seldes - Milton Parsons - Karl Swenson - Hope Summers - Natividad Vacio - Jeanne Wood - Dennis Cross - John Abbott (3/22/60) Writer: Cyril Hume ~ Director: Don Medford

 

67. Lariat…..Lucas’s friend comes to town to open a casino, but when a few cheaters get caught, Lucas must save Lariat from certain death. Richard Anderson - Steve Conte - Dayton Lummis - George Macready - James Flavin - Bill Quinn - Harlan Warde ( 3/29/60) Writer: Pat Fielder ~ Director: Don Medford

 

68. Smokescreen…..Lucas solves the murder of a young girl by using a half smoked cigar at the scene. Paul Carr - Jenifer Lea - Douglas Kennedy - Warner Jones - George N. Neise - William 'Billy' Benedict - Richard Alexander - Johnny Collier (4/5/60) Writer: Palmer Thompson ~ Director: Murray Golden

 

69. Shotgun Man…..Lucas receives threats from an ex-con with a grudge and engages in a gunfight. John Anderson - John Harmon - Bill Quinn - Jack Elam (4/12/60) Writer: Jack Curtis  - Paul Mazursky - Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

70. Sins of the Father…..A man and his son take refuge at the McCain ranch, but the father holds a secret as to why they are really on the run. Richard Evans - George Wallace - Eugene Martin - Kelton Garwood - Dick Wilson - Rhys Williams - Charles Tannen (4/19/60) Writers: Philip Saltzman & Lewis Meltzer ~ Director: Ted Post

 

71. The Prodigal…..Lucas and Mark are held prisoner in their own home when a bank robbing gun man decides to hide out at their ranch. Kevin Hagen - Josephine Hutchinson - Warren Oates - Rodolfo Hoyos Jr. - Rhys Williams - Lee Van Cleef - Hope Summers (4/26/60) Writer: Robert Sherman ~ Director: Donald McDougall

 

72. The Fourflushers…..Lucas and Mark help a neighbor win a horse race, protecting all that the neighbor owns from being gambled away. Whit Bissell - James Westerfield - K.T. Stevens -  Hope Summers (5/3/60) Writer: Thomas Thompson ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis

 

73. The Jailbird…..After hiring an ex-con to work on the ranch, Lucas becomes suspicious when there is a killing in the area. Dabbs Greer - Karl Swenson - Bill Quinn - Molly Dodd - Charles Briggs - Charles Tannen (5/10/60) Writer: Frederic Conrad ~ Director: Don Taylor

 

74. Meeting at Midnight.....Lucas helps an undercover federal agent infiltrate a gang of robbers. Claude Akins - Chris Alcaide - John Milford - Frank de Kova - Bill Quinn - Ian Murray (5/17/60)  Writers: Pat Fielder & Arthur Browne Jr. ~ Director: Don Medford

 

75. Nora…..Lucas finds himself involved in a murder when he gallantly steps to the aid of a beautiful woman.  Julie Adams - Murvyn Vye - Michael Fox - Michael Stefani - John Carpenter (5/24/60) Writers: David Victor & Herbert Little ~ Director: Ted Post

 

76. The Hangman…..An ex-convict is blamed for a brutal crime despite his claims of rehabilitation. Denver Pyle - Whit Bissell - Richard Deacon - Michael Fox - Ralph Moody - Betty Lou Gerson - Ian Murray - Amanda Ames (5/31/60) Writers: Teddi Sherman & Ward Wood ~ Director: Joseph H. Lewis