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The Rifleman/The Marshal
| The Marshal | |
| Season 1, Episode 4 | |
| Airdate | October 21, 1958 |
| Production Number | 6211 |
| Teleplay by | Sam Peckinpah |
| Story by | Jack Gariss and Sam Peckinpah |
| Directed by | Sam Peckinpah |
| Produced by | Jules V. Levy and Arthur Gardner |
| ← 1x03 End of a Young Gun |
1x05 → The Brother-in-Law |
| The Rifleman — Season One | |
The Marshal is the fourth episode of the first season of The Rifleman.
Starring: Chuck Connors (Lucas McCain), Johnny Crawford (Mark McCain)
Additional Cast: Paul Fix (Marshal Micah Torrance), James Drury (Lloyd Carpenter), R.G. Armstrong (Sheriff Fred Tomlinson), Robert Wilke (Flory Sheltin), Warren Oates (Andrew Sheltin), Abby Dalton (Nancy Moore), Bill Quinn (Sweeney)
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Plot Overview
In North Fork, Lucas McCain meets Micah Torrence, now a drunk but at one time considered one of the ablest lawmen in the territory. He admits he lost his nerve and it led him to a life of drink. Lucas offers him a job as a ranch hand and uses a tough-love approach to get him to sober up. The Shelton brother ride into town looking to get even with Micah who jailed them 10 years before. Lucas is lured into a trap but it's Micah who comes to his rescued.
