"The Rifleman" The Blowout (TV Episode 1959) Poster

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8/10
The more I see John Dehner - the more respect for the actor.
kfo949427 October 2015
Micah has left a local, Ben, in charge of the town when he had to transport a prisoner to a nearby city. Little did Micah know that a famous gunfighter, Al Walker (John Dehner), was riding into North Fork with a mission. Al Walker has basically takes over the saloon and pays for all the cowpokes to drink as he plans the mission of his lifetime.

Lucas and Mark arrive on the stage from a short trip only to find that North Fork saloon has become a hot-bed of lawlessness. And with the temporary Marshall afraid to act, Lucas will take it upon himself to have a talk with the famous Al Walker.

It seems that Walker is suffering from a sickness and does not plan on living much longer. He has come to the town of North Fork so that he can die from 'natural causes'. But when three of the Porter boys come riding into town to kill Walker, his hope for a natural cause death may be in jeopardy.

A fine western story that was entertaining the entire half hour. Cannot say that there was anything surprising in the story yet it still made for an interesting watch. John Dehner was again excellent as the criminal seeking some kind of asylum from his past life and Lucas helping by giving him the benefit of the doubt. A nice story with nice acting.
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8/10
Death and a gunfighter
gordonl5618 August 2013
Warning: Spoilers
THE RIFLEMAN – The Blowout – 1959

In this episode big time gunfighter John Dehner hits town of North Fork. He has a bag full of cash and starts buying drinks for all. Soon afterwards, three outlaw brothers, Howard Ledig, John Milford and George Brenlin also hit town. They are less than amused with the aforementioned Dehner.

It seems the brothers had robbed a bank with a fourth brother sometime before. The fourth brother had had the bad luck to run into Dehner during the getaway. Dehner had dispatched him and taken the cash. The three are now here to reclaim said cash.

Dehner is calmly sitting in the saloon sipping whiskey. He knows the three are here to kill him and he does not care. He has cancer and knows he has only weeks at most to live. He hopes to get a clean death in a shootout over a slow painful one.

The Rifleman, Chuck Connors, gets involved because the town Sheriff, Paul Fix, is out of town. Connors is forced to step up when the three outlaw brothers try to burn down the town in their attempt to retrieve their ill-gotten gains from Dehner.

Guns blaze with the three outlaws succumbing to a severe lead overdose while Dehner gets his wish of quick death.

Quick no nonsense duster with plenty of violence.
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