#The rifleman

[citizenscreen]

Ida Lupino directing Chuck Connors in “The Rifleman” 1961 episode, “Assault.”

[glennk56]

David Leland

David Leland was a minor character actor who only appeared in 17 productions, almost all TV Shows, almost all were westerns and almost all in 1958 & 1959. I thought he was sexy and got plenty of close-ups in the few shows I saw him in. Anyway I think he was purty.

The following stills are from Have Gun Will Travel, Wagon Train and The Rifleman.

If you google him you will find a TV Guide on EBay that had an article about him. You can read enough to see that he lost weight in 1960, which evidently killed his career.

[oldshowbiz]

Chuck Connors and the Unknown Comic were neighbors in Tehachapi, California.

[foxtrotsigma]

Unfortunately you must choose a bullpup.

[rifelman]

bro loses the marshal job and literally INSTANTLY goes back to being a total drunkard. its genuinely impressive

[radiowarp]

i really like the look of this crooked marshal character from the Rifleman episode The Wrong Man

i lost motivation to try to color it but i think it looks cool as lineart

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[grandmastv]

The Rifleman season 1

hugs and/or sweet moments requested by anonymous

[theyellowapron]

on the love mark has for his pa

i am the messenger by markus zusak // the rifleman, “end of a young gun” // alpha by rachel vincent // the rifleman, “long trek” // vanishing acts by jodi picoult // the rifleman, “the deadly wait” // giovanni’s room by james baldwin // the rifleman, “the vision” // m*a*s*h, “sons and bowlers” (x) // “my father’s house” by bruce springsteen // the rifleman, “the journey back” // m*a*s*h, “sons and bowlers” (x) // the rifleman, “the deserter” //  the pain scale by eula bliss // the rifleman, “seven” // “catastrophize” by noah kahan // m*a*s*h, “hawk’s nightmare” (x) // manon lescaut by prevost abbe // the rifleman, “the spoiler” // “leader of the band” by dan fogelberg

thoughts/headcanons below:

admittedly some of these quotes are taken out of context, but i thought they all represented the unconditional adoration mark has for lucas.

even knowing that lucas is only human- and i think mark realized this quite young, given how the series hints at the depression lucas had following margaret’s passing- and eventually coming to see his flaws and mistakes, his regard and worship for his father never falters. i think a part of mark wishes he still had that naive understanding that his father is invincible, but i think he loves him more knowing that he’s fallible, and i think the idea of being able to protect his pa pleases him as well, too, although lucas probably wouldn’t want mark to feel that way or have such a responsibility.

despite this father-son love being one of the central themes and the core of the show, the characters only voice their love a few times; but that’s because every single thing they do and choice they make is a declaration of love, just of a different kind.

also sorry that some of the images are blurry! hopefully the alt descriptions clear up any confusion. also let me know if the alts should be more detailed

[gh0stch3rri3]

We need to talk about Lucas as an icon with all that tension he has with almost every man who is introduced for a single episode. All this talk about “back in the nations with so and so” paired with the acting choices, sometimes i wonder who was making the real directing choices.

[leo-leon-leonar-leonardo]

If i had a nickel for everytime—

Well, two nickels then... Wonder what could be Mark's alternative digievolution.

[citizenscreen]

“The Rifleman” 1962 Dell Comic (#11) with Chuck Connors and Johnny Crawford

[theaskew]

[freetheshit-outofyou]

This rapid fire mechanism was designed originally just to keep Chucks finger from getting punctured by the trigger as he fired and cocked the rifle very fast. The role demanded that. To have a rifle modified in this way certainly presents a safety hazard since the gun will fire in a semiautomatic fashion as the lever is cocked if the screw is turned in to initiate the trigger. The Rifleman cocked the rifle in two unique fashions. He spin cocked it and swing cocked it. These two cocking methods enabled Chuck to cock the rifle using only one hand. The weapon that made the Rifleman a television legend was an 1892 .44-40 Winchester carbine. The gun itself was specially modified with a large loop and metal tab to turn his rifle into a rapid-firing machine. The modification was made giving Connors the ability to spin and cock the rifle in a dramatic fashion. The trigger guard was retooled with a screw to trip the trigger every time the lever was closed. The gun became an icon for Connors, and today is one of the most recognizable guns in the world. Source

[oldshowbiz]

[foxtrotsigma]

I think I'm in love 😍

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[rifelman]

freaky ass writers