#The rifleman

[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.

[citizenscreen]

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

[olivepopsicle]

btw non-toxic masculinity is not a new concept. Y’all ever seen the Rifleman? Single dad in the Wild West, raising his son to be a good man who respects women, respects all people and treats everyone like a person, and to always do the right thing even if it’s hard. Like- this show is in black and white. This is not a new concept. “Oh it was the attitude of the time” no excuse. be like Lucas McCain or perish

[oldshowbiz]

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

[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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[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

[truckman816]

Chuck Connors

[grandmastv]

The Rifleman season 1

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[foxtrotsigma]

Unfortunately you must choose a bullpup.

[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]

Johnny Crawford (March 26, 1946 – April 29, 2021)

[theaskew]

[oldshowbiz]

[rifelman]

freaky ass writers