The Sharpshooter

"The Sharpshooter" is the first episode of The Rifleman Season One. Directed by Arnold Lavin and written by Sam Peckinpah, it aired on September 30, 1958.

Plot
Lucas McCain and his son, Mark, arrive in North Fork, New Mexico. Looking to start a new life, they come across a ranch that is to their liking, which is for sale. Lucas enters a Turkey Shoot in hopes of winning the down payment for the ranch.

Main

 * Chuck Connors as Lucas McCain
 * Johnny Crawford as Mark McCain

Guest

 * Dennis Hopper as Vernon Tippert
 * Leif Erickson as Jim Lewis
 * Sidney Blackmer as Judge Hanavan
 * Charles Arnt as Wes Tippert
 * R.G. Armstrong as Sheriff Tomlinson
 * Mickey Simpson as Carl Lamprey
 * Kathleen Mulqueen as Nancy Hanavan
 * Virginia Aldridge as waitress