Still Blasting Away: Johnny Crawford Featured in Recent “True West” Article
Six decades ago this September 30, a Western series premiered, starring a ballplayer-turned-actor and a one-season Mouseketeer as father-and-son ranchers in New Mexico. Despite being a black-and-white drama, The Rifleman, distributed by the Peter Rodgers Organization, continues running on cable, Internet platforms and on DVD. Why does it endure?
“Six decades ago this September 30, a Western series premiered, starring a ballplayer-turned-actor and a one-season Mouseketeer as father-and-son ranchers in New Mexico. Despite being a black-and-white drama, The Rifleman, distributed by the Peter Rodgers Organization, continues running on cable, Internet platforms and on DVD. Why does it endure?”
Read Henry C. Parke’s full article, “Still Blasting Away: The Rifleman Turns 60 Years Old” in the October edition of True West, the magazine that delivers the history of the American frontier. Want True West delivered to your door? Click here to subscribe.
And stay tuned for information about Bill Tilghman & the Outlaws, where Johnny Crawford plays famed Western actor William S. Hart.
