9 Season
249 Episode
The Virginian - Season 3 Episode 1 Ryker
With every hoofbeat, history is made.
A former law man and now hired gun, Emmett Ryker (Clu Gulager), heads to Medicine Bow at the request of Hagen (Leslie Nielsen). Hagen holds a mortgage on the ranch of Hale (Russ Conway), a friend of Judge Garth, and wants to run the rancher off the property. Being a man of some morals, Ryker refuses to become involved but when Hale is killed he is suspected of the crime. Ryker becomes friends with Trampas and agrees to help Hale's daughter Janet (Anne Helm) bring the guilty parties to justice
- Year: 1971
- Country: United States of America
- Genre: Western, Drama
- Studio: NBC
- Keyword: ranch, 19th century
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- Cast: Doug McClure, James Drury, Lee Majors, Sara Lane