''Man Without a Gun'' is an American

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produced by

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and presented on the

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and in

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in the

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from 1957 to 1959. Set in the town of Yellowstone near

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in the then

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during the 1870s, the program starred Rex Reason as

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editor Adam MacLean, who brought miscreants to justice without the use of violence or gunplay but through his ''Yellowstone Sentinel''. The co-star was

Mort Mills Mort Mills (born Mortimer Morris Kaplan; January 11, 1919 – June 6, 1993) was an American film and television actor who had roles in over 150 movies and television episodes. He was often the town lawman or the local bad guy in many popular w ...

, as

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Frank Tallman, who intervened when the "pen" proved not to be "mightier than the sword". Harry Harvey, Sr., was cast in twenty-one episodes as Yellowstone Mayor George Dixon. The program is considered to have been unique because it showcased MacLean's moral ethics and

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to bring

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s to justice. The show was also used as a schoolroom to teach the youngsters of the 1950s about decency and the differences between right and wrong.

Guest stars

Chris Alcaide John Thomas Berger (October 22, 1923 – June 30, 2004) was an American film and television actor. He mostly appeared on western television shows including, ''Gunsmoke'', ''Bonanza'', '' Rawhide'', '' Wanted: Dead or Alive'', ''Trackdown'', ...

- as Johnny Kansas in two episodes ("Teen-Age Idol", "The Hero") * John Anderson ("Eye Witness") * Whit Bissell - as Mark Ryan in the "Aftermath" episode *

Lloyd Corrigan Lloyd Corrigan (October 16, 1900 – November 5, 1969) was an American film and television actor, producer, screenwriter, and director who began working in films in the 1920s. The son of actress Lillian Elliott, Corrigan directed films, usually ...

Dennis Cross Dennis Cross (December 17, 1924 – April 6, 1991) was an American film and television actor. He was known for playing the role of Commander Arthur "Tex" Richards in the American syndicated television series '' The Blue Angels''. Life and car ...

- as Cheotah in the "Indian Fury" episode * John Doucette - as Dan Kester in "The Fugitive" episode * James Drury - as Cort Hamish in the "Aftermath" episode * Stanley Fafara - as Boy in the "Eye Witness" episode *Stanley Farrar - as Auges in two episodes ("Guilty", "Eye Witness") * Bruce Gordon - as Wolf Manson in the "Headline" episode * Don Gordon ("Jailbreak") * Dabbs Greer - as Ben McLaren in the "Hangtree Inn" episode *

Ron Hagerthy Ronald F. Hagerthy (born March 9, 1932) is an American actor on television and in films. Early years Hagerthy was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota, but moved to Glendale, California, before he started school. He attended Glendale City College and ...

- as Tod Wilburn in the "Witness to Terror" episode *

Myron Healey Myron Daniel Healey (June 8, 1923 – December 21, 2005) was an American actor. He began his career in Hollywood, California during the early 1940s and eventually made hundreds of appearances in movies and on television during a career spa ...

- as Yank Sullivan in the "Decoy" episode *

Diane Jergens Diane Jergens (born Dianne Irgens; March 31, 1935 – October 9, 2018) was an American film and television actress. Early years Jergens was the daughter of Norman C. Irgens, an alderman in Minneapolis, and his wife. In 1944, at age 8, she au ...

- as Ellen in the "Night of Violence" episode *

Robert Karnes Robert Anthony Karnes (June 19, 1917 – December 4, 1979) was an American film, stage and television actor. Life and career Karnes was born in Kentucky. He served in World War II, where he had interest into acting and going to Hollywood, Cal ...

- as Jonas in the "Invisible Enemy" episode *

Dayton Lummis Dayton Lummis (August 8, 1903 – March 23, 1988) was an American film, television and theatre actor. He was perhaps best known for playing the role of General Douglas MacArthur in the 1955 film ''The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell''. Lummis d ...

- as Fred Hawkins in "The Fugitive" episode *

Carole Mathews Carole Mathews (born Jean Deifel, also credited as Jeanne Francis; September 13, 1920 – November 6, 2014) was an American film and television actress. Early years Born in Montgomery, Illinois, near Chicago, Mathews lived with her grandmoth ...

- as Rose in the "Lady from Laramie" episode * Doug McClure - as Albert (or Ollie) Ketchum in "The Kidder" episode *

Patrick McVey Patrick McVey (March 17, 1910 – July 6, 1973) was an American actor who starred in three television series between 1950 and 1961: ''Big Town'', '' Boots and Saddles'', and '' Manhunt''. Early life McVey was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Hi ...

- as Forester in the "Special Edition" episode *

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- as Troy in the "Decoy" episode *

Dorothy Provine Dorothy Michelle Provine (January 20, 1935 – April 25, 2010) was an American singer, dancer and actress. Born in 1935 in Deadwood, South Dakota, she grew up in Seattle, Washington, and was hired in 1958 by Warner Bros., after which she firs ...

- as Lucy in the "Man Missing" episode *

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("Shadow of a Gun") *

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("Devil's Acre") *

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- as Hamish Sr. in the "Aftermath" episode *

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- as Henry Holbrook in the "Daughter of the Dragon" episode *

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("The Day The West Went Wild") *Marie Tsien - as Chi Ying in the "Daughter of the Dragon" episode *

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- as Hackett in the "Buried Treasure" episode *

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- as Ho Wang in the "Daughter of the Dragon" episode After ''Man Without a Gun'', Rex Reason was again cast as a reporter, Scott Norris, on ABC's

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, ''

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'', with co-stars Dorothy Provine (who had guest-starred on ''Man Without a Gun''),

John Dehner John Dehner (DAY-ner) (born John Dehner Forkum, also credited Dehner Forkum; November 23, 1915February 4, 1992) was an American stage, radio, film, and television actor. From the late 1930s to the late 1980s, he amassed a long list of performan ...

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, and

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. Mort Mills later appeared as a semi-regular on

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's most successful western, ''

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''.

Episodes

Season 1 (1957-1958)

Season 2 (1959)

References

External links

*
Classic TV Archive episode listing
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