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The Rifleman•Season 4•Episode 5

The Journey Back

8.2/10 · 148 votesOct 30, 196130 min

Ranked #9 of 32 in Season 4•+0.2 vs season avg

Mark goes to work for Will Temple, a badly scarred and very mysterious rancher.

Directed byJoseph H. Lewis

Written byHerman Groves

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Seasons5

Season 4 Episodes32

The Vaqueros

First Wages

Sheer Terror

The Stand-In

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The Journey Back

The Decision

Knight Errant

Honest Abe

The Long Goodbye

The Shattered Idol

Long Gun From Tucson

The High Country

A Friend in Need

Skull

The Princess

Gunfire still

Gunfire

The Quiet Fear

Sporting Chance still

Sporting Chance

A Young Man's Fancy still

A Young Man's Fancy

The Man from Salinas still

The Man from Salinas

Two Ounces of Tin still

Two Ounces of Tin

Deadly Image still

Deadly Image

The Debt still

The Debt

The Tinhorn

None So Blind

Jealous Man

Guilty Conscience

Day of Reckoning

The Day the Town Slept

Milly's Brother

Outlaw's Shoes

The Executioner

Cast3

Chuck Connors

Chuck Connors

Lucas McCain

Johnny Crawford

Johnny Crawford

Mark McCain

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

Micah Torrance

Crew2

Joseph H. Lewis

Joseph H. Lewis

Director

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Herman Groves

Writer

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Episode Summary

"The Journey Back" is episode 5 of The Rifleman season 4. It scored 8.2/10 from 148 votes, ranking #9 of 32 episodes this season (season average 8.0). Directed by Joseph H. Lewis and written by Herman Groves, it aired on October 30, 1961.

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