"The Loner" (1965) TV series 1965-1966

Creator:

Rod Serling

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

18 September 1965 (USA)

Genre:

Western

Plot:

A wandering ex-soldier encounters various problems where ever he visits in his travels.

Plot Keywords:

Existential

Cast

Lloyd Bridges

...

William Colton (26 episodes, 1965-1966)

Runtime:

30 min | 30 min (26 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

Colton's horse was either Rex or Montrose Sea.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "American Masters: Rod Serling: Submitted for Your Approval" (1995)

An outstanding Rod Serling Western

Amazing how few people know of this TV series, and I was addicted to it as a teen in the 60s. Lloyd Bridges played a veteran of the Civil War, and the episodes were poignant because he never found peace even when helping people. And no, it wasn't like Chuck Connors in Branded - the stories were much more thoughtful and less physical. Rod Serling wrote the scripts, which I remember as being top notch and, in usual Serling style, thought provoking. What I particularly remember is the beautiful intro theme to the series - to this day, I can hear it and would love to own it. I've watched some of the episodes at the Museum of Radio and Television in NYC - unfortunately, they don't even have all of the episodes last I checked. Definitely an overlooked - and greatly underrated - classic TV Western.