The Loner (1965–1966)

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

Creator:

Rod Serling

Stars:

Lloyd Bridges, Ed Peck, Beau Bridges

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Lloyd Bridges	...	William Colton (26 episodes, 1965-1966)

Storyline

Following the Civil War, former Union soldier William Colton rides through the West trying to find himself and helping out people with their problems along the way.

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Plot Keywords:

existential

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Genres:

Western

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 1965 (USA)

Also Known As:

Cavaliere solitario

Filming Locations:

Iverson Ranch - 1 Iverson Lane, Chatsworth, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Greenway Productions, Interlaken Productions, CBS Television Network

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min 30 min (26 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Colton's horse was either Rex or Montrose Sea.

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Connections

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

User Reviews

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.