Johnny Ringo 

Ex-gunfighter Johnny Ringo is now the sheriff of a small Western town, and attempts to keep the peace with the aid of his deputy, Cully, and his girl, Laura Thomas.

Creator:

Aaron Spelling

Stars:

Don Durant, Mark Goddard, Karen Sharpe

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Don Durant	...	Johnny Ringo 38 episodes, 1959-1960
Mark Goddard	...	Cully 38 episodes, 1959-1960
Karen Sharpe	...	Laura Thomas 18 episodes, 1959-1960
Terence de Marney	...	Case Thomas 17 episodes, 1959-1960

Storyline

Ex-gunfighter Johnny Ringo is now the sheriff of a small Western town, and attempts to keep the peace with the aid of his deputy, Cully, and his girl, Laura Thomas.

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Plot Keywords:

arizona | arizona territory | ex gunfighter | gun | fighter | 

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Genres:

Western

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The only saloon featured in Velardi was The Golden Wheel.

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Alternate Versions

In 1966, Four Star Productions syndicated four of its half-hour Western series under the title of "The Westerners." They were "The Black Saddle," "Johnny Ringo," "Law of the Plainsman," and "The Westerner." The series had a new opening credits sequence featuring Michael Ansara, Peter Breck, Don Durant, and Brian Keith. Keenan Wynn appeared in new opening and closing host segments. The original closing credits were retained.

User Reviews

Ringo's Seven Shooter

This rather average western rode into the sunset after one season. As another reviewer said this was the height of the television western era and the airwaves were filled with them. Dick Powell's Four Star Production Company gave us Johnny Ringo.

What I remember best was Don Durant as Johnny Ringo having a pistol that fired seven shots, a shotgun shell came from a barrel beneath the one where the six bullets in the revolving chamber came from. That was one handy gimmick especially to those who were counting Ringo's shots before facing him down. When I saw the first Dirty Harry movie where Clint Eastwood dares the punk to try his luck, I immediately thought back to the short lived Johnny Ringo series. I still do whenever I see Clint as Harry Callahan.

Ringo got far better than he deserved in this series, in real life he was something of a punk himself in the outlaw trade. He was found shot to death at the age of 32, probably done in by Wyatt Earp and/or Doc Holiday.

Don Durant went nowhere after this series, but Mark Goddard played a young trick shot artist who became Ringo's deputy. He of course went on to Lost in Space if you consider that a step up.

Still Johnny's seven shooter was quite something to see.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site - bios, interviews, episode guide, collectibles

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 1959 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Westerners

Filming Locations:

Republic Studios - 4024 Radford Avenue, North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Four Star Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (38 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound Recording)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1