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Shane: With David Carradine, Jill Ireland, Tom Tully, Christopher Shea. Shane works for the Starett family, a young widow, her son, and her aging father-in-law, protecting them against the anti-sodbuster rancher Ryker and other perils plaguing the Old West.
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Shane is an American Western television series which aired on ABC in 1966. It was based on the 1949 book of the same name by Jack Schaefer and the 1953 classic film starring Alan Ladd . David Carradine portrayed the titular character in the television series, a former gunfighter and sometimes outlaw who takes a job as a hired hand at the ranch ...
Sep 11, 2008 · Fall preview for Shane (TV series) Sept.1966 to Dec.1966 Based on the landmark movie and starring David Carradine, this one season half-hour show preceded Carradine's successful western show Kung...
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- Shane began its life on the page. In 1946, 39-year-old journalist Jack Schaefer wrote a three-part Western story for Argosy Magazine. Rider From Nowhere told the story of pioneers trying to make a home in the Wyoming Territory with land acquired via the Homestead Act of 1882.
- It’s based on a true story. If you have any interest in American history and Western folklore, you’ve probably heard of the Johnson County War. This violent conflict pitted ragtag homesteaders against established ranchers and cattle companies who sought to acquire public domain land in the Wyoming Territory during the 1890s.
- The 1953 film won an Oscar. Alan Ladd, then best known for film noir, was cast as the title character in George Stevens’ 1953 movie version for Paramount.
- The TV show is both a sequel and a reboot. The series does not retell the movie story; rather, it picks up where the film left off, but with key changes.
Mar 10, 2015 · Saddle up for a small-screen spin on a classic Western tale with Shane: The Complete Series, starring David Carradine (Kung Fu, Bound For Glory) as a mysterious gunfighter who seeks peace, only to be drawn into the violence of the range wars.
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Shane works for the Starett family, a young widow, her son, and her aging father-in-law, protecting them against the anti-sodbuster rancher Ryker and other perils plaguing the Old West.
Shane (David Carradine), sentenced to hang for murder, escapes custody to hunt for the real killer. Greavy: Wayne Rogers. Ryker: Bert Freed. Marian: Jill Ireland. Joey: Chris Shea.
