The Loner - Westward the Shoemaker

Episode 11 of Rod Serling's The Loner (1965)

[@johnmitchelljr]

You have the best quality of television shows on any channel. Thank you.

[@ripping6900]

A Collider article about Rod Serling's forgotten yet underrated western series brought me here.

[@susanvonthun620]

Fantastic series with Lloyd Bridges & written by Rod Serling. Loved Lloyd Bridges in Sea Hunt - I was a little kid in a small town in Florida. Didn’t know about this western but saw plenty of great ones The Texan, The Tall Man, etc. of course Gunsmoke & Have Gun Will Travel, Rifleman. This series would have been a favorite.

[@jamesvickers9476]

First time ever seeing or hearing about this show an am an old head too...there were alot of westerns made during the 60s

[@nickicribb4299]

Great story and you can see and feel the Rod Serling touch .

[@heru-deshet359]

I thought I had seen all TV western shows as a kid. Have to say I never heard of this one and it's a great one.

[@richardjonesm]

This is a good step up with better script and better acting.

[@47Grits]

Lloyd Bridges aka Mike Nelson from Sea Hunt one of my old time favorite shows from the fifties and early sixty's. Thanks for the upload.

[@lousteinberg5624]

Was so wrapped up in The Rifleman, The Texan, Gunsmoke, Palladin, and Bonanza that I never saw this series with Lloyd in the 50s. Nice change of pace for the old days.(ls)

[@kje73]

Wow,I didn't read you mention the longest running western of all time and one of the best GUNSMOKE!!!

[@timburton1715]

WOW 😳 I thought 💭 I had watched every Western on the inter-web and then [YOU] share this... Thanks 🙏🏻

[@MrArtist1971]

Wow, this was absolutely awesome. Very, very good.

[@nancyhowell4505]

What an emotional rollercoaster! Really enjoyed it, thanks and blessings for posting this. 😊👏🙏👍👍

[@vintagerevue582]

Thanks for the upload, I did not even know about this series.

[@MaverickBryan-dx3kp]

This was truly a great representation of the United States of America 🇺🇸. A great move.

[@michaelfleming6103]

Another made for TV series never seen. This with Lloyd Bridges and written by Rod Serling! Grew up watching Twilight Zone and Sea Hunt! There was a time this country was like this. People would help others and those who were the recipients repaid that kindness by becoming productive members of the community. Nowadays they just want more. If they don't get it, they leave.

[@speedracer1945]

This came out in 65', reflecting the time , the economy was okay and people still had life long jobs like at the Steel mills and car plants , also the draft and the war took most of the young adults , so crime was down some , now there is too many people and people are living longer and we are running out of everything . Rod Serling was a man with a vision and tried to do it with the Twilight Zone and burnt him out . There is a few videos on here interviewing him .

[@bumblebunny9493]

Dan Reese : If you were alive then, you misremember the times. Kennedy, Jack & Bobby assassinated along with Dr King. LA Rebellion in 1964 burned for two weeks, destroyed two square miles of Watts, never rebuilt. Thousands arrested, hundreds killed. Riots, burning, looting in every major city in 1966, 1967, 1968, 1972, 1974. Anti-war protests whose activists became university professors, setting the stage for today's "Antifa." These Westerns were nostalgia for "simpler times," which never existed. Post-war American westward expansion was an explosive, violent time, although more people in the West died of starvation than from any other cause.

[@fathertime1331]

Michael Fleming is correct. The welfare state didn't exist before the 1960s. Mutual-aid societies populated the country for 2 centuries and because of that spirit no one ever starved in the fledgling nation known as the USA.

[@kevinjackson9794]

they called it bartering

[@bigsandy3179]

the loner is a very nice series,and i think this episode is one of the best. The story,acting,everything is perfect here. Thanks for the upload. This is 30 minitues western tv in top form. no doubt. The loner was broadcasted in japan too, but somehow underrated over here. Glad to see it again ,with the excellent title music. Thanks again.

[@marktoombs6276]

You are very welcome my friend .I just now stumbled on it myself and glad of it .seems like it's a very good series . Have a good day and thanks for the nice comment ,

[@TrustJesusToday]

Well done 30 minute Westerns in black and white. A favorite format...

[@Carlislen52]

It's too bad the people aren't like that today, giving someone a hand up instead of a handout. If we were like that today our nation would be a lot stronger.

[@DeanStrickson]

Aw, c'mon! Why so cynical? All you have to do is be homophobic on national TV, open a GoFundMe and walla! You're rich!

[@alphonsozorro7952]

@@DeanStrickson While statutory pimps support sodomy with their same-sex "marriage" laws? No, being publicly "homophobic" is a crime, like being "racist".

[@tacoheadmakenzie9311]

Good...I was afraid that there might be some comment board on KZbin that didn't end up with a bunch of assholes spewing political diarrhea. Thank God you guys showed up!

[@waynedavies3185]

One of the best western programs, I've seen Lloyd Bridges star in. His portrayal in this program was very well done. Acting was very natural looking, along with the story. Always like Lloyd in Sea Hunt as well. Enjoyed watching... thanks for posting.

[@johnreynolds979]

Great Score, Great writing, The Immortal Rod Serling

[@ytmadis]

Thank you. Gives a very precise overview of Latvia.

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Simply fantastic! Thanks a lot for uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.

[@Dragonfly6160]

I had no idea that Rod Serling did a Western. This was very well done.

[@dillysgirl4ever]

Big-time Lloyd Bridges fan here. I really don't remember this show as a kid (we probably watched Uncle or something like that) but this is a pretty cool show. You can tell Serling had a hand in it - the story and script both had high production values. Too bad it didn't last longer so I would have had a crack at watching it first-run. Now I have to go to Walmart and find the DVD set for this series!

[@sridharanv.k.881]

Excellent performance. Good watch. Thanks for posting

[@jamesdunn9714]

This series though a western is similar to the Twilight Zone, i.e., it has that sort of feel. Loyd Bridges was a very good actor and Rod Serling a special writer.

[@sandrasmall1375]

I love these movies

[@7colliemac]

Good family entertainment.. great upload.

[@thorsden5562]

Good show. Enjoyed it. Didn't know it was even a series. Thanks for the upload.

[@christinelawry7346]

Enjoyed thank you

[@rogertemple7193]

the Loner Starring Lloyd Bridges as William Colton; Guest Performers: David Opatashu, Warren Stevens, Paul Sorrenson, Al Checco, John Mitchum, & Hank Jones.

[@alfredagain]

Excellent portrayal of man who's not a natural English speaker.

[@sexualchocolit]

that was so wonderful!!

[@RealClassics277]

For anyone interested Lloyde Bridges was in a movie in 1948 called Secret Service Investigator.

[@tunahelpa5433]

I used to go hiking in the hills of Simi Valley, which quite possibly e shown in the opening sequence

[@noreensumey1904]

This looks like a good show, I really like watching movies with Lloyd Bridges.

[@johnwedrall1907]

Hooray Lloyd Bridges, great actor 👍

[@wildbillharding]

He was one of those performers who made it look easy. It isn't!

[@randywiggins1248]

Great show. This is third show popped up on my you tube feed in past 2 days.Westerner,mackenzies raiders and now the loner. If not for you tube I would not know these existed. Hopefully all episodes are up as I have only seen a few of Yancy Derringer.

[@noreensumey1904]

I would like to see more of these... It looks like a really good show... Lloyd Bridges looks really good in this part.

[@Richard_K1630]

It was an interesting choice for lead actor by Rod Serling. Bridges became somewhat a loner himself for a short time after he became a “friendly witness” for the government and ratted on his fellow actors and friends. I forgave him and still enjoy his work. Rest in peace, Mr. Bridges.

[@Galantski]

+Richard K So he testified for the government against a Communist front group, there's nothing wrong with that. I'm sick of hearing people parrot pro-Soviet propaganda. Communism is responsible for the deaths of more people in the last 100 years than any other political system and it's a disgrace to our country to hear it defended in any way. Perhaps you should talk to people whose families were murdered by those godless thugs before you defend it. Do your homework and get enlightened! www.firstthings.com/article/2000/02/the-black-book-of-communism-crimes-terror-repression

[@josephdilorenzo7791]

I agree with Galantski. I've known enough refugees from Communist dictatorships, to state that there can be no "peaceful coexistence" with regimes headed by mass murderers such as Stalin, Mao and Pol Pot.

[@nancysanders2398]

Joseph Di Lorenzo Let us not,forget,Vladimir Putin,Xi of China,Kim Jung Un of N.Korea,All Communist countries,as well as Cuba,whoever is " the head" of the Cuban government,now?

[@gloriaforbes7855]

Hey was a good TV Series Lloyd Bridges was great Actor would love to see more first time seeing this nice Thank you much 😄😀😁 .

[@dalethebelldiver7740]

Great ole time tv shows. What happened America?

[@Juliaflo]

I ask that question many times. Here's wishing you the best. Don't forget to vote.

[@jamesdunn9714]

Vote for? Trump or Hillary. Both are like the card shark here. Dishonest. Go third party.

[@dillysgirl4ever]

Cynicism happened, America is dumbing down, and everyone in Hollywood believes in either things that blow up or things with a built-in audience so it could be redone and, in some cases, destroyed. (Green Hornet, anyone?). It's all about the money now.

[@kathyferneau]

The Cossacks are in America.

[@jimlaguardia8185]

Serling was a Jew who, like many Jews, found both welcome and prosperity in US. This show is a sign of the times c. 1960 when US was greatest country on Earth. Excellent cast and script.

[@fromthesidelines]

Originally telecast on November 27, 1965.

[@gunnyu.s.m.c8606]

that's was a good show, rod Sterling ¿ talk about going backwards 😂😂🤣 he did a good job, my compliments sir

[@nanjappa42]

very nice episode.

[@kathyferneau]

That was a great story. No surprise that it's from Rod Serling.

[@payntpot7623]

Excited to discover this. Any more to the series? Impressed that the horse Joshua drank when the actor drank; something you never see in other westerns of the era. Normally only the people drink and they ignore the horses. Thanks for this.

[@DavidSmith-sb2ix]

Years ago I had an elderly friend who came from Latvia as a boy around the time of World War 2. He was Jewish and his family had a local department store. Many stories of early Twentieth Century life including stories about Prohibition and New York in the 30s and 40s. Like Hyman, he also loved America. Once I asked him if he still had relatives in Latvia. He sadly replied that they were all killed by the Nazis.

[@RichardCockerill]

never heard of and saw the show

[@mikekemp9877]

lloyd was so good never flashy just competent.brilliant performance a decent man heading west to forget the horror of war.will not stand for injustice though.has spent 5 years killing people so doesnt need to show how good he is great portrayal .

[@tumarah-hv6gf]

Lloyd Bridges aka Gar Stanton in the movie City of Bad Men with Dale Robertson

[@aaubreywallace3575]

Only one episode exist? The loner is great

[@ShadowTeamDark1]

I would like to see all the episodes.

[@claussepascal8335]

Great David opatoshu

[@WOLFROY47]

class acting

[@danielyoung6630]

WOW!

[@ohwhatelse]

didn't know of this prog. before.

[@aaubreywallace3575]

Any more episodes 🤔 loner

[@WOLFROY47]

got no horse, got no gun. you might think, i'm a wandering bumb. make the rest up yourself

[@spacepeanut5723]

its just my eyes, they water for no reason sometimes:(

[@michaelwertzy9808]

Dadburn onions!

[@WOLFROY47]

who said there's no heart in the west

[@FernandoOliveira-df1tv]

Do you have the rest of the series? Rod Serling is my freaking hero, and I'd really love to watch it whole.

[@blackwoodrichmore4531]

He has 15 episodes on his youtube channel, but they are private, so we cannot see them.

[@alfredagain]

Great series. Too good to last long, so it never had all usual obligatory episodes. Hero falls in love to lady who dies episode. Hero wrongly convicted of murder episode. Hard case Irishman episode. Old friend now a bad guy episode. Self-piteous guest star holding a dark secret episode. Etc., etc.

[@mikebtrfld1705]

They really had close shaves back then.

[@alfredagain]

Will I recognise the villain when I see him?

[@antonyandrerenaissanceart977]

28 episodes

[@michaelashby1067]

David Opatashu?

[@orelygarcia]

💖🐴⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍

[@ooh2873]

Loyd was looking for people he heard liked orange soda

[@johnnypoppyhead4116]

was old America..now most all shoes from China ..sad..

[@WOLFROY47]

good, you can actually see bullets in the gun, unlike today's common mistake, of showing a gun with no bullets, and then firing it

[@alphonsozorro7952]

Pistols don't show bullets; revolvers do.

[@WOLFROY47]

@@alphonsozorro7952 i was talking about revolvers used in modern day westerns, as well as the past westerns. maybe you can tell me, how do you know, if a winchester or a shotgun is loaded ?

[@joaquinhermo7355]

Rick fucking Dalton

[@antoniod]

Hyman reminds me of El Brendel, only Latvian-Jewish.

[@michaelashby1067]

WARREN STEVENS

[@alphonsozorro7952]

A Jew can't be confused with an "Indian", so the "loner" asked a stupid question.

[@jamesvickers9476]

No question is stupid if you dont know the answer

[@Baskerville22]

I gave up at 11.35 when the shoemaker reveals he has $400 life-savings.....just after the Lloyd Bridges character refuses to play poker with the saloon card-shark. I know where this thin plot is heading...

[@JoeDebono]

Hyman? Really?

[@alfredagain]

Great series. Too good to last long, so it never had all usual obligatory episodes. Hero falls in love to lady who dies episode. Hero wrongly convicted of murder episode. Hard case Irishman episode. Old friend now a bad guy episode. Self-piteous guest star holding a dark secret episode. Etc., etc.