| Man Without a Gun | |
|---|---|
| Format | Western |
| Starring | Rex Reason Mort Mills |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | NTA Film Network (Syndicated) |
| Picture format | Black and white |
| Original run | November 6, 1957 – September 10, 1959 |
Man Without a Gun is a western television series produced by 20th Century Fox television and presented in first-run syndication in the United States from 1957 to 1959. Set in the town of Yellowstone near Yellowstone National Park in the then Dakota Territory during the 1870s, the program starred Rex Reason as newspaper editor Adam MacLean, who brought miscreants to justice without the use of violence or gunplay but through his Yellowstone Sentinel. The co-star was Mort Mills (1919-1993), as Marshal Frank Tallman, who intervened when the "pen" proved not to be "mightier than the sword".[1]
The program is considered to have been unique because it showcases MacLean's moral ethics and common sense to bring outlaws to justice. The show was also used as a schoolroom to teach the youngsters of the day about decency and the differences between right and wrong.[2]
After Man Without a Gun, Rex Reason was again cast as a reporter, Scott Norris, on ABC's crime drama, The Roaring Twenties, with co-stars Dorothy Provine (who had guest-starred on Man Without a Gun), John Dehner, Donald May, Mike Road, and Gary Vinson. Mort Mills later appeared as a semi-regular on NBC's most successful western, Bonanza.