6.8
Viewer Rating
Combines user and critic ratings from four sources
Outlaws (1960)
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Viewer Rating
Rating: 6.8
Overview
Outlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank Caine, who operated in a lawless section of Oklahoma Territory about Stillwater. The program aired 50 one-hour episodes from September 29, 1960, to May 10, 1962. The first season was shot in black-and-white, the second in color. Co-starring with MacLane in the 1960–1961 season was Don Collier as deputy marshal Will Foreman. In the second season, MacLane left the program, and Collier was promoted to full marshal, with Bruce Yarnell joining the cast as deputy marshal Chalk Breeson. Jock Gaynor appeared in the first season as deputy Heck Martin, the on-screen nephew of Will Foreman. Slim Pickens appeared as "Slim" in the second season. Judy Lewis also appeared the second season as Connie Masters, an employee of the Wells Fargo office in Stillwater. The dog who appeared in Walt Disney's Old Yeller was also cast in The Outlaws. Others who appeared on the program on at least three occasions were Vic Morrow, Cliff Robertson, Pippa Scott, and Harry Townes. In addition, John Anderson, Edgar Buchanan, Jackie Coogan, Bruce Gordon, Robert Harland, Robert Lansing Cloris Leachman, Robert Karnes, Brian Keith, Larry Pennell, Chris Robinson, William Shatner, Ray Walston, Jack Warden, and David Wayne each appeared twice in the series.
Starring Cast
Bias Dimensions
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Overview
Outlaws is an NBC Western television series, starring Barton MacLane as U.S. marshal Frank Caine, who operated in a lawless section of Oklahoma Territory about Stillwater. The program aired 50 one-hour episodes from September 29, 1960, to May 10, 1962. The first season was shot in black-and-white, the second in color. Co-starring with MacLane in the 1960–1961 season was Don Collier as deputy marshal Will Foreman. In the second season, MacLane left the program, and Collier was promoted to full marshal, with Bruce Yarnell joining the cast as deputy marshal Chalk Breeson. Jock Gaynor appeared in the first season as deputy Heck Martin, the on-screen nephew of Will Foreman. Slim Pickens appeared as "Slim" in the second season. Judy Lewis also appeared the second season as Connie Masters, an employee of the Wells Fargo office in Stillwater. The dog who appeared in Walt Disney's Old Yeller was also cast in The Outlaws. Others who appeared on the program on at least three occasions were Vic Morrow, Cliff Robertson, Pippa Scott, and Harry Townes. In addition, John Anderson, Edgar Buchanan, Jackie Coogan, Bruce Gordon, Robert Harland, Robert Lansing Cloris Leachman, Robert Karnes, Brian Keith, Larry Pennell, Chris Robinson, William Shatner, Ray Walston, Jack Warden, and David Wayne each appeared twice in the series.
Starring Cast
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Leans Traditional
Primary
The film centers on a personal moral dilemma regarding a young man's struggle between his peaceful upbringing and his outlaw father's violent past. Its exploration of individual choice and universal themes of identity and morality does not explicitly promote a specific political ideology, leading to a neutral rating.
The movie features a traditional cast, predominantly white, consistent with films of its era. The narrative does not present critical portrayals of traditional identities or incorporate explicit DEI themes.
Secondary
The TV series 'Outlaws' (1960-1962), a Western, does not contain any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. Given the genre and production era, there is no evidence of queer representation, leading to a determination of N/A for its portrayal.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The characters in "Outlaws" (1960) are original to this television series. There is no prior source material, historical record, or earlier adaptation from which their gender could have been canonically established and subsequently swapped.
The 1960 TV series "Outlaws" is an original Western with characters created for the show. There is no prior source material or historical record establishing the race of its characters, thus precluding any race swap.
Viewer Rating Breakdown
User Ratings
7.4
6.2
Critic Ratings
N/A
N/A
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