"Branded"

 

Scorned as the man who ran
What do you do when you're branded
And you know you're a man.

He was innocent
Not a charge was true
But they say he ran away.
Branded!

Growing up in the 50's and 60's, the tube was dominated by westerns, Chuck Connors played for the old Brooklyn Dodgers but became an actor when he couldn't hit the curveball.

He starred as Lucas McCain in the "Rifleman." Some of the episodes were directed by Sam Pekinpah. Speaking of which, I noticed a remake of "Straw Dogs" will be out soon. Susan George played the femme fatale in the original. She was hotblooded-apologies to Foreigner.

After "Rifleman," Chuck starred in "Branded." I remember it well.

From Wikipedia: "The Rifleman" was an immediate hit, ranking #4 in the Nielsen ratings in 1958-59, behind three other Westerns: Gunsmoke, Wagon Train, and Have Gun - Will Travel.