Season 2 • Episode 5
LatestThe town is buzzing over the impossible dream of man in flight. Two men arrive to test a glider and become suspects in the murder of a rival flyer.
Hec Ramsey is a television Western, a production of Jack Webb's production company, Mark VII Limited, in association with Universal Studios, broadcast in the United States by NBC as part of the NBC Mystery Movie wheel show during the 1972-73 and 1973-74 seasons.
Acting
Richard Boone's world-weary charisma carries every scene
Production
Jack Webb's Mark VII polish on gritty frontier sets
Writing
Clever procedural plots in cowboy hats
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Hec Ramsey was NBC's attempt to modernize the Western for the 1970s by grafting police procedural DNA onto horse opera bones.
This was Richard Boone's return to series TV after rejecting countless offers; he reportedly chose it specifically for the character's age and complexity.
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