The O. Henry Playhouse - The Complete Series | Ep. 33, The Lonely Man

A famous gunfighter nicknamed "Kid" abandons his guns after a young boy is tragically killed during a senseless gunfight. Two years later, he takes a job as a hand at a ranch headed by a widow, who faces oppression from a ruthless cattle baron. This episode, part of the 1957 single‑season "O. Henry Playhouse" series, stars Charles Bronson, Jack Diamond, Marianne Stewart, Harry Lauter, and Don "Red" Barry. The series itself follows writer William Sydney Porter, known as O. Henry, as he narrates his classic short stories—often humorously ironic with twist endings—through conversations with his publisher, housekeeper, barber, bartender, or a constable; occasionally, he meets the very characters he will later write about.