Based on Owen Wister's best-selling Novel of 1902

Owen Wister's 1902 western novel The Virginian was one of the first great novels of the American West. Set in the semi-mythical town of Medicine Bow, Wyoming in the 1890s, it chronicled the lives and relationships of the people who came west and settled the wild land. The Virginian was the first 90 minute television western, airing in prime time on NBC from 1962-1971. The stellar cast from Season Seven includes James Drury, Doug McClure, John McIntire, Jeanette Nolan and David Hartman. They're joined by a distinguished array of guest stars, including John Smith Laramie, Pete Duel Alias, Smith and Jones, Yvonne De Carlo The Munsters, James Gregory The Lawless Years, Anne Baxtor All About Eve, Burgess Meredith Rocky, and many more!