Blood on the Land: Bonanza (TV Episode)

• Genre: Western
• Movie Type: Prime-Time Drama, Family Drama
• Themes: Fathers and Sons
• Director: Felix E. Feist
• Main Cast: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Everett Sloane
• Release Year: 1960
• Country: US
• Run Time: 60 minutes

Plot

Crooked sheepherder Jeb Drummond (Everett Sloane) is caught trying to graze his flock on the Ponderosa without permission. Ben Cartwright orders Jeb and his sons Billy (Ray Daley) and Burton (Tom Reese) to get out and stay out. But Jeb has other plans -- and he kidnaps Ben's son Adam to make sure those plans are carried out. First telecast on February 13, 1960, "Blood on the Land" was written by Robert E. Thompson. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide