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Escape to the Ponderosa: Bonanza (TV Episode)

 
TV Episode:

Bonanza: Escape to the Ponderosa

 
  • Genre: Western
  • Movie Type: Prime-Time Drama, Rural Drama
  • Themes: Fathers and Sons
  • Director: Charles F. Haas
  • Main Cast: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Michael Landon, Dan Blocker, Grant Williams
  • Release Year: 1960
  • Country: US
  • Run Time: 60 minutes

Plot

Three army deserters -- Sutton (Joe Maross, Tyler (Grant Williams), and Mertz (James Parnell) -- take refuge on the Ponderosa, beating Little Joe senseless. Outraged, the Cartwrights join a military posse under the command of relentless Captain Bolton (Chris Alcaide). The supporting cast includes Gloria Talbott as Nedda, Dayton Lummis as Colonel Metcalfe, and Sherwood Price as the Corporal. "Escape to the Ponderosa" was written by Robert E. Thompson and Bill Barrett and was first telecast on March 5, 1960. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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