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Bonanza episode
“Sam Hill (episode)”
Season 2, Episode 34
#66 in Series
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Air date June 3, 1961
Production code
Guest starring:
Written by David Dortort
Directed by Robert Altman
Episode Guide
Previous Episode:
Elizabeth, My Love
Next Episode:
The Smiler
External links
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Sam Hill (episode) on IMDb

Summary[]

Blacksmith Sam Hill is told to give up the land where his mother is buried. His useless drunken father has sold the property to a self-styled military leader with his own private army.

Plot[]

The Cartwrights join to help mystical blacksmith Sam Hill save the land his drunk, sea-dog father signed away to an old enemy, discover the circumstances behind his mother's death, and solve the mystery of why a tropical tree flourishes in spite of cold Nevada winters.

Cast[]

The Cartwrights

Recurring[]

Other[]

  • Edgar Buchanan: John Henry Hill
  • Bill Clark: Soldier
  • Bob Miles: Soldier
  • Caroline Richter: "Lonesome" Lil
  • Claude Akins: Sam Hill
  • Ford Rainey: Colonel Tyson
  • Howard Wendell: Willis
  • Mickey Simpson: Percy
  • Nesdon Booth: Hotel Clerk
  • Richard Bartell: Hathaway
  • Robert Ridgely: Billy Joe

Notes[]

Did you know?[]

  • German episode title: "Seemannsgarn", meaning "Seaman's Yarn".
  • This is the last episode where the Bonanza title card appeared by itself. Beginning with "The Smiler," the producer-writer-director credits would appear immediately after the card instead of in the closing credits.

Goofs[]

  • While Ben is in the land office checking a deed, he says, "We will prove this paper isn't worth (pause) the paper it's written on." Lorne Greene seemed to realize the mistake, hence the pause. He likely meant to say the deed wasn't worth the paper it was written on.

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