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“Sam Hill (episode)” | |
Season 2, Episode 34 #66 in Series | |
Air date | June 3, 1961 |
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Written by | David Dortort |
Directed by | Robert Altman |
Episode Guide | |
Previous Episode: Elizabeth, My Love |
Next Episode: The Smiler |
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IMDb 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
- Lorne Green: Ben Cartwright
- Dan Blocker: Hoss Cartwright
- Michael Landon: Little Joe Cartwright
- Pernell Roberts: Adam Cartwright
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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Season 2
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Showdown | The Mission | Badge Without Honor | The Mill | The Hopefuls | Denver McKee (episode) | Day of Reckoning | The Abduction | Breed of Violence | The Last Viking | The Trail Gang | The Savage | Silent Thunder | The Ape | The Blood Line | The Courtship | The Spitfire | The Bride | Bank Run | The Fugitive | Vengeance | Tax Collector | The Rescue | The Dark Gate | The Duke | Cutthroat Junction | The Gift | The Rival | The Infernal Machine | The Thunderhead Swindle | The Secret | The Dream Riders | Elizabeth, My Love | Sam Hill (episode) |