Bonanza – The Paiute War

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The Paiute War

Season 1 (Episode 4)

Air Date: 3 October 1959

Writer: Gene L. Coon

Director: Paul Landres

Synopsis
After helping rescue two Indian women, Adam finds that he is in the middle of a potential Indian uprising, when Mike Wilson tells everybody that the Paiutes attacked him. The potential war escalates when Adam is captured by the Paiutes and Ben finds that he must uncover the truth before it’s too late.

Guest Stars
Jack Warden (Mike Wilson), Anthony Caruso (Chief Winnemucca), Michael Forest (Young Wolf), Walter Coy (Captain Kelly), Douglas Kennedy (William Stuart), Howard Petrie (Major Hornsby), Peter Coe (Major Hungerford), George Keymas (Ring Nose), Michael Ragan (Vern Wilson), I. Stanford Jolley (Turner), Gregg Martell (Nuntah)

Notable Guest Stars

Anthony CarusoAnthony Caruso
Holly BaneMichael Ragan
Jack WardenJack Warden

Episode Notes

  • Featured Cartwrights: Ben and Adam
  • The Bannocks are an off-shoot of the Shoshoni
  • Young Wolf is the son of Winnemucca
  • Location: Wilson’s Station

 

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