Bonanza – A Rose for Lotta

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A Rose for Lotta

Season 1 (Episode 1)

Air Date: 12 September 1959

Writer: David Dortort

Director: Edward Ludwig

Synopsis
Ruthless businessmen in Virginia City decide that the time has come to put the Cartwrights and the Ponderosa out of business. They enlist the help of actress Lotta Crabtree, who uses her charm to get Little Joe into town. When the rest of the Cartwrights realise that Joe has gone missing they set out to find him using any means possible.

Recurring Actors/Characters
Victor Sen Yung (Hop Sing)

Guest Stars
Yvonne DeCarlo (Lotta Crabtree), George Macready (Alpheus Troy), Barry Kelley (Aaron Cooper), Willis Bouchey (George Garvey), Christopher Dark (Langford Poole), Sammee Tong (Hop Ling), Ned Glass (Stagecoach Driver)

Notable Guest Stars

Christopher DarkChristopher Dark
Yvonne DeCarloYvonne DeCarlo

Production Notes

  • For the first and only time in the entire run of the Bonanza TV series is the lyrics to its theme song sung

Episode Notes

  • Business: International House

 

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