A few familiar character players are in this Bonanza episode which has a strain put on the relationship of Lorne Greene and Rhys Williams, neighboring ranchers and long time friends. That's because Williams has turned the running of his ranch over to son Don Dubbins. And Dubbins has come under the influence of mining magnate Robert F. Simon and he's selling a piece of land of his where the Cartwrights have water rights. The influence is pretty substantial when it involves the pretty Merry Anders who Dubbins is courting.
But it gets real bad when some Cartwright cattle come down with plague. Lorne Greene is giving the cattle sulfur baths as a preventive, but the others won't listen.
Dubbins both on the big screen and small played callow youths until he was well in the upper 20s. I'm not sure how the climax and what happens there would have led to some rather more bitter feelings than shown.
Still the cast and guests perform well.
But it gets real bad when some Cartwright cattle come down with plague. Lorne Greene is giving the cattle sulfur baths as a preventive, but the others won't listen.
Dubbins both on the big screen and small played callow youths until he was well in the upper 20s. I'm not sure how the climax and what happens there would have led to some rather more bitter feelings than shown.
Still the cast and guests perform well.