DANIEL BOONE – Doll of Sorrow -1965
This is the 28th episode of the long running 1964-70 series about the life of American frontiersman and explorer, Daniel Boone. The lead is played by Fess Parker. Also in the mix are Albert Salmi, Ed Ames, Patricia Blair, Veronica Cartwright and Darby Hinton.
Fess Parker and his son Darby Hinton are out in the woods where Parker is training Hinton on the use of a long rifle. Hinton fires off a round that frightens the horse team of a man, Ed Binns, who is passing nearby. The team panics and takes off throwing Binns from the wagon. The horses break free of the wagon and bolt off into the woods. The wagon, however, goes over a handy cliff and is destroyed along with its contents.
Parker and Hinton race over to see if the man is okay. Binns is okay, and in a less than friendly mood. He figures Parker is the one who fired the shot that caused his team to bolt. Fists come a flying and Parker is decked. He is soon up and a full- fledged dust up is under way. Parker gains the upper hand, ending the fight. The boy, Hinton now steps up and explains it had been his shot that frightened the team. Parker offers to pay for the wrecked wagon and contents. Binns accepts and everyone heads to the fort. A few rounds of rum and all seems OK, Parker agrees to meet Binns at the trading post the next morning and heads home.
At his cabin, a small group of natives are camped out. An old friend of Parker's, Eddie Little Sky, his wife, Adrienne Hayes and a small group of followers are waiting for Parker. They have some first rate pelts to trade for supplies etc and want Parker to act as middle man. Little Sky and his band are moving into the interior to look for new hunting grounds.
Parker agrees to act on Little Sky's behalf. There is a bit of sad news, as Little Sky tells Parker that his young son had died. His wife, Hayes is carrying around a "doll of sorrow". It is a doll carried by the grieving mother for a period of time.
The next day Parker has Binns and the trading post owner, Dal McKennon come out to his place. Binns is paid off from the small amount of gold Parker has saved. McKennon and Little Sky make a deal on the pelts for supplies trade. Everyone is happy and the rum is quickly broken out to seal the deals.
Binns, however, is not quite happy with the amount of coin Parker paid him. He waits till everyone has had a few too many mugs of rum, then steals the pelts and Heyes' doll of sorrow. He hotfoots it into the woods and heads off towards the nearest town. Binns intends to sell the goods for hard coin and head north.
The next morning, Heyes is screaming in despair over losing the doll that represents her dead son. Parker tells Little Sky to stay with his wife. He will set out after Binns and return the pelts and the doll. Needless to say Binn's leaves a trail a 5 year old could follow. Parker catches the man, and a healthy round of violence ensues before the matter is settled. The pelts and doll are returned.
There is plenty of action going on in this episode, with back-stabbing being foremost on the agenda.
This is the 28th episode of the long running 1964-70 series about the life of American frontiersman and explorer, Daniel Boone. The lead is played by Fess Parker. Also in the mix are Albert Salmi, Ed Ames, Patricia Blair, Veronica Cartwright and Darby Hinton.
Fess Parker and his son Darby Hinton are out in the woods where Parker is training Hinton on the use of a long rifle. Hinton fires off a round that frightens the horse team of a man, Ed Binns, who is passing nearby. The team panics and takes off throwing Binns from the wagon. The horses break free of the wagon and bolt off into the woods. The wagon, however, goes over a handy cliff and is destroyed along with its contents.
Parker and Hinton race over to see if the man is okay. Binns is okay, and in a less than friendly mood. He figures Parker is the one who fired the shot that caused his team to bolt. Fists come a flying and Parker is decked. He is soon up and a full- fledged dust up is under way. Parker gains the upper hand, ending the fight. The boy, Hinton now steps up and explains it had been his shot that frightened the team. Parker offers to pay for the wrecked wagon and contents. Binns accepts and everyone heads to the fort. A few rounds of rum and all seems OK, Parker agrees to meet Binns at the trading post the next morning and heads home.
At his cabin, a small group of natives are camped out. An old friend of Parker's, Eddie Little Sky, his wife, Adrienne Hayes and a small group of followers are waiting for Parker. They have some first rate pelts to trade for supplies etc and want Parker to act as middle man. Little Sky and his band are moving into the interior to look for new hunting grounds.
Parker agrees to act on Little Sky's behalf. There is a bit of sad news, as Little Sky tells Parker that his young son had died. His wife, Hayes is carrying around a "doll of sorrow". It is a doll carried by the grieving mother for a period of time.
The next day Parker has Binns and the trading post owner, Dal McKennon come out to his place. Binns is paid off from the small amount of gold Parker has saved. McKennon and Little Sky make a deal on the pelts for supplies trade. Everyone is happy and the rum is quickly broken out to seal the deals.
Binns, however, is not quite happy with the amount of coin Parker paid him. He waits till everyone has had a few too many mugs of rum, then steals the pelts and Heyes' doll of sorrow. He hotfoots it into the woods and heads off towards the nearest town. Binns intends to sell the goods for hard coin and head north.
The next morning, Heyes is screaming in despair over losing the doll that represents her dead son. Parker tells Little Sky to stay with his wife. He will set out after Binns and return the pelts and the doll. Needless to say Binn's leaves a trail a 5 year old could follow. Parker catches the man, and a healthy round of violence ensues before the matter is settled. The pelts and doll are returned.
There is plenty of action going on in this episode, with back-stabbing being foremost on the agenda.
