Bonanza: Ride the Wind, Part One (1966)
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Written by Paul Schneider, "Ride the Wind" was Bonanza's first two-part story. Ben Cartwright is willing to provide Charles Ludlow (Victor Jory) with money to help finance the new Pony Express service, but isn't keen on allowing his son Joe to join Ludlow's riders. Nor is the Paiute Indian tribe amenable to allowing the Pony Express to go across their land. Exacerbating the problem is Ludlow's assistant, Curtis Wade (Rod Cameron), who hopes to make a name for himself as an Indian fighter. The story is sufficiently exciting to make one forget that the real Pony Express had been disbanded some three years before the events depicted in this episode. Part One of "Ride the Wind" first aired on January 16, 1966. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Lorne Greene - Ben Cartwright
- Dan Blocker - Hoss Cartwright
- Victor Jory - Charles Ludlow
- Dorothy Green - Laura
- Tom Lowell - Jabez Ludlow
- DeForest Kelley - Tully
- Olive Sturgess - Nancy Gillis
- Ray Teal - Sheriff Coffee
- Morgan Woodward - Mike Gillis
- Warren Vanders - Hoke
- Clay Tanner - Herb
- David Pritchard - Pat
- Robert Brubaker - DeVere
- Bill Edwards - Hoffman
- Raymond Guth - Homer
- Jack Big Head - Bear Dance
- Michael Landon - Joe Cartwright
- Noah Beery, Jr. - Lothario Larkin
- Rod Cameron - Curtis Wade
- Jim Davis - Johnny
- Linda Bennett - Francine
- Stewart Moss - Aaron
- Richard Hale - Chief Winnemuca
- Victor Sen Yung - Hop Sing
- Jan Norris - Meg Jones
- Frank Ferguson - Abner
- Bob Miles - Heckler
- Betty Endicott
- Roger Etienne - Fontaine
- Ben Wright - Spiers
- Billy Clark - Rider
- Director(s):
- William Witney
- Writer(s):
- Paul Schneider
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