Inger Stevens made Bonanza history with this third episode of the series where she becomes the first female to fall for a Cartwright son and the first to die. It was the preferred method of the writers of Bonanza to keep the all male Cartwright family unit intact.
An expedition is led by mining magnate John Larch and his partner Robert Knapp. Along with the group is Knapp's sister Inger Stevens who is in an advanced stage of tuberculosis. Knapp wants to also get her to a dry desert climate.
Of course the Cartwrights don't want them on the Ponderosa or anywhere near with their hydraulic mining techniques. But Hoss takes an interest in Stevens and after a while she does with him.
The scenes between Stevens and Dan Blocker are quite tender. Blocker delivers one of his best performances and really in this story establishes a lot more facets to the Hoss Cartwright character. Sad that both Stevens and Blocker died young.
This story is for Hoss's legions of fans still out there.
An expedition is led by mining magnate John Larch and his partner Robert Knapp. Along with the group is Knapp's sister Inger Stevens who is in an advanced stage of tuberculosis. Knapp wants to also get her to a dry desert climate.
Of course the Cartwrights don't want them on the Ponderosa or anywhere near with their hydraulic mining techniques. But Hoss takes an interest in Stevens and after a while she does with him.
The scenes between Stevens and Dan Blocker are quite tender. Blocker delivers one of his best performances and really in this story establishes a lot more facets to the Hoss Cartwright character. Sad that both Stevens and Blocker died young.
This story is for Hoss's legions of fans still out there.
