"Bonanza" Forever (1972)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Michael Landon

Writer:

Michael Landon (writer)

TV Series:

"Bonanza" (1959)

Original Air Date:

12 September 1972 (Season 14, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Drama | Romance | War | Western

Plot:

Little Joe finds true love in newcomer Alice Harper. Following a courtship, the two are engaged. Unlike most of the Cartwrights' previous girlfriends...

Plot Keywords:

Ranch | Nevada | Lost Love | Responsibility | Loss Of Brother

Cast

Lorne Greene	...	Ben Cartwright
Michael Landon	...	Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
David Canary	...	Candy Canaday
Mitch Vogel	...	Jamie Hunter Cartwright
Bonnie Bedelia	...	Alice Harper
Robert Doyle	...	Sloan
Andrew Robinson	...	John Harper (as Andy Robinson)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Toby Andersen	...	Hotel Clerk
Luana Anders	...	Julie
Ivan Bonar	...	Minister
William Challee	...	Jake
Lee de Broux	...	Krater
John J. Fox	...	Jack
Larry Golden	...	Damion
Don Haggerty	...	Bartender
Harry Holcombe	...	Doctor J.P. Martin
Roy Jenson	...	Mr. Hanley
James Jeter	...	Male Storekeeper
Jay D. Jones	...	Carver (as Jay Jones)
Helen Kleeb	...	Miss Grayson
Joan Lemmo	...	Gloria
Bing Russell	...	Deputy Clem Foster

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Warner Bros. Studios, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Trivia:

Michael Landon originally wrote this script for Dan Blocker. Because of Blocker's death in May 1972 (two months before filming), Landon was forced to re-write the script, pressing Little Joe - the Cartwright who had lost many other girlfriends to death throughout the show's run - into the spotlight role.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Michael Landon: Memories with Laughter and Love (1991) (V)

Forever a viewers response to this episode 7-30-09

Of all the episodes of Bonanaza this is one of the most heartrending of them all and thru the years when i recall this series this still haunts me..... to lose ones true love thru a terrible circumstance such as revenge or whatever you want to call is almost unthinkable, and because Michael rewrote the script it seemed to make it even more sad, at least for me. This was back in 1972 that this episode first aired and I had just had my last child not too long before I saw it on TV. Because of the way the show ended and the way it was so well performed I tend to remember Michael with quite a bit of nostalgia. Bonnie Bedelia did a wonderful job in this performance also...... I don't see how it could possibly have had a more satisfying ending. If anyone is watching this one in reruns get out the Kleenex, i guarantee you will need them!!!