Bonanza - Episode 60 - The Rival - Hoss is riding back from his sweetheart Cameo's house when he comes up on a group of men that have just killed a young couple.
The Rival
Director: Robert Altman
Writer: Anthony Lawrence
Stars: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker
Genre: Western
Country: USA
Language: English
Release Date: 15 April 1961 USA
Filming Locations: Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Storyline:
Despite irrefutable evidence which places Jim Applegate (Charles Aidman) at the scene of a lynching, Hoss Cartwright doesn't reveal this information to Sheriff Coffee. It is not friendship or loyalty which motivates Hoss' silence: Both he and Jim are in love with Cameo Johnson (Peggy Ann Garner), and Hoss does not want to be accused of falsely besmirching his romantic rival. Written on rottentomatoes.com
Reviews:
"Two friends, Jim Applegate and Hoss, are competing with each other to be the sweetheart of lovely Cameo Johnson. One evening when Hoss is riding back from Cameo's house, he sees a group of men that has just lynched a young couple. Hoss recognizes one of the riders as his friend Jim Applegate.
Applegate is arrested when one member of the gang tells the Sheriff that that Applegate was with him. When Hoss and Cameo go to see Applegate in jail, he tells them that he was not involved with the killing but has just rode up on the men while returning home. Now Hoss has a very difficult dilemma. If he tells the sheriff it will look like Hoss wanted Applegate out of the way to get to Cameo. If Applegate is telling the truth then Hoss's statement can only do damage to his friend. Hoss is torn on what is to be done.
In this typical Hoss theme show, we have the big lovable character in the middle between loyalty to his friend and honesty of his inner-self. Hoss wants so much to believe his friend but feels like his integrity is at stake if he does not reveal what he saw that evening. Plus, just as his character will do so many times, he does not want to hurt a women that has shown him some emotion even if the woman really does not care for him. This episode is one reason that the public fell in love with Hoss Cartwright." Written by fko9494 on IMDb.com
"Some people in the Virginia City region are angry at the amount of cattle rustling that's going on and have formed a vigilance committee. The show opens up with a group of these hooded night riders executing a young couple. Unfortunately for them they are seen by two people. One of them is the brother of the deceased husband and the other is Hoss Cartwright who sees a group of men riding and they could be the night riders. But one of them Hoss's friend Charles Aidman and the two are rivals for 40s child star Peggy Ann Garner.
Dan Blocker does some of his best acting in the series as a man who is torn between loyalty to his friend and wanting to be a good citizen. Garner is in this equation in a way that even she doesn't figure.
Very nice story with good guest star turns from Garner and Aidman." Written by bkoganbing on IMDb.com
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