Episode
Bonanza: The Lonely Runner
Overview
A judge awards itinerant horse breeder Jim Acton's beloved mare to rancher Sam Whipple. Jim tries to buy her back, but Whipple refuses his offer, after which a fight ensues and Jim kills Whipple in self-defense. The Cartwrights want to bring Jim in to make sure he receives a fair trial, but an ambitious and overzealous deputy doesn't care how he brings him in.
Details
- Series
- Bonanza
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 1965-10-10
- Runtime
- 49 min
Episode context
The Lonely Runner is Episode 5 in Season 7 of Bonanza. It aired on 1965-10-10. The runtime is 49 min.
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