Episode

Daniel Boone: The Old Man and the Cave

Name: Daniel Boone: The Old Man and the Cave
Released: 1965-10-14
Duration: 60 min
Cast: Fess Parker, Ed Ames, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton, Dal McKennon

Daniel BooneSeason 21965-10-14

Overview

Israel violates a burial ritual when he rescues an aged Indian from death in a cave.

Details

Series: Daniel Boone
Season: Season 2
Episode: Episode 5
Air date: 1965-10-14
Runtime: 60 min

Episode context

The Old Man and the Cave is Episode 5 in Season 2 of Daniel Boone. It aired on 1965-10-14. The runtime is 60 min.

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Episode 4: My Name Is Rawls 1965-10-07 | 60 min Boone pursues a runaway slave stealing pelts to earn passage to Africa.

Episode 6: The Trek 1965-10-21 | 60 min Boone first respects, then likes, a drunkard sought for burning an Indian village.

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Episode 3: The Mound Builders 1965-09-30 | 60 min A chief of a long-dead Aztec tribe enters the Shawnees Valley of Death.

Episode 7: The Aaron Burr Story 1965-10-28 | 60 min Aaron Burr, ex-Vice President, comes to Boonesborough to enlist Daniel to guide him on a long and dangerous journey to the west, but is vague about his reasons for the trek. When Daniel turns him down due to his unease about Burr's secretive intentions, Jericho blindly jumps at the chance to take the offer and earn a hefty fee. After Burr and Jericho leave, Daniel discovers Burr's true mission, and he and Mingo set out to intercept them and save Jericho from his own naivety.

Episode 2: The Tortoise and the Hare 1965-09-23 | 60 min Boonesborough loses hope of winning an annual race when Boone sprains his ankle, until Jericho steps in.

Episode 8: Cry of Gold 1965-11-04 | 60 min A man arrives at Boonesborough offering unusually high prices for beaver pelts. Daniel doesn't trust this generous trader and soon discovers the man has an ulterior motive of a sinister nature.

Episode 1: Empire of the Lost 1965-09-16 | 60 min Boone returns from a solo expedition to find Boonesborough eerily empty. A corrupt British officer has kidnapped the settlers, including Boone's family, and forces them into unfriendly Chickesaw tribal lands with the intention of gaining personal control of the territory. He then captures Boone and demands that he sign away all rights to Boonesborough or watch his family and friends be turned over to the tribe. Boone manages to escape, but realizing he has no chance of freeing the captives on his own, he turns to a surprising source of help.

Episode 9: The Peace Tree 1965-11-11 | 60 min A Scottish emigrant, a Cherokee chief s son and Israel try to prevent a war between settlers and Indians.

Episode 10: The Thanksgiving Story 1965-11-25 | 60 min Boone s eccentric father-in-law concocts a Thanksgiving Day plan to prevent a Choctaw attack.

Episode 11: A Rope for Mingo 1965-12-02 | 60 min Vigilantes stalk Mingo after his knife falls into the hands of a Cherokee who murders a trader s family.

Episode 12: The First Beau 1965-12-09 | 60 min Feelings for Jemima make a dashing young outlaw consider reforming.

Episode 13: The Perilous Journey 1965-12-16 | 60 min Daniel and Rebecca finally get to take a long delayed honeymoon but it gets interrupted by an officer of the Continental Army with a confidential message for Daniel to deliver to New Orleans.