James Gregory was one of those very talented actors who appeared in absolutely everything; in the 70s there was hardly a TV drama in which we didn’t see him. He was a regular in Barney Miller but had a good career in movies too, appearing in Frank Sinatra’s most critically acclaimed film, “The Manchurian Candidate”. Many thanks for posting his performance here in Bonanza.
Yes! He’s one of my favorites! Love him the most in (actually two) episodes of the Big Valley - Ambush s2 e5 & Pursuit s3 e2. Mr Gregory & Barbara Stanwyck just had this _CHEMISTRY!_ Dunno how to explain except maybe *a joy to watch!* TY for mentioning him! i’m searching for shows to watch that will … cheer me up i guess, & now i know what i want to watch next! 🤟🏼💞
James Gregory may or may not be an A-lister, but the man was never out of work! There was always a character just waiting for James to bring him to life.
I love these old shows because good always prevailed, and there were strong moralistic lessons. The storyline may seem simplistic in today's world - but it was clear and straightforward. I wish I knew people like the Cartwrights!
Annette Velásquez: Great points. I grew up in the 60's and 70's and didn't think much about it at the time, but in those days, much of the programming as an adjunct to good parenting and good teaching, re reminding kids of key moral values, principles like hard work, etc. I think things evolving more toward "hip" and away from those values is an example of why modern America has moved in the wrong direction over the recent decades.
My favorite Bonanza episode. Loved the references to A. Lincoln and the intermittent Battle Hymm of the Repubic music. This was around the times when westerns grew up.
In these kind of situations, Hoss always uses his height and girth to make a man back down. He always stands straighter and looks his opponent in the eye. You go Hoss.
Whoever put this show to theater as well as the actors to play the parts put together not only a family but a timeless memory, of love, respect, patriarchy, bother's and fathers, the country living style, horses, barns, log cabins for a home, good food, fireplaces, and so much more. And a community where people cared appreciated and respected each other with trust first, and shock if that trust was betrayed.
You forgot to mention drunkards making a mess and doctors pushing laudanum, an alcohol based solution of morphine prepared from opium derived from imported Afghan poppy.
@@phildouglas9086 No one is denying the negative aspects of the 19th century American west. But to dwell on them and not appreciate and acknowledge the positive offerings from that era is a sad mistake.
I just noticed the date this movie was released. It was released on December 6th. That was my 96 year old wife’s birthday and she’s now 97 years old. They live in Utah and they’re still going nearly as strong as ever although he had a stroke about 3 months ago and she fell and broke her hip in the first of September. Well, not to let her get ahead of me in legs broken, I fell not to long after she broke her hip, l fell and broke my right femur 🦴 in 3 different places. Needless to say, my oldest daughter and her husband whom I live with now makes sure that I don’t walk anywhere without my 4 wheeled Walker. I’m 78 years old now.
Character actor James Gregory who's been in probably more than a hundred different TV shows and movies is brilliant here as the drunken lawyer who everybody thinks has passed his prime is no good anymore turns out to be a brilliant lawyer who gets Haas acquitted at the end and exposes the killer with a brilliant technique and strategy absolutely brilliant episode James Gregory is terrific
This episode is now one of my favorites. It had the best moment of all the shows for me when the question arose is this guy for real or just a drunk with a vivid imagination. And how he constantly brought up stories about Lincoln really stirred my insides. I won’t give it away but loved this episode and I thank you for posting this. There’s always one word that comes to mind when I’m watching this is Honor.
That reminded me of something my mother told me. She said my step grandpa were out walking and he was walking 🚶♀️ with his hands crossed behind his back I was about 3 years old and I was walking along behind him trying to walk with my hands crossed behind my back just like he was. It reminded me of that song 🎶 that Henry Chaplin sings🎶. The Cats 🐈 in the Cradle. That’s kind of a sad song but so true. Be careful of the way we walk because we never know who may be watching us and the way we walk and the things we do. It reminds me that we are to have clean conversations. Which is not only how we talk but the way we live our entire life.
Interesting that Bonanza takes place in the 1860's, and Lincoln is described as running for the Senate and maybe being President one day. Good episode, though.
Just has to mention that the Bonanza team was doing a 100 year anniversary tribute to Abe Lincoln. James Gregory was amazing! Seen this episode 20 times in 2 years..
@@adamfox9245 Lincoln did a lot of things. Which one do you think that they were tributing? BTW, it is only a coincidence. Bonanza lifted a lot of stories from history.
That's Hoss Cartwright- not Hoarse Cartwright. The name "Hoss" is a Swedish name so get it right. You need to watch the episode "Inga, My Love" that shows when Ben was married to Inga and she was pregnant with Hoss. When he was born, Ben wanted to name him "Eric" and Inga wanted to name him "Hoss." She said that "Hoss" means a big mountain man. Hoss was 11 pounds when he was born. Ben said that they should give him both names.
@@MariaVillegasR His character was the serious, debonair type. Scholarly with a hint of mystery... As opposed to Little Joe, the rambunctious, sometimes tempermental youngster, Hoss, the gentle giant, with a heart of gold, and Ben, the wise father.
Even though this was a very serious episode dealing with a very serious subject, there was still parts that were funny. The way Little Joe and Adam were following Mr. Parker around town was quite funny, especially when he was getting a shave and he looks over at Joe. The way Little Joe flips down the newspaper with a wink and that grin of his was just plain funny. Or when Parker is feeling around for a towel during his bath and Adam hands it to him. (The fact that Adam was watching him take a bath just to make sure he wouldn't get drunk. 😂🤣😏)
@@jadezee6316 I don't see it as playing it halfway, I feel applying comedy to something makes it better. Especially the way they did it in Bonanza. But of course everyone has a right to their own opinion.
Yep I agree. Pretty dang funny. Heck Big Ole Hoss was bleedin' pretty bad there. I figured the little old pip squeak, couldn't even scratch that big ole nugget head. Sorry I'm rambling. Good comment, is what I was trying to say, so, good one.😜 God Bless.
Mr. Hosh Cartwright performances very well in this episode. He was sent to jail for murdering Mr. Durphy's brother. But he was not the convict and at last his lawer Mr. Parker released him by defending his case.He is really a very good man and really a man to admire. These type of episodes are so good to watch.Western Classics. Fantastic episode.
I enjoy how we get history lessons from these Bonanza episodes. I Google some of the names mentioned for more info. Thank you Sir for these uploads. 🤠⭐🐎
take in mind that the history lesson has a lot of of Hollywood in it, lol. No disrespect to them, or you. Timelines and events get greatly distorted, one season they are in 1866, the next perhaps 1859...its just how the scripts were presented.
This as well as many in this time-line was real family entertainment and kids love ❤️ 😍 to watch with their parents. Today it's always physically violence to the extreme , at least then the horror was left up to you it wasn't shown like it is today.
It was timeless to count down for the prosecutor and defense lawyers to present their case and who was the better man between both in their profession. Great characters in an episode played in ponderosa.
@@lynettepalecek3141 O.kkkkkkk! 😊 Only because I still love to watch Perry Mason just to see Paul Drake. I remember all of them. They were cute and handsome my Paul Walker, Paul Newman and Paul Drake.
I remember seeing this one as a kid. One of my favorite episodes. Couldn't remember though when they'd be getting the answer from Mr. Lincoln to the telegram Ben Cartwright sent. As someone else here said, a serious episode with some lighthearted moments. Thanks for posting these for us!
Standing there in that mud I can see how the title of the movie, A Man to Admire. In this movie 🍿 he played a truly humble lawyer and I enjoyed his many quotes from Abraham Lincoln although I’m not so sure that Abraham Lincoln said some of them.
@@user-pd7il3xz5j Yes but he said that during cross examination by the prosecutor not before any indictment and child witnesses unless they are too young or have some kind of brain issue would be easily valid witnesses.
@@thegreyavenger2 Children were first allowed to provide courtroom testimony with the 1895 US Supreme Court decision allowing a 5.5-year-old to serve as a witness. This is Googled info, so I don't know how accurate it is, but Bonanza is suppose to be during the 1860's, so a child wouldn't have been accepted as a witness. BUT, it's just a tv show. I enjoyed this episode.
wow, those high and mighty Cartwrights have outdone even themselves by hiring honest Abe Lincoln. It dont get no higher and mightier than that !!!!!!!!!!!!
Somewhere I read that Bonanza was set in the late 1860's after the Civil War... this episode would seem to indicate that it was earlier than that... perhaps late 1850's early 1860's.
I imagine Hoss always carries a fully loaded gun. He never fired his gun during the fight so surely his gun being fully loaded and the other guys gun being partially emptied would show exactly what happened.
Both Hoss' and Ev's guns should have been checked by Sheriff Coffee right after the shooting happened, to see if they had been fired recently. You don't need to count bullets; just smell the guns. A recently-fired gun will have a burnt smell.
S6 E11 It's amusing/annoying that Bonanza has an inconsistent timeline. 10:03 If Lincoln hasn't been nominated yet, then this takes place before May 1860. However, in S5 E10 "The Waiting Game", the date on the tombstone for Laura Dayton's husband is February 20, 1861 Virginia City did not have a telegraph office in 1860. On July 4, 1861, work began on the transcontinental telegraph, one crew starting in Carson City and the other in Omaha. On October 24, 1861, the transcontinental telegraph was completed when the 2 crews met in Salt Lake City.
Big, Big, BIG!, PROBLEM ?...( Or maybe not ? ) Hoss rode into town on his horse, then at the end, rode out of town on a " Buck board " wagon. Question, how did Hoss' horse get home?
Gotta feel sorry for Hoss’s horse. Doesn’t look big enough for how heavy Hoss is. When Hoss dismounts, the poor horse leans to the side. British riders kick their stirrups off and slide over the side of the horse. No strain on the horse. Americans seem to use the stirrup to dismount - the hell with the strain on the horse that causes. It’s true - watch footage.
That doesn't surprise me that the actor Dan Blocker is too heavy for the poor horse. Dan Blocker weighed 300 pounds and he was 6'4" tall in real life. I keep feeling sorry for the horse 🐎 too!!
25:53 The 'Bonanza mystery lady' makes another appearance (in the gray dress at the trial). She is numerous episodes so far as an extra: in the background, never speaking, and never credited.
It's quite obvious that "Bonanza" was set in the 1860s. "Gunsmoke" was set in the 1870s. If you compare the two shows, there isn't that much difference in the settings.
