Bonanza - Day of Reckoning
Season 2, Episode 7
Original Airdate: Oct 22, 1960
Director: Richard Bartlett
Cast: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon, Victor Sen Yung, Ray Teal
Guests: Ricardo Montalban, Anthony Caruso , Gail Bonney
Runtime: 49 min.
An Indian named Matsou (Ricardo Montalban) saves Ben's life and with his wife Hatoya (Madlyn Rhue), they nurse him back to help. Ben gives them some land on the Ponderosa to show his gratitude, But acquaintances from both sides begin to make trouble.
Trivia: Ricardo Montalban and Madlyn Rhue appeared together in the Star Trek episode "Space Seed" which was the basis for the film Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (which also starrred Montalban). Karl Swenson played alongside Michael Landon in the 1980s TV series, Little House On The Prairie