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Medical Malpractice in the old west
As a result of a stupid practical joke Tim Matheson falls and breaks an arm. The
new doctor in town Mike Farrell sets the aem and Lorne Greene is well pleased.
But his next patient the son and brother of David Huddleston and Gary Busey dies from internal bleeding and they want Farrell arrested for murder. The proper venue would have been a suit for malpractice. But that wasn't done in the old west I guess.
Farrell does have a problem, one that is recognized more today. I'll not reveal, but Farrell gives a fine dramatic portrait of a tortured soul.
But his next patient the son and brother of David Huddleston and Gary Busey dies from internal bleeding and they want Farrell arrested for murder. The proper venue would have been a suit for malpractice. But that wasn't done in the old west I guess.
Farrell does have a problem, one that is recognized more today. I'll not reveal, but Farrell gives a fine dramatic portrait of a tortured soul.
- bkoganbing
- Apr 22, 2020
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OMG what a cast in this one!
Most of the time with Bonanza I just surf and if it looks interesting I'll watch an episode or it's still on after I've finished a previous show. I love seeing all the actors that pop up. Whether that old veteran actors, your usual regular character actors or especially seeing actors at the beginning of their career like this one. How many shows can you find Mike Farrell (actually playing a doctor a couple of years before he did in MASH), David Huddleston, Tim Mathieson and time too it off Gary Busey. Seriously I had to watch this episode to see these performances and I'm really just writing this review because of them. But it's also a really good episode with great performances especially by Farrell as an addicted doctor and another court case Bonanza which is always fairly enthralling.
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- mduncan-14119
- May 31, 2022
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