Susanne cramer biography of rory

"One of a kind"

Unlike a couple of the other reviewers I can easily accept this effort of Adam (Pernell Roberts) on behalf of the perceived underdog, or rather the odd man out, as part of his particular idealism. He took the same stance with another new acquaintance played by charming murderer Rory Calhoun in an October 1964 episode. His explanation was that Rory's rule-breaking outlaw was "one of a kind" and that was enough for him.

I can see why in retrospect Pernell Roberts later regretted leaving "Bonanza" after six series (with seven and a half still to go). As Michael Landon put it, the four stars were on $10,000 a week up to that time and merely split Adam's share three ways. Roberts' complaint at the time about the quality of the scripts can hardly refer to the ones he was given. This was the fifth (and last) episode centring on him as Adam in the space of 13 weeks screening up to early April 1965 -- and all meaty, dramatic roles. There was a good whimsical episode with him too, facing Henry Jones as a would-be knight-of-old. Dan Blocker as Hoss and Michael Landon as Little Joe meanwhile carried on mainly as the goofballs of the family. Roberts' departure gave them and Lorne Greene more room for drama, though from memory the not-very-well-done meatball episodes continued unrelenting.

Disturbing, Too Melancholy

Well, yes, firstly, Adam would never have helped the drifter.

Then, most of the plot, is predictable.

Further, the episode had four distinct times, that almost certainly looked like the final scene, then continued on with so many plot twists.

Extremely hard to believe that the brother and sister, would allow Howard in their own house, after he attempted armed robbery.

Further, for the girl to fall in love with him? No way. Not a cultured woman with a fairly good background.

Pa said it best. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

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Bury him at sunrise

***SPOILERS*** It from non other then the Panamanian town's police chief Colonel Chauvin, Robert Loggia, and a bunch of friendly native headhunters that American bar owner Rory O'Rourke, Robert Fuller,is able to get Lady Mei, Ann Blyth , and her 10 year old son Jing Li, Tony Davis,out of the country to the safety o the United States. Both Lady Mai and young Jing are being targeted by Chinese General Doe, Richard Anderson, who's actually a US navy deserter and his henchmen who are out to murder both of them.

The fact that young Jing is heir to the Chinese thrown is enough reason for Gen.Doe to have him killed! In that he'll keep his uncle from taking power and thus prevent Gen.Doe from being appointed the nation's Defense Minister! And it's Rory O'Rourke's job to prevent that from happening! And by him doing that he's in fact putting his life in mortal danger. It's Col. Chauvin who at first was working with Gen Doe and his American partner the unshaven and slimy Alder Ritter, Warren Stevens, who saw through his act and joined Rory in getting both Lady Mei and young Jing out of danger and to the safety of Panama City. But it was the friendly jungle headhunters who made that all possible by preventing Gen.Doe together with Ritter and his henchmen from overtaking Lady Mei yo