"Bonanza"
Breed of Violence (1960)

Director:

John Florea

Writers:

David Dortort (creator)
David Lang (writer)

TV Series:

"Bonanza" (1959)

Original Air Date:

5 November 1960 (Season 2, Episode 9)

Genre:

Romance | Western

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Family Relationships | Widower | Cult Western | 1860s | War

Cast

Lorne Greene	...	Ben Cartwright
Pernell Roberts	...	Adam Cartwright
Dan Blocker	...	Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Michael Landon	...	Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Norman Alden	...	Robie (as Norm Alden)
Val Avery	...	Sheriff Kincaid
Hal Baylor	...	Clegg
John Ericson	...	Vince Dagen
Myrna Fahey	...	Dolly Kincaid
Paul Lukather	...	Poke
Stuart Randall	...	Deputy Sheriff
Charles Wagenheim	...	Trager
Bill Clark	...	Posse Rider (uncredited)
Bob Miles	...	John (uncredited)

Directed by
John Florea

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Dortort		creator
David Lang		writer

Produced by
David Dortort	....	producer
Thomas Thompson	....	associate producer

Original Music by
David Rose

Cinematography by
William E. Snyder		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Everett Douglas

Art Direction by
A. Earl Hedrick		(as Earl Hedrick)
Hal Pereira

Set Decoration by
Sam Comer
Grace Gregory

Makeup Department
Nellie Manley	....	hair style supervisor
Wally Westmore	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Andrew J. Durkus	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John E. Burch	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Harry Lindgren	....	sound recordist
John Wilkinson	....	sound recordist
Bill Wistrom	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Casting Department
William Maybery	....	casting supervisor

Editorial Department
Edward P. Ancona Jr.	....	color consultant

Music Department
Ray Evans	....	composer: theme music
Jay Livingston	....	composer: theme music

Other crew
James W. Lane	....	production executive
Edward W. Walsh	....	story editor

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Dortort		creator

Production Companies

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1960) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Paramount Studios  filming location

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

National Broadcasting Company (NBC)