The Inheritance (26 Oct. 1967)

While Daniel attends the Virginia legislature in Williamsburg as Kentucky's representative, Becky and Israel decide to visit the house she recently inherited from an uncle on nearby Oyster ... See full summary »

Director:

Nathan Juran

Writer:

David Duncan

Stars:

Fess Parker, Patricia Blair, Darby Hinton

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Fess Parker	...	Daniel Boone
Patricia Blair	...	Rebecca Boone
Darby Hinton	...	Israel Boone
Royal Dano	...	John Maddox
Hank Patterson	...	Gray
Edwin Mills	...	Ostler (as Edwin Miles)
Harold Goodwin	...	Evans (as Herold Goodwin)

Storyline

While Daniel attends the Virginia legislature in Williamsburg as Kentucky's representative, Becky and Israel decide to visit the house she recently inherited from an uncle on nearby Oyster Cove. The Boones discovers that the building, even though it was supposed to have a tenant, is vacant. Investigating further Becky discovers a secret passage that leads to a cave under the house that's being used by smugglers. Before she can return to Williamsburg to report the illegal activities going on her property, the smugglers capture Becky and her son and prepare them for a watery grave. Daniel tracks his wife and son to the old house and meets with an old salt who tries to convince that the banging noises coming from beneath the house are nothing but the sounds of a discontented ghost.

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Plot Keywords:

smuggler | secret passage | williamsburg virginia | light in the window | bound and gagged | 

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Genres:

Adventure | History | Western

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Details

Release Date:

26 October 1967 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Arcola Pictures, Fespar Enterprises, Twentieth Century Fox Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (RCA Sound System)

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Quotes

[first lines]
MacGregor: "I do hereby bequeath my house at Oyster Bay together with its impertinences to my niece, Rebecca Boone; signed and sealed in the presence of witnesses - Peter Muldoon Hogan." You're a very lucky woman, Mrs. Boone.

User Reviews

Another Great Episode

This episode seemed darker than most Daniel Boone episodes, but it was very suspenseful. When I saw the eyes in the picture, it gave me the creeps. Yep, I'd say this was your traditional haunted house...

I don wonder about something, though. How could there be a house that old already? Since Daniel Boone helped fight the Revolutionary War in some episodes, how is it possible to have such an old house and even old grave stones? I guess it did make for a good story.

As soon as I realized Royal Dano was in this episode, I knew it was going to be creepy! This is a definite must-watch, especially around Halloween.