Bonanza: Breed of Violence

About Bonanza: Breed of Violence

"Breed of Violence" is episode 9 of season 2 of Bonanza, first broadcast on November 5, 1960 on NBC. It was directed by Johnny Florea and written by David Lang.

Dolly Kincaid (Myrna Fahey) defies her lawman father (Val Avery) and runs off with a handsome stranger (John Ericson) who is actually a bank robber.

Bonanza (NBC, 1959-73) follows widower Ben Cartwright (Lorne Greene) and his sons Adam (Pernell Roberts), Hoss (Dan Blocker) and Little Joe (Michael Landon) on the Ponderosa, their vast ranch near Virginia City, Nevada. It was one of the first TV westerns filmed in color and one of the longest-running series in American television.

Quick facts

• Year: 1960
• Runtime: 49 minutes
• Type: TV episode · Western
• Series: Bonanza
• Sound: Original soundtrack