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One Ace Too Many

One Ace Too Many

1972TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mTV-PG
Western
6.9
IMDB Rating
119 votes

In his second attempt to cash in on Ben's good name, crooked lookalike Bradley Meredith learns that the Cartwrights are in Carson City and, posing as Ben, pretends that he is seriously ill and begins to liquidate the Ponderosa's a...

Director
Lewis Allen
Writers
N/A
Stars
Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon
Release Date
April 2, 1972
Language
English
Country
United States
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Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

Lorne Greene
Lorne Greene
as Ben Cartwright
Dan Blocker
Dan Blocker
as Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright
Michael Landon
Michael Landon
as Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright
Mitch Vogel
Mitch Vogel
as Jamie Hunter Cartwright
Greg Mullavey
Greg Mullavey
as Jordan
Kate Jackson
Kate Jackson
as Ellen Clark
William Mims
William Mims
as Williams
Ray Teal
Ray Teal
as Sheriff Roy Coffee
Jack Collins
Jack Collins
as Mayor Harlow
William Bramley
William Bramley
as Dan Fowler

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Mono
Color
Color
Filming Location
Stage 27, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA
Production
National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

🎯 Categories

Western

⭐ Featured Review

A touch of larceny in Lorne Greene
by bkoganbing2016-04-25
7/10

"Although this was Dan Blocker's final appearance on Bonanza this story concerned Lorne Greene who gives a dual performance as Ben Cartwright and his lookalike, confidence man Meredith. The con man has a bold plan to give Ben Cartwright a little ptomaine bellyache at the Governor's dinner honoring him and then get back to the Ponderosa and sell it all off. I think it was shocking they got as little as they did, but they were running a prairie fire sale. The bad Lorne Greene is aided and abetted by Greg Mullavey pretending he's a doctor who accompanied Ben Cartwright back from Ca..."

💡 Did You Know?

Last appearances: Ray Teal, Jack Collins, Greg Mullavey, Richard X. Slattery and Dan Blocker. Dan Blocker passed away a month after this episode aired from complications following surgery.

📖 Synopsis

In his second attempt to cash in on Ben's good name, crooked lookalike Bradley Meredith learns that the Cartwrights are in Carson City and, posing as Ben, pretends that he is seriously ill and begins to liquidate the Ponderosa's a...