S1.E18

A House Divided

Name: A House Divided
Genre: Western
Released: 1960-01-16
Duration: 1 h
Rating: 6.9
Cast: Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker

Episode aired Jan 16, 1960
TV-G
1h

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

171

YOUR RATING

Lorne Greene, Michael Landon, and Pernell Roberts in Bonanza (1959)

Western

Ben tries to uncover the reason gold and silver exporter, Frederick Kyle, has befriended Little Joe before the shadowy businessman's hidden Civil War agenda tears Virginia City, and the Cart... Read allBen tries to uncover the reason gold and silver exporter, Frederick Kyle, has befriended Little Joe before the shadowy businessman's hidden Civil War agenda tears Virginia City, and the Cartwright family, apart.Ben tries to uncover the reason gold and silver exporter, Frederick Kyle, has befriended Little Joe before the shadowy businessman's hidden Civil War agenda tears Virginia City, and the Cartwright family, apart.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

171

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
This story takes place in July 1858. When Ben reads the newspaper account of Lincoln's "house divided" speech, he notes it was given "last month." The famous speech was delivered on June 16, 1858 in Springfield, Illinois.

Goofs
Episode #1.18 (16 January, 1960), the character Frederick Kyle (Cameron Mitchell) has one arm, his right. In a fight sequence, and later when Kyle throws a hat, the actor's other left arm can be seen hidden under his coat.

Quotes
Northern Miner: The South would never praise the thinkin' of a man like Abe Lincoln.
Frederick Kyle: A man who honestly knows what he believes, and has courage enough to act on it, is a man deserving of praise from all men.

Soundtracks
Bonanza
(Theme Song)
Written by Jay Livingston and Ray Evans

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Featured review

8/10

In Answer to pattiejs's Question

This is not an actual review as the first two reviewers did a nice job with what I consider a very good episode.

It is never revealed how Kyle got the picture of Little Joe's mother, but I think that it can be inferred that he once had a relationship with her before his marriage to Lily. Two reasons for this assertion are:

1) It is reasonable to assume that a woman would not give a man her picture unless she felt close to him.

2) He often refers to both her and Lily as "women I once knew."

Also, Kyle came to Virginia City not actually to see all the Cartwrights, but specifically to see Joe. This could indicate that he kept tabs on Joe's mother after their relationship ended.