Bonanza

Right Is the Fourth R (Season 6, Episode 24)

TV-PG

TV Episode | 60 min | Western

Substitute teacher Adam Cartwright is unprepared for the violent resistance he meets when his research into the territory's history gets him too close to uncovering a long-buried Virginia City secret.

Director

Virgil W. Vogel

Writer

Jerry Adelman (written by)

Producer

David Dortort

Composer

David Rose

Cinematographer

Haskell B. Boggs (as Haskell Boggs)

Editor

Marvin Coil

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 7, 1965

Release date

Mar 7, 1965 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 3 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 6 wins & 16 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
21 cast members

Name	Known for
Lorne Greene Ben Cartwright Ben Cartwright See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Pernell Roberts Adam Cartwright Adam Cartwright See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Dan Blocker Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright Eric 'Hoss' Cartwright See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Michael Landon Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright Joseph 'Little Joe' Cartwright See fewer	Little House on the Prairie (1974)
Everett Sloane Colonel Scott Colonel Scott See fewer	Citizen Kane (1941)
Mariette Hartley Barbara Scott Barbara Scott See fewer	The Incredible Hulk (1977)
Barry Kelley Sam Chaffee Sam Chaffee See fewer	The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Grandon Rhodes Doctor Doctor See fewer	Earth vs. the Flying Saucers (1956)
John Barton Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Rudy Bowman Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer
Bill Clark Schoolhouse Fight Thug (uncredited) Schoolhouse Fight Thug (uncredited) See fewer	Bonanza (1959)
Betty Endicott Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer
Michael Jeffers Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Paradise Alley (1978)
Bob LaWandt Board Member (uncredited) Board Member (uncredited) See fewer
Martha Manor Townswoman (uncredited) Townswoman (uncredited) See fewer	Falcon Crest (1981)
Bob Miles Schoolhouse Fight Thug (uncredited) Schoolhouse Fight Thug (uncredited) See fewer	Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988)
Hans Moebus Board Member (uncredited) Board Member (uncredited) See fewer	Dante (1960)
Cap Somers Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	Tweet's Ladies of Pasadena (1979)
Jack Tornek Board Member (uncredited) Board Member (uncredited) See fewer	A Five Foot Ruler (1917)
Sailor Vincent Townsman (uncredited) Townsman (uncredited) See fewer	The Man I Love (1929)
Henry Wills Schoolhouse Fight Thug (uncredited) Schoolhouse Fight Thug (uncredited) See fewer	Pump Up the Volume (1990)