Hondo
S01E05: Hondo And The Savage
When Sand and Dink try to take a wild horse away from Apache leader Ponce Hondo steps in to help Ponce. When he arrives back at the fort he discovers visiting General Rutledge is there to make suggestions for better operations, although he has no knowledge of the Indian wars. Rutledge is a by-the-book officer and has Ponce unjustly whipped for supposedly attacking him during a fight with Sand and Dink, who are drunk and still angry about the wild horse. The General then leads a patrol deep into Apache territory with Hondo who advises against it. Ponce and a superior force attack and have them pinned down. Ponce talks with Hondo and says he does not desire to kill the soldiers but only wants to exact apache revenge on Rutledge. Hondo forces the general to send the soldiers back to the fort and Rutledge goes off with the Apaches for 4 days, Ponce promises Hondo the General will not be killed. The General is humiliated by Apache women and children but receives a drink of water from
Overview
Hondo is a 17-episode Western television series starring Ralph Taeger that aired in the United States on ABC during the 1967 fall season. The series was produced by Batjac Productions, Inc., Fenady Associates, Inc., and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television.
Episodes
S01E02 Hondo And The War Cry
S01E03 Hondo And The Singing Wire
S01E04 Hondo And The Superstition Massacre
S01E05 Hondo And The Savage
S01E06 Hondo And The Apache Kid
S01E07 Hondo And The War Hawks
S01E08 Hondo And The Mad Dog
S01E09 Hondo And The Judas
S01E10 Hondo And The Comancheros
S01E11 Hondo And The Sudden Town
S01E12 Hondo And The Ghost Of Ed Dow
S01E13 Hondo And The Death Drive
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