Then Came Bronson — Season 1, Episode 21: The Mountain

Episode synopsis

Like Hemingway, and like the character out of his novel The Sun Also Rises, Wilson Ford is a renowned novelist with a 'secret' that motivates him to act with abandon. In order to hone his skills, and to prove his mettle, Ford puts his courage to trial by performing daring, bold, and often outrageous deeds. Against his wife's wishes, Ford cajoles Bronson into a hike that pits the older Ford against a youthful Bronson in a dangerous trek.

About Then Came Bronson

Then Came Bronson is an American adventure/drama television series produced by MGM Television and broadcast on NBC from 1969 to 1970. Created by Denne Bart Petitclerc, the series began with a feature-length pilot on March 24, 1969. It was greenlit for one year and began first run on September 17, 1969. Disillusioned reporter Jim Bronson quits his job and starts wandering the road on his Harley-Davidson motorcycle as a form of soul-searching. He meets various characters; some he helps, others he educates.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Runner
• E2The Old Motorcycle Fiasco
• E3...A Famine Where Abundance Lies
• E4The Circle of Time
• E5Where Will the Trumpets Be?
• E6Amid Splinters of the Thunderbolt
• E7The 3:13 Arrives at Noon
• E8Old Tigers Never Die—They Just Run Away
• E9Your Love Is Like a Demolition Derby in My Heart
• E10Two Percent of Nothing
• E11All the World and God
• E12A Long Trip to Yesterday