'Something for a Lonely Man' is a made-for-television western movie. It was first broadcast in 1968; NBC

NBC

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 aired it a second time on December 9, 1969.

Plot

John Killibrew, a blacksmith

Blacksmith

A blacksmith is a person who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal; that is, by using tools to hammer, bend, and cut...

, had convinced a number of settlers to follow him to California and found a town. When the railroad comes through the area in 1870 but bypasses the settlement, Killibrew attempts to make amends to the group who had bet their future on his plan. Killibrew's task involves recovering an immense steam engine

Steam engine

A steam engine is a heat engine that performs mechanical work using steam as its working fluid.Steam engines are external combustion engines, where the working fluid is separate from the combustion products. Non-combustion heat sources such as solar power, nuclear power or geothermal energy may be...

. Sustaining him in the task is a girl's love — and a book of Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Ralph Waldo Emerson was an American essayist, lecturer, and poet, who led the Transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century...

's essays.

Main cast

Actor	Role
Dan Blocker Dan Blocker Dan Blocker was an American actor best remembered for his role as Eric "Hoss" Cartwright in the NBC western television series Bonanza.-Early life:...	John Killibrew
Susan Clark Susan Clark Susan Clark is a Canadian actress, possibly best-known for her role as Katherine on the American television sitcom Webster, on which she appeared with her husband, Alex Karras.-Personal life:...	Mary Duren
John Dehner John Dehner John Dehner was an American actor in radio, television, and films, playing countless roles, often as a droll villain. Between 1941 and 1988, he appeared in over 260 films and television programs. Prior to acting, Dehner had worked as an animator at Walt Disney Studios, and later became a radio...	Sam Batt
Warren Oates Warren Oates Warren Mercer Oates was an American actor best known for his performances in several films directed by Sam Peckinpah including The Wild Bunch and Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia...	Angus Duren
Paul Petersen Paul Petersen William Paul Petersen is an American movie actor, singer, novelist, and activist. Primarily known for his character-type roles in the 1960s and 1970s, as an adult Petersen established the organization A Minor Consideration to support child stars and other child laborers through legislation,...	Pete Duren
Don Stroud Don Stroud Donald Lee Stroud is an American actor and surfer who appeared in many films in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and has starred in over 100 films and 175 television shows to date.-Early life:...	Eben Duren
Henry Jones Henry Jones (actor) Henry Burk Jones was an American actor of stage, film and television.Jones was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the son of Helen and John Francis Xavier Jones. He was the grandson of Pennsylvania Representative Henry Burk...	R.J. Hoferkamp