Episode 10— The Faith Healer
Aired November 18, 1979 · 49 min
Synopsis
Mrs. Oleson invites a charismatic preacher, the Rev. James Danforth, to preach in Walnut Grove. He immediately woos parishioners away from Rev. Alden's congregation with his fiery sermons and "faith healing." But nobody is aware he is a charlatan, and it will soon have tragic results.
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Michael Landon
as Charles Ingalls
Karen Grassle
as Caroline Ingalls
Melissa Gilbert
as Laura Ingalls
Melissa Sue Anderson
as Mary Ingalls Kendall
Lindsay Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Sidney Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Rachel Lindsay Greenbush
as Carrie Ingalls
Matthew Labyorteaux
as Albert Quinn Ingalls
Katherine Macgregor
as Harriet Oleson
Richard Bull
as Nels Oleson
Dean Butler
as Almanzo James Wilder
Alison Arngrim
as Nellie Oleson
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13Jonathan Gilbert
as Willie Oleson
Tom Rosqui
as Matthew Dobbs
Kevin Hagen
as Hiram Baker
Hersha Parady
as Alice Garvey
Lucy Lee Flippin
as Eliza Jane Wilder
Merlin Olsen
as Jonathan Garvey
Dabbs Greer
as Robert Alden
Wendi Turnbaugh
as Grace Ingalls
Brenda Turnbaugh
as Grace Ingalls
Patrick Labyorteaux
as Andrew 'Andy' Garvey
James Olson
as Reverend Jacob Danforth
Francesca Jarvis
as Hilda
Henry Kendrick
as Crippled Man
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