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Writer:
Lawrence Menkin (writer)
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Seasons:
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Release Date:
18 September 1957 (USA) more
Genre:
Western more
Plot:
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains... more
Awards:
Nominated for 7 Primetime Emmys. Another 5 nominations more
NewsDesk:
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Cast

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Frank McGrath ... Charlie Wooster (268 episodes, 1957-1965)
Terry Wilson ... Bill Hawks / ... (267 episodes, 1957-1965)
Robert Horton ... Flint McCullough / ... (189 episodes, 1957-1962)
John McIntire ... Christopher Hale / ... (154 episodes, 1959-1965)
Ward Bond ... Major Seth Adams (132 episodes, 1957-1961)
Denny Miller ... Duke Shannon (109 episodes, 1961-1964)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Major Adams, Trail Master
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Runtime:
60 min (284 episodes) | USA:60 min (284 episodes 1957-1963) | USA:90 min (32 episodes 1963-1964)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (1963-1964) | Black and White | Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Argentina:Atp
Company:
Revue Studios more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Ward Bond's final acting project. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Patty Duke Show: The Babysitters (#1.7)" (1963) more
Soundtrack:
Wagon Train more

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Tall in the saddle,Robert Horton, 5 May 2002
Author: raysond from Chapel Hill, North Carolina

When it came to the contestants on Survivor,they wouldn't have a fighting chance of the western frontier with actor Robert Horton. As frontier scout Flint McCullough on Wagon Train(which was on two networks,the first was on NBC-TV from 1957-1962 for the black and white episodes,then it went to ABC-TV from 1962-1965 for the color episodes and was the only show on ABC that was in color and also was expanded to a 90 minute format),he was always pushed to his physical limits. While reconoitering the Conestogas' westward trail,Flint would get waylaid by a windstorm,blizzard or raging river,rattlesnake bites,savage Indians, Mexican bandits,outlaws,and cattle rushers-he took it all in stride. Each week,he'd pick himself up and return to the caravan to report, "Trouble ahead,Major". The wagon master,Major Seth Adams(played by film star Ward Bond),was the big wheel when it debut in 1957 on NBC-TV. Horton's rugged good looks gave the show some necessary sex appeal as those sturdy Conestogas trekked from St. Joesph's Missouri to California,stopping along the way for guest stars like Ronald Reagan,Bette Davis,Barbara Stanwyck,Lee Marvin,Charles Bronson and even a special appearance by John Wayne. However,Horton left the show in 1962 when it moved to ABC. Horton was replaced by actor Robert Fuller(who was a regular on another western series called "Laramie",and also went on to play Dr. Kelly Brackett on the "Emergency" TV series during the 1970's) who took over the reigns of the show until its cancellation in 1965. Wagon Train was not your ordinary western by any means,but its was a history lesson that took you to a time when all you have are your wits to stay alive in the vast frontier of the United States during the 1800's. Catch the episodes on the Family Channel or on the Encore Western Network.

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