The wagon train comes across old Jamison Hershey and Herman, his 3000 pound Belgian horse. The old man has made it safely through hostile Indian territory because the tribes are so in awe of his ...
A little girl, crying each night, appears to be a ghost from The Donner Party. Many people hear her, but she appears each night to Charlie, who questions his own sanity.
Ella Lindstrom loses her husband on the wagon train ride west from Boston. With her seven children she decides to stay the course against the wishes of Major Adams. It gets more complicated when she ...
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Title: Wagon Train (1957–1965)
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| Complete series cast summary: | |||
| Frank McGrath | ... | Charlie Wooster 271 episodes, 1957-1965 | |
| Terry Wilson | ... | Bill Hawks 266 episodes, 1957-1965 | |
| Robert Horton | ... | Flint McCullough 189 episodes, 1957-1962 | |
| John McIntire | ... | Christopher Hale / ... 152 episodes, 1959-1965 | |
| Ward Bond | ... | Major Seth Adams 134 episodes, 1957-1961 | |
Stories of the journeys of a wagon train as it leaves post-Civil War Missouri on its way to California through the plains, deserts, and Rocky Mountains. The first treks were led by gruff, but good-at-heart Major Seth Adams, backed up by his competent frontier scout, Flint McCullough. After Adams and McCullough, the wagon train was led by the avuncular Christopher Hale, along with new scouts Duke Shannon and Cooper Smith. Many stories featured the trustworthy Assistant Wagonmaster Bill Hawks, grizzled old cook Charlie Wooster, and a young orphan, Barnaby West. Written by Doug Sederberg <vornoff@sonic.net>
On the strength of this vintage TV' show's 1st season (where I watched all of its 39 episodes) - I enthusiastically give Wagon Train my personal recommendation.
Even though (at a 50-minute running time) a number of the episodes did tend to wear a little thin at times - (For the most part) - The overall majority of these 39 episodes were quite tightly scripted and believable.
I also found the "Old West" settings seemed authentic and the actors could usually be counted on to give convincing performances.
All-in-all - For anyone who enjoys watching top-notch TV Westerns from the 1950s - Wagon Train (filmed in b&w) was right on the mark. I especially liked actors Robert Horton and Terry Wilson.