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Wagon Train
S3.E21
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The Tom Tuckett Story

  • Episode aired Mar 2, 1960
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 1h
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8.8/10
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Louise Fletcher and Ben Cooper in Wagon Train (1957)
Western
Ever since he was young, Tom Tuckett has been sent to good schools and looked after by an unknown benefactor. When he joins the wagon train he feels he's about to find out who that is but it... Read allEver since he was young, Tom Tuckett has been sent to good schools and looked after by an unknown benefactor. When he joins the wagon train he feels he's about to find out who that is but it isn't who he imagined.Ever since he was young, Tom Tuckett has been sent to good schools and looked after by an unknown benefactor. When he joins the wagon train he feels he's about to find out who that is but it isn't who he imagined.
IMDb RATING
8.8/10
73
YOUR RATING
    • Herschel Daugherty
    • Charles Dickens(novel "Great Expectations)
    • Jean Holloway(television story and teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Ward Bond
    • Robert Horton
    • Ben Cooper
    • Herschel Daugherty
    • Charles Dickens(novel "Great Expectations)
    • Jean Holloway(television story and teleplay)
  • Stars
    • Ward Bond
    • Robert Horton
    • Ben Cooper
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Ben Cooper in Wagon Train (1957)
    Robert Middleton in Wagon Train (1957)
    Louise Fletcher in Wagon Train (1957)
    Ward Bond and Ben Cooper in Wagon Train (1957)
    Robert Middleton in Wagon Train (1957)
    Louise Fletcher and Ben Cooper in Wagon Train (1957)
    Frank DeKova in Wagon Train (1957)
    Robert Middleton in Wagon Train (1957)
    Josephine Hutchinson in Wagon Train (1957)
    Louise Fletcher and Ben Cooper in Wagon Train (1957)
    Frank DeKova, Allen Jaffe, and Ralph Moody in Wagon Train (1957)
    Ralph Moody in Wagon Train (1957)

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    Ward Bond
    Ward Bond
    • Major Seth Adams
    Robert Horton
    Robert Horton
    • Flint McCullough
    Ben Cooper
    Ben Cooper
    • Tom Tuckett
    Robert Middleton
    Robert Middleton
    • Nat Burkett
    Josephine Hutchinson
    Josephine Hutchinson
    • Miss Stevenson
    Frank McGrath
    Frank McGrath
    • Charlie Wooster
    Terry Wilson
    Terry Wilson
    • Bill Hawks
    Louise Fletcher
    Louise Fletcher
    • Elizabeth
    Frank DeKova
    Frank DeKova
    • Indian Chief
    • (as Frank de Kova)
    Frank Wilcox
    Frank Wilcox
    • Col. Barkley
    Don Keefer
    Don Keefer
    • Maj. Anderson
    Chick Hannan
    Chick Hannan
    • Wagon Train Member
    • (uncredited)
    • …
    Allen Jaffe
    Allen Jaffe
    • Indian Chief
    • (uncredited)
    Cherokee Landrum
    • Indian
    • (uncredited)
    Ralph Moody
    Ralph Moody
    • Indian Chief Blackhawk
    • (uncredited)
      • Herschel Daugherty
      • Charles Dickens(novel "Great Expectations)
      • Jean Holloway(television story and teleplay)
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    • Trivia
      "The Tom Tuckett Story" is a retelling of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations", except that the names have been changed along with the locale. Pip becomes Tuck, Estella is called Elizabeth, and Miss Havisham is now Miss Stevenson. The Convict has become wealthy through fur-trading in Canada (rather than farming in Australia) and is also an acknowledged Friend of All Tribes of Indians.
    • Quotes

      Nat Burkett: You mind what I say. Bring me what I need, you hear. Don't tell anybody what you're doing. Or I'll creep into your house in the dark of night and roast you alive. Go on.

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    7/10
    Great Expectations
    This episode is very close to the Charles Dickens classic "Great Expectations". Orphan boy helps a runaway convict. Someone helps orphan boy to become a rich gentleman. Orphan boy loves an unattainable beauty from afar. Unattainable beauty works for bitter old woman who was jilted by a former lover. Bitter old woman teaches unattainable beauty to hurt men who love her. Etc. You get the idea. Other than that the story is a pretty standard Wagon Train story. All of the regulars appear and give a good account of themselves. One of my favorite character actors, Ralph Moody is severely miscast as an Ottowa Indian Chief.
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    • Release date
      • March 2, 1960 (United States)
      • United States
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Revue Studios
      • Universal Television
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    • 1 hour
      • Black and White
      • Mono

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