Overview
The series initially starred veteran movie supporting actor Ward Bond as the wagon master, later replaced upon his death by John McIntire, and Robert Horton as the scout, subsequently replaced by lookalike Robert Fuller a year after Horton had decided to leave the series. The series was inspired by the 1950 film Wagon Master directed by John Ford and starring Ben Johnson, Harry Carey Jr. and Ward Bond, and harkens back to the early widescreen wagon train epic The Big Trail starring John Wayne and featuring Bond in his first major screen appearance playing a supporting role. Horton's buckskin outfit as the scout in the first season of the television series resembles Wayne's, who also played the wagon train's scout in the earlier film.
Details
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Type
Scripted
Original Language
EN
Production Countries
US
Spoken Languages
English
Top Cast
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Seasons
EP 1The Willy Moran StoryEP 2The Jean LeBec StoryEP 3The John Cameron StoryEP 4The Ruth Owens StoryEP 5The Les Rand StoryEP 6The Nels Stack StoryEP 7The Emily Rossiter StoryEP 8The John Darro StoryEP 9The Charles Avery StoryEP 10The Mary Halstead StoryEP 11The Zeke Thomas StoryEP 12The Riley Gratton StoryEP 13The Clara Beauchamp StoryEP 14The Julie Gage StoryEP 15The Cliff Grundy StoryEP 16The Luke O'Malley StoryEP 17The Jesse Cowan StoryEP 18The Gabe Carswell StoryEP 19The Honorable Don Charlie StoryEP 20The Dora Gray StoryEP 21The Annie MacGregor StoryEP 22The Bill Tawnee StoryEP 23The Mark Hanford StoryEP 24The Bernal Sierra StoryEP 25The Marie Dupree StoryEP 26A Man Called HorseEP 27The Sarah Drummond StoryEP 28The Sally Potter StoryEP 29The Daniel Barrister StoryEP 30The Major Adams Story (1)EP 31The Major Adams Story (2)EP 32The Charles Maury StoryEP 33The Dan Hogan StoryEP 34The Ruttledge Munroe StoryEP 35The Rex Montana StoryEP 36The Cassie Tanner StoryEP 37The John Wilbot StoryEP 38The Monty Britton StoryEP 39The Sacramento Story