Wagon Train - Going West

Of all the great westerns that have graced the medium of television, Wagon Train is among the best genre has to offer and one of the most sought after. Each episode chronicles a personal story of courage and perseverance on the great migration westward during the 1800s. The personal stories of these emigrants and their struggles to overcome great odds are presented with warmth and insight into the difficult and sometimes perilous journey from the Mississippi River to California.

Wagon Train - Going West brings you 12 exciting episodes, with great stories and western scenery and featuring a terrific cast, starring John McIntire as the Wagon master with Denny Miller, Frank McGrath and Terry Wilson in recurring roles. The guest stars read like a who´s who of the acting elite, with sterling performances by Leonard Nimoy (The Tiburcio Mendez Story), Jane Wyatt (The Heather Mahoney Story), Brian Keith (The Tom Tuesday Story), Janice Paige (The Nellie Jefferson Story), Dennis Hopper (The Emmet Lawton Story) and a host of others in starring roles.

So load up your Conestoga and settle in for an exciting and entertaining trip on the trail. Westward Wagons, HO!

Disc 1
The John Gillman Story
Bobby Darin and Robert Full
An embittered outlaw (Bobby Darin) does not want any friends but he´s stuck with one little orphaned girl.

The Tiburcio Mendez Story
Leonard Nimoy and Robert Horton
As Hawks leads four wagons to Los Angeles, he is halted by a band of renegades devoted to keeping "gringos" out of California.

The Ah Chong Story
Arnold Stang
When Wooster develops a "take it or leave it" attitude about his cooking, Hale promotes his Chinese helper (Arnold Stang) to chief cook.

The Lieutenant Barton Story
Dean Jones
Riding ahead of the train, Hale is wounded in an ambush by a cavalry patrol looking for deserters. The order to fire was given by a sergeant (Dean Jones) who believes in shooting first asking questions later.

Disc 2
The Nellie Jefferson Story
Janice Paige
Chris and Flint are perturbed by the prima donna behavior of a famous actress (Janice Paige) on the train to Sacramento, but Wooster is enthralled with her and waits in her hand and foot.

The Heather Mahoney Story
Jane Wyatt
The train reaches its Sacramento destination and Hale decides it is the end of the line for him when he falls for a pretty widow (Jane Wyatt).

The Emmet Lawton Story
Dennis Hopper
Duke accidentally kills a gunman terrorizing a town, only to face the vengeance of the self-appointed dictator of the town.

The Kurt Davos Story
Eddie Albert
Afraid of dogs, a lady traveler avoids a fellow passenger (Eddie Albert) and his bull dog, but it´s they who rescue her when she is charged by a wild bull.

Disc 3
The Tom Tuesday Story
Brian Keith
A notorious outlaw (Brian Keith) who is slowly going blind from a gunshot wound has an important rendezvous to keep, so he kidnaps Duke and forces hi, to guide him across the wild Wyoming territory.

The Abel Weatherly Story
William Fawcett
Crossing the Nebraska plains the wagon train comes upon the overturned wagon of a lone sea captain (J.D. Cannon). They give aid to the injured man, and then in the middle of the night, he tries to kill Hawks.

The Johnny Masters Story
Anthony George
On the way to get a military escort for the train through perilous country, Duke encounters the remains of an Indian raid and saves an Indian turned soldier (Anthony George) from his fellow soldiers who detest him for his ancestry.

The Heather and Hamish Story
Ann Helm
A cantankerous Scotsman, seeking a husband for his daughter Heather (Ann Helm), persuades Hamish (Michael Parks) to marry her sight-unseen, then makes him sign a marriage contract to insure the deal.

Upplagd i sortimentet: 9 Januari, 2009