THE COLTER CRAVEN STORY
(TV)
DIRECTED BY JOHN FORD
PRODUCED BY HOWARD CHRISTIE
REVUE PRODUCTION
NBC TELEVISION
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Plot Summary
Major Adams, comes across Dr. Colter Craven, and his wife,
by their broken wagon,and invites them, to join his train.
Although the Doctor, aids an injured boy, when it comes to perform
a life and death operation, he refuses.
Distraught after what he had seen in the Civil War,
he was now an alcoholic.
This prompts Seth Adams, to recount the story of his old friend Sam,
who overcame a drinking problem,
to become President Ulysses S. Grant
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Series Cast- Regular cast members.
Ward Bond .... Major Seth Adams
Robert Horton .... Flint McCullough
Terry Wilson .... Bill Hawks
Frank McGrath .... Charlie Wooster
Episode Cast
Paul Birch .... Gen. Ulysses S. 'Sam' Grant
Willis Bouchey .... Mr. Grant
John Carradine .... Park Cleatus
Ken Curtis .... Kyle
Richard H. Cutting .... Col. Lollier
Annelle Hayes .... Mrs. Grant
Chuck Hayward
Anna Lee .... Mrs. Craven
Cliff Lyons .... Creel
Mae Marsh .... Mrs. Jesse Grant
Jack Pennick .... Drill Sergeant
Chuck Roberson .... Junior
Dennis Rush .... Jamie
Charles Seel .... Mort
John Wayne .... General William Tecumseh Sherman (as Michael Morris)
Hank Worden .... Shelley
Carleton Young .... Colter Craven
Writing Credits
Tony Paulson (writer)
Episode Crew
Produced
Howard Christie .... producer
Original Music
Stanley Wilson
Cinematography
Benjamin H. Kline
Stunts
Dean Smith .... stunts
Paul Baxley .... stunts (uncredited)
Joe Canutt .... stunts (uncredited)
Gary Combs .... stunt double: Robert Horton (uncredited)
John Daheim .... stunts (uncredited)
Carol Daniels .... stunts (uncredited)
Evelyn Finley .... stunts (uncredited)
Fred Graham .... stunts (uncredited)
Carol Henry .... stunts (uncredited)
Ted Mapes .... stunts (uncredited)
Boyd 'Red' Morgan .... stunts (uncredited)
George Orrison .... stunts (uncredited)
Rusty Richards .... stunts (uncredited)
Ronnie Rondell Jr. .... stunts (uncredited)
Dale Van Sickel .... stunts (uncredited)
Jesse Wayne .... stunts (1960-1965) (uncredited)
Henry Wills .... stunts (uncredited)
Terry Wilson .... stunts (uncredited)
Other crew
Vincent Dee .... costume supervisor
George Fredrick .... assistant editor
Stanley Wilson .... music supervisor
Steven Spielberg .... assistant editor (uncredited)
Trivia
This episode marked the first time that John Wayne played General Sherman.
He would play him again in the Civil War sequence in MGM's Cinerama spectacular How the West Was Won (1962).
Filming Locations
Revue Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Stage 19, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
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